Advance Morning News
It's Sunday, December 7, 2025 - Today, videos and photos from the Christmas parade, Drew on salvaging the Kennedy Center, classic movie review, Books & Culture, and obituaries.
Brisk, Cold Air Meet Warm Holiday Spirit
By Martin Davis
This year’s Fredericksburg Christmas parade was all about lights, music, smiles - and dogs! She photos and videos of the festivities.
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Sunday Books and Culture
Edited by Vanessa Sekinger
Frankenstein, and Gustav Klimt, in Christopher Moore’s “Anima Rising”; Ashley Riggleson recommends Zoe Rankin’s debut thriller “The Vanishing Place.”
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HUMOR: The Upside Down
By Drew Gallagher
Trump’s saving that cultural center on the Potomac from “woke” actors and soaring ticket sales. No one’s going to see the rubbish the president is rolling out, but Drew has thoughts on fixing that.
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CLASSIC FILM REVIEW: Anatomy of a Murder
By Alan Herrmann
A groundbreaking courtroom drama.
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Obituaries
By Adele Uphaus
Local obituaries for November 29-December 5, 2025.
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