Advance Morning News
It's Wednesday, October 30, 2024. Today's stories include the weekly Education Spotlight, what's wrong with polling, and partying Lafayette style.
Education Spotlight: Spotsylvania Students Participate in Quad Partners Cyber Challenge
By Adele Uphaus
Two Spotsylvania High School students were among eight chosen to represent the United States on a student panel at the White House as part of the 2nd annual Quad Cyber Challenge on October 10.
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What’s Wrong with Polling?
By David Kerr
Polling goes back a long way in American politics. One of the earliest and, alas, most notorious polls, was the “Literary Digest” poll of 1936. It was a telephone-based survey, and its results showed Franklin Roosevelt losing reelection to the Republican candidate Alf Landon. They were wrong. Roosevelt won reelection in a landslide.
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The hottest ticket in Fredericksburg this November is for the Lafayette Ball on November 23. Currently, there’s a waiting list for tickets. However, if you want tickets, you can get them by becoming a Founding Member of the Advance. The first four individuals who join will receive two tickets each for the Ball.
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