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It's Saturday, April 26, 2025. Earth Day! Today, Eric Bonds on Earth Day, NDP welcomes Germanna's president, and the Best of the Week features the stories that shaped public discourse.

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OPINION: Let’s Celebrate Earth Day, but Let’s Also Remember Its Political Roots

By Eric Bonds

Earth Day does a good job teaching individuals to take personal steps to help the environment, but the political edge that was present at the first Earth Day has been greatly diminished.

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New Dominion Podcast

By Cori Blanch

Friend of the show Dr. Janet Gullickson, president of Germanna Community College, and dean of student development Dr. Frank Cirioni, talk federal cuts, the importance of addressing some concerning issues facing boys, and a healthy dose of enjoyable banter.

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Best of the Week

Commentary

• FROM THE EDITOR: On Freedom of Speech, I Was Wrong

• COMMENTARY: Khrushchev Said Democracy Will Crack from Within

• OPINION: City Schools' 15-year Report Card Points to Issues

Energy

• ENVIRONMENTAL CENTS: Water, Power, Data Centers and Rights-of-Way

Executive Orders Project

• Spotsylvania Public Schools Again Affected by Abrupt Termination of Federal Grant

• Local Business Owner Fears Losing Half Her Business Due to Import Tariffs

Health

• What You Need to Know about Measles

Local Interest

• History Thursday: 315 Princess Anne Street

• A Private Citizen's Push for a Space to Remember

• Theater Review: "Peter and the Starcatcher" at University of Mary Washington

• Backyard Bird Watchers Get Feathers Ruffled

Politics

• 'Whosoever will'

• City to Fund Homeless Outreach Position with Community Services Board

• Congressman Eugene Vindman Opens Second District Office in Fredericksburg

• Phillip Scott Has a Challenger; Forrest Miller Faces a Steep Climb ...

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