Advance Morning News
It's Sunday, December 22, 2024, and today features Drew, a brewery review, best plays of 2024, the upcoming Lion King show, Clay Jones on MORE elections, one 'crying in the wilderness,' and obits.
Fool’s Gold
By Drew Gallagher
In a never-ending quest to make baseball watchable, there's no end to what the knuckleheads at MLB's headquarters in New York will do. If you thought the DH was bad, check out the newest "golden" plan.
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Sunday Books & Culture
Edited by Vanessa Sekinger
This week’s reviews include Laudenbach Brewing, favorite local performances of 2024, and the North American Tour of “The Lion King’s” upcoming performances in Baltimore.
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THEATRE REVIEW OF The Lion King: the Song Remains the Same
By Dennis Wemm
I got to do something amazing the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. My daughters had shown the original animated The Lion King to my five-year-old grandson, and then invited us to join them in Hartford, Connecticut, to watch the new tour of the Broadway production.
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CLAY JONES: Elections, Like Bogus Election Promises, Go On, and On, and On in Virginia
As we pointed out recently, the Fredericksburg City Council races are already on, and they look like it’s going to be an entertaining 11 months from now to Election Day 2025. Clay takes a stab at what’s likely to come.
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Letter to the Editor
This Christmas season many Christians will hear scripture readings about “the voice of one crying in the wilderness.” Such a one is my colleague …
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Obituaries
Local obituaries for the week of December 14-20
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