Advance Saturday Morning News

It's May 16, 2026. Today, the editor on our birthday malaise, Three Things to Stream, and the Best of the Week.

FROM THE EDITOR: A Bit of British Perspective on Our Present Malaise

By Martin Davis

Photo by Marcin Nowak on Unsplash

As America heads toward its 250th birthday bash, it’s an older, historically richer, society -- England -- that provides a much-needed dose of optimism at this time in our history.

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Three Things to Stream: Movies Turned Into TV Shows

By Angela Davis

Some of the best viewing on the small screen got its start on the big screen.

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Best of the Week

Most Read

• The Rickord Triplets Bring Energy, Excitement to Education Work

Business

• NEWS: ‘Joining a Community’

• Working to Create a Stronger Regional Military Affairs Council

Government

• City Council Approves Two-Tier Water and Sewer Rate Structure

Opinion

• West, North, South, and East Virginia?

• For My Mother

• POLITICAL CARTOONING: Redistricting

• FROM THE EDITOR: The Overlooked Reality Virginia’s Gerrymandering War Has Produced

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