Widening gaps between the haves and have-nots pushed Gov. Ralph Northam to announce that the state is considering a year-round academic calend…
There’s a reasonable middle ground on mandatory minimum sentences if legislators wish to take it.
MEMBERS of Fredericksburg’s Clean and Green Commission say the 59 pink crepe myrtles that currently adorn seven Hanson Avenue medians should b…
WHEN Virginia’s General Assembly, the oldest continuous legislative body in the Western Hemisphere, meets for its regular session on Wednesday…
Wednesday’s violent rampage at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump—while members of Congress were there counting the nati…
CONGRATULATIONS to Jose Feliciano Jr. of Fredericksburg, one of eight citizens chosen unanimously by a panel of retired judges to serve on the…
Mandatory paid sick leave failed to make traction in the General Assembly last year for the same reason it should be rejected again this year:…
Local fans of the Washington Football Team will take their joy where they can, and an ugly 20–14 win that clinched first place in the NFC Eas…
A REPORT released last month by the Joint Legislative and Audit Commission was highly critical of how many school divisions in Virginia are fa…
BUREAUCRACIES are notoriously slow to take action. Every department and sub-department head has to make sure all the t’s are crossed and all t…
On Dec. 21, 32 years to the day after 270 people were murdered in the bombing of a jet traveling from London to New York, federal prosecutors …
The Who sing on their classic rock opera “Tommy”: “Got a feeling ’21 is going to be a good year …”
IT’S FUNNY, but looking back on New Year’s Day 2020 almost seems like an exercise in nostalgia. The issues that seemed most important in the F…
Despite the governor’s calling of a special session of the General Assembly this summer specifically to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, the l…
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ONE LOCAL story in 2020 that proved to be a real murder mystery was the indictment of a man who allegedly killed his estranged wife 30 years a…
Now even states that joined the Transportation Climate Initiative are having second thoughts.
One spring morning nearly 70 years ago, when the laws of the land dictated that children be separated by race in public school, a 16-year-old …
Good news about the state budget emerged last week. “Revenues are exceeding official forecasts,” Gov. Ralph Northam announced. “Even during a …
“A CHRISTMAS CAROL” by Charles Dickens has been a holiday favorite since 1843. The novella explores the vast divide between the rich and poor …
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During the holiday rush to buy and wrap gifts (or this year, to spend hours ordering them on Amazon), it was easy to forget that the very best…
The good news: The vaccine is here, if we can manage to stay safe for a few more days or weeks (for those needing it most) or a few more month…
Welcome and good luck to Ian Ollis, the newly hired administrator of the Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO), who w…
Given the role Facebook has played in polarizing society, there might even be some upside to splitting up the social media giant.
Handling two epidemics at once is hard, but forgetting about the opioid plague, which will kill 80,000 of us this year, is not an option.
There’s still time to make sure that every child in the Fredericksburg region has a surprise waiting under the tree, and every family can sit …
The Virginia Employment Commission has been unable to process unemployment benefits for tens of thousands of Virginians who lost their jobs, r…
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