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January 2022

How City Schools Have Adapted to COVID

Jan 31, 2022 06:00AM ● By Rhiannon Ellis

An Interview with Deputy Superintendent Matthew Eberhardt   Virtual classroom. Distance learning. Online school. Homeschooling. Whatever you called the 2020/2021 school year environment, most...

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Revatone Farm: A Hidden Gem That was Almost a COVID Casualty

Jan 27, 2022 06:00AM ● By Chris Jones

In 1987, Maria McDonnell purchased a 50-acre pre-Civil War-built farm on Catharpin Road in Spotsylvania which she would name Revatone Farm. The farm, named after her and her daughter, Eva, would...

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A Shot in the Arm for the Fredericksburg Community

Jan 26, 2022 06:00AM ● By Emily Freehling

Mary Washington Healthcare vaccine clinic delivered 209,189 doses in eight months  After nine months of school and business shutdowns, climbing hospitalizations and loss of life, the Food and Drug...

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Dungeons and Dragons and Dads

Jan 26, 2022 05:47AM ● By Matthew Jones

Making new friends is hard. Raising kids is hard. But trying to make new friends while most of your time is spent chasing kids is nearly impossible. And trying to do it during an international...

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Contentment and the Power of Now

Jan 26, 2022 05:47AM ● By Dianna Flett

A friend posted a painting she did of a woman looking out into the ocean and asked, “What do you think she is thinking about?”The responses included:“Perhaps she is waiting for her husband to come...

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Top 5 Learning Strategies for Young Children

Jan 25, 2022 01:19PM ● By Chris Jones

SPONSORED BYIf you’re like most parents, you want your kids to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to learning and development. This is especially true of smaller children, who may experience...

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Fredericksburg Orthodontics: Building Community Strength Through Smiles 

Jan 24, 2022 06:00AM ● By Fred Parent Contributor

How This Local Orthodontic Practice is Stronger Than Ever In The New Year  As our country and community heals from the COVID-19 pandemic, the turn of the new year is a great time to look back on...

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RACSB: Early Intervention Remained an Important Support for Parents Through the Pandemic

Jan 21, 2022 06:00AM ● By Emily Freehling

  The limitations of the past two years have given providers new tools to help families and young children  It’s been 22 months since the world shut down to control the spread of the virus that...

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Fredericksburg Christian School: Home Values Lived Out in School

Jan 20, 2022 06:00AM ● By Emily Freehling

 A school experience that mirrors the values a family teaches at home can make all the difference. As the Clarke family made a home in Fredericksburg after a career’s worth of moves with the U.S....

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The Power of Community

Jan 19, 2022 06:00AM ● By Fred Parent Contributor

2022 is a time to re-connect From the earliest days of the pandemic, when residents came together to show support for healthcare workers, sew cloth masks and attend virtual charity benefits, the...

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