A reflection on the humanity of police officers and the need to support officers and citizens alike
By Community ContributorAnd for the past 10 years, we’ve been a law enforcement family. While…
July 2020
By Nikki DucasWhether you are in charge of your family’s finances or don’t have a clue, there’s no better time than the present to get your monetary worth in order and create a financial snapshot….
By Russell CrusottThis session of the Virginia Legislature cast a concerned eye toward Health care issues involving costs and availability.
Changes for Hearing Aids
The Legislature next picked up…
The Marshall School adapts its strategic approach to learning in a pandemic
by Emily FreehlingSchool is much more than a building where students go to learn facts and multiplication tables. At the…
By Brandy CentolanzaMany moms and dads enjoy family bike rides with their kids over the summer. So, which bikes are safe and appropriate for children who are old enough to ride?Trending now for…
Interviewed by Emily FreehlingFrom cuts and scrapes to minor illnesses, life with kids includes lots of moments of asking, “Where should we go to get this checked out?” Not every ailment warrants…
By Amy TaylorWe could all use a change of scenery these days. Get some fresh air and sunshine with your family by dining al fresco at your local park. Here are 10 quick and easy picnic foods you…
As we seek to better understand one another as Americans of different ethnicities, one of the easiest ways to teach our families is through entertainment. Movies and books present an easy way to…
By Malia JacobsonYou’re enjoying time with your child and a beloved relative when you hear it: The relative casually uses a hateful term, makes a racist joke or expresses a privileged perspective…
By Susie Webb
Why I March
Charese Matthews, mother of one
Fredericksburg, including a silent sit-in at the police station, a unity concert and a reenactment of a march by black Walker Grant…









