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Obama in N. Virginia

President Barack Obama came to Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale campus yesterday for a town hall on the subject of health care reform. (News-Press photo: Peter Flint)

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Hats Fly at 2009 Marshall Graduation

George C. Marshall said goodbye to 316 senior Statesmen during a graduation ceremony on Tues., June 16 at DAR Constitution Hall.

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Girl Power

Women of all ages learn moves to save their lives at F.C.'s 'RAD' self-defense course.

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Long-Time F.C. City Schools Teacher Cay Wiant Dies
Friday, 03 July 2009 14:05
Cay Wiant, 64, for decades a stalwart English teacher in the middle school and high school of the Falls Church City School System, died peacefully at her Falls Church home Thursday evening after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. Details of services are pending.
 
F.C.’s ’10 Council Election Far Off, But Jockeying Underway
By Nicholas F. Benton   
Thursday, 02 July 2009 09:50
‘Outside the Box,' a Search For Candidates

The tiny City of Falls Church stands to be embroiled over the course of the entire coming year in a mighty struggle over which four people will be elected to the City Council next May.

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New Virginia Laws Include a Ban on Texting at the Wheel
By Del.Bob Hull   
Thursday, 02 July 2009 09:48

The two most talked about new laws that went into effect in Virginia yesterday concern a ban on texting while driving, and allowing political messages on clothing to be worn into election polls.

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Falls Church News Briefs: July 2 - 8, 2009
Thursday, 02 July 2009 09:44
Kaine Endorses Falls Church 'Green Lab' Push

Responding to an inquiry from Falls Church citizen activist Carol Jackson calling in to his "Ask the Governor" radio show on WTOP Tuesday, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine endorsed the City of Falls Church's unsolicited bid for $25 million in federal stimulus funds aimed at turning the City's 2.2 square miles into a veritable "green laboratory" to test and research innovative energy conservation and renewable technologies.

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Girl Power: Women Of All Ages Learn Moves to Save Their Lives

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'RAD' Self-Defense Translates to Self-Confidence Three years after being attacked in a Tysons Corner parking garage, 43-year-old Kathleen Dempsey of Falls Church was able to regain her confidence thanks to the ...

News | | Wednesday, 1 July 2009

Photo Gallery: 316 Hats Fly at 2009 Statesmen Send-off

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George C. Marshall High School said goodbye to 316 senior statesmen during a graduation ceremony on Tuesday, June 16 held at D.A.R. Constitution Hall in downtown Washington, ...

News | | Thursday, 2 July 2009

Falls Church Area Pools Dominate Swim League

Through two weekends of Northern Virginia Swimming League divisional meets, Falls Church area boasts some of the best pools in the ...

Sports | Alex Prewitt | Wednesday, 1 July 2009

Picking Splinters: Keeping the Nats on the Upswing

As baseball nears its midway point of the season, the Nationals are approaching the most crucial stretch on their schedule – the days leading up to the July 31st trade ...

Sports | Mike Hume | Wednesday, 1 July 2009

Northern Virginia Art Beat

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The Washington Print Club has its biennial exhibit on the third floor of American University's Katzen Center, comprised of approximately 110 prints thematically centered around the notion of Love, and ...

Arts & Entertainment | Kevin Mellema | Wednesday, 1 July 2009

Phil Hellmuth on Poker: 2009 WSOP Champions Invitational

We're off and running at the 2009 World Series of Poker in Las ...

Arts & Entertainment | Phil Hellmuth | Thursday, 2 July 2009

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Business News & Notes: July 2 - 8, 2009

News Looking for a job? Hiring? Starting a new business? The Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board's SkillSource centers provide free resources for job seekers, employers and entrepreneurs. Job seekers can receive ...

Sally D. Cole | Thursday, 2 July 2009

Community News & Notes

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F.C. Fireworks Ready to Light Up Local Skies The City of Falls Church’s annual Fourth of July Celebration at George Mason High School (7124 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church) is set ...

| Wednesday, 1 July 2009

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Editorial: The Coming Year In Falls Church

The tiny City of Falls Church stands to be embroiled over the course of the entire coming year in a mighty struggle over which four people will be elected to ...

| Thursday, 2 July 2009

Our Man in Arlington

Last Friday morning, the Arlington Learning in Retirement Institute held its seventh annual meeting at the newly refurbished Fairlington Community ...

Richard Barton | Thursday, 2 July 2009

A Penny for Your Thoughts: News of Greater Falls Church

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July 4th, 2009 marks the 233rd anniversary of our nation's ...

Penny Gross | Thursday, 2 July 2009

The Peak Oil Crisis: Stifling a Rebound

Since the beginning of the economic troubles some 18 months ago, the question on nearly everyone's mind was; "When will ...

Tom Whipple | Thursday, 25 June 2009

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Anything But Straight: An Outrage In Ft. Worth

The fortieth anniversary of Stonewall, the 1969 bar riot that kicked off the modern gay rights movement, was supposed to ...

Wayne Besen | Thursday, 2 July 2009

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This July 4, In Particular

The Fourth of July festivities across the U.S. this Saturday are going to elicit a qualitatively different sense of deep ...

Nicholas F. Benton | Thursday, 2 July 2009