Kokolopori Micro-Credit Benefit Set on April 19

The concept of micro-credit policy now popular across the globe is predicated on the notion of one of its founders in Bangladesh in 1974 that “the reason many people live in poverty is not because they are lazy or lack skills, but because they lack access to capital with which to start or grow a business.”

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Kokolopori Micro-Credit Benefit Set on April 19

The concept of micro-credit policy now popular across the globe is predicated on the notion of one of its founders…
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Nicholas F. Benton: Don Imus

My question of the week is: What do the recent days’ stories of Joshua Bell fiddling at a Washington, D.C.…

Falls Church Poet is Narrator in New Dominion Chorale Performance

As he cooks the evening meal, Falls Church author, singer and at-home-dad James Oglethorpe can be heard talking or singing…

F.C. Schools Told to Cut More $ In Council Bid to Avoid Tax Hike

School Board Won’t Budge On Request Falls Church School Board chair Craig Cheney, in forceful remarks to the News-Press yesterday,…

Waterford Offers to Continue Search For Alternative to Bank at Spectrum

In a surprise Monday, a key developer in the City of Falls Church’s downtown offered to “go the second mile”…
The Doctor Is Out

The Doctor Is Out

After 35 Years of Practicing Pediatrics in Falls Church, Dr. Carl Salsbury Hung Up His Stethoscope at the End of…

The Peak Oil Crisis: Alternatives

Something few of us are aware of is the massive waste built into the energy systems we have built over…

Obituary: Richard K. Burns

Richard K. Burns, 72, former Director of the Falls Church Public Library, died April 2 at Fairfax Hospital of leukemia.…

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