MATT ABEL, a student at George Mason High School in Falls Church, appeared before the F.C. City Council Monday night to brief Council members on progress in the Transition Falls Church movement, a local response to global warming and peak oil, that he is helping to spearhead here. (Photo: News-Press)

Marcus Simon: October Column
Imagine you live in a neighborhood with a homeowners association. You don’t get to choose whether to belong and you must pay whatever dues the association charges. Now imagine the



