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City of Falls Church, Va. Crime Report for March 3 – 9, 2009
Disorderly Conduct, 200 blk. Gordon Rd., March 3, 6:31 a.m., police arrested a male, 31, of NO FIXED ADDRESS for Disorderly Conduct.
Anything But Straight: Love & Hate Compete for an Audience
It is an odd time to be gay in America. Whether you are celebrated or despised depends on where you stand at any given moment.
Nicholas F. Benton: Zeroing in On Middle America
The unfathomable gulf between Washington-think and sentiments in the rest of the land, and globe, has never been clearer than in the first month of the new Obama presidency.
Letters to the Editor for February 19 – 25, 2009
President Bush Left Long List Of Farces Regarding his letter in last week’s edition, where was Mr. Flusche for the past eight years when we really needed him?
The Peak Oil Crisis: The Stimulus
As the economy spirals deeper and deeper into an economic morass, Washington’s attention this week is focused on the $900 billion economic stimulus package that is making its way through the Congress.
The Peak Oil Crisis: Civil Unrest
Before grappling with 2009, it might be useful to remind ourselves that there is a dark side to what lies ahead.
The Peak Oil Crisis: Parsing Obama’s Remarks
On Monday President-elect Obama introduced the folks that will lead the nation’s energy and environmental policies for the next four or possibly eight years.
Congressman Jim Moran’s News Commentary
Across the country, Americans are hurting. From big cities to the industrial heartland to our rural communities, the slumping economy has manifested in the form of shuttered businesses, disappearing jobs, bankruptcies, foreclosures and an increased sense of anxiety about our collective future.
Anything But Straight: The Future of Religion In America
On Sunday, New York Times Columnist Nicholas Kristof discussed religious and cultural extremism in Pakistan, where a new cabinet member, Israr Ullah Zardari, defended the torture-murder of five women and girls who were buried alive (three girls wanted to choose their own husbands, and two women wanted to protect them.)
