At this time last season, the Georgetown University men’s basketball team had just rattled off their eighth consecutive conference win, their second in a row over a ranked opponent, and were smoothly sailing their way to the Big East regular season crown with a conference record of 13-3. One year […]
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Daniel Negreanu on Poker: Consistency: The Key to Poker Success
The greatest poker player that ever lived recently passed away at the age of 56. David “Chip” Reese wasn’t the most famous name in poker, but he certainly was the consummate poker pro. More than any player in the world, he understood the importance of balance and consistency in his […]
Jody’s Jam of The Week
D.C. Restaurant Week, January 14 – 20 at Participating Restaurants
Jim Moran’s News Commentary
The following is Congressman Moran’s statement for the record on fiscally responsible efforts to the repeal the Alternative Minimum Tax.
Connolly Touts Firm Belt Tightening Moves to Brace for Housing Decline
Fairfax Co. Gears For Hiring Freeze, Budget Cutbacks “We haven’t exactly sent out any press releases about this. It’s known within the county government, but not necessarily to the general public,” Fairfax County Board Chair Gerry Connolly told the News-Press in an exclusive interview yesterday. “But we’ve already implemented some […]
Community News and Notes
The Virginia Silver Stars of Falls Church won the silver medal for competing in the 80+ age group at the National Senior Games held in Louisville, Ky. From left: coach Hess More, Ginny Fent, Bernie Kleinschmidt, Mary Boska, Josephine Stewart and coach Patricia McWethy. (Photo: Courtesy Elizabeth Martin)
F.C. School Board Vows Pro-Active Response to Troubling Drug Survey
A third of George Mason High School students are habitual marijuana users, significantly higher than the national average which is one-in-four. This is according to the results of the most recent Pride Survey.
News Briefs
December 7 – 13, 2006
State Housing Chief Warns of Squeeze on Mortgage Holders
Virginia’s top housing official cautioned yesterday that serious danger is on the horizon for tens of thousands in the region whose home mortgages “are premised on escalating home prices.” William Shelton, director of the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, told an audience gathered for the annual awards breakfast […]
The Peak Oil Crisis: Conserving Light
This week the UN is to come up with a sanctions resolution that will keep Iran’s two million barrels a day of exports flowing and at the same time convince Tehran to give up on uninspected nuclear enrichment.
