The 2009 session of the Virginia General Assembly is nearing its scheduled end 45 days after it began.
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Our Man in Arlington
The celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the integration of Arlington’s Stratford Junior High School on February 2, 1958 was held at the school (now known as the H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program) last Monday evening.
Congressman Moran’s News Commentary
President Obama has signed an Executive Order shuttering the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay within one year.
Falls Church City Crime Report for February 26 – Marcg 4, 2009
Larceny, Shoplifting, 7Eleven, 804 S Washington St., February 17, 8:53 p.m., unknown person(s) entered the establishment and stole a 12-pack of Heineken Beer.
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.
Editorial: Explaining the Low Turnout
A major effort on the part of the City of Falls Church professional staff and elected officials to convene a town meeting about the City’s fiscal crunch, held at the Community Center last week, left at least one City Councilman sorely disappointed, and the rest searching for explanations about why […]
Dowd on Drinks: It’s Vodka ‘Cause They Say It Is
Two years ago, in a private tasting lunch in New York with Plymouth Gin master distiller Sean Harrison, we were discussing the popularity of vodka compared to gin.
PHOTO: Dawn of a New Day
LONG-TIME FALLS CHURCH residents Steve and Annette Spector are responsible for this photograph of President and Mrs. Obama walking a portion of the Inaugural Parade route Tuesday afternoon. The Spectors also attended the “Busboys and Poets Inaugural Peace Ball,” where Falls Church florist Carol Beales of the Gallaria Florist provided […]
Nicholas F. Benton: President Obama’s Inaugural Speech
Some people are clearly far more able to “be in the moment” than I often am, even as much as I try to, and even remind others to be.
F.C.H.S. Jaguars Win 1st District Game in 2 Years
On Friday, Jan. 16, the Falls Church High School boys varsity basketball team snagged their first official district win in the past two years during a face off against the Thomas Edison High School Eagles.
