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Falls Church Business News and Notes
A “Pre-Holiday Shopping Bonanza” is being held at Oakwood Apartments from 5-7:30 p.m., Fri., Nov. 7. Free hot chocolate will be provided to those shopping the more than 15 local network marketing vendors.
The Peak Oil Crisis: Smart Meters
It’s going to be an electric world. For those of you who have been following the peak oil story, it is becoming increasingly clear that liquid fuels for the average person’s transportation has a very short half-life. It won’t be long before we figure out that natural gas is too […]
Jim Moran’s News Commentary
It was a striking admission, in the State of the Union address, from America’s oilman-in-chief. It may have been a long time coming, but Republicans and Democrats alike applauded President Bush for telling the unvarnished truth about a country that has just 3% of the world’s oil reserves but uses […]
Jim Moran’s News Commentary
This is National Volunteer Week (Apr. 27 – May 3), an annual celebration established by presidential executive order in 1974 that recognizes volunteers and the contributions they make to our communities. This year’s theme: “Volunteer to Change the World.”
Skater Scholar
Dan Reilly’s memorable first “set of wheels “ was not a car. In 1974, in Brooklyn, NY, he custom made his own skateboard out of roller skate wheels and a 2×4 piece of plywood. At the age of 12, this was just the beginning of a ride that would lead […]
Senator Whipple’s Richmond Report
Those of you who follow the actions of the Virginia General Assembly know that progress is often slow and incremental in nature.
David Brooks: The Real McCain
You wouldn’t know it to look at them, but political consultants are as faddish as anyone else. And the current voguish advice among the back-room set is: Go after your opponent’s strengths. So in the first volley of the general election campaign, Barack Obama has attacked John McCain for being […]
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