Local dog owners and their four-legged companions have begun volunteering hand in paw with the People Animals Love group to bring furry friendship to the young-at-heart residents at the Goodwin House retirement community in Bailey’s Crossroads.
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Letters to the Editor: April 2 – 8, 2009
Making GEORGE Go is Called ‘No Brainer’ Editor, The editorial in last weeks News Press “Let Them Eat Cake” is written in a way that speaks in plain language for the majority of the people and spells out why the “George” needs to go.
A Penny for Your Thoughts: News of Greater Falls Church
Spring finally is here, bringing with it a potpourri of interesting items for discussion and consideration. If potpourri brings to mind sweet or spicy smelling dried flowers and herbs, take a deep breath. This potpourri uses the American Heritage Dictionary’s first definition: a combination of various incongruous elements – all […]
Man Reunites With Man’s Best Friend: Lost Dog ‘Rocky’ Ends 36-Day Adventure
The dog days of winter are over for one notorious, now celebrity Arlington pooch and his owner, Ravi Pimplaskar. Rocky, a 7-year-old Australian cattle dog, had been lost for 36 days when Pimplaskar received a phone call informing him that his four-legged friend was sound asleep on an Annandale family’s […]
Community News and Notes
BENTON COMMUNICATIONS, INC., the corporate entity of the Falls Church News-Press, celebrated the 20th anniversary of its incorporation in October 1987 last week. Festivities included a luncheon at The Palm restaurant in Washington, D.C. with (left to right): Front Row — Frank Kameny, Simon Van Steyn, Nicholas Benton, Jody Fellows; […]
Jody’s Jam of the Week
Relax!
Senator Whipple
Animals are much in the news lately. Inevitably that seems to bring out lots of controversy as well as word play – something that happens in the General Assembly frequently.
Nicholas F. Benton: The Sporting Bad News
There’s a very effective TV ad that warns young people about the dangers of steroid use, showing the ancient Greek statue of the discus thrower crumbling.
Picking Splinters: NFL Should Throw Vick to the Dogs
The hammer came down on Falcons quarterback Michael Vick on Tuesday. The axe should come next.
Dowd on Drinks: A Brewer Treasurers The Second Guess
“Open source” is a term usually applied to computer software, meaning a program with a source code available for use or modification by anyone.
