After much turmoil and deliberation, Congress recently raised the federal mini-mum wage to $5.85 per hour, which equates to an annual salary of about $11,700, barely above the federal poverty guideline of $10,210 for a single person. In Northern Virginia, where the average monthly rent for an efficiency apartment is […]
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CACI Official Blasts News-Press for Reporting on
An article by News-Press reporter Nathan Hamme describing the contents of a film, “Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers,” published in last week’s News-Press drew an angry letter from an executive vice president of the Arlington, Virginia-based CACI International, Inc., received at the News-Press this week. CACI is mentioned in […]
Film Documents Profiteering & Mismanagement in Iraq
The Campaign for America’s Future hosted a premier screening of a new film at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Monday night, alleging profiteering and gross mismanagement of the War in Iraq by corporate contractors and their conservative cronies in Congress. The film, “Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers,” directed by acclaimed […]
A Penny For Your Thoughts: News of Greater Falls Church
The popular best seller, The Da Vinci Code, stimulated a lot of debate about history, faith, and personal belief. It also stimulated a self-help book, “How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day,” by noted author and public speaker Michael Gelb.
Congressman Moran’s News Commentary
The halfway point in the “Congressman Jim Moran Community Health Challenge” has been reached. For those of you who don’t know, in an effort to promote healthy living, I teamed up with Falls Church’s own Vantage Fitness back in May to hold a community health event challenging Northern Virginians to […]
