News Briefs for October 19 – 25
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Editorial: Refrigerator Art
Ed Saltzberg, chair of the Falls Church Economic Development Authority (EDA), showed some chutzpa when he stood up at the monthly luncheon of the Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce Tuesday to respond to the News-Press coverage last week of the controversial logo associated with a new EDA marketing study. […]
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News Briefs for October 5 – 11, 2006
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 […]
$5 Mil Per Acre?
F.C. Commercial Land Too Pricey, Centex Stalled Stiff asking prices for prime downtown real estate in the City of Falls Church, reaching $5 million an acre, combined with a nationwide downward trend in residential condo sales has brought City Center redevelopment plans to a standstill, the News-Press has learned. It’s […]
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Applebee’s America
CO-AUTHOR OF THE POPULAR new book, Applebee’s America, showed up for a book signing at the Falls Church Applebee’s on E. Broad Street last week. It turns out that Ron Fournier (center), a former Associated Press writer, signed autographs at the same establishment where he often brings his family to […]
The Peak Oil Crisis: The Perfect Storm
Events move quickly these days. Two months ago oil was north of $78 a barrel and, nationwide, gasoline was above to well above $3. The Middle East was threatening a conflagration and another exciting hurricane season was in the offing. Even the concept of peak oil was starting to get […]
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Brief news items from the Greater Falls Church area for the week of September 21.
Our Man In Arlington
Sociologists say that there is at least one event in every generation that will remain forever burned in the memory of almost everyone. Pearl Harbor and the Kennedy Assassination are two obvious examples.
