Report cards can be the bane of a student, who figures that grades are left behind upon graduation. However, report cards have become a popular tool for advocacy groups and associations to rate how well, or not so well, their particular interest area is faring. The American Society of Civil […]
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Webb Says Afghanistan is Beset With Logistical Woe
Virginia U.S. Senator James Webb told the monthly breakfast meeting of the Northern Virginia Democratic Business Council in Falls Church last Friday that there’s no way the U.S. can build a stable, pro-western nation in Afghanistan, and that if more U.S. troops are sent in there, it should only be […]
Congressman Moran’s News Commentary
A record 5.4 million homeowners were either overdue on payments or in foreclosure at the end of last year.
Anything But Straight: Religion and Republicanism Have Lost the Future
In pandering to the fanatical and the fearful – both religion and Republicanism may have compromised their future.
A Penny for Your Thoughts: News of Greater Falls Church
This week’s significant snowfall may not have been “the big one” that snow lovers dream of, but it once again provides reminders for safe driving in the stuff.
Congressman Moran’s News Commentary
Last week, I joined with Congressman Jay Inslee (D-WA) to introduce the “Safe Drug Disposal Act of 2009,” legislation to address the risks our families, communities, and the environment face from unwanted or unused drugs left in the home or disposed of improperly.
The Peak Oil Crisis: Oil in the Great Recession
Earlier this week the Associated Press grappled with the issue of whether or not the current economic downturn has reached the point that it can be called a depression.
Fairfax Social Service Budget Cuts Defy Growing Need
Fairfax County’s principal social safety net programs funded and coordinated through the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) face draconian cuts in their allocations in the upcoming county budget, despite a staggering increase in the need for their services by distraught citizens facing foreclosure, unemployment and lost retirement funds.
Proposed Senior Assist Cuts Trouble Fairfax Supervisors
A Penny for Your Thoughts: News from Greater Falls Church
Fairfax County Executive Anthony Griffin released his proposed county budget for Fiscal Year 2010 on Monday.
