The popular NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship began its 2009 season broadcast on Sunday, April 12. I drew World Poker Tour host Mike Sexton in the first round.
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The Peak Oil Crisis: Seize the Moment
Earlier this week the Obama administration, now the effective owner of the U.S. automobile industry, put Detroit on notice that it has 30-60 days to come up with a believable plan to “restructure” itself or it goes into bankruptcy.
With Semifinal Win, Mason Girls Basketball Heads to Regional Championship
George Mason High School’s girls varsity basketball team presses on to the Region B Tournament Championship following Thursday’s 62-35 victory over Dan River in the semifinals.
The Peak Oil Crisis: The Economic Rebound
A few years ago, peak oil was relatively easy to understand. At some point in the future, and estimates varied as to exactly when, oil production was going to start declining due to a combination of geologic and geopolitical factors, prices were going to rise precipitously and a massive civilization-wrenching […]
F.C.H.S. Jaguars Win 1st District Game in 2 Years
On Friday, Jan. 16, the Falls Church High School boys varsity basketball team snagged their first official district win in the past two years during a face off against the Thomas Edison High School Eagles.

Mason Basketball Drops 2 of 3 to Start Season
After beating neighbor Marshall High School 60-49 in convincing fashion, the George Mason High School basketball team dropped two tough games last week against Loudoun County and Broad Run.
The Peak Oil Crisis: Memorandum for the President-Elect
The way things are shaping up, in less than three months you will be in charge of solving the direst set of crises since the ones faced by Lincoln back in 1861.
Picking Splinters: Skins Surprise Even the Skeptics
I’ll admit it. I never thought the Redskins would be 4-1 to start the season.
Mason Boys Tennis Guns For Fifth-Straight Va. State Title
Not rain, nor lightning, nor Randolph Henry High School could keep the George Mason High School boys varsity tennis team from another berth in the State Tournament.
Falls Church City News Briefs
Report of Funnel Cloud Over Downtown F.C. CNN-TV News reported at 3:35 p.m. EDT yesterday that a tornado funnel cloud had been identified by the National Weather Service directly above the intersection of Annandale Road and S. Washington St. (Rt. 29) in downtown Falls Church. CNN used “Google Earth” to […]