F.C. Schools Benefactor Bob Wilden Dies Bob Wilden, 73, described as a man with a giant heart who searched around the City of Falls Church to find the best ways to donate his financial resources and persuade others to do likewise, died in his sleep early today (May 6).
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Mystery Benefactor Pays Fares For GEORGE Riders Today
Rides are free on the City of Falls Church’s GEORGE bus system today as a mystery benefactor has reportedly picked up the tab for all riders in hopes of encouraging a large turnout of GEORGE supporters at tonight’s Falls Church City Council budget hearing. According to News-Press sources, at least […]
School News & Notes
F.B. Meekins Hosts Open House for Prospective Parents F.B. Meekins Cooperative Preschool invites prospective parents and their students to an Open House, where they can tour the school facilities, meet teachers and fellow parents and pick up a Fall 2009 school semester application.
Congressman Moran’s News Commentary
The pendulum of history has swung. The Democratic Party now has one of the largest governing majorities ever.
Jim Moran’s News Commentary
The pain at the pump continues as gas prices spike to record highs, surpassing $4 a gallon in parts of the country and heading towards becoming the national average by the summer driving season.
Jim Moran’s News Commentary
The fifth anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq is upon us. In that time, we’ve lost nearly 4,000 brave soldiers, spent over $500 billion and our military has experienced a deterioration of readiness, equipment and recruitment standards not seen since the end of the Vietnam War.

Jody’s Jam of The Week
Valentine’s Day, February 14
David Brooks: The Kennedy Mystique
Last week there was the widespread revulsion at the Clintons’ toxic attempts to ghettoize Barack Obama. In private and occasionally in public, leading Democrats lost patience with the hyperpartisan style of politics — the distortion of facts, the demonizing of foes, the secret admiration for brass-knuckle brawling and the ever-present […]
Paul Krugman: Winter of Our Discontent
“Americans’ Economic Pessimism Reaches Record High.” That’s the headline on a recent Gallup report, which shows a nation deeply unhappy with the state of the economy. Right now, “27% of Americans rate current economic conditions as either ‘excellent’ or ‘good,’ while 44% say they are ‘only fair’ and 28% say […]



School News and Notes
Columbia Elementary students in Mia Moen’s fourth grade class, seen holding up their copies of The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman, were featured in a discussion of the book as part of Al Roker’s Book Club on the Today Show. The author was interviewed by Roker and answered questions from […]