Says Squeeze Less Severe Than Neighbors’ Responding to a projected deep cut in revenues, Falls Church Schools Superintendent Dr. Lois Berlin delivered her recommended budget to the School Board Tuesday that includes the system’s first-ever net decline in spending over the previous year in its 50-year history.
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F.C. Residents’ Key Roles In Tuesday’s Inauguration
Falls Church residents have a big role in next Tuesday’s festivities surrounding the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, from marching to shooting aerial video, providing floral arrangements and more.
Government Locals Gear Up Plans for Inauguration
The engines of state are in full gear this week, as the U.S. capital region prepares for the Inauguration of the 44th U.S. president, Barack Obama, as millions of Americans will leave their car engines off and take to the sidewalks and Metro stops for a place in history.
Editorial: Inauguration Day
Not more than seven miles, as the crow flies, from the site of the Inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama that will take place next Tuesday, the City of Falls Church, as with the entire region, is preparing to be rocked by one of the biggest and happiest parties the nation […]
More Opportunity Opens Up at F.C.’s Eden Center
The sudden bankruptcy in November of the National Wholesale Liquidators chain has left the owner of its leased Falls Church property in the Eden Center mulling “highest and best use” options for the redevelopment of the 77,120-square foot site.
Falls Church News Briefs
F.C. Declares Victory in Voter Turnout Challenge The City of Falls Church will receive a gift bust of Thomas Jefferson from the City of Charlottesville, the result of having the higher voter turnout in Tuesday’s election.
N. Virginia’s Vote Margin Carries State for Obama
Warner, Moran, Connolly Rout GOP Rivals President-elect Barack Obama’s epochal victory Tuesday included carrying Virginia for a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time since 1964.
Election Special: Richardson at GMHS Rally for Obama Thursday Night
Warner in Exclusive N-P Chat Despite poll numbers showing Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama with a solid lead over his Republican rival Sen. John McCain in Virginia, and nationally, the army of organizers and volunteers for the Obama campaign insist they are taking nothing for granted going into the […]
Kaine Says Financial Meltdown Has ‘Reset Presidential Race’
Democratic Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, in exclusive comments to the News-Press in Tysons Corner yesterday morning, said that the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, sell off of Merrill Lynch, near failure of AIG and the attendant stock market nosedive has triggered what he called a “reset” of the presidential campaign.
Falls Church Summertime News
JEB Stuart Invites Hispanic Parents to PTSA Meeting The JEB Stuart High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association (PTSA) invites Hispanic parents to attend a school community meeting from 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Meetings will be held at 7:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of every month.
