Social historians tell us that there are one or two events in each generation that almost everybody remembers vividly – exactly what they were doing at the time they learned of the event, and what they did during the rest of the day. Two in my generation were the assassination […]
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The Peak Oil Crisis: Hard Truths
During the past week, dozens of stories have appeared in the world’s press commenting on the National Petroleum Council’s new report entitled “Facing the Hard Truths about Energy — A comprehensive view to 2030 of global oil and natural gas.” This report is deemed important because it represents the official […]
Jody’s Jam of the Week
Falls Church City Memorial Day Parade & Festival, May 28 at 9 a.m.

Peppy
In an environment such as Washington, D.C., with only one major newspaper with one major critic that everyone defers to, it can be a rough go for any theatre production that does not live up to that one particular person’s preferred cup of tea.
Our Man in Arlington
The Virginia Tech tragedy is fast becoming over-analyzed in the press, and I hadn’t really planned to go there, other than to express my profound shock and almost complete lack of comprehension of what could drive a person to such depths of despair and destruction.
Mason Boys Lax Takes 2 Wins
The George Mason High School boys varsity lacrosse team claimed two more victories last week, defeating Washington-Lee, 7-2, on Wednesday and topping Park View, 9-3, a day later.



Mendenhall
Byron Mendenhall threw a no-hitter against Wakefield Monday, April 2 to highlight the George Mason High School varsity baseball team’s first week of baseball in the 2007 season.
Nicholas F. Benton: News & Virtue
If you spend too much time watching 24-hour all-news channels some things become unmistakable. The first is how little news is actually broadcast. Most of it is gossip and opinion. Anna Nicole, RIP.
Editor Recommends
The Last Waltz Ensemble Tribute to The Band, State Theatre, Friday, March 2, Doors 7 p.m, Show 9 p.m.
Delegate Hull’s Richmond Report
Not So Goode You may have seen the press accounts of the letter that Congressman Virgil Goode (rhymes with food) sent to a constituent.