F.C. Civil War Day Offers Blast to Past The City of Falls Church’s Annual Civil War Day will be held this Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Cherry Hill Park & Farmhouse (312 Park Ave., Falls Church).
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Nicholas F. Benton: The Stimulus, State-By-State
Yesterday, President Obama’s White House Press Office issued its first “blast” e-mail to every regional and local newspaper in the U.S., containing a lengthy 67-page “fact sheet” attachment delineating the concrete impact of the $850-billion stimulus package broken down on a state-by-state basis for every state in the union.
Helen Thomas: Hail to the Chief
WASHINGTON – The presidency of Barack Hussein Obama means that the dream of civil rights leader Martin Luther King has come true: The color line in the United States has been broken.
The Peak Oil Crisis: Civil Unrest
Before grappling with 2009, it might be useful to remind ourselves that there is a dark side to what lies ahead.
Editorial: Art Nouveau & Optimism
For a wide variety of reasons, we are enormously pleased with the flowery, Art Nouveau façade of the 800 West Broad building that was unveiled to public view for the first time this week.
Helen Thomas: Clinton Could Be Peacemaker
WASHINGTON – A woman’s place is apparently at the State Department.
Helen Thomas: Change: It’s Coming
WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama is getting a lot of advice on how to govern when he takes office on Jan. 20.
Helen Thomas: Democracy Is the Real Winner
WASHINGTON – Democracy is the real winner in this week’s presidential election, when American voters made history.
Nicholas F. Benton: Obama & the Fall of ‘The Man’
The United States is on the verge of perhaps the most profound cultural sea change in its history.
25-Year F.C. Resident Elmo Stanley Dies at Age 85
Elmo L. Stanley died on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at Greenspring Village in Springfield, VA. from complications of lung cancer.
