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Patriots Face Uncertainties Headed into 2010-11 Season
Three-year starter Earley only Patriot heavy on experience.
Patriots Face Uncertainties Headed into 2010-11 Season
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Family, Friends Mourn Young Man's Death
Family, Friends Mourn Young Man's Death
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Gathering Hundreds of Ideas for Police Reform in Fairfax County
Public input session part of effort to create more transparency in public safety.
In retirement, Randy Sayles, former Marine, former Denver police detective, former DEA special agent undercover in the U.S., Pakistan and Brazil, won a lifetime achievement award from Fairfax County for his efforts to make this county’s police force and policies more equitable for all residents.
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Council Keeps Taxes to Charter Limit
Approves $3.05 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year 2006.
Council Keeps Taxes to Charter Limit
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Forum Examines Teen Dating Violence
Program addresses role of students, parents, bystanders.
Teenagers are often given statistics and lectures about what constitutes dating abuse, but the Feb. 9 program "What’s Love Got to do With it: Healthy Relationships and Dating" at McLean High School addressed the problem from a number of different angles.
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Living on the Land: ‘Semi-Rural’ Great Falls
Dairy farming was the most prevalent economic activity in the Great Falls area from the 1880s, after the Civil War, through to 1989, when the very last functioning dairy farm was sold.
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Healthful Meal Ideas for Seniors
Dietician/chef creates meals that are nutrient-dense and easy to prepare.
Shirley Martin of Vienna has a pacemaker and is on warfarin, a blood thinner, and Vitamin K, found in dark leafy greens, can lessen the effectiveness of warfarin. Martin also has high cholesterol. "I have to be concerned about eating too many greens while I’m on warfarin or too many fats," said Martin. "I also try to keep from gaining weight."
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‘Plan Is Too Dense, Condos Too High’ in Fairfax City
Neighbors closest to site decry proposal for PVI property.
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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Virginia Progressive Prosecutors Call for Criminal Justice Reforms
Reforms advocated for by the group include expungement of criminal records, an end to mandatory minimum sentences, an end to cash bail, abolition of the death penalty, and an end to “three strikes” felony enhancement for larceny offenses.
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2005 Looks Familiar
2005 Looks Familiar
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2005 Looks Familiar
2005 Looks Familiar
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(Arlington) Thanksgiving Q&A: Yorktown's McBride Working To Recover from Knee Injury
Senior football, basketball player enjoys listening to Frank Sinatra.
Yorktown quarterback Joe McBride suffered a knee injury during football season.
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How Will School Board Candidates Handle Crush of New Students?
What will they do if elected to tackle spike in enrollment?
The three candidates seeking the Democratic endorsement for School Board all say they are opposed to increasing class sizes, and all three say the School Board is probably going to have to consider boundary changes to handle the crush of new students. Beyond that, though, the candidates have a wide array of opinions about how the county schools should handle the enrollment spike.
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Wonder Woman or Bugs Bunny?
Mock election teaches students about the voting process
Wonder Woman or Bugs Bunny?
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Report Exposes Slavery in Northern Virginia
In this area, forced labor comes mostly in the form of domestic servitude, say researchers.
Report Exposes Slavery in Northern Virginia
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Presenting Reston’s History
Historians present story of colonial Reston.
Long before Reston became the community it is today, it was almost an afterthought by those who owned the land. The Reston Historic Trust hosted a program about the early history of Reston Thursday, Jan. 19, featuring historians Karen Washburn and Ted McCord at the Reston Community Center Lake Anne.