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Davis Retires After 50 Years

Friends at Plymouth Haven Baptist Church pay tribute

Few of us at age 19 are able to forecast very far where we might be in five or 10 years. So it was with Harry Henry Davis, who at age 19 was working as a grocery delivery boy at a local market in Hollin Hall, south of Old Town Alexandria.

Singing, Dancing and Silent Auction

Certainly, 2006 Westfield High grad Reema Samaha is known as one of the people who lost their lives in the Virginia Tech tragedy. But she was much more — a daughter, sister, friend and a talented dancer with a dazzling smile.

Passport to Global Music and Dance

Encore presents “The World at Your Feet.”

A Broadway-style, musical adventure is on tap in Encore Theatrical Arts Project’s new show, “The World at Your Feet.”

Condos Bring New Residents To Old Town Waterfront

EYA, the developers of more than a dozen communities in Alexandria, have unveiled the newest addition to the Old Town riverfront, The Oronoco Waterfront Residences.

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Column: Myths About Medicaid Expansion

Commentary by Scott A. Surovell, State Delegate (D-44)

Surovell Column: Myths About Medicaid Expansion

Commentary by Scott A. Surovell, State Delegate (D-44)

An Eyewitness to History

WWII Veteran Chronicled D-Day Invasion

"It was chaotic. Nobody was sure what the hell was going on. Nobody knew whether we were winning or losing, or what." Bill McNamara on his landing on Omaha Beach in Normandy.

Letter: Project Cost Raises Questions

To the Editor: As a resident of the Pleasant Valley neighborhood, I, along with others in our community, would like to know where the [roundabout project] money will come from.

Letter: Setting the Record Straight

Letter to the Editor

Letter: Remembrance Cabaret Beckons

Letter to the Editor

Letter: Don't Rush into Medicaid Expansion

To the Editor: John Glazer’s letter “Bottom Line To Help or Not” in the May 22-28, Mount Vernon Gazette responds to my letter urging thorough consideration of data before expanding Medicaid to avoid problems because of money shortage and not establishing short and long term systems that will help instead of hurt those intended to help.

One of the cats “talks” to visitors while hiding in a cubby hole in a …

Staff member Keelee Wren shows one of the “get acquainted” rooms where potential adopters can …

U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8) cuddles one of the many kittens in the cat quarters.

State Sen. Barbara Favola holds one of the new kittens, among several up for adoption …

One of the new spacious cages, referred to as “townhomes” by the staff, offers lots …

McLean Baseball Secures State Berth with Win Over Madison

Highlanders to face Chantilly in 6A North region championship game.

The McLean baseball team will face Chantilly in the 6A North region final on Friday.

Poverty in the Classroom: Low-Income Students Scattered Through Northern Virginia

Where are the region's highest poverty schools?

When Carla Castro-Claure was approaching the age when she would soon attend Kindergarten, her mother became increasingly concerned about Hybla Valley Elementary School.

The Fixer: Mame Reiley Remembered as Political Force of Nature

Democratic insider was mastermind behind Jim Moran's 1990 campaign for Congress.

When Mame Reiley decided a young guy by the name of Jim Moran could knock off an incumbent congressman, people thought she was crazy. U.S. Rep. Stanford Parris (R-8) had been in Congress more than a decade, and he had the kind of financial support that the mayor of Alexandria could only hope to assemble. But Reiley knew it could be done, and she put together a dream team to make it happen.

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