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Virginia Tech Found Culpable in 2007 Massacre

Sued for wrongful death by Erin Peterson’s parents.

All the money in the world won’t bring back their daughter Erin, but Celeste and Grafton Peterson at least have the satisfaction of knowing that Virginia Tech was officially found partly culpable in the April 16, 2007 massacre that killed 32 students.

Ryan Dillon Dies at 22

Life stacked the deck against Ryan Dillon. He was autistic and had bone cancer and lived just to age 22.

Greenspring Residents Receive Service Awards

Last week, Greenspring retirement community hosted its 7th President’s Service Awards reception for volunteers who live at the community.

Honored at the Pentagon

A private tour for seventh-grader who wants to become a U.S. Army Ranger.

"What do you want to do when you grow up?" This question, posed so often to young adults, typically results in ambiguous, pie-in-the-sky answers. Lake Braddock seventh grader and Springfield resident Travis Catina had a very specific response to that question, one that when published in the Dec. 30 Children’s Issue of The Connection caught the attention of U.S. Army officers at the Pentagon and earned him and his family a private tour.

Eleven Students Receive Peace Awards

Eleven recipients of a Student Peace Award of Fairfax County were selected by their schools to be recognized for their contributions to peace or conflict resolution, whether in their schools, their communities, or the greater world.

Remembering Ryan Dillon

Burke resident dies at age 22.

Life stacked the deck against Ryan Dillon. He was autistic and had bone cancer and just lived to age 22.

Letter: Community Disconnect?

The silly season is upon us, the time of year in which the Mount Vernon Council (MVCCA) passes budget resolutions in which it urges the Board of Supervisors to raise every conceivable tax so that sufficient funding is available for the progressive spending the MVCCA supports. This year is no different.

Letter: Falling from Middle Class to Poverty

While the economy shows signs of improving, many in our area are still facing hardships and struggling to make ends meet.

Letter: Problem with Assuming

Can you tell a person's race merely by the color of their skin? Apparently, H. Jay Spiegel can.

Letter: Government Intrusion

In my previous letter, in response to H. Jay Spiegel’s commentary on Del. Scott Surovell’s voting record during this year’s legislative session, I asked how Mr. Spiegel could “suggest that any of Del. Surovell’s positions rise to anywhere near the level of ‘government intrusion in our lives’ represented by the infamous ‘personhood’ and ‘trans-vaginal ultrasound’ bills.”

Aldersgate Methodists Confront a Mountain

Cinderblock after cinderblock, hefting trowel after trowel of mortar, mission trip after mission trip, Aldersgate United Methodists are intent on transforming an impoverished Guatemala community perched 12,500 feet up on San Antonio Mountain.

Letter: Protecting Integrity Of the Voting Process

Letter to the Editor

Your last week’s editorial, "Veto Voter ID Bill," perpetuates the canard that requiring voters to have proper ID to vote somehow disenfranchises voters and effects a disproportionate number of low income and minority voters.

Cook Presents Transportation Plan

Supervisor’s plan would generate more than $40 million per year without raising taxes.

As the Board of Supervisors moves through its discussions on the FY2013 budget, Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock) introduced a plan that begins to address the lack of funding for transportation in Fairfax County.

Column: Breast Cancer Charities - Knowledge is Power

Recent controversial decisions made by the Susan G. Komen organization have thrust the ethics of breast cancer fundraising into the national spotlight. While Komen's choice of fund allocations threatened their status as a non-partisan entity, the practices of breast cancer charities as a whole are being closely examined.

Teen Arrested After Pursuit

An Alexandria teenager faces numerous charges after leading Virginia State Police in a pursuit through Prince William County Monday, March 12. The 17-year-old male is being charged with reckless driving, driving on a revoked license, possession of a stolen vehicle and one felony count of eluding police.

Learning To Clean Teeth

Alaris Bentley, 9, played the role of dentist and leaned the dentist’s chair back to examine Dr. Angela Austin’s teeth at Alexandria Children’s Dentistry.

Taylor Run

Successful Blind Date

Krista Kendlmyer, born and raised in New Jersey, went to Texas to visit her brother in 1979; there she went on a blind date with Karl Kendall, a petroleum engineer working for an oil company down there.

Space-Struck Resident

Wernher von Braun —centennial of his birth is March 23 — came to rest locally.

For his entire life, Wernher von Braun looked up and wished to be one with the stars. In the end, he became one with the earth, and that earthly plot is in Alexandria.

Fitzgerald’s Warehouse

The city of Alexandria enjoys a rich and colorful history, one that began in colonial times and has encompassed periods of industrial concentration, wartime pressures and residential booms.

Letter: City Needs To Explain Budget

Although City Council reportedly instructed the city manager to submit a budget that does not raise taxes (it is an election year), he submitted a budget that does take more money from us.

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