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Egg Hunt and Roll Draws Hundreds
Children of all ages converge on Freeman House lawn.
Even nippy morning air did not deter hundreds of Vienna children from participating in the Town of Vienna’s annual Easter Egg Hunt and Roll on the lawn behind Freeman House on March 23.
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Search and Rescue Team Returns Home
Virginia Task Force One (VATF-1), Fairfax County’s Urban Search and Rescue Team, returned home Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 6, after deploying to New Jersey and New York.
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Declaration of Independence Signer and Loudoun County Resident Remembered
Few people are aware that the land occupied by Washington Dulles International Airport was once the home of one of the country’s founding fathers. Francis Lightfoot Lee was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the only Loudoun County resident to have that honor.
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Graduation Day
Personal care aides graduate in ceremony at Korean Presbyterian Church.
Graduation Day
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Langley Alum Thrives in Collegiate Waters
Langley High School 2015 graduate Fiona Muir, one of Emory University’s top freshmen swimmers is off to a fantastic start to her season.
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Centreville Obituary: Benjamin C. Judd, Jr.
Benjamin C. Judd, Jr. (“Pop”), 76, died Feb. 6, 2016 in Leesburg after a lengthy fight with cancer. He was a resident of Centreville since 1974.
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Potomac Letter: Beware of Puppy Mill Dogs
Letter to the Editor
While chocolates and flowers make great gifts for your sweetheart on Feb. 14, a puppy from a pet store, flea market, or purchased online is a terrible decision. When you buy a dog from one of those sources, you unfortunately do not know what you are going to get and are likely supporting a puppy mill. Puppy mills are inhumane, commercial breeding facilities where dogs typically live in deplorable conditions.
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Alexandria Letter: Deal on Guns Falls Short
Letter to the Editor
I considered Gov. Terry McAuliffe one of the nation’s best governors on gun safety.
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Week in Fairfax
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Letter: Against Free Speech?
Each of the first two Romney/Ryan signs I posted this election season disappeared within 24 hours, a third was defaced and this morning a fourth in my front yard was smeared with excrement, perhaps by one of the many dog walkers who parade up and down our street, plastic baggies in hand.
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Alexandria: Achieving ‘Passable’ Roads
On Wednesday morning, Jan. 27, the city announced that all streets in Alexandria were passable for emergency vehicles, but warned that “passable” may mean only one lane is clear.
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Potomac: A House Expanded
A cramped, dated home is transformed into a spacious, modern abode.
When the owners of a Bethesda home realized that they’d outgrown their one-story, mid- 20th century abode, they decided to remodel and expand rather than relocate. A family-friendly neighborhood and high-performing schools were two of the reasons they wanted to stay.
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Letter: Arguing for Childfree Restaurants
To the Editor
Childfree restaurants need to exist in today’s society.
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Letter: Heart Sisters
Letter to the Editor
As a board member of WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, we are issuing a call to action to improve awareness, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the number one killer of women, heart disease.
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Standing Up 2 Cancer in Arlington
Celebrating the one-year anniversary of surviving “major league” cancer, Alexandria resident and retired Air Force veteran Pat Malone held a 24-hour marathon fundraiser at Fire Works American Pizzeria & Bar in Arlington.
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Mount Vernon Pet Gazette: Carrie & Lily
nce upon a time, a skinny, lonely, skittish hound dog named "Lily" showed up on a pet adoption site. Two fair tween princesses hounded their parents to "pahleeeeeez" go visit this cute, cuddly, homeless urchin.
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Springfield: St. Mark’s Program Supports Lynbrook Elementary
Several Lynbrook Elementary School students spent the first few weeks of May making “Hug Pillows” as part of a weekly after-school program run by members of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Springfield.
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Potomac: Victory for The OwlBots, The Woods Academy Robotics Team
The Woods Academy Robotics teams, the OwlBots and the Green Machine, participated on Dec. 6 at the FIRST Lego League (FLL) Qualifier held at Glen Elg Country School in Ellicott City. 21 teams competed.