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Mount Vernon Column: Time To Raise Minimum Wage
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Many readers know that I work for a nonprofit headquartered on Richmond Highway, in the heart of Mount Vernon. Small nonprofits like mine face many of the same troubles as small businesses: money is always hard to come by and we must operate within very small margins. Indeed, we rely on the generosity of the public for our support. Many of the people we serve are barely making it; they work long hours and struggle to get by. Helping people is what we do but wouldn’t it be better if they could do more to help themselves? The best way to make that happen is to raise the minimum wage.
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Fairfax County Residents List Assembly Expectations
County General Assembly Delegation holds pre-2021 Session Public Hearing
The Fairfax County General Assembly Delegation held a Pre-2021 Session Public Hearing on Saturday, Jan. 9.
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A Senior Year Unlike Any Other in Alexandria
Recent high school grads, Class of 2021 face college uncertainty amid pandemic.
Senior year, 2020 T.C. Williams graduate Mikaela Pozo applied to 17 colleges.
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Contracted Locally, Makers Sew 45,000 Face Masks
New jobs for unemployed and new revenue stream for nonprofit.
Unthinkable scenarios happened in early March. The COVID-19 pandemic hurled itself into Northern Virginia; small and large businesses shuttered and unemployment rates escalated.
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New Source of Information for Seniors in McLean
McLean Senior Source help desk opens at community center.
Seniors in McLean now have a one-stop shop to access services with the opening of the McLean Senior Source Tuesday, May 21. Volunteers will man a phone, computer and table in the McLean Community Center in order to connect seniors and caregivers with services they need.
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Alexandria Column: Decision Time on City Budget Deliberations
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The vote for our city’s budget is around the corner. This is the biggest vote of the year. Our decision will have a sizable impact on the quality of our lives as well as the pocketbook of each household in our beloved city.
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Langley Hill Friends Protest Torture
Members of Langley Hill Friends Meeting protest interrogation tactics.
Langley Hill Friends Protest Torture
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Langley Hill Friends Protest Torture
Members of Langley Hill Friends Meeting protest interrogation tactics.
Langley Hill Friends Protest Torture
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Reston Marine Comes Home
Community support eases burden of local marine family.
The Rhodes family of Reston received the best Valentine’s gift. Lt. Col. Lewis Rhodes returned home safely from seven months’ deployment in Afghanistan on Monday, Feb. 13.
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Dysfunctional Budgeting Prompts Crisis at Alexandria City Public Schools
Independent audit rips school system; vice mayor calls for superintendent to step down.
An independent auditor has concluded that the budget office at Alexandria City Public Schools suffers from a “dysfunctional environment," approving contracts that had not been budgeted and providing inaccurate information to School Board members.
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THEATER REVIEW: Arlington Players Premiere Sondheim Musical
THEATER REVIEW: Arlington Players Premiere Sondheim Musical
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When You Need the Rescue Squad
Potomac’s heavy rescue equipment slated for reserve service.
When You Need the Rescue Squad
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Burke Couple Runs FeedAFamily
Nationwide online charity based in Burke helps provide food to families in need.
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Janet Oleszek, School Board At-Large
Janet Oleszek, School Board At-Large
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‘We Need to Keep Our Children Fed’
Vienna CROP Walk raises more than $30,000.
Many of those participating in Vienna’s 10th Annual CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Walk had done so for several years. Others, like resident Martha Nichols, were walking in it for the first time.
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Hunter Mill District Community Summit Held
Budgets, education, economic climate, immigration and Metro all on the agenda.
Hunter Mill District Supervisor Cathy Hudgins held a community summit on Saturday, March 4 at the Frying Pan Park Visitors Center in Herndon.
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Not a Bad Way to Spend a Week
Ashburn’s Dick Cummings keeps record crowd under control at AT&T National.
Not a Bad Way to Spend a Week
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Not a Bad Way to Spend a Week
Ashburn’s Dick Cummings keeps record crowd under control at AT&T National.
Not a Bad Way to Spend a Week