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Is Black Schoolhouse a Teardown?

Is Black Schoolhouse a Teardown?

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Bands Bond For Suicide Prevention

Bands Bond For Suicide Prevention

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Is Black Schoolhouse a Teardown?

Is Black Schoolhouse a Teardown?

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An Earley Entry into Politics

City resident serves as page in House of Delegates.

An Earley Entry into Politics

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Fashion On the Go

Janet Gonzalez brings mobile boutique to Northern Virginia.

As the youngest of four girls, Janet Gonzalez got used to hand-me-down clothes at a young age. The child of two parents who lived through the Great Depression, she became interested in fashion very early, often riding her bike miles away to look at the latest trends on stores and magazines.

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Inside the Alexandria Police Department: Graduation

An occasional series, drawn from the Alexandria Citizen’s Police Academy.

After 10 weeks of education in the role of the Alexandria Citizens’ Police Academy, 16 students graduated from the program.

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TC Grad Schedler to Join Sister at Susquehanna University

Q&A: Former Titans guard fan of Beyoncé, Wizards.

T.C. Williams graduate Angie Schedler to play basketball at Susquehanna University.

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Summer Fun, Summer Safety

Tips for averting summer danger.

It’s a familiar call. The sun beams down from mid-summer sky. Temperatures rise above 95 degrees Fahrenheit, but safety conditions start to plummet.

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No, I’m Not a Parent; I Just Act Like One

I’m not a biological mother, an adoptive mother, a stepmother or a foster mother. But I have experienced some of the joys and heartbreaks of motherhood.

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Alexandria People at Work: A Second Family at Sunrise

Every Alzheimer’s story is unique.

A yellow balloon zooms across the room. An arm reaches up from a wheelchair and bats it back across the room. The balloon flies faster and faster. "Go Hunter, you throw harder than anyone." Some of the residents are down the hall taking naps.

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A Rock Band of Pre-Teens Has a Purpose

Magnetic Toxins play second benefit in Lorton.

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Opinion: Commentary: We Need a Better Redistricting Amendment

Along with eliminating the Electoral College and reversing corporate contributions green-lighted by the Citizens United case, I consider the drawing of elected officials’ district lines to be one of the most significant, fundamental problems in American Democracy today.

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Opinion: Column: A Question of Time

Let us presume, for the sake of this column, that I only have papillary thyroid cancer stage IV, and that my years as a non small cell lung cancer patient, also stage IV, are over.

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Providing Hope to Neighbors Facing Eviction, Homelessness

Centreville Presbyterian Church raises rent-relief funds for WFCM.

It’s tough being poor – and it’s even worse if you’re cold and homeless.

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Community Notes

Community Notes

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'Favorite Pastime' Becomes After-School Program

Diamond Dream Foundation kicks off after-school baseball and softball for middle schools.

'Favorite Pastime' Becomes After-School Program

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'Favorite Pastime' Becomes After-School Program

Diamond Dream Foundation kicks off after-school baseball and softball for middle schools.

'Favorite Pastime' Becomes After-School Program

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Week in Great Falls

Week in Great Falls

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Week in McLean

Week in McLean

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Ideas Wanted

GFCA urges local residents to attend public meeting on proposed design of new fire station in Great Falls.

Ideas Wanted