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Caputo: 'We Must Close Loopholes'
House of Delegates — District 67
Caputo: 'We Must Close Loopholes'
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‘It’s Such a Good Fit’
Naomi Project joins Our Daily Bread to help struggling mothers.
For the past 19 years, the nonprofit Naomi Project of Northern Virginia has worked with high-risk, pregnant women and new mothers to help them have healthy pregnancies and babies. It’s now become a program of the nonprofit Our Daily Bread (ODB) and, on Jan. 22, the two groups celebrated their union. “It’s a natural offshoot of what we’re already doing with moms,” said ODB spokeswoman Heather Webb. “This is another way that we can help them build families and get on a better financial footing.”
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Using Holistic Practices
How Yoga and Meditation can help ease anxiety over racial injustice.
Before the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent stay-at-home orders, Kesha Davis’s weekday evening routine included picking up her fifteen-year-old son at a bus stop in Old Town Alexandria.
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Old Town Gateway Gets a Facelift
Old Town Gateway Gets a Facelift
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U.S. Congress, 10th District, Frank Wolf (R)
U.S. Congress, 10th District, Frank Wolf (R)
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Supporting Friendly, Instant, Sympathetic Help
Herndon-Reston FISH hosts annual fundraiser.
Most guests at the annual Herndon-Reston FISH Fling Saturday, May 19 were already familiar with the work done by Friendly Instant Sympathetic Help. George Buckfield of Centreville wasn’t very familiar, but it didn’t take long into dinner for him to realize their impact.
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General Assessment Remains Steady
Burke Centre Board of Trustees sets 2007 budget Nov. 9.
General Assessment Remains Steady
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Column: About Long-Term Care
What everyone needs to know.
Long-term care is a hot topic for Baby Boomers and others who are caring for elderly parents or loved ones or thinking about their future and the possibility of needing long-term care.
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Tick and Mosquito Control without Spraying
Master Gardeners and Naturalists take the long view of pest control.
Kasha Helget, Arlington Regional Master Naturalist, busted a few myths about mosquitoes and ticks when she gave a talk for Encore Learning in April.
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The Price Of War
A political action group outlines how much Virginians are paying for the Iraq War.
The Price Of War
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Business Notes
Business Notes
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Samarra’s Legacy
‘Mr. Fix-It’ leaves Alexandria with high tech gadgets, low crime rates.
Samarra’s Legacy
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SKG Is 'Small Business of Year'
SKG Is 'Small Business of Year'
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In the Kitchen: Evan Buchholz Heats Up Alexandria's Rustico
Making 130 pies a day is a labor of love for this pizza-maker.
Evan Buchholz pulls a wad of dough out of a large bucket onto Rustico’s kitchen counter.
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A Delicate Balance – At Home
How appropriate is it to tell a cancer patient something negative (that he likely doesn’t want to hear) – yet needs to know, and which might ultimately quash his fighting spirit and adversely affect his day – and night? Moreover, would withholding certain discouraging observations intermittently along the cancer-treatment way, in order for said patient to feel good and positive about himself – and better prepare him for any and all news/results which might upset his precariously imperfect life and moreover, likely chip away at his emotional wherewithal as well – cause more harm than 100-percent honesty all the time?
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Potomac: Brothers Light Up Their Own Candle-Making Business
Filipino Fire offers homemade scented candles.
Inspired by a candle-making segment on the TV show “The Chew;” three local brothers decided to go into business together. Zach, Nico and Anthony De Leon started their small business to have fun and to earn some extra money. Their slogan is “Homemade scented candles by Hand of Brothers.”