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Letter: Explain ‘Worst’
To the Editor: As a property owner and taxpayer on the West End, I continue to hear about the impending doom and gloom of the FY14 budget on city services. Many of us are concerned about the city’s tax rate, what services will be cut and how this will impact future projects to improve traffic, safety and education.
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Editorial: Who Will Be Hurt?
Innovations, changes and cuts designed to help the budget should be subject to analysis of how they will affect those on the short end of the economic and digital divide.
As Fairfax County faces a tight budget year and Fairfax County Public Schools consider significant cuts, clearly some changes are going to affect services on the ground. As various proposals emerge, there should be some specific analysis of how changes, innovations and cuts would affect the poorest one-third or so of the county’s residents specifically.
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The Small Town of Fairfax County
I was at the beach this summer with my dad’s side of the family who live in a small, close-knit rural town. They were talking about how even in their close community a man lost several teeth because they couldn’t find a doctor who was willing to come in on a Sunday. At that point I realized how Fairfax actually is a close community even if it isn’t small or rural, and that we not only have some of the best doctors in the world, but also some of the most caring.
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Black History for a New Generation
Lessons on the contributions of African Americans not limited to February.
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Column: West Montgomery County Citizens Association
The West Montgomery County Citizens Association will meet at the Potomac Community Center on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 7:15 p.m. If schools are closed because of inclement weather, the meeting will be cancelled.
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Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber Restaurant of the Week: Skrimp Shack
The Skrimp Shack Mount Vernon celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting on Friday, Oct. 23, with Lee District Supervisor Rodney Lusk.
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Fairfax City Council Greenlights Old Lee Highway Survey
Questions about project’s scope still remain.
The results are in and City of Fairfax residents have now given their opinions on how best to improve Old Lee Highway. So the Fairfax City Council has authorized a survey of the entire corridor to obtain more information before going further with the project.
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BAR Faced With Unprecedented Decision
BAR Faced With Unprecedented Decision
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APR Hits Home Stretch
Planning Commission conducts public hearing on proposed changes to Comprehensive Plan.
APR Hits Home Stretch
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30 Years Prison for Handyman’s Death
Champean sentenced for May 2010 Centreville homicide.
Jose Cardona was a handyman and gardener on a huge, Centreville estate. On May 17, 2010, he also became something else — a hero who died protecting his employer’s son from armed intruders.
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APR Hits Home Stretch
Planning Commission conducts public hearing on proposed changes to Comprehensive Plan.
APR Hits Home Stretch
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Truro May Leave Episcopal Church
City's Episcopal church may split from U.S. Episcopal Church, homosexuality a major issue.
Truro May Leave Episcopal Church
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Become a Friend — and Help a Great Cause
Become a Friend — and Help a Great Cause
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Combating Hunger, One Job, One Meal at a Time
Robert Egger, founder of D.C. Central Kitchen, speaks at Potomac School.
Combating Hunger, One Job, One Meal at a Time
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Combating Hunger, One Job, One Meal at a Time
Robert Egger, founder of D.C. Central Kitchen, speaks at Potomac School.
Combating Hunger, One Job, One Meal at a Time
