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Alexandria Column: Help for Alexandria’s Uninsured
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There is a widespread misimpression that the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) basically guaranteed health insurance for all Americans. Sadly, that is not the case, especially here in Virginia.
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Alexandria Column: Changing Lives, One Mentor at a Time
Commentary – Changing Lives, One Mentor at a Time
This week, students across Alexandria – and across our country – are “back to school,” a phrase which undoubtedly conjures up a wide range of emotions, images, and memories. Think: first day jitters, school lunches, and homework. For me, though, “back to school” invokes the image a unique type of person: a mentor.
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Alexandria Column: Providing Affordable Housing
Making a difference to 44 Alexandrians.
"I'm sorry. We have nothing available right now." I hear this end of a phone conversation from our property manager, Erika Orozco, several times a day. When other staff members answer the phone they often find themselves listening to a caller plead with them to find an apartment. Sometimes the caller is single, and sometimes they are part of a family of six or more. Always, the desperation in their voice is unmistakable.
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Alexandria/Mount Vernon Column: Who Are Our Patriots?
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For many months, a group of Alexandria citizens have been working with officials at Mount Vernon Estate to create a run that celebrates patriotism at the George Washington Patriot Run (10/5k).
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Leibig: Crime Novelist and Legal Defender
Christopher Leibig is well versed in the business of law. He is listed as one of the top 20 criminal attorneys in the country and practices his profession in Alexandria and other jurisdictions hereabout.
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Great Falls: Finding His Comfort Zone
Steven Kurtz, 14, of Great Falls becomes an accomplished baker.
very so often a youngster finds his passion in life, long before adulthood captures his time and energy. That is the case with 14-year-old Steven Kurtz, who has garnered a reputation as an accomplished baker in the Great Falls community.
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Great Falls: Saying Goodbye to Agent
The Cheshire family of Great Falls trains assistance dog to help a Norfolk woman.
Canine Companions for Independence – a national non-profit organization that provides assistance dogs for children and adults with disabilities – has announced that Norfolk resident Patricia Coale has recently received an assistance dog from Canine Companions for Independence.
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Great Falls Teen Wins Track Championship
Thirteen-year-old Daniel Silvestri achieves track championship in the Bandolero Series.
Thirteen-year-old Daniel Silvestri from Great Falls won Southside Speedway’s track championship in the Bandolero series.
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McLean: Alden’s New Season Opens With Martha Graham Dance Company
True to its moniker, “small stage, big talent,” McLean’s Alden Theatre new 2016-2017 professional performances season takes off with the world renowned Martha Graham Dance Company.
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Harvest Happenings Return to McLean Community Center
Harvest Happenings, McLean Community Center’s annual fall festival for children ages 3-8, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 24. General admission is $5 at the door; however, infants to 36-month-old children can attend for free. The center is located at 1234 Ingleside Ave.
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McLean High Hosts Celebrate McLean
Community festival includes food trucks, fair games.
On the cloudy afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 1, McLean High School’s football field and an adjacent parking lot filled with food trucks and tables, some offering concessions and others information about school activities.
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Celebrating Women's Equality
Architect unveils the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial design at Occoquan Regional Park.
To celebrate the 96th anniversary of Women's Equality Day on Friday, Aug. 26, which recognizes the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that gave women the right to vote, the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area held a Women's Equality Day Lecture at Gunston Hall in Lorton.
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Suicide Loss ‘Club’
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When I was 15 years old, I received my first “membership card” to suicide loss. I got the platinum membership card because not only was my loss to suicide, but it was also a parent.
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Chantilly: Cycling 192 Miles for Cancer Research
To honor a friend who died last fall.
Over the weekend of Aug. 6-7, Chantilly resident Paul Meng cycled 192 miles across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as part of the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC), to benefit cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
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Potomac: Joining in Fight Against Childhood Obesity
My Gym and Zumba offer “Free Family and Fit Party.”
One in three American children and teens is overweight or obese, according to the American Heart Association (AHA).
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Potomac: Affecting Aging-in-Place Policies
Potomac Community Village to host national expert.
The power of making an individual’s voice heard will be brought home to Potomac Community Village members and guests by Louis Tenenbaum, a national expert on Aging in Place issues, in a presentation entitled, "A Grass Roots Role in Aging In Place Policy," Sept. 22 at Potomac's Bolger Center.
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Potomac Brief: Canal Trust Names Honorees
The C&O Canal Trust announced the honorees who will be recognized for their service to the C&O Canal National Historical Park (NHP) during the Sixth Annual Park After Dark fundraiser on Saturday, Sep. 17.
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Potomac: Offering Naturopathic Medicine
Long-time Potomac resident to open area office.
In an age where Americans are increasingly aware of chemicals in their food and toxins in the air, naturopathic medicine has become a health route that many people are willing to explore. Naturopathic medicine, according to the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), “offers safe, effective natural therapies as a vital part of the health-care systems of North America in the 21st century.”