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Running for Second in Command
Thirteen candidates are running for lieutenant governor in Virginia.
Seven Democrats and six Republicans are trying to secure their parties' nomination to be the candidate for lieutenant governor on the November ballot.
Opinion: Column: Hitting The Nail on the Head
What are all these "Toe Nail Clipper" emails I receive nearly every day?

“Sisters” Leave Privilege to Join Resistance
Story of nine Vietnamese women in their fight against French oppression
Patricia (Kit) Norland sat listening to a Vietnamese social worker in 1988 in Saigon as Oanh explained in beautiful English what it was like to suffer postwar trauma with poverty, unemployment, domestic abuse and street children.

‘Pretty Much Every Drug on the Street Is Counterfeit’
Fairfax County Opioid Unit detectives share cold, hard facts.
Fairfax County has a serious, undeniable, drug problem.
Yorktown High Holds School-wide Assembly Honoring Black History
Ask yourself how you may have contributed to racism and do better, students say.
Marguarite Gooden told the group of over 1,200 Yorktown High School students at an assembly Feb. 26 that as one of two Black students in her class at Yorktown, she was called a “jungle bunny” — among other things — by her classmates.
ArPets: Cuter by the Dozens – 25 Dogs and Counting
I couldn't wait to vault from my parents' house into college.
Opinion: Column: Being Driven Only Slightly Crazy
So this is what it's like to be out of the house and driving around: mask on, surgical gloves in the console, hand sanitizer in the glove box; not so different than before my two Covid-19 vaccinations.
Bicycling in Fairfax County Looking to Expand
Meetings planned this month to develop the ‘Active Fairfax Plan’
With the warm weather approaching, Fairfax County is holding a series of meetings to hear thoughts about active transportation in the county, and this input will be used in their Active Fairfax Transportation Plan to integrate the existing Bicycle Master and Trails Plans.

Two Lawsuits Threaten Virginia Public Schools
Appellants ask courts to halt implementation of Student Transgender Policies; local FCPS Pride reacts
The outcome of two lawsuits filed in Circuit Courts the last week in March threatens the treatment of transgender students in all Virginia school divisions, including Fairfax County Public Schools.

Honoring Stephen Miller, 66, Potomac
Community celebrates life of Stephen Miller, who served more than 50 years as firefighter, leader of Swift Water Rescue, and deputy chief
Stephen Francis Miller, 66, retired Deputy Chief of the Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department, died March 26, 2021.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Open Letter and Petition to Governor Hogan, Governor of the State of Maryland and Dr. Jinlene Chan, Maryland Acting Deputy Secretary of Health
We are a group of health care workers, scientists, public health experts, and other professionals who are concerned about the prolonged disruption of schooling for children in Maryland public schools.

Residents Mourn ‘The Death of Colvin Run’
Great Falls and Vienna residents argue that ‘George Washington would not recognize his stream of 1799.’
Colvin Run in Vienna died this spring.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: ‘Historic Designation’ Disregarded at Colvin Run
I would like to bring to your attention the massive construction and relocation of the Colvin Run stream at the intersection of Carper's Farm Way and Route 7.
Five-Year-Old Handcuffed for Hating School in Montgomery County
The five-year-old left his school building during the school day and was walking down the street when confronted by police officers who yelled at him that he wasn’t allowed to make his own decisions.

Heirs of River Farm
A detailed look at the history of River Farm as its future remains uncertain.
On Oct. 15, 1785, George Washington’s favorite nephew married Martha Washington’s favorite niece.
‘People Will Change Their Behavior and Slow Down’ in Fairfax City
City installing photo speed cameras
Heads up, drivers in Fairfax City – photo speed cameras are headed your way.

Restorative Justice Inching Forward in Arlington
Restorative Justice will work to gain the trust of residents from all neighborhoods.
When Kimiko Lighty hears Arlington residents commiserating on a listserv about how many cars had been vandalized and no one was doing anything about it; or how a woman was harassed by a group of maskless teens who coughed in her face, implying they were spreading COVID, and sped away laughing; then hears how these teens should be punished instead of “going through a restorative justice process,” it suggests to her that what we are doing now isn’t working.
Public Input Sought on Fairfax County Police Chief Selection
Increased expectations of public involvement and transparency drive forum
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is seeking public involvement as its nationwide search for the next Fairfax County Police Chief gets underway.
Opinion: Commentary: Ending State Executions
Virginia made history last week: The Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam signed the bill that made Virginia the first state in the south and the 23rd state in the nation to end the death penalty!

Opinion: Commentary: Krizek Endorses Sen. Jennifer McClellan for Governor
Spring has finally sprung, and that means that the 2021 campaign season is now in full swing!