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Editorials
Power in numbers
5/14/2008
Potential partnership with Hampton Roads would serve Northern Virginia well | 0 comments - ›› more ...
FoHA has plenty of friends
5/14/2008
We would like to voice our support for Friends of Homeless Animals.Our family decided, after many years with only fish and hamsters, to get a dog. We knew of FoHA through their many outreach activities in the community. We have neighbors who have adopted from FoHA. We visited FoHA – ... | 0 comments
Fairfax grading system unfair
5/14/2008
I sat in on a presentation at Centreville High School regarding the grading structure in Fairfax County. Without a doubt, our kids are being penalized for living here. The short and simple of it all is this: A Fairfax County student achieving B+ grades would be an A student in ... | 0 comments
Cell towers bad deal for neighborhoods
5/14/2008
This letter is in response to “140-foot cell tower proposed near pool,” May 8, 2008.Last year T-Mobile approached our club president of the Orange Hunt Swim Club with a similar offer. The tower would have been erected directly behind my house, which concerned me and residents along my street. Through ... | 0 comments
Business community deserves credit for work with school
5/14/2008
The Work Awareness and Transition (WAT) class at James Madison High School would like to thank the business community in Vienna and Oakton for their support during this past school year. WAT endeavors to find unpaid internships for students with various needs to provide a nurturing work experience, matching a ... | 0 comments
Clean energy can create jobs
5/14/2008
Emerging clean-energy industries, such as wind and solar power, are not only taking steps toward solving global warming and America's energy problems. They're creating good jobs that help the economy and our environment. Instead of subsidizing the polluting oil, gas and coal industries to the tune of billions of dollars ... | 0 comments