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Juvenile or Adult?
Court to decide if former Whitman students will be tried as adults for armed robbery.
Juvenile or Adult?
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The Boss Never Says: ‘Stop Clowning Around’
From pharmacy technician to clown.
Clown alley of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey has a vacancy. Across the entire United States, the odds of being chosen are 308 million to 1. Narrow it to Estill Springs, Tenn. and the odds become 2100 to 1. Chris Sullivan, pharmacy technician, beat both odds and is the newest and youngest clown in the alley.
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Oakton Ready for Another Big Postseason
Cougars' girls lacrosse playing at a high level.
The Oakton High girls' lacrosse team, along with being talented and experienced, is also playing at a high level at the right time of the spring season with the start of the postseason set to begin this Friday night with opening round games of the six-team Concorde District tournament.
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Steeplechase Race Marks 60th Year
Event will benefit Yellow Ribbon Fund.
On May 20, the horses will be ready and waiting for the flag to drop, racing fans will be lining the track, tailgating and enjoying catered feasts, and the rails will be filled with young and old — waiting to hear the sounds of hooves and see the brilliant jerseys flash by in the 60th Potomac Hunt Steeplechase Race.
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Steeplechase Race Marks 60th Year
Event will benefit Yellow Ribbon Fund.
On May 20, the horses will be ready and waiting for the flag to drop, racing fans will be lining the track, tailgating and enjoying catered feasts, and the rails will be filled with young and old — waiting to hear the sounds of hooves and see the brilliant jerseys flash by in the 60th Potomac Hunt Steeplechase Race.
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After Years of Construction, a New Jones Point Park Emerges from Orange Cones
Southernmost point of the District of Columbia gets a makeover.
Now, after more than a decade hidden behind a veil of orange cones, Jones Point Park is ready to once again take its place among the premier city parks.
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Recreation Notes
Upcoming Recreational Happenings Around Arlington.
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Annual Potomac Spring House Tour Returns
Event to support Congregation Har Shalom’s projects.
Love touring unique homes and looking for ideas of how to enhance your own home? Be certain to mark May 19 or 20 on the calendar for the Potomac Spring House Tour.
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The Fierst Family’s ‘Twist’ on Halloween
Interstate Haunted House Maze in Springfield helps ECHO.
As you twist and turn your way through the Interstate Haunted House Maze, you never know what scary creature will be lurking around the next corner. It’s dark and misty, the tall walls giving you a feeling of being hemmed in, with no easy escape route other than to finish the maze. The strange noises add to your cautious approach around the next corner, uncertain of what will pop up next. The spooky trail seems to go on with no sign of an exit, and meanwhile your heart pounds not knowing what to expect … ghosts, goblins, skeletons, zombies or maybe a hand on your shoulder.
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Springfield’s Renaissance Man
Leonard Kalkwarf publishes book and wins five gold medals from the Senior Olympics.
Leonard Kalkwarf can best be described as a true Renaissance man; an avid history buff, the 85-year-old resident of Greenspring retirement community in Springfield is also an accomplished athlete, an ordained minister, and a published author. His advice to other seniors is simple: keep active and stay positive.
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Sen. Favola Shares Legislative Priorities
State Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31) highlights the following legislative priority issues: *Safety Net: Retain McDonnell’s $1.6 M for extension of subsidies to foster youth and adopted youth until the age of 21. *Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) --- Index benefits to the COL Adjustment as determined by the Department of Labor (Need Budget Amendment as well). This helps women and children. Families stay an average of 3 years on TANF. The caseload has been decreasing in Virginia and $5M was shifted in the last biennium from TANF block grant dollars to funds General Fund services.
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Herndon High Students Broadcast ‘Herndon Live’
Students begin TV program with Herndon Community Television.
In January on Friday at 5 p.m. Herndon’s non-profit, cable access PEG station Herndon Community Television (HCTV) presented the first episode of “Herndon Live” a new program showcasing events, reviews, interviews and news. Assisting the production of the first episode were Herndon residents Nancy Rose, Blake Rose, and their son, Brian Rose. “I started volunteering and using the equipment at HCTV when I was about 9 or 10,” said Brian Rose. “I am there to give the Herndon Live group what they need to do their show whether it be advice or teaching them equipment... I am there to make sure things go smoothly.”
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Ireton Girls’ Soccer Loses to Undefeated Holy Cross
Coach Leon looking for more intensity from talented Cardinals.
The Bishop Ireton girls' soccer team lost to Holy Cross on Sept. 25.
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McKay Promises Field Improvements
VOICE tour highlights needs of area youth.
Touring three neglected athletic fields Aug. 15, Lee District Supervisor Jeff McKay and Park Authority board member Edward Batten heard public testimony urging them to take action. Both expressed their intent to make the fields playable and safe.
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They Focus on ‘Orphan’ Disease
Malignant mesothelioma appears in 3,000 cases annually
Malignant mesothelioma is a tumor found in the lining of the lungs, heart or stomach. Exposure to asbestos causes mesothelioma. It lies dormant and asymptomatic within people for as long as 50 years before it erupts. Once diagnosed — 3,000 cases annually — the disease is always fatal.
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Centreville Softball in Winning Mode Under Dutton
Wildcats sport winning record going into Friday's Concorde home game with Herndon.
All things considered, coming off a three-win season in 2012, being under a new head coach, and playing a tough schedule over the season's first half, the Centreville High girls' softball squad has been quite impressive thus far this spring.
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Kindergarten Boot Camp
Springfield preschool invites veteran kindergartners to explain what to expect at school.
Kindergarten Boot Camp
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McLean Family Welcomes Sailor Home
Local family ecstatic to see daughter come home from the Gulf
McLean Family Welcomes Sailor Home
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Beltway Expansion to Consider Neighbors Concerns
Potomac Master Plan would be amended.
Beltway Expansion to Consider Neighbors Concerns
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Week in Reston
Week in Reston