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Feds Give Dulles Rail OK
Decision allows boosters to start engineering and lobby Congress for money.
Feds Give Dulles Rail OK
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Zimmerman Elected Board Chairman
Lays out priorities for year-long term
Zimmerman Elected Board Chairman
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Groups Decry Lack of Affordable Housing
Housing Action, others call for two new city positions.
Groups Decry Lack of Affordable Housing
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Greener Pastures — and Buildings — Ahead?
Bills in House call for green building design standards in all government buildings.
Greener Pastures — and Buildings — Ahead?
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Construction Costs Threaten Future Building Projects
County Manager Carlee outlines his recommendations for the county's new six-year Capital Improvement Program.
Construction Costs Threaten Future Building Projects
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Legislators Describe 2005 Session
3,000 bills have been introduced.
Legislators Describe 2005 Session
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Feds Give Dulles Rail OK
Decision allows boosters to start engineering and lobby Congress for money
Feds Give Dulles Rail OK
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Greener Pastures — and Buildings — Ahead?
Bills in House call for green building design standards in all government buildings.
Greener Pastures — and Buildings — Ahead?
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Should Some Businesses Be Taxed at a Higher Rates Than Others?
Lee District Supervisor clashes with his own advisory group over BPOL taxes.
Why should consultants be taxed at a higher rate than contractors? Is it fair to hit up businesses that do research and development for twice as much as retail merchants?
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Celebrating Achievement
Award promotes Northern Virginia’s leadership diversity.
The nonprofit organization Virginia Leadership Institute (VLI) held its Top 10 Under 40 awards reception on May 7 at Kora Restaurant in Crystal City to honor black leaders in Northern Virginia. In a room filled with dozens of attendees along with award recipients and their families, 10 people were celebrated for their achievements in business, politics, civic engagement and philanthropy. Representing the scope of cities and counties making up Northern Virginia, honorees were from Alexandria, Arlington, the Town of Dumfries, Fairfax County, Loudon County, and Prince William County.
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Creating ‘Vibrant Streets’
SFDC hosts Route 1 development forum.
The Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation, a non-profit corporation financed by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, jump-started its fall season by inviting a panel of three business leaders who conducted what amounted to a workshop on how to turn underutilized commercial and mixed use property in the Richmond Highway corridor into viable self-sustaining community and government supported projects.
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Girls Thrive as Leaders in JROTC
Girls acquire discipline, leadership skills in program at South Lakes High School.
Girls Thrive as Leaders in JROTC
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Defense, Homeland Security Boost Reston Economy
Firms with headquarters or major offices in Reston have received billions of dollars in contracts for the Iraq War and the War on Terror.
Defense, Homeland Security Boost Reston Economy
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Arlington: Young Leads 25th Christmas Bird Count
Spotting some new species locally and missing others.
It is 7 a.m. at Theodore Roosevelt Island on Dec. 19, windy and expected to warm up to the 40s. Almost seven hours later, Bill Young and his team of eight will have recorded 2,533 birds with 60 different species in Subsector 5 for the Audubon's 116th annual Christmas Bird Count.
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Arlington: Stein Crafts Themed Jewelry
Suzanne Stein uses beads and charms.
Originally from Westchester County, N.Y., Suzanne Stein, 52, relocated to Virginia in 1991 with her husband, Dr. Lawrence Stein, when he had a job opportunity to work as a physician in Northern Virginia.
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Affordable Housing Lack Can Lead to Hunger
ODB director beseeches Fairfax City Council to take action.
During the June 24 swearing-in ceremony of the Fairfax City Council members and mayor, Councilman Jeff Greenfield decried the fact that so many children in the City are hungry. He then promised to create a task force to attack the problem.
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Arlington: Health Initiative Focuses on Veterans
Teaching health-care providers to ask about patients’ military backgrounds.
Chamberlain College of Nursing in Arlington co-sponsored a veteran’s health awareness campaign last month, shedding light on health issues that more prominently affect veterans than the average civilian.
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Northern Virginia's Growing Debt Burden
Local governments use debt as a tool to build for the future.
Back in the 1920s, Harry Byrd became governor of Virginia on what he called a "pay-as-you-go" platform.