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Lawmakers Call Office Closures Illegal
Brain drain cited during BRAC hearing.
Lawmakers Call Office Closures Illegal
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Voters to Decide on North Tract Plan
‘Yes’ on bond will allow park to be built along the Potomac.
Voters to Decide on North Tract Plan
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Mount Olive Rejoices at Groundbreaking
Mount Olive Rejoices at Groundbreaking
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Finishing Touches
County targeting mid-December opening for Dulles South public safety center.
Finishing Touches
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Herndon Goes Green
Town looks to join clean air movement with federally-financed purchase of alternative fuel vehicles
Herndon Goes Green
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Earth Day
Local Earth Day celebrations underscore the importance of protecting the environment
Earth Day
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State May Share Predator's E-mail Addresses
State May Share Predator's E-mail Addresses
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Lorton Dreams of Fields
A planned sports facility in Lorton could include 130,000-square-foot field house, more than a dozen athletic fields.
Lorton Dreams of Fields
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Lorton Dreams of Fields
A planned sports facility in Lorton could include 130,000-square-foot field house, more than a dozen athletic fields.
Lorton Dreams of Fields
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Lee High Graduate Helps Make Coast Guard Rescue
Former Springfield resident Lt. Brian Ward piloted a helicopter as part of a “textbook” response.
On Friday afternoon, Sept. 6, a garbled mayday call from a commercial fishing vessel roughly 40 miles off Cape Mendocino, Calif., meant Coast Guard Lt. Brian Ward would get a rare chance at a major rescue. The excitement for his four-man helicopter team was palpable. These cases only come along about once a month. But with extensive training on his side, Ward, a 2000 Robert E. Lee High School graduate, kept a cool head and executed a textbook, successful rescue mission as aircraft commander.
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New 495 Express Lanes Open for Business
Fourteen mile stretch of tolled lanes open from Dulles Toll Road to Springfield.
The 495 Express lanes opened to traffic in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 17, marking the completion of a project more than 10 years and $2 billion in the making.
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Centre View School Notes: Nov. 7, 2012
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Residents, Groups Speak Out on Affordable Housing
County Council will consider proposed changes to the program starting with committee sessions next month.
Residents, Groups Speak Out on Affordable Housing
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Four Seek Democratic Nod for Mount Vernon Supervisor: Tim Sargeant
As the next Mt. Vernon supervisor, I will establish a satellite office in the Mt. Vernon District Supervisor’s office for our next School Board member, so that we can work collaboratively to address the needs of all Mt. Vernon School children.
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‘We Will Not Tolerate Unsafe Driving’
Police want motorists to get the message from their new cruiser.
There’s a new weapon in the Fairfax County Police Department’s arsenal, but this one has four tires and an engine. It’s a new cruiser covered with messages warning people not to drive impaired or distracted. It was unveiled on Friday, Feb. 21, at the Sully District Station, and the station’s commander, Capt. Ed O’Carroll, explained its significance.
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Braunstein Retiring from CSB
He led agency through transformation, advocated for mental health services.
George Braunstein said he entered the field of mental health services almost accidentally. “My first college degree was in history and education. I was going to be a high school history teacher,” Braunstein said.
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Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing and American Legion Post 139 Celebrate Terwilliger Place Construction Start
Veteran-serving development will create 160 affordable apartments and a new Post facility.
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Nice Work If You Can Get It
Eight Alexandria city officials pull in more than $200,000 a year.
.Alexandria does not have the top-paid government officials in the region. But it certainly doesn’t have the poorest, either. According to information received in a Freedom of Information Act request, Alexandria’s City Manager, Mark Jinks, pulls in a cool $288,000 a year. That’s at the top end of the range for local government chief appointed managers and administrators who oversee governments with a population of 100,000 or more, according to an annual survey conducted by the International City/County Management Association.

