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Cuccinelli the Conservative
Republican incumbent faces competitive election in November.
Cuccinelli the Conservative
Final Round of Questions
Congressman wraps up series of town hall meetings in Fairfax County.
Final Round of Questions
Roundups
Roundups
Biking for Charity
Vienna resident bikes through Cambodia to raise money for the International Children’s Trust.
Biking for Charity
Centre View Roundups -- April 25
Smoking Materials Cause Fire Fairfax County fire investigators say “discarded smoking materials” caused an accidental townhouse fire, April 12, in Centreville. The incident occurred around 3:25 p.m. at 5213 Prairie Willow Way. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy smoke and fire coming from the rear and deck area of the three-story, end unit.
Living Legends
Richard Merritt focuses on health issues.
Born in 1943 in Greenville in Texas, Richard E. Merritt grew up in the Bellaire section of Houston and attended Austin College in Sherman, also in Texas, where he earned a B.A. in psychology. He joined the Peace Corps as a volunteer in India. He was assigned to community development as an extension officer helping to improve crop yields.
Joe Guiffre: Retired But Still Connected
Responsibility means taking active role in the community.
For more than six decades Joe Guiffre has been involved in the business, civic and religious life of his community. That’s why he is a 2013 Living Legend of Alexandria.
Roundups
Walker Honored by Franklin Band Director Lawrence Walker was at Franklin Middle School when it opened in 1984. And after 30 years with FCPS — 28 of them at Franklin — he retired in June 2012. But his many contributions to the school and to the youth of Fairfax County have not been forgotten. In a ceremony at the May 9 meeting of the School Board, it was revealed that Franklin is naming its music department the Lawrence Walker Music Department. And area music students will still benefit from his expertise when he returns this summer to continue directing Franklin’s annual Band and Orchestra Camp, June 24-July18.
Putting Always Kids First
McLean basketball community mourns the loss of John Micocci.
Both the first time and last time I saw John Micocci, I was reffing house league basketball in McLean. The first time was in 2002. I was a new ref, which is to say a ref who has not learned the limits or extent of the “power” of the position. John was the age-group coordinator for the high school girls’ house league in McLean.
News Briefs
News Briefs
Proposed Changes to Head Start to ‘Water Down’ Program
Low-income families learn to work together to prepare youngsters to kindergarten.
Proposed Changes to Head Start to ‘Water Down’ Program
History Students Get Civil Rights Lesson
History Students Get Civil Rights Lesson
Week in Reston
Week in Reston
This Week in Potomac 1-26-05
This Week in Potomac 1-26-05
A Trip to the Balkans
Paul VI students venture to Macedonia as part of a cross-cultural conference.
A Trip to the Balkans
The House the Barrys Built
Vienna family spends week in Nicaraguan countryside building a house for an impoverished family.
The House the Barrys Built
Vienna’s ‘Magical Place’
Sharing the secrets of Meadowlark Botanical Gardens.
I know of a secret garden where herbs and flowers sweeten the air, where mango yellow Monarch butterflies suck the nectar from the purple throated phlox, and where peaceful lakes give cooling comfort to the grey-frocked geese honking parental guidance to their young in the quiet peacefulness of Nature’s bosom.
Column: WMCCA on the C&O Canal and Artificial Turf
The Potomac community’s front yard.
The next meeting of the West Montgomery County Citizens Association will be held Wednesday, March 11, 7:15 p.m., at the Potomac Community Center.
National Honor for Alexandria Educator
Ana Bonilla-Galdamez named National Social Worker of the Year
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has selected Alexandria Social Worker Bonilla-Galdamez at the recipient of its 2014 National Social Worker of the Year.