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Government
McDonnell Shifts on Ultrasound Bill
Update, 4:33 p.m. Wednesday: The Virginia House of Delegates passed on Wednesday a revised version of a GOP-sponsored informed consent bill (HB462) that would require women to undergo an...
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Local Connections
Applications Open for College Partnership Program
From Centreville High: Centreville High School is now accepting applications for the College Partnership Program (CPP). The College Partnership Program is a motivational program desi...
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Local Connections
Book Festival Seeks Local Authors to Spotlight
Gaithersburg Book Festival Seeks Local Authors to Spotlight on May 19 Applications Due by February 29 Gaithersburg, Md. – February 7, 2012 – Authors living in the Washingt...
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The Neighborhood Files
'Left Behind by Suicide': a Mother's Journey
Lorijane Graham had hit rock bottom. Her 15-year-old daughter, Kaela Wegner, and daughter's boyfriend, Tony Holt Jr., had killed themselves in a double suicide on Graham's backyard ...
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Family
Valentine's Day Challenge for Foster Care to Success
On Saturday, January 14, 2012, just one month before Valentine's Day, there was a Volunteer Fairfax Volunteers for Change Valentine's Day Challenge with Foster Care to Success. At t...
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Sports
New Life's nZone to Hold Grand Opening
The nZone, operated by New Life Christian Church in a renovated Budweiser facility, will serve as a community and worship center, open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. ...
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Government
Help Local Victims of Domestic Violence
The Fairfax County Office for Women & Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Services needs volunteers to help staff its weekend hotline and help provide other services. Right no...
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Government
To Attract a New County Executive, Money Is No Object
"We’re not going to get somebody in here on Tony’s salary," said a constituent at Supervisor John Cook's Town Hall on Monday night. Fairfax County Executive Tony Griffin is schedule...