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Commentary: First Week in Richmond

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New Year, New Order

Local organizers teach methods for streamlining a space.

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Town Hall in West Springfield Told of ‘Chaos-Causing Trump Effect’

Fairfax County NAACP hosts Town Hall gathering with Kaine.


New Fees to Be Implemented for Fairfax County Student Transfer Applications

Applications available online Feb. 5.

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Northern Virginia Lawmakers Push for Menstrual Equity

General Assembly to consider bills providing feminine hygiene products in schools and prisons.

For one Alexandria woman who was booked into the Fairfax County jail a few years ago, the stress of the criminal justice system wasn't just about prosecution and detention. It was also about shame. Deputies confiscated her underwear because it wasn't white, the only color inmates are allowed to wear at the Fairfax jail. So she started worrying about what would happen when she started menstruating.


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Magical Frolic at Reston’s CenterStage

Reston Community Players presents “Peter and the Starcatcher.”

Commentary: General Assembly Off to Lumbering Start

Opinion: Editorial: Pulling Legal Status from Local Salvadorans

Bad for communities, bad for the economy, bad for the families, and no upside.


Commentary: Here’s What Makes America Great

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Arts Council Awards Grants to Three Reston Groups

Greater Reston Arts Center, Public Art Reston, and Reston Community Players awarded grant funding.


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Citizens Shape Virginia Assembly Agenda

Fairfax delegation to General Assembly hears from public before heading to Richmond.

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2018 Color of the Year: Ultra Violet

Mixed reactions from local tastemakers who offer design ideas.


Reston Couple Remembered As ‘Earth Angels’

Family, friends, and neighbors mourn Scott Fricker and Buckley Kuhn Fricker.

Reston Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday

Keynote address by Tamika Mallory, Co-chair, 2017 Women’s March on Washington.

Commentary: Virginians Can Be the Winners


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From Medicaid to Broadband, Northern Virginia Lawmakers Prepare for Raucous Session

Democrats plan to use new numbers to accomplish wide-ranging agenda.

This year’s General Assembly will be like no other. For starters, members walking the halls of the Capitol will look different. The crop of freshman includes the first transgender woman to serve in the Virginia General Assembly, the first lesbian, the first Asian-American women and the first two Latinas. Gone are the 12 Republican members who were unseated, all white males. Also gone are the three members who got out before the bloodbath that flipped their seats from red to blue, also all white males. In their place is a diverse and young group of new members who are eager to make their mark on the commonwealth.

Commentary: Independent Progressive: What to Wish For in 2018