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Council Signs Off on Strategic Plan

Grant sought for air quality improvement projects; council honors Talbert.

Council Signs Off on Strategic Plan

Keeping Children Fit and Healthy

Keeping Children Fit and Healthy

Fort Hunt Marine Major Killed in Iraq

Trane McCloud was a quiet presence at home, in church, in the neighborhood.

Fort Hunt Marine Major Killed in Iraq

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Solving a Real-World Problem

Rocky Run students win a national science competition.

A team of three, seventh-grade girls from Rocky Run Middle School just won the national championship in the U.S. Army’s 11th annual eCybermission competition.

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Big Ideas for Small Spaces

Local designers offer ideas for decorating small rooms.

Whether one is sprucing up a small powder room or decorating a studio apartment, space limitations often pose a design challenge. However, local designers say that no matter how a small space’s square footage or how awkward the layout, there are plenty of decorative cures for small spaces. Whether one is sprucing up a small powder room or decorating a studio apartment, space limitations often pose a design challenge. However, local designers say that no matter how a small space’s square footage or how awkward the layout, there are plenty of decorative cures for small spaces.

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‘How Far Should Science Push?’

Westfield High presents “Flowers for Algernon.”

The past two years, Westfield High won a slew of Cappie awards with musicals. But this time, its Cappies show is “Flowers for Algernon,” a thought-provoking drama with a serious message.

Focusing on Drinking and Driving

Plans underway to reduce alcohol-related crashes here.

According to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, from 2006-11, Fairfax County had 1,941 alcohol-related crashes involving drivers ages 15-24. Some 54 percent happened between midnight and 3:59 a.m., and 10 percent more occurred in January than in other months.

Four Local Students Become Published Playwrights

Young Playwrights’ Theater instills confidence in Arlington students.

Arlington students Cassidy Boomsma, Sam Burris and Julie Kashmanian got to add “published playwright” to their list of accomplishments when “Write to Dream,” a collection of plays, was published by the Young Playwright’s Theater in October of last year. YPT, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization, teaches students in and around the D.C. Metro the art of playwriting as a way to inspire their creativity, improve critical thinking skills and build confidence.

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Inside the Alexandria Police Department: Crisis

An occasional series, drawn from the Alexandria Citizen’s Police Academy.

The Alexandria Citizens’ Police Academy is a 10-week course hosted by the Alexandria Police Department (APD) to offer citizens a better understanding of how the department works. Throughout the course, participants sit in on emergency calls and ride along with police officers on patrol. In the sixth week of the course, citizens learned more about how the Alexandria Police react to crisis situations, including hostage situations and riot control.

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‘The Chance to Be Like Other Teens’

Students attend Day Prom at The Waterford in Fair Oaks.

At last week’s prom, the students attending ate pizza, visited with friends, danced and sang along with the music. But this wasn’t just any prom — it was the Day Prom for special-education students with intellectual disabilities.

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Lessons in Charitable Giving

Conversations, modeling behavior and hands-on actions can help teach children about benevolence and compassion.

Matthew Mamalian’s holiday shopping list included some items that might seem atypical for a 12-year-old middle school student: shampoo, socks, soap and a few snacks.

Burke: Illinois De­-Commit Ohanian Faces Uncertain Future

Bishop O'Connell rising junior softball player and Burke resident Patty Maye Ohanian de-committed from the University of Illinois this summer.

Three Plays for Price of One

Centreville High One-Acts take the stage.

Two dramas and a comedy are on tap for Centreville High’s annual One-Act Play Festival. Presented will be “13 Ways to Screw up a College Interview,” “10,000 Cigarettes” and “The Lottery.”

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Reston Boy’s Mission: Protect Marine Life

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Mother’s Day Reflection: Our Mothers Had Few Rights, Much Courage

Reflecting on mothers from a different era

All my friends were losing their mothers, and this year, it was my turn.

Local Musicians Head to Waterfront

Carbon Copy will perform at Red Cross Waterfront Festival on Saturday, June 14.

Local Musicians Head to Waterfront

School Program Combats Obesity

Physical education teachers have many methods to shrink students' waistlines.

School Program Combats Obesity

Making Life Full

Bill Strauss’ life celebrated.

Making Life Full

Making Life Full

Bill Strauss’ life celebrated.

Making Life Full

Students Spreading their Wings

Air Force Jr. ROTC Soars at Chantilly High School

Students Spreading their Wings