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Prom time is upon us once again. For many American teenagers each spring, prom night is often seen as a rite of passage from adolescence to adulthood. Comment?
Fairfax farmers markets reopen with old favorites, new temptations
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Shamus Ian Fatzinger/Fairfax County Times Oakton resident Kendall Meir, 2, enjoys an apple from Kuhn Orchards at the weekly farmers market at Oak Marr Recreational Center Wednesday. Comment?
Fairfax moves forward with TIFIA application
Fairfax County took the first step Tuesday toward applying for a joint $1.9 billion federal loan that will help finance about a third of the total costs for the Silver Line. Comment?
All fired up over gun laws
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Martina Leinz, head of the Burke-based Northern Virginia Chapter of the Million Mom March, addresses the audience at the McLean Commubnity Center about what she says has been a 13-year battle against inadequate gun laws in Virginia. 2 comments
Madison baseball takes streak into postseason
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Center fielder Owen Socher makes a catch at the fence during a drill at practice Monday at Madison High School. Comment?
Board votes to reassign about 540 students from Fairfax High School
With the goal of reducing crowding, Fairfax County School Board members voted to reassign about 540 students from Fairfax High and 245 students from Lanier Middle schools. Comment?
Supervisor Gerald Hyland's decades-long effort to tax restaurant meals in Fairfax County can be compared to the Greek myth of Sisyphus, the king condemned to an eternity of rolling a rock up a hill only to have it fall back to the bottom. Comment?
Mother and son share bond on Bulova ballot
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Mother and Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Sharon Bulova and son Del. David Bulova march in last year's City of Fairfax 4th of July parade. Comment?
City of Fairfax Police said William Hays O'Brien, 63, died April 26 from wounds he sustained after being assaulted on April 16 after a road rage incident. Comment?
Festival season brings out community spirit
If funnel cake and ferris wheels are your idea of a good time, the next six weekends should be right up your alley. Comment?
Why I couldna t vote for this budget
On April 23, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted to increase the property tax rate by one cent to $1.085. With the increase in assessments, that translates to a 4.5 percent or $216 increase in taxes on the average homeowner. Comment?
City of Fairfax Police said William Hays O'Brien, 63, died April 26 from wounds he sustained after being assaulted on April 16 after a road rage incident. Comment?
Fairfax soldier killed in Afghanistan
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Robert J. Hess, 26, of Fairfax, was one of two soldiers killed in action Tuesday in Logar, Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense. Comment?
Seven years ago: Remembering the Sully District police station shooting
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Nearly seven years have passed since the funeral procession of slain Fairfax police detective Vicky Armel, who was shot and killed by gunman Michael Kennedy in the parking lot of the Sully District police station on May 8, 2006. Comment?
Fairfax soldier killed in Afghanistan
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Robert J. Hess, 26, of Fairfax, was one of two soldiers killed in action Tuesday in Logar, Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense. Comment?
School is projected to be 600 students over capacity in 2017 if no changes are made
A decision on plans to reduce crowding at Fairfax High School by reassigning hundreds of students is a week away. Comment?
Fairfax set to get festive
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A new community festival was introduced last year, and after its rousing success, Chantilly Day will be back in 2013, kicking off the festival season on Saturday. Comment?
Fairfax soldier killed in Afghanistan
Robert J. Hess, 26, of Fairfax, was one of two soldiers killed in action Tuesday in Logar, Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense. Comment?
Eric Hepfinger, 14, a freshman at Herndon High School, received his Eagle Scout award April 14 at a Court of Honor in Reston, where keynote speaker Del. Comment?
Va. Supreme Court rules on ownership of The Falls Church
The Virginia Supreme Court last week affirmed the finding of a Fairfax County Circuit Court judge in the case of The Falls Church, potentially ending a six-year battle over the church's ownership. Comment?