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Bush addresses national financial crisis
President Bush details the shaky real estate market as one of the major causes of the financial crisis in his ...
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The Oldest Church in Loudoun
St. James’ Episcopal Church and Shelburne Parish trace their history...
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It's My Birthday
Today is my birthday. In a few hours Mike will be home and we’ll share a special dinner and I’ll ...
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It's time to travel!
Haydin is almost 10 months old and soon she'll have a number of firsts! Her first family vacation, plane ride ...
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Was that an ad, or did I just get punched in the gut?
They would have been better off spending $300m on Pet Rocks and Chia Pets.
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Rick Dawson, executive director of Camp Highroad, leans against the tree where his daughter's ashes are interred in the EcoEternity Forest near Middleburg.--Times Staff Photo/Shamus Ian Fatzinger | ›› more

Forest cemetery leaves a living legacy

10/9/2008

When Middleburg resident Rick Dawson was asked by Centreville business owner Jack Lowe to turn part of a Methodist adventure camp into a forest cemetery where trees serve as living memorials, he thought he was going crazy. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Recent News Stories

Four charged in series of robberies

10/10/2008

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Centreville woman dies in car accident

10/10/2008

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Moran goes after 10th term as U.S. representative

10/9/2008

If re-elected on Nov. 4, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Moran will assume his 10th term in office. Republican challenger Mark Ellmore is trying to keep that from happening in the 8th District. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Crime spree has police on alert

10/9/2008

Three armed robberies, a shooting and another attempted armed robbery that included assault have all occurred in the Reston/Herndon area since Oct. 2. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Are illegals voting in U.S. elections?

10/9/2008

A study released Oct. 7 by a former executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies claims that American elections are potentially being affected by voters who are not American citizens. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Thawing the credit freeze

10/8/2008

Fed gets in the market of credit with new plan to help businesses | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Voter registration jumps

10/8/2008

Election officials expect heavy turnout Nov. 4 | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Race between two governors is a lopsided battle

10/8/2008

Warner appears to have significant lead over Gilmore. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Civil cases settled in police shooting

10/8/2008

The families of two Fairfax County Police officers killed in a shooting at the Sully District Police Station in 2006 will each receive $300,000 as a settlement of two civil lawsuits. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Snakes biting in Reston

10/8/2008

At least three Reston residents and three pets were bitten by copperhead snakes in September. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Congress approves Metro funding

10/8/2008

Both chambers of the U.S. Congress have approved $1.5 billion in funding for the Metro system. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

New deadline for school admin building

10/8/2008

The Fairfax County School Board has extended its deadline for negotiations with the owner of the Gatehouse II office building. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

CNN poll shows Obama with big lead in Virginia

10/8/2008

A CNN poll of likely Virginia voters Sept. 28-30 showed Illinois Sen. Barack Obama (D) with a significant lead over Arizona Sen. John McCain (R) in the presidential race. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Election officers needed

10/8/2008

The Fairfax County Office of Elections is in need of precinct election officers. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Board continues budget review

10/8/2008

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors continued its close examination of the budget with all-day meetings Sept. 29 and Oct. 6. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Starr speaks to McLean chamber

10/8/2008

Alice Starr was the featured speaker at the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce’s TML Copiers Power Networking Luncheon Oct. 2. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Site gets an 'A' for diversity

10/8/2008

Fairfax County schools Web site translates information in eight languages | 0 comments - ›› more ...

President George W. Bush speaks at local business about the state of the economy

10/7/2008

President George W. Bush spoke about the financial crisis at Guernsey Office Products in Chantilly Tuesday, Oct7. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

This Week

Election officers needed

10/8/2008

The Fairfax County Office of Elections is in need of precinct election officers. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Board continues budget review

10/8/2008

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors continued its close examination of the budget with all-day meetings Sept. 29 and Oct. 6. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

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Civil cases settled in police shooting

10/8/2008

The families of two Fairfax County Police officers killed in a shooting at the Sully District Police Station in 2006 will each receive $300,000 as a settlement of two civil lawsuits. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

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New deadline for school admin building

10/8/2008

The Fairfax County School Board has extended its deadline for negotiations with the owner of the Gatehouse II office building. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

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