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Adopting a Senior Dog Could Be a Better Match, Really

One woman's passion and 'Tribute'.

Senior dogs

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Voice Lesson to Music History Classes at Your Fingertips.

New collaboration offers video-streaming service to seniors.

Voice Lessons


Column: Budgeting When Resources Are Available

Budget

Column: Working with an Eye Towards Compromise

Progress advances every time we change the law for the better.

Politics

Column: Helping Virginians Get Health Coverage

Health Insurance


Police Shoot Armed Man in Lorton

Suspect was out on a warrant and in a van parked on a Newington area street; police say he pointed a gun at them.

Shooting in Lorton

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Climate Change Study Warns of Coastal Flooding in 2050

County program called "Resilient Fairfax," would provide prevention steps.

Climate Study

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Mount Vernon 35th Annual Town Meeting

District tradition returns in person and a virtual option.

Mount Vernon Town Meeting


Oops! They Did it Again

Lawmakers accidentally gave overtime protection to farmworkers and domestic workers, now they're taking it back.

They didn't mean it. Seriously. And now they're about to undo what they did last year. Lawmakers say the vote last year to create a cause of action for farmworkers and domestic workers to seek overtime pay was a mistake. Senators say they were misled, snookered by the blitzkrieg pace of the General Assembly. Now they're taking action to rectify the situation, stripping farmworkers and domestic workers of the ability to sue for overtime.

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Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Transitions From All Advanced Life Support System

Reintegration of the dual-tier EMS system, 12 stations impacted.

EMS transitions

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FCPS Initial ‘Test-To-Stay’ Pilot Results

Limited participation attributed to high vaccination rates.

Vaccination at Schools


Column: Progress Impeded

Progress impeded

Column: Fixing the Virginia Employment Commission

VEC

Last Week in Richmond Column:: 25 Bills Moving

25 bills in govt.


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Embark Meets One Fairfax

Mobile-home owners finally get a presentation on rezoning of adjacent land

Embark

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Our Winter Visitors – Waterfowl in Mount Vernon

Waterfowl

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It’s Only February, But Not Too Early for Potholes

January’s cold temperatures made the pothole season come early.

Potholes come early


Week Four: Bills Moving in Richmond; Retail Marijuana Under Discussion

General Assembly

Column: "The Good, Bad, and the Ugly"

Govt Bills