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Fairfax County’s History Shapes Us Today

Fairfax History

Column: Reform Not Revenge

It appears that in the House of Delegates the Republicans will have a 53 to 47 majority.

Reform

Children's & Teens' Connection 2021

Please send all submissions via email by Friday, Dec. 3. This edition publishes Dec 15.

Children's Connection


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Olympian Miller to speak Nov. 17 in Alexandria

Sportsman’s Club to host champion rower.

Olympic rower

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Tacos Top the Menus in Mount Vernon

This Mexican favorite started off with “street tacos,” and it’s still a favorite.

Street tacos

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Upgrades at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Mount Vernon

Playground in Gum Springs gets upgrades that may be used on more county parks.

Gum Springs Park Updated


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Creating a Holiday-Ready Kitchen

Local designers offer tips for a quick spruce-up.

Decorating

Column: Redistricting Moves to the Supreme Court of Virginia

Redistricting

Column: The People Have Spoken

Column


Opinion: Schools Lost on Nov. 2

Opinion on schools

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Republican Sweep

Democrats lose statewide for the first time since 2009.

Virginia has a long tradition of offering a counterpoint to presidential elections starting after the election of Democrat Jimmy Carter for president in 1976.


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Reduced Metrorail Service through Nov. 15

Riders on the Blue and Yellow Line will feel the pinch

Metro cutbacks

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Parkway Plan Kicked Off in Early October in Mount Vernon

A road diet is based on a 2019 safety study by the National Park Service.

Parkway plan

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Leave the Leaves in Mount Vernon

Leaves in the fall


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Flooding Inundates Parts of Mount Vernon

Flooding in Mount Vernon

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NVTA Looks at Post-Pandemic Transportation

Survey results tabulated as part of ‘TransAction,’ plan, with biking and walking in the forefront.

Transportation

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The Grim Reality of the High Maternal Death Rate among Black Women

Racism and access to medical care are among the causes.

Medical care


Needed: Tasers and De-escalation in Fairfax County

Needed: Tasers and De-escalation

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Mount Vernon Icons Gene and Addy Krizek Remembered

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