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A young man, full of hope for a better world, stands strong with only a song and the love of a beautiful young woman in his heart. The only thing standing in the way is the city’s evil corporate dictator, who just happens to be her father. With help from the poor, he can maybe…

High school juniors and seniors have a big decision to make just deciding which colleges they might want to attend. There are college fairs, glossy brochures, booklets, e-mails and even calls trying to entice you to a specific college. You can do all kinds of research on a school and in many cases even take…

Trash pickup complaints in Manassas have skyrocketed since the city chose not to renew its contract with Fredericksburg-based Waste Management Services Inc. The city has recorded more than 2,000 instances of trash not being picked up this month, says Mike Moon, Manassas’ public works director. The number is more than 20 times the average 180…

There is an interesting phenomenon that occurs when an attempt is made to limit the exposure or publicity that a particular issue receives. Specifically, the effort usually ends up causing the direct inverse result of the desired outcome. For example, if you don’t like the new Snoop Dogg album because of explicit lyrics, don’t start…

By Dan Clendaniel For the Potomac News & Manassas JournalMessenger DALE CITY — Gar-Field pitcher Shannon Massie had some adjusting to do in the first inning. She was having trouble gripping the ball and then discovered that, according to the plate umpire, the outside corner that normally gets a lot of “strike” calls belonged to…

Mary F. Brennan Mary Frances Brennan, 55, of Dale City, died Saturday, May 11, 2002, at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md. Born and raised in Philadelphia, she married in 1968 and as the wife of a Marine, traveled a great deal. She and her husband, Dennis, moved to Dale City in 1984 where she…