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MANASSAS –The look on Hylton girls basketball coach Melvin Smith’s face said it all. With five seconds left in the fourth quarter and the Bulldogs leading by 15 points, the host Stonewall Raiders were called for their 24th foul, forcing Smith into an exasperated laugh. Hylton was about to win its 12th straight contest but…
Support for private school vouchers is bound to be an issue in this year’s School Board races. There hasn’t been much discussion about this in years past, but this year nearly all the seats are competitive, with three of the seats being open seats. As I said last week, I do not support private school…
If Lollapalooza were a bowling trophy, it would be enshrined under glass on an altar on the mantel of alternative rock, surrounded by Bic lighters forever lit in tribute. Lollapalooza was the groundbreaking, revolutionizing musical and social force in the early 1990s. Its name and the waves of good vibes it resonated still conjure up…
Candidates for chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors have much in common above the water. But the public disagreements between Democrat Rick Coplen and incumbent Republican Sean T. Connaughton indicate that their differences are much deeper than at a superficial glance. Coplen served 20 years in the Army as an intelligence briefer,…
WASHINGTON – States and communities paid lobbyists more than $10 million over the last three years to defend hometown military bases from the Pentagon ax in the coming round of base closures. The unprecedented spending is one sign of the fear and anxiety gripping communities that depend on military installations for jobs and economic…
A political candidate’s positions on growth, land use and sprawl are important factors for 89 percent of Northern Virginia voters, according to a survey performed by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research. And about half of those voters are unfamiliar with laws that govern growth and land use in local and state government, the study said. That’s…