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    The case against Gerardo Lara Gerardo Lara holds a cross during a recess in Prince William Circuit Court in Manassas on Wednesday April 13, 2005, where he was on trial for the murder of his estranged wife, Marissa Lara. (Photo Ana Pimsler / Potomac News/Manassas Journal Messenger) Gerardo Lara confers with his lead…

Raiders’ Milot making her run at regional meet By Brian Hunsicker Staff Writer MANASSAS – A time like 5:17 might not mean much to most people. Maybe it’s the time they have dinner, maybe it’s the time they get home from work. But for Stonewall Jackson freshman Kristen Milot, the time – not as a…

/**/ Staff tops school budget topics Tiffany Schwab Staff Writer Manassas      The school board launched into its first budget work session Tuesday, placing the heaviest focus on staffing. “The essence of tonight is personnel,” board Vice Chairman Art Bushnell said. One area the school division is struggling with is a growing English as a…

Untitled Document All-Area: A week-long series highlighting the best athletes in Prince William County June 29: Boys Lacrosse Read more from this series: Boys baseball Girls lacrosse FIRST TEAM   DAN BAMFORD Junior midfielder, Woodbridge DYLAN BESLEY Senior faceoff specialist, Osbourn Park JEFF CIZDIZEL Junior midfielder, North Stafford ED LAND Senior long-stick midfielder, Forest Park…

/**/ Wednesday, November 1, 2000  Top News Chubby’s Thinner: Months after antique cars move south, diner looks for business By Joseph J. McCallister Manassas Journal Messenger     In July, when the summer sun still warmed the parking lot at Chubby’s Diner on Saturday evenings, some people thought the antique cars that had been gathering there each…

Thursday, February 22, 2001  Top News Truthfulness, compassion, tolerance: Falun Gong’s peaceful principles grow in popularity By Lucy Chumbley Staff Writer Amy Drewry/Staff Photographer Lisa Fan practices the movements of Falun Gong – a Chinese mind-body philosophy – in her Alexandria home on Monday. Falun Gong practitioners use this peaceful sequence to align themselves with…