1-7-2016 by Falls Church News-Press

January 7 - 13, 2016

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The Falls Church City Council is slated to cast its final up-or-down vote on the Spectrum and Mill Creek’s 4.3-acre Mason Row project on the northeast corner of W. Broad and N. West Street at its meeting next Monday night. The project needs a five-vote “supermajority” to pass. SEE NEWS BRIEFS, PAGE 9

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Tarter Council’s Unanimous Pick For Re-Election as Mayor of F.C. K �� N �� Y ��

It’s a new year and a new opportunity to work on a new you for 2016. Check out the FCNP’s special health and fitness special inside this edition.

M�� B�� W�� H�� H�� T�� After coming up empty-handed in their five previous entries, George Mason’s varsity boys basketball team finally won the Joe Cascio Holiday Classic, topping Dominion High School, 57-42, in the championship game last week. SEE SPORTS, PAGE 24

INDEX Editorial.................6 Letters...............6, 8 News & Notes 12-13 Comment ........ 18-21 Business News ...22 Food & Dining.....23

Sports .................24 Calendar ........26-27 Classified Ads ....28 Comics, Sudoku & Crossword ..........29 Critter Corner......30

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A COUPLE RINGS IN 2016 with a midnight kiss at Falls Church’s annual Watch Night New Year’s celebration last Thursday night. Coordinator Barb Cram says a record number of revelers turned out for this year’s event. See more photos of The Littile City’s Watch Night on pages 10-11. (P��: C�� B��)

Superintendent Jones Tips Oﬀ PTAs to Her New Budget BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON

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Falls Church Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones was slated to address a public meeting co-hosted by the City schools’ three PTA organizations in the cafetorium at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School last night, spelling out the parameters that will inform her coming fiscal year budget recommendations that

she will formally introduce at a School Board meeting Tuesday. While Wednesday night’s meeting was scheduled to occur after the News-Press was set to go to press this week, Dr. Jones provided the News-Press with the power-point presentation developed to form the basis for her remarks and projections. Jones told the News-Press in supplementary remarks, “I need the community to understand that

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the principals, directors and teachers only ask for what they feel are really needed to maintain great schools. They do not constitute a ‘wish list.’” According to her power-point, the schools will need to ask the City Council for considerably more than would be provided by the projected modest 2.3 percent increase in revenues coming to the

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BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON

P. David Tarter was re-elected to a second term as mayor of the City of Falls Church by a unanimous 7-0 vote in the first meeting of the newly-constituted Falls Church City Council Monday night, and Council member Marybeth Connelly was elected vice mayor by another unanimous vote. The new Council, officially installed as of Jan. 1, after being sworn in mid-December, included one personnel change as Letty Hardi was seated for the first time since winning election in November, replacing Nader Baroukh who did not seek reelection to a third term. The new Council now includes three women – Connelly, Hardi and Karen Oliver – for only the second time in Falls Church history and first since the late 1980s (when Carol DeLong, Betty Blystone and Betty Havlick served at the same time). As has been the custom whenever the election of a new mayor and vice mayor takes place in the first meeting after an election, the meeting Monday was called to order by the City Clerk, in this case Celeste Heath was performing the duty for the first time. After leading the chamber in the Pledge of Allegiance and calling the roll of Council members, she asked for nominations for mayor. Council member Oliver nominated Tarter, who was first elected mayor by his colleagues two years ago and was the top vote getter in achieving re-election in the November 2015 general election, and there were no other nomina-

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On New Year’s Eve some friends and family members had a drink at a bar in Tel Aviv. The next day a gunman shot up the place, killing two people and wounding at least five.

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Transform 66 Inside the Beltway Project

Arlington County, City of Falls Church and Fairfax County Design Public Hearings Monday, January 25, 2016 (6:00-8:00 p.m.) Presentation at 6:30 p.m. *Snow Date: Thursday, January 28, 2016 (7:30-9:30 p.m.) Presentation at 8:00 p.m. Washington-Lee High School Cafeteria 1301 N. Stafford Street Arlington, VA 22201 Tuesday, January 26, 2016 (6:00-8:00 p.m.) *Snow Date: Friday, February 5, 2016 (6:00-8:00 p.m.) Presentation at 6:30 p.m. Stone Bridge High School Cafeteria 43100 Hay Road Ashburn, VA 20147 Wednesday, January 27, 2016 (6:00-8:00 p.m.) *Snow Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2016 (6:00-8:00 p.m.) Presentation at 6:30 p.m.

Visit Transform66.org to view a live stream of this meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m.

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The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), in partnership with the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), will host Design Public Hearings for the Transform 66 Inside the Beltway Project. Improvements involve converting I-66 to dynamically-priced toll lanes in the peak direction during morning (eastbound) and afternoon (westbound) rush hours between I-495 (the Capital Beltway) and U.S. Route 29 in Rosslyn, along with implementing a series of multimodal improvements that will benefit toll users of I-66. Information related to proposed locations and design of toll gantries and signage will be available at the hearings, as well as a presentation on how the toll system will operate. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 23 CFR 771, draft Categorical Exclusion (CE) documentation has been prepared in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration and is available for review and comment. VDOT staff will be available to discuss the environmental studies underway and the coordination with appropriate regulatory agencies to obtain information about the resources in the project’s vicinity. A public notice for review and comment on the final CE documentation will be posted at a later date. In compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act, Section 106 and 36 CFR Part 800, information concerning the potential effects of the proposed project on properties listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places is also provided in the environmental documentation. Stop by to learn more about the project, discuss your questions with VDOT staff, and attend the formal presentation. Review project materials at the hearings, including the draft CE, traffic technical report, plans, project schedule, and right-of-way, environmental and civil rights information. Materials will also be available for review on or before January 8, 2016 at www.Transform66.org or VDOT’s Northern Virginia District Office at 4975 Alliance Drive in Fairfax. Please call 800-FOR-ROAD (800-367-7623) or TTY/TDD 711 to ensure availability of appropriate personnel to answer your questions. Give your written or oral comments at the hearings or submit them to Amanda Baxter, Special Projects Development Manager, at the VDOT Northern Virginia District Office (address noted above). You may also e-mail comments at any time to Transform66@VDOT.Virginia.gov. Please reference “Transform 66 Inside the Beltway” in the subject line. Comments must be postmarked, emailed or delivered to VDOT by February 22, 2016 to be included in the public hearing record. VDOT ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact VDOT’s Civil Rights Division at 800-367-7623 or TTY/TDD 711.

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Jones Shares Some Details on Budget Continued from Page 1

City. The revenue projection, alone, would yield $880,900 more for the schools, but the requests from school principals and department leaders total $4,117,700. Jones was to tell the meeting last night that she will present her recommended budget Tuesday to cut those requests by about half, to a total of $2,120,700 but that would still require the City Council to come up with $1,131,200 over projected revenue growth levels. Jones’ recommendations will call for an overall 5.6 percent increase in the requested transfer of funds from the City, almost half the 10.75 percent that the principals and department heads asked for. Her recommendation would provide increases of $716,800 to maintain class sizes, $487,600 for fixed costs, $634,600 for teacher compensation and $281,700 for staff and administration compensation. Maintaining class sizes involves in her budget the addition of three classroom teachers, two special education teachers and two behavioral specialists. Adding $634,600 for teacher compensation would recalibrate the scale of competitive teacher salaries in the region to bring Falls Church within three to five percent of neighboring Arlington. “We adding new staff faster than ever in our history,” because of enrollment growth pressures, Jones said, and “the craft of teaching is changing more rapidly than ever in our history, making professional development critical.” Such a bare bones budget recommendation, which would be subject to the School Board’s revisions prior to being sent to the City Council, will actually mark a significant cut in expenditures per student over the last decade, taking inflation into account. In fiscal years 2007 and 2008, the schools provided an average of over $14,000 per student, but that number tumbled to under $12,000 in 2011 and grew to over $12,000 last year, with an almost identical amount for this coming year. Over that period, total school operating budget revenues have grown by $12,723,925, and salaries, benefits and wages have grown $12,057,977 over that same time frame, including adding 45 new teaching positions, leaving only $665,948 in additional dol-

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lars for everything else, such as maintenance and upkeep, materials, supplies, electricity, gas, technology, books, curriculum materials, professional development, buses, fuel and so forth. Enrollment in the Falls Church public schools has ballooned from 1,871 students in the 2006-2007 year to 2,600 projected for next fall. Dr. Jones’ priorities are informed, she said, by what the community, in a survey, defined as the top priorities for the schools, “keeping class sizes low and staying on track to close the teacher pay gap. We have made tremendous progress over the past three years in both of these areas,” Jones told the News-Press. The bulk of the growth in the schools has come in the last four years, she added, and Thomas Jefferson Elementary has doubled in size. One grade was shifted back to Mt. Daniel, but the overall growth level far exceeded that grade level size. The 495 responses to the November 2015 community survey saw that over 90 percent felt that class size was the top priority, and that 87 percent felt that teacher compensation was the second highest. In addition, just under half felt that maintaining or decreasing the overall tax rate for citizens was either “important” or “very important.” Jones said that overall the School Board’s top six priorities are “21st century teaching and learning, excellent staff, modern, secure schools, readiness for learning, small classes and responsible fiscal management.” With the presentation of her formal recommendations next Tuesday, the process kicks off for the development of the City of Falls Church’s overall Fiscal Year 2017 budget (to go into effect this July 1). The School Board will have its first work session with Dr. Jones’ recommendations on January 19. After the School Board makes its modifications to Dr. Jones’ recommendations, it will forward its request to City Manager Wyatt Shields next month. Shields will then subsume that request in the overall City operating budget that he will recommend to the City Council in mid-March, and the Council will make its final decisions on the parameters of the budget, including any tax increases or cuts, by the end of April.

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Tarter Re-Elected Mayor, Connelly is Vice Mayor Continued from Page 1

tions. The roll call vote ensued with its unanimous outcome. Then Tarter took his gavel and control of the meeting and asked for nominations for vice mayor, and Councilman Dan Sze nominated incumbent vice mayor David Snyder. In a step that appeared to have been worked out in advance and intended to signal a spirit of concord, Snyder declined the offer and instead nominated Connelly, who is two years into serving her first term on the Council. Connelly had been the top vote getter in 2013, and her elevation this time was considered an acknowledgment of the significance of her high vote total as well as the election of Hardi, the second highest vote getter, in this November’s election. Connelly and Hardi not only share their gender, but also the primary passion for maintaining the excellence of the Falls Church school system. Connelly has actually been a school system employee, working in its outreach efforts

to the Falls Church community, and Hardi, with three young boys in the Falls Church schools, started to take local politics very seriously less than a year ago when she and another parent with young children, Erin Gill, decided to pay careful attention, attend meetings and make frequent public comments at City Council and school division budget hearings last spring. As Hardi was elected to the Council, Gill was elected to the School Board, in what became a highly contentious election last fall. After the votes were taken at Monday’s meeting, Snyder, who’d served as both vice mayor and mayor for two year terms in the 1990s, welcomed Hardi onto the Council, saying she’d run “the best campaign I’ve ever seen.” He said he will continue to “have a very full agenda serving the City,” including working as the D.C. region’s Council of Government’s chair of its Emergency Preparedness Council.” He said that “I believe this Council has the capability and will no doubt achieve greatness.” He also had praise for Nader

THE NEW FALLS CHURCH CITY COUNCIL met for the �irst time in 2016 on Monday where it reelected David Tarter mayor and elected Marybeth Connelly to vice mayor. (P��: N��-P��) Baroukh, whose seat on the Council Hardi filled. Baroukh chose not to seek a third term last fall, even though he’d served four years as mayor from 2010–14. Health issues at home contributed to his decision not to run. Speaking after the vote Monday night, Mayor Tarter thanked everyone for “the trust placed in me,” adding, “Falls Church is a great city that we all love.” He hailed Connelly’s “integrity” and Hardi’s “keen intellect and fresh perspective.” Tarter then summarized a long list of accomplishments in the City

in recent years to underscore his optimism about the future, including its multiple mixed use economic development projects, quality schools, park and open space development, holding the line on taxes, making the City more walkable and bikeable, improvements to the W&OD Trail, traffic calming, investment in the downtown with lighting and crosswalks, government openness and transparency and all while maintaining the City’s “small town charm that all, young and old and of every socioeconomic background can enjoy.”

Connelly, hailing the Watch Night downtown celebration on New Year’s Eve, cited her appreciation for the large “LOVE” statue the City borrowed from the state’s outreach entity, saying “We are the Little City With a Big Heart.” The Council then adjourned for a lengthy work session on the Mason Row project covering 4.3 acres on the northeast intersection of W. Broad and N. West streets, which will come up for a vote of final approval at the City Council meeting this coming Monday night (see story elsewhere this issue).

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It’s harder to sell papers without screaming headlines, but we’ll take the copacetic spirit of the newly-constituted Falls Church City Council organizing meeting this Monday over some of the recent years’ fireworks any day. The unanimous votes for mayor and vice-mayor – David Tarter being re-elected mayor and Marybeth Connelly elevated to the second slot – as the first business of the new Council could not have gone more smoothly or in a better atmosphere of concord. It holds promise for a very productive period ahead, apropos the fact that the City will be making perhaps the most important decisions in its history over the coming year concerning the development of its 36-acre George Mason High and Henderson Middle School campus site. It is a process that is expected to culminate in a public referendum this November. Given the clear talents of all members of this Council, and dedication to the brightest sustainable future possible for Falls Church, we are confident that the mood of concord will result not in less, but actually considerably more diligence and attention being paid to these and other important governing decisions. As always, public input and transparency within reason will be an integral element of it all, as well. This go-around, there was plenty of contention leading into the November election that returned Mayor Tarter and Phil Duncan to the Council and added Letty Hardi. But with the election of those three, the building blocks for a productive era for the City were put in place. This Monday’s meeting was a far cry from the mood on the Council that was set following the election in 2010, when four members issued a veritable manifesto on the eve of the Council’s first meeting to elect the new mayor and vice mayor. The tactic set the Council at sharp odds with itself before any vote had been cast and it has taken years, including the removal of all four of those members for a variety of reasons in the meantime, for that mood of disquiet and distrust to subside. The last to go was Nader Baroukh as of December 31, who was elected mayor at that contentious meeting, as he chose not to run for a third term last fall because of health issues. Of course, many tough decisions lie ahead for the new Council. Despite economic development giving the City an edge in projected revenues for the coming fiscal year over other jurisdiction in the region, the growth is still projected to be an anemic 2.3 percent, which will add more pressure as the City’s fast-growing schools will place burdens on taxpayers to perhaps add a few pennies to the tax rate this spring. But the Council’s current makeup includes a stronger pro-school component than has been there in a good while, if not ever, leaving us with some justifiable confidence that the City’s top industry – education – will continue to thrive.

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Disappointed By Cancelling Of GMHS School Exchanges Editor, It was with dismay and disappointment that I recently learned that school exchanges between George Mason High School and its sister schools in France, Chile and China were canceled by administrative decision. This contradicts Falls Church School Board Policy 6.38C, which states “The School Board supports the partnership of the Falls Church City schools with schools overseas. Such partnerships may lead

to the opportunity for Falls Church students to travel internationally.” I hope that the School Board and administration will reconsider this decision so that future generations of George Mason students can take advantage of this exceptional chance to experience life in another culture and to share their own. George Mason’s first school exchange with Lycée Ozenne in Toulouse, France, took place in 1995. French students visited Falls

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Church in October, staying with a host brother/sister and family. In the spring, when our students traveled to Toulouse, they stayed with the student whom they had hosted. This direct exchange between families became the model for the exchange that was subsequently established with Trewhela’s School in Santiago, Chile for our Spanish students. In 2007 when the Mandarin Chinese program was launched at George Mason, a partnership was begun with high school number three in Nanning, China. It involved not only students, but also a number of administrators and classroom teachers, both from Nanning and Falls Church. Over 20 successful exchanges have allowed hundreds of George

Mason students to apply their language skills by experiencing family life and attending school in another country. When in Falls Church visiting French, Chilean and Chinese students share their culture through class activities and presentations at TJ, Mary Ellen Henderson and GM. In short, these school exchanges have enriched the lives of many Falls Church students and their families for 20 years. It would be a shame if future students in our school system do not have the chance to participate in this invaluable experience. Linda Johnsen Via the Internet

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It’s Time for Insanity to Be Replaced With Reason B� D�� S��

The first day of deer hunting season was a school holiday in the coal mining region of Western Pennsylvania where I grew up. Our parents made sure my brothers and I went to the gun range in the basement of Greensburg’s City Hall for National Rifle Association training in how to safely maintain and fire a rifle. Back then, gun-related deaths were rare, and every one of them was cause for concern. Now, each day, there is news of another mass shooting, another innocent bystander killed by gunfire, or both. Elementary school children, Amish girls, church goers, ministers, college students, broadcast reporters and cameramen have all been targets. And of course, their family and friends are also victims. It has been said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting different outcomes. We keep failing to provide adequate regulation of guns and the killings mount. And the net effect of this prolonged insanity is that as 2016 begins, America is by far the “leader” in gun-related deaths and injuries among developed nations. Compare this dismal record to the automobile, where we have made great strides in effective and balanced regulation that has enabled a healthy auto industry and at the same time provided great improvements in safety, saving hundreds of thousands of lives and preventing millions more injuries. A crucial question is: “How did we get here, as a nation?” I have several observations.

Guns became far more lethal; they became far more widely available and acquired because guns were effectively sold to ever growing numbers of people as important either for identity, safety or both. Meanwhile, regulation

“We keep failing to provide adequate regulation of guns and the killings mount.” did not keep up. In fact, in the case of assault weapons, what little constraints there were, disappeared. And finally, the legal system failed to impose liability and actually worked to strengthen the trend, through questionable rulings on the Second Amendment. My views on gun control have hardened over the years, initially informed by my experience as a first responder in treating gunshot wounds. I recall one call where my ambulance crew responded to a shooting. When we arrived, we found our patient was shot in the head by a 45 caliber round, even as the police were chasing the shooter out the other door. Then, a few years ago some 30 gun-toting activists appeared during a Falls Church City Council meeting with intimidation a likely outcome. And last year when I went to Richmond to advocate on transportation issues, I was greeted – ironically on Martin Luther King Jr.

Day – by gun advocates carrying assault rifles in front of the legislative office building. I saw office after office of House delegates and State senators “visited” by people openly carrying their guns that January 19. I find it especially galling that as elected officials charged with the duty of protecting our citizens, we can regulate payday lending, but are denied by Richmond any power to effectively regulate firearms merchants. The commonwealth has even prohibited us from restricting firearms in our own government facilities, which, by the way, our state neither helps us build nor maintain. As a part of local government, I am bound to act according to laws passed by the General Assembly, but that doesn’t mean I can’t try to change them. As a citizen, I am outraged at the arbitrary control the Richmond regime has over us when it comes to guns, in particular, and oppose that power wholeheartedly. And as a taxpayer, I object to gun policies imposed by Richmond that require us to shell out the dollars needed to provide our police with battlefield-ready equipment because that is the condition under which they now work, thanks to failed national and state gun policies. The legal foundation for blocking effective gun regulation is, in my view, questionable. Ignoring the plain language and history of the Second Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court found a broad individual “right to bear arms” independent of the “well-regulated militia” language that conditions that amendment, as was true for its predecessors, as written by the

nation’s founders. In my view, the founders had a pretty good grasp of the English language and if they wanted to grant a personal right unconnected to militia, they would have done so. Nevertheless, even this Court has since let stand some gun regulation, in recognition that this so called right is not limitless. So today, as a result of decades of ineffective restrictions on firearms and their huge multiplication in numbers and lethal force, we have as a nation “progressed” from well-trained hunters engaging in their sport to daily mass shootings and individual killings. President Obama’s gun regulation announced earlier this week may be modest and limited, but it is at least signal of national weariness with the appalling bloodshed and is a glimmer of the will to change course. Virginia’s Governor and Attorney General have also become active in the effort to better regulate the lethal force represented by firearms. Now, in addition, we should hope and push for more local gun regulatory authority to respond to the particular needs of our City and its citizens. Rational gun regulation should not be a partisan issue – it directly affects all of us. At its core, it is simply an issue of failed policies leading to disastrous consequences for our state and nation. It is time for this insanity to be replaced by reason that delivers a better balance of gun access and regulation.  David Snyder is a member of the Falls Church City Council.

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If You Suspend Football, Why Not Other Sports? Editor, Regarding your opinions on the football program at George Mason High School, I am a sophomore at Mason. I am also a student athlete. I participate

on both the swim team and the track and field team. Last year I played varsity football, however my season was cut short after a broken arm. I decided to not play football this year for a variety of reasons. The key words here being “I decided.” It was not my parents’, coach’s, doctor’s or school’s choice. It was my choice. Our athletic department is teaching athletes the risk of all sports. There are numerous videos

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and assemblies that athletes have to watch about concussions and other brain related injuries. The physical trainers at Mason do an outstanding job of not only helping athletes through injury, but teaching athletes the risks of all sports and how to prevent injury. I think it is fair to say that every athlete and parent know the risks of all sports at Mason. If one is informed of every risk and he or she still gives his or her final consent to compete, I do not see a problem. If football is suspended from the Mason athletic program a new question is formed as to where the line is drawn. If you cancel Mason football, why not cancel girls’ field hockey? Football is not the only sport exposed to concussions, and has pads and helmets to protect, while some other sports do not. It is impossible to draw a line that applies to only one sport without drawing that same line elsewhere. Yes, football is high risk sport, but so is every activity in some light. According to the Sports Concussion Institute and the CDC, other sports including girls’ soccer and mens’ ice hockey also rank high and close to football on concussion rates. The only way to combat the growing threat of concussion in any sport is to make sure that every player knows all the risks of his or her sport. Our athletic department is doing just that. Jack West Falls Church

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Editor, Despite the myopic focus of your editorial last week, all sports at George Mason High School are impacted by the issue of concussions, not just football. Our athletes in cheerleading, volleyball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse and baseball (among others) have had to deal with the effects of concussions. Will you be urging the School Board to ban all high school sports? All athletic endeavors contain an element of risk. We should be encouraging, not discouraging, athletic participation by our youth, especially given that childhood obesity rates are at historic levels. Concussion research is everevolving. We are extremely fortunate to have professionals at Mason who are working to minimize the risk of concussions (and other injuries) to our athletes. From the administration, to the athletic department, to the athletic trainer, to our coaching staff – the focus on the safety of our young people is paramount. Every athlete at Mason undergoes baseline concussion testing prior to the start of their sport’s season. Every athlete and parent is required to undergo concussion training. The issue is discussed by athletic directors and coaching staff at every season’s

initial parent meeting. As research develops on the best practices, our community and school system will respond appropriately. Is it too much to ask that our local paper be fully supportive of all the sports at George Mason, including football? Regardless of the outcome on the field, our football players work hard every day in the classroom and in the community. By playing football, they learn the value of hard work, teamwork, and sportsmanship (when winning or losing). They excel in mind, body and character. This newspaper has a longstanding animus against football. We would like to offer an alternate opinion: unqualified support for our football team. Go Mustangs! Kevin and Becki Creed Falls Church

By Far, Soccer Produces More Concussions Editor, Your recent editorial regarding concussions and the danger of playing football is myopic at best. I have two sons who have played football for George Mason High School for years and neither suffered any injuries until this past fall, when my younger son broke his hand. However, my daughter plays volleyball for George Mason and suffered a concussion this fall when an errant ball hit her forcefully in the head; she also broke her ankle last year when she landed badly after jumping during a game. Injuries in my own family aside, the top sport in which concussions are reported – by far – is soccer. Will your next editorial call for our schools to eliminate soccer due to this far more prevalent risk? Ellen McRae Falls Church

Have FCNP Editorial Writers Ever Heard of Boxing? Editor, “It’s the accumulation of all the small even undetectable blows that leads to CTE [chronic traumatic encephalopathy]. There is no other sport where this is likely to occur on every play in every practice and game as in football.” – FCNP, Editorial, December 31, 2015 Have you ever heard of boxing? J. McMorrow Arlington

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F.C.-Area Serial Armed Robber Arrested A man suspected of holding up several gas stations in the Falls Church area and around the region over the past months has been arrested. The Fairfax County Police Department announced in a press release Tuesday that Michael Sletzinger, 27, of Brewster, Mass., was arrested by the Brewster Police Department in Massachusetts. Sletzinger was wanted by multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Falls Church Police Department and Fairfax County Police, for robbery. The most recent gas station robbery that Sletzinger is suspected of committing was the robbery of a Sunoco Gas Station, located at 2210 Gallows Road, Dunn Loring.

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LOCAL BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS FELT the presence of the high turnout at Falls Church City’s Watch Night New Year’s Eve celebration on Thursday, Dec. 31. Watch Night coordinator Barb Cram told the News-Press that the event had a record turnout, with thousands in attendance. (Photo: Claudette Brown/News-Press)

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Community News & Notes Creative Cauldron Winter Workshops Begin on Jan. 9 Winter workshops at Creative Cauldron begin on Saturday, Jan. 9 at ArtSpace Falls Church at 410 S. Maple St., Falls Church. Enrollment for all workshops, drama and visual arts, is now open. On January 9, Creative Cauldron’s drama workshops begin with the first session of the Creative Drama and Learning Theater Studio workshops. During the Creative Drama workshop, which will be held on Saturdays from January 9 – February 20 from 2 – 2:45 p.m., children ages 4 – 6 can jump into the world of imagination with Creative Cauldron’s veteran drama teachers. Creative Cauldron’s Learning Theater Studio workshop also begins on January 9. During the Learning Theater Studio workshop, children ages 6 – 8 and

9 – 13 can explore the world of acting through a small studio class that will help them learn the basics while preparing for a final showcase performance for parents and friends at the end of class. The visual arts workshops begin on Tuesday, Jan. 12 with Art Safari and The Magic of Theatrical Design. During Art Safari, children can ages 6 – 9 will use materials, papers and paints to create a jungle with colorful plants and animals. The Magic of Theatrical Design will allow children ages 9 and up to learn the basics of scene design, making your own stage set model and costume drawings. Both workshops run on Tuesdays from January 12 – March 15 – Art Safari will be held from 4:30 – 5:20 p.m. and The Magic of Theatrical Design will be held from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Creative Cauldron’s other two visual arts workshops – A Colorful World and Drawing Studio – start

on Thursday, Jan. 14. In A Colorful World, children 6 – 9 can use many different media for painting, drawing and printmaking. Children ages 10 and up will have a different drawing challenge every week, using both black and white and color media, with a focus on drawing what they see. A Colorful World and Drawing Studio run on Thursdays from January 14 – March 17. A Colorful World will be held from 4:30 – 5:20 p.m. and Drawing Studio will be held from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. For more information or to register for the workshops, visit creativecauldron.org.

Flute-Piano Duo Continue Odeon Chamber Music Series Flutist Emma Resmini and pianist Bora Lee will play a concert of classical music on Sunday, Jan. 10 at 4 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church at 3241 Brush

STATE DELEGATE Marcus Simon (left) and Clerk of the Arlington District Court Paul Ferguson, both of whom represent the City of Falls Church, compared notes following their re-elections last November during a luncheon at Falls Church’s Ireland’s Four Provinces new outdoor space. (Photo: News-Press)

Drive as the Odeon Chamber Music Series continues. Resmini and Lee will play music written C.P.E. Bach, B. Boyle, I. Clark and others at the concert. A wine and cheese reception will follow the concert. Admission to the concert is free, but the Odeon Chamber Music Series will accept suggested donations of $20. For more information, visit odeonchambermusicseries.org, call 703-200-7489 or email marikohiller@gmail.com.

TJ Library Mixes Numbers & Monsters in Event for Kids Thomas Jefferson Library is hosting an event on Monday, Jan. 11 which will combine two fears that many children have: math and monsters. The You Can Count On Monsters event at the library, located at 7415 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, will be held from 7 – 8 p.m.

During the event, children in grades 2 – 5 can learn about prime numbers and create their own number monsters. The free event is being cosponsored by Thomas Jefferson Library and George Mason University Experimental Geometry Lab. For more information, call 703573-1060.

Kids Learn Chess at F.C.’s Woodrow Wilson Library Children can learn to play chess or sharpen their skills at the Kids’ Chess Club, which is held every Wednesday from 4 – 5 p.m. at Woodrow Wilson Library, located at 6101 Knollwood Dr., Falls Church. Admission for the club is free and registration is not required. The club is only for ages 7 – 15 and all skill levels are welcome to join and play. For more information, call 703-820-8774.

ANNOUNCING HER CANDIDACY to challenge Rep. Barbara Comstock for the U.S. Congressional 10th District (McLean and points west) seat this year, Democrat LuAnn Bennett (left) talked about her campaign with State Delegate Kathleen Murphy at an event in the home of Dranesville District Supervisor John Foust in McLean. (Photo: News-Press)

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Free classes ranging from zumba to knitting to writing are available in Fairfax County for adults, teens and young children who are cancer survivors, patients, family members, siblings or caregivers. Play the drums (instruments provided), practice yoga and learn about the effects of chemotherapy, or improve your cooking, art and beauty skills. Dance while you’re at it. If you like or want to know more about meditation, “guided imagery,” and tips to beat insomnia, those are available, too, and perhaps your spouse or your caregiver could use a dose of professional help. Family and bereavement sessions, programs in Spanish and lots of exercise are also hosted. These are a few of the subjects which fill the daily, weekly, and monthly calendars at Life with Cancer centers at Inova hospitals. One does not have to be a past or current patient at Inova or a resident of the county to attend, said

Catherine Intartaglia, the center’s community affairs and volunteer coordinator. “It doesn’t matter where they live or when they receive treatment,” she said. Individual counseling, nursing consultations and group sessions are available, too. “People share experiences, and it normalizes their situation so they feel less stressed,” said Drucilla Brethwaite, the manager of the Life with Cancer Family Center at Inova Hospital in Fairfax where it all began in 1987. There Nando Di Filippo visited his cancer-stricken wife in the hospital while he tried to raise their two young children. While comforting his wife and dealing with his own financial and emotional trauma, the dad was also trying to help his children cope with the terrible reality of their mother’s imminent death. He was alone without anyone or place to turn to. Di Filippo searched the county for resources and guidelines to help him deal with the life tragedy and found none. To reduce the pain and suf-

PARTICIPANTS IN INOVA’S LIFE WITH CANCER program work on their warrior two pose during one of the program’s yoga classes. (C�� P��) fering of future families facing similar circumstances, Di Filippo “planted seed money” to get things started, and almost 30 years later, more than 28,000 persons affected by cancer enroll every year at Life with Cancer. Intartaglia has been with the

program 19 years and has seen it grow from six employees to 36. How is all this offered at no cost to patients and their families? “We don’t want finances to get in the way of treating people,” Intartaglia said. Private funding and philanthropy supply 80 per-

cent of the $2.3 million annual cost, and Fairfax County kicks in the remaining 20 percent, she said. Life with Cancer is staffed by more than 100 volunteers and professionals whose mission is to

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enhance the quality of life of those affected by cancer “by providing education, information and support.” Between 50 and 60 monthly classes are offered days and nights. And more are now available on weekends to accommodate increasingly younger cancer patients, their families, their lives and work styles, said Jenn Farrow, an oncology nurse and manager of the Fair Oaks Living with Cancer Center. Cancer demographics are “vastly changing,” she said. According to National Cancer Institute, an estimated 15,780 children and adolescents ages 0 – 19 were diagnosed with cancer in 2014. Tops on the popularity list of choices of classes at Fair Oaks are a variety of yoga sessions and a “super popular” boot camp cardio created for younger

patients who want to “maintain their lifestyles.” Another popular class which has a waiting list is Compassion Cultivation, developed and taught by a doctor with a specialty in psycho-oncology. Farrow said Life with Cancer strives “to address the needs of the whole person since cancer affects mental, spiritual, and emotional wellbeing, as well as the physical,” which goes for the caregiver, too. Life with Cancer’s Nurse Educators offer individual and family consultations to deliver information about specific cancers, and step-by-step guidance through individualized treatment plans providing information on how to best manage side-effects and how to get the most from your healthcare team. Licensed Clinical Social workers facilitate support groups, individual and family counseling, and consultation for

assistance in times of crisis, in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Life with Cancer also offers complementary therapies, community presentations, and other resources to understand and cope with cancer. “We want to reduce anxiety” since cancer can cause victims to “neglect other parts of life which need attention.” And when the whole is considered, “people tend to heal better,” Farrow said. At one “of the most challenging times of their lives, we offer free support and information,” Brethwaite said. Anchored by the 16,000 square-foot Family Center at 8411 Pennell St., Fairfax, programs are conducted in eight locations, from Leesburg to Falls Church to Arlington to Alexandria. For more information, call 703-206-5433 or go to lifewithcancer.org.

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NATI O NA L

The Age of Small Terror On New Year’s Eve some friends and family members had a drink at a bar in Tel Aviv. The next day a gunman shot up the place, killing two people and wounding at least five. When I heard about the shooting I was horrified, of course, but there was no special emotion caused by the proximity 16 hours before. These days, we all live at risk of random terror, whether we are in Paris, San Bernardino, Boston or Fort Hood. Many of us have had brushes with these sorts of attacks. It’s partly randomness that determines whether you happen to be in the wrong spot at the wrong time. But there is something important about the accumulation of these random killing sprees – the way it affects the social psychology and the culture we all inhabit. We are living in the age of small terror. NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE In Israel, there’s the wave of stabbings. In this country we have shooting sprees in schools and in theaters. In cities there are police killings. In other places there are suicide bombings. This violence is the daily diet of the global news channels. Many of the attacks have religious or political overtones. But there’s always a psychological element, too. Some young adults have separated from their parents but they have not developed an independent self of their own. In order to escape the terror of their own formlessness or insignificance, a few commit to some fanatical belief system. They perform some horrific act they believe will give their life shape, meaning and glory. Creeds like radical Islam offer the illusion that murder and self-annihilation is the noblest form of sacrifice. These self-motivated attacks have become a worldwide social contagion. These diverse acts of small terror have combined to create a general state of anxiety. Fear is an emotion directed at a specific threat, but anxiety is an unfocused corrosive uneasiness. In the age of small terror this anxiety induces a sense that the basic systems of authority are not working, that those in charge are not keeping people safe. People are more likely to have a background sense that life is nastier and more precarious – red in tooth and claw. They pull in the tribal walls and distrust the outsider. This anxiety makes everybody a little less humane. In country after country this anxiety is challenging the liberal order. I mean philosophic Enlightenment liberalism, not partisan liberalism. It’s the basic belief in open society, free speech, egalitarianism and meliorism (gradual progress). It’s a belief that through reasoned conversation values cohere and fanaticism recedes. It’s the belief that people of all creeds merit tolerance and respect. These liberal assumptions have been challenged from the top for years – by dictators. But now they are challenged from the bottom, by populist anti-liberals who support the National Front in France, UKIP in Britain, Viktor Orban in Hungary, Vladimir Putin in Russia and, in some guises, Donald Trump in the U.S. The surge of anti-liberalism has meant one of the most important political fissures is now between those who support an open society and those who support a closed society. Back in the 1990s, openness and the withering of borders was all the rage, but now parts of the left embrace closed trade policies and parts of the right embrace closed cultural and migration policies. Anti-liberalism has been most noticeable on the right. Classically liberal conservatives are in retreat, as voters look for strongmen who will close borders and stultify the demographic and social fabric. It’s too soon to tell if the Republican Party will have fewer evangelical voters this year, but the tenor of debate has certainly been less Christian – less charitable, less hospitable to the stranger. It’s up to us who believe in open society to wage an intellectual counterattack. This can’t be done be repeating 1990s bromides about free choice and the natural harmony among peoples. You can’t beat moral fanaticism with weak tea moral relativism. You can only beat it with commitment pluralism. People are only fulfilled when they make deep moral commitments. The danger comes when they are fanatically and monopolistically committed to only one thing. The pluralist is committed to a philosophy or faith, but also to an ethnicity and also to a city, and also to a job and also to diverse interests and fascinating foreign cultures. These different commitments balance and moderate one another. A life in diverse worlds with diverse people weaves together into one humane, multifaceted existence. The rigidity of one belief system is forced to confront the messiness of work relationships or a neighborhood association. The anxiety caused by small terror can produce nasty mental habits. Mental resilience becomes as important as physical resilience. That means remaking the case for open society, open cultures and a basic commitment to moral pluralism. Openness is worth the occasional horror fanatics cause.

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David Brooks

Elections Have Consequences You have to be seriously geeky to get excited when the Internal Revenue Service releases a new batch of statistics. Well, I’m a big geek; like quite a few other people who work on policy issues, I was eagerly awaiting the IRS’s tax tables for 2013, which were released last week. And what these tables show is that elections really do have consequences. You might think that this is obvious. But on the left, in particular, there are some people who, disappointed by the limits of what President Barack Obama has accomplished, minimize the differences between the parties. Whoever the next president is, they assert – or at least, whoever it is if it’s not Bernie Sanders – things NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE will remain pretty much the same, with the wealthy continuing to dominate the scene. And it’s true that if you were expecting Obama to preside over a complete transformation of America’s political and economic scene, what he’s actually achieved can seem like a big letdown. But the truth is that Obama’s election in 2008 and re-election in 2012 had some real, quantifiable consequences. Which brings me to those IRS tables. For one of the important consequences of the 2012 election was that Obama was able to go through with a significant rise in taxes on high incomes. Partly this was achieved by allowing the upper end of the Bush tax cuts to expire; there were also new taxes on high incomes passed along with the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare. If Mitt Romney had won, we can be sure that Republicans would have found a way to prevent these tax hikes. And we can now see what happened because he didn’t. According to the new tables, the average income tax rate for 99 percent of Americans barely changed from 2012 to 2013, but the tax rate for the top 1 percent rose by more than four percentage points. The tax rise was even bigger for very high incomes: 6.5 percentage points for the top 0.01 percent. These numbers aren’t enough to give us a full picture of taxes at the top, which requires taking account of other taxes, especially taxes on corporate profits that indirectly affect the income of stockholders. But the available numbers are consistent with Congressional Budget Office projections of the effects of the 2013 tax increases — projections which said that the effective federal tax rate on the 1 percent would rise roughly back

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to its pre-Reagan level. No, really: for top incomes, Obama has effectively rolled back not just the Bush tax cuts but Ronald Reagan’s as well. The point, of course, was not to punish the rich but to raise money for progressive priorities, and while the 2013 tax hike wasn’t gigantic, it was significant. Those higher rates on the 1 percent correspond to about $70 billion a year in revenue. This happens to be in the same ballpark as both food stamps and budget office estimates of this year’s net outlays on Obamacare. So we’re not talking about something trivial. Speaking of Obamacare, that’s another thing Republicans would surely have killed if 2012 had gone the other way. Instead, the program went into effect at the beginning of 2014. And the effect on health care has been huge: according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of uninsured Americans fell 17 million between 2012 and the first half of 2015, with further declines most likely ahead. So the 2012 election had major consequences. America would look very different today if it had gone the other way. Now, to be fair, some widely predicted consequences of Obama’s re-election – predicted by his opponents – didn’t happen. Gasoline prices didn’t soar. Stocks didn’t plunge. The economy didn’t collapse – in fact, the U.S. economy has now added more than twice as many private-sector jobs under Obama as it did over the same period of the George W. Bush administration, and the unemployment rate is a full point lower than the rate Romney promised to achieve by the end of 2016. In other words, the 2012 election didn’t just allow progressives to achieve some important goals. It also gave them an opportunity to show that achieving these goals is feasible. No, asking the rich to pay somewhat more in taxes while helping the less fortunate won’t destroy the economy. So now we’re heading for another presidential election. And once again the stakes are high. Whoever the Republicans nominate will be committed to destroying Obamacare and slashing taxes on the wealthy — in fact, the current GOP tax-cut plans make the Bush cuts look puny. Whoever the Democrats nominate will, first and foremost, be committed to defending the achievements of the past seven years. The bottom line is that presidential elections matter, a lot, even if the people on the ballot aren’t as fiery as you might like. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

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A President Weeps For Sociopathy

Among many, this was President Obama’s finest hour. His clearly heartfelt and passionate 37 minutes of remarks from the White House Tuesday left a nation dumbstruck and spellbound. Even though his gun control reforms are minimal and without a doubt do not restrict the ability of any law abiding citizen to purchase or own a firearm, the mere fact that the president went to the limit of his executive powers in a resolute effort to curb, even if only a little bit, the descent of the nation into behaviors of gun violence should be seen as an epochal turning point. Either the nation now seizes upon this singular moment to begin the heavy lifting task of wresting the corridors of power in America away from the blackmail of the gun lobby and its big monied FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS backers who enjoy chaos, or, if nothing really changes, this could be the inflection point spelling the end to the viability of our democratic experiment altogether. Earlier, a similar moment arose from the unspeakable horror of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre three years ago, but when nothing happened as a result – nothing happened as a result! – President Obama, invoking that slaughter of innocents with tears rolling down his face, gave the nation one more chance Tuesday. It exposes once again what is the singular mental illness bedeviling American culture in 2016. The experts call it “Antisocial Personality Disorder,” and it produces what is common known as “sociopaths.” These are people who, at the heart of it, are incapable of experiencing empathy with respect to other persons, pain inflicted upon them, or remorse. According to Dr. Matha Stout’s bestselling book, The Sociopath Next Door, the Ruthless Versus the Rest of Us, the condition afflicts “one in 25 ordinary Americans” who “secretly have no conscience and can do anything at all without feeling guilty.” “Stout details the havoc sociopaths wreak on unsuspecting individuals, marrying for money, backstabbing co-workers, or simply messing with people for the fun of it,” wrote Sara Eckel of Salon. Taking a broader look at what has become of American culture, however, it is as if the inmates, the sociopaths, have taken over the asylum, or that our culture has become predisposed to reward sociopathic behavior such that it is spreading its influence to infect the behaviors of many more than a mere four percent of the population. Does this explain Donald Trump? Perhaps, but only as one manifestation of what has sadly taken over much of the leadership and rankand-file of an entire major political party in this country. The enemy of the sociopath is empathy. The preferred victim of the sociopath is a highly empathetic person. The sociopath knows almost instinctively how to spot such persons and feed on them. As the “personal empowerment” movement of the 1970s was unleashed upon American culture to subvert the potent civil rights, feminist, gay liberation and anti-war movements of the 1960s, varieties of cultish brands of ideologies arose aimed at rooting out empathy as a personal weakness in favor of an alternative sense of self rooted in a form of fantasized Nietzschean emotion-free “superman.” After World War II, it became paramount among the circles of the elites in this land to stamp out the residue of the Roosevelt presidency’s social and labor reforms and turn the nation away from a strategic alliance with the Soviet Union in favor a “Cold War.” This effort took the form of assailing Hollywood script writers and playwrights, to effectively unleash a reign of terror against empathy, itself, as the target. The FBI singled out the 1947 film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the Hollywood, 10 were blacklisted, and the campaign spilled over into Washington, D.C. itself with the McCarthy hearings. In the wake of this came the continued crusade to insist as acceptable overriding themes in TV and the movies only family-centered or localized morality, on the one hand, and a sociopathic self-centered individualism and rejection of empathy, called “postmodernism,” on the other. This is the cultural sickness that President Obama’s exhibition of empathy Tuesday has now challenged us all to take on.

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Nicholas F. Benton

 Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com.

Confessions of a Columnist Every New Year’s, in a spirit of self-examination, I try to catalog my worst blunders from the preceding year. But this year, like almost every pundit in America, I have one mistake that overshadows all the others, one confession that makes my other faults seem venial by comparison. I underestimated Donald Trump. To really make a clean breast on this issue, I have to reach back earlier than 2015 (some forecasts take more than a year to be disproved), to a column I wrote in the far-off days of the 2012 campaign, when Mitt Romney flew to Vegas, baby, to accept an endorsement from the Donald. This struck me, at the time, as a needless move by Mitt, because it left him sticky with the tar of Trump’s birther nonsense while delivering little in return. The idea that Romney needed the kind of voters excited by Trump’s flamethrower style, I wrote, confused “the existence of a fan base (which Trump certainly has) with the existence of a meaningful constituency (which he almost certainly does not).” And even if there NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE were real Trumpistas, Romney would win their allegiance eventually: “Anyone who thrills to Trump’s slashing attacks on the president probably isn’t sitting this election out.” As a third-party candidate, I went on, Trump might pose some danger to Romney’s general-election chances. But Trump’s “third party rumblings are like his birther bluster – sound and fury, signifying only ego.” And Romney would risk little with conservatives by giving him the stiff arm. “Trump isn’t Rush Limbaugh or Sarah Palin: His conservatism is feigned, his rightwing fans are temporary admirers with no deep commitment to his brand or cause, and hardly anyone in the conservative media is likely to rise to his defense.” Now, if I were the sort to engage in special pleading, I would note that this may not have been technically wrong as an analysis of the status quo in 2012. I still don’t think Trump would have run third party if Romney had stiffed him, for instance, and I’m quite sure that right-wing talk radio wouldn’t have backed him if he had. But don’t let the technicalities fool you: I sold Trump wildly short, and his entire campaign to date has proved it. First, Trump has had a very easy time turning his celebrity fan base into a meaningful constituency. Exactly how meaningful remains to be seen, but for

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months, far more Republicans have told pollsters that they intend to vote for him than have rallied to any other banner. They may not all be Trump voters in the end, but that there is a significant Trump faction in our politics no sane observer can deny. Second, that faction has turned out to include precisely the kind of voters Romney needed in 2012 and who stayed home instead: Blue-collar whites with moderate views on economics and a weak attachment to the institutional GOP. These “missing white voters” might not have put Romney over the top, but they certainly would have helped his chances in states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan – all places where Trump is running strongly at the moment. Third, even as he’s wooed the disaffected and nonideological, Trump has also won over or at least neutralized an important segment of the conservative media. He isn’t Rush Limbaugh or Sarah Palin, sure, but they’ve both been covering for him, as have a raft of performers who like to portray themselves as keepers of True Conservatism’s flame. And this cover has enabled Trump – no True Conservative himself, to put it mildly – to put together an unusual coalition, a mix of hard-right and radical-center voters, that’s unlike anything in recent politics. Now, if I wanted to avoid giving Trump his due, I could claim that I didn’t underestimate him, I misread everyone else – from the voters supporting him despite his demagoguery to the right-wing entertainers willing to forgive his ideological deviations. I certainly overestimated poor Jeb Bush, whom I wrongly predicted would profit from Trump’s rise. But for the rest – no, I had a pretty low opinion of the right-wing entertainment complex to begin with, and I’m not remotely surprised that the white working class would rally to a candidate running on populist and nationalist themes. I am very surprised, though, that Trump himself would have the political savvy, the (relative) discipline and yes, the stamina required to exploit that opening and become that populist. And for that failure of imagination, I humbly repent. Of course, I’m not completely humbled. Indeed, I’m still proud enough to continue predicting, in defiance of national polling, that there’s still no way that Trump will actually be the 2016 Republican nominee. Trust me: I’m a pundit. (And I’ll see you in the confessional next year.)

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross

The New Year also signals the beginning of a new term for the Board of Supervisors, which includes, for the first time in nearly seven years, new members. Kathy Smith (D-Sully) and Dan Storck (D-Mt. Vernon) were elected in November to succeed retiring members Mike Frey and Gerry Hyland who, together, had 52 years of experience serving on the board. With new members also comes reorganization of the board, as members are appointed to chair committees and represent Fairfax County on a myriad of local and regional boards, authorities and commissions. Under Fairfax County’s system, all 10 board members serve on all standing committees – Budget, Development Process, Environment, 50+, Housing, Human Services, Information Technology, Legislative, Personnel, Public Safety, Revitalization, Transportation – and each committee is chaired by an individual board member. Meetings usually are held quarterly, and are open to the public. While the Virginia General Assembly is in session, Legislative Committee meetings are held weekly, and the Lines of Business agenda for the Budget Committee this year anticipates full day meetings twice a week through June. The Board’s Audit Committee and Economic Advisory Commission both include board members and appointed community members. In addition to regular board committees, board members are appointed to represent Fairfax County on 22 other boards and commissions, ranging from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, which appoints members to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (the Metro Board) and the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Board. Board members also serve on 10

other interjurisdictional committees that meet on an as needed basis – Arlington/Fairfax, Falls Church/ Fairfax, Alexandria/Fairfax, Herndon/Fairfax, Vienna/Fairfax, George Mason University/Fairfax, etc. A complete list of committees may be found online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/bosclerk/boardcommittees/. The list will be updated following Tuesday’s reorganization. Another step forward in making Fairfax County a premier location for world-class medical care was realized this week when the new state-of-the-art Inova Women’s Hospital was dedicated on the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus on Gallows Road in Falls Church. The new, 12-story facility features all private rooms, labor and delivery rooms, and a 108-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, along with operating rooms and other amenities. The new patient rooms are larger, and include space for family members to stay overnight with the patient. The Women’s Hospital will be the largest and most advanced facility for women’s health in the mid-Atlantic region. The original Fairfax Hospital welcomed its first patient, a woman in labor, just hours before it opened officially in 1961. Twenty-six years later, in 1987, a new Women and Children’s Hospital Center opened, with two young women born at the original hospital as special guests. This week, 29 years after that ceremony, the facility that opened this week probably would have been viewed as fantastic science fiction in the first two iterations, but just what the patients and their families expect today. As one of the speakers noted, “whatever brings you to the Inova Women’s Hospital, we want you to leave healthy and happy.”  Penny Gross is the Mason District Supervisor, in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. She may be emailed at mason@fairfaxcounty.gov.

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Richmond Report On January 13, the General Assembly will convene. Front and center will be the work of putting together the biennial budget. Governor McAuliffe has proposed a plan that is fiscally responsible and lays the foundation for a new Virginia economy. In 2014, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership noted that “Virginia has all the right assets to continue our economic leadership throughout the 21st century.” With vision and bipartisan cooperation, our economic assets can lay the foundation for economic prosperity. Virginia boasts a record $550 million surplus, rising personal income levels, and one of the lower unemployment rates in the nation at 4.2 percent. In fact, localities in the 35th Senate district such as Falls Church City (3.0 percent), Alexandria City (3.2 percent), and Fairfax County (3.3 percent) boast some of the lowest unemployment rates anywhere. Congress delayed sequestration for two more years and even passed a five-year transportation plan. By all accounts the region and the state are on economic cruise control. But a look ahead shows that Northern Virginia and the Commonwealth are staring at an economic crossroads. Through good times and bad, booms and busts, there remains a constant: long-term economic prosperity stems from investing in public education, growing the skills and talent base, and positioning for the jobs of the future. As a businessman and as a husband of a long-time public educator, I’ve seen first-hand the importance of supporting K-12 and higher education and sustaining a business-friendly climate in Virginia. And while our Commonwealth has plenty to be proud of on these fronts we also face stark realities. Nearly 5,000 K-12 positions have been lost in the state over the last seven years. Public education is funded at the same level it was nearly a decade ago. More than 175,000 middleskill job vacancies sit unfilled. CNBC’s annual scorecard on economic climate, which ranked Virginia 1st as recently as 2009, now ranks Virginia 12th. And the threat of sequestration and additional uncertainty at the federal level will loom large again sooner than we think. Virginia must act now to plot its own economic destiny and lay a foundation for

the new Virginia economy. First and foremost is public education. Governor McAuliffe has proposed more than $1 billion in new investment for K-12 and higher education to ensure Virginia graduates are ready to compete in a global economy. This investment includes money for 2,500 new K-12 teachers, pay raises for teachers, and significant funding to ensure K-12 standards of quality stay relevant and current. At the higher education level, I am particularly enthusiastic about an innovative $25 million proposal to help Virginia’s Community College System generate an additional 50,000 STEM-H workforce credentials annually. These new credentials will expand the middle class and help local businesses fill jobs that require less than a bachelor’s degree but more than a high school diploma. College completion must also remain an attainable goal for Virginia’s families. $48 million in new financial aid will help thousands of at-risk students earn degrees – degrees that will pay decades of dividends to Virginia’s economy. The Governor has also introduced a forward-looking bond package that infuses sorely needed capital into research, technology, and engineering infrastructure at Virginia’s colleges and universities. These improvements will help grow a talent pipeline that attracts and retains businesses in high-tech, high-growth industries to Northern Virginia. Throughout my many years of public service I’ve worked to bring about real results for Northern Virginia. Real results provide individuals the opportunity to earn a degree or credential from a high-quality school, the opportunity to get ahead and earn a living, the opportunity to settle down and raise a family. The proposals on the table during the upcoming General Assembly Session for investing in public education and sustaining a business-friendly climate will bring real results to the Commonwealth for years to come. I invite you to join me in growing the new Virginia economy.  Dick Saslaw, representing the 35th District, is the Democratic leader in the Virginia State Senate. He may be emailed at district35@senate.virginia.gov.

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Good Guys With Guns? It’s difficult to reason with melodramatic gun humpers. They are often an overly emotional lot, who glorify their wonder weapons and viscerally offer inane arguments devoid of reason. Of course, they tend to win debates, if only because they are armed and might shoot dissenters. The most absurd argument they put forth is that gun control is unnecessary because most owners are “good guys” with guns. But what is a “good guy” and how do we know if they are decent? Just a year ago, we thought Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert was a good guy. We thought Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle was a good guy. We thought Bill Cosby was a good guy. We thought former Rep. Aaron Schock was a good guy. (And everybody once loved OJ Simpson.) At one time, the United States government thought Osama bin Laden was a good guy. We thought Saddam Hussein was a good guy. We thought Bashar al-Assad was a good guy. In other words, the human capacity to judge good from evil is inadequate. We are quickly fooled and our optimism easily misplaced. In every case I mentioned, the people were good until they weren’t – and then it was too late. When it comes to brazen open carry activists, the problem is compounded because we are supposed to make snap judgments on the decency and intentions of total strangers. We are supposed to put the lives of our spouses and children on the line because an armed person we don’t know expects the benefit of the doubt – and the law gives him or her that undeserved benefit. The thing about guns is that you can be a “good guy” 99.9-percent of time, but that’s not good enough. It’s the one stressful day when an idiot driver cuts you off on the freeway and you descend into armed road rage to seek revenge. It’s that one time you walk in on your girlfriend or boyfriend cheating and respond with a “crime of passion.” It’s that bar bully who wounds your pride in front of your buddies – and you decide he needs to be taught a lesson. Guns are dangerous because they sometimes encourage people to stand up when they should stand down. Firearms subconsciously whisper, “fight” when in most cases it is wiser to flee. Pistols can turn cowards into cavalier vigilantes, where ordinary wimps can act like movie warriors. Guns are about snap judgments, made by often poorly trained carriers, at charged up moments that place a hair trigger between life and death. Most of all, they give some people permission to play God. The puniest and most pathetic of men can feel invincible. For a nation obsessed with terrorism, we certainly make it easy for terrorists. We have flooded this nation with easily accessed firearms and then allow any fool with a permit, in places like Texas, to enter big box stores with a visible weapon. This is incredibly dangerous because there is no way to tell who is a violent criminal or terrorist. What if one is a disgruntled employee who has come back to punish the boss? With weapons everywhere, we’d only know the answer after it is too late. And don’t tell me that all the other armed people would stop the bad guy. If you are too stupid to know that the killer always has the upper hand with the element of surprise – especially if he’s posing as a “good guy” – then you are too stupid to own a gun. President Barack Obama should be applauded for taking on the NRA. This week he effectively used his bully pulpit and unveiled some modest common sense gun proposals. One regulation would require gun peddlers pretending to be hobbyists to properly register as a business. This way, they would have to require background checks. It is stunning that anyone would oppose this effort. Yet, “pro-life” Republican NRA patsies are attacking the president. They seem to ignore that more Americans die in gun homicides and suicides every six months than have died in the last 25 years in every terrorist attack and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq combined. American children are 14 times more likely to die of from guns as children in other developed countries. You have the same likelihood of dying from a gunshot in United States as you do dying in a car accident. Just the presence of a gun has been found to increase the risk of suicide three times. There are nearly 20,000 gun suicides a year in the US. 85 percent of people attempting suicide by gun succeed, while drug overdose, the primary method of suicide attempts, is fatal only 2 percent of the time. Yet, the NRA and their congressional puppets sell us the bitter and bloody fib that guns make us safer. The sick joke is on us for being foolish enough to buy this insidious lie.

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Our Man in Arlington By Charlie Clark

The reconstituted county board on New Year’s Day displayed good-vibes behavior as members delivered their inaugural speeches and agendas. But the seeds of future conflict were discernible in markers laid down by Jay Fisette (“I believe in making smart investments for the future”) and John Vihstadt (“we can find programs and projects to reduce, recalibrate, eliminate or defer”). A key issue, said new Chair Libby Garvey, will be a quest to simplify zoning. One reason zoning is not already simple is the important work of a less-visible player in the zoning wars, Joan Lawrence, for the past dozen years a member and chair of the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board. She and her all-volunteer colleagues last year weighed in on an array of neighborhood battles, among them the fight over preserving the century-old Wilson School in upper Rosslyn, the demolished “Blue Goose” Ballston high-rise, the coming replacement of Arlington Presbyterian Church with a Columbia Pike housing project and planned expansion of the Stratford building currently housing the H-B Woodlawn program. “2015 was a challenging year,” acknowledges Lawrence, who by day is a patent attorney and lives in the historic Maywood neighborhood. “We strive for consensus and try to be as apolitical as possible.” The board, which meets

monthly in county board offices, responds to requests for historic designation from a property owner or group and makes recommendations to the county board. Arlington hosts many historic properties on the National Register, and the board mimics guidelines from the Interior secretary and cooperates with the National Trust for Historic Preservation in applying Arlington zoning and the Virginia code, Lawrence says. Requests on routine home additions go to a sub-unit of professional architects, the Design Review Committee, which “in a couple meetings provides what amounts to free architectural advice,” she says. On preserving the Wilson School, Lawrence’s board was overruled by the school system’s need for a new H-B Woodlawn facility. She and colleagues felt, however, that the utilitarian structure could have been restored to its original early-20th-century stylishness to form a Wilson Blvd. bookend with the similar Maury School, which houses the Arlington Arts Center. The solution the board helped the county craft for Stratford – site of the integration of Arlington schools in 1959 – she believes should satisfy the civil rights community and those desperate to reduce school overcrowding. The coming addition on one side “is good not only from a budgetary point of view, it also preserves a sense of place,” she says. “You can walk from Old Dominion Drive and put yourself in the

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CRIME REPORT Week of Dec. 28, 2015 – Jan. 3, 2016 Identity Theft, 116 W. Broad St. (Hot and Juicy Crawfish) On Dec. 28, a wanted person from Loudoun County gave a false name to law enforcement. A female, 19, of South Riding, was served Loudoun County warrants for Credit Card Fraud and Receiving Stolen Goods. The suspect was also arrested for Identity Theft in Falls Church. Smoking Violation, 6757 Wilson Blvd. #16 (Le Mirage) On Dec. 29, a male, 39, of Springfield, was cited for Smoking In a Non-Designated Area. Trespass, 6757 Wilson Blvd. #16 (Le Mirage) On Dec. 29, a male, 35, of Falls Church, was arrested and released on summons for Trespassing.

Smoking Violation, 6757 Wilson Blvd. #15 (H2O Café) On Dec. 29, a male, 38, of Annandale, was cited for Smoking in a Non-Designated Area. Larceny from Motor Vehicle, 600 block Fulton Ave. On Dec. 30, cash was stolen from the victim’s vehicle. Larceny from Building, 124 E. Broad St. Suite E (Sunstone Counseling) On Dec. 30, an unattended wallet was reported stolen. Larceny from Motor Vehicle, 100 block E. Annandale Rd. On Dec. 30, an unknown suspect stole the victim’s wallet from a vehicle. Smoking Violation, 6757 Wilson Blvd. #16 (Le Mirage) On Dec. 30, a female, 44, of Springfield, was cited for Smoking In a Non-Designated Area.

JANUARY 7 - 13, 2016 | PAGE 21 place, which is worth more than a historical marker.” On the doomed Presbyterian church, her board helped keep the housing project “architecturally sensitive” while preserving an exhibit of the church’s pioneering social history, Lawrence says. Of the Blue Goose, some recycled panels and a historic marker are planned with the construction, but owner Marymount University was not interested in much preservation, Lawrence says. She asked them to consider whether “in 60-70 years people will want to save” the edifice now rising. “In Arlington, we have some education to do,” said Lawrence. “I wish the board had more input at earlier stage” rather than when commercial projects are already done. Residential neighborhoods risk losing lose their national registration, she warns, if they make many changes and many homes are torn down. *** The rumored parking war at the Westover Shopping Center appears to have eased. Last summer, not long after the successful May opening of the Italian Store II, warning signs appeared at intervals between the shops. One warned non-customers against parking at the Italian Store, for which owner Bobby Tramonte purchased his own lot. Other signs – complete with towing alerts – warned patrons and employees of the new deli and the nearby library not to park in front of the other Westover stores. My talks with several merchants indicate the signs have accomplished their purpose, and that any perceived tensions have blown over. Vandalism to Vehicle, 300 block N. Underwood St. On Dec. 31, a rear windshield was found smashed. Assault, and Defrauding an Innkeeper, 306 Hillwood Ave. (Lesly’s Restaurant) On Jan. 1, a male, 25, of Manassas, was arrested for Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer, Simple Assault, and Defrauding an Innkeeper. Larceny from Motor Vehicle, 1014 W. Broad St. (Jiffy Lube) On Jan. 2, an iPod was reported stolen from a serviced vehicle. Narcotics Violation, 1014 W. Broad St. (Jiffy Lube) On Jan. 2, a male, 36, of Arlington, was arrested and released on summons from Possession of Marijuana. Driving Under the Influence, 200 block W. Marshall St. On Jan. 3, officers responded to the area for a report of an accident. A female, 19, of the City of Falls Church, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence, and Refusal to Submit to a Blood or Breath Test.

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Quicksilver Factory Quick to Shutter The Quicksilver Factory store which opened just last August at 7285 Arlington Boulevard in Falls Church has closed. The surf and skate apparel manufacturer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September.

Needlewoman Closes on W. Broad Needlewoman East is no longer in business and has closed its doors at 809 W. Broad Street in Falls Church.

Banquet Venue, Grand Atrium, Now Closed on Gallows The Grand Atrium banquet venue and caterer at 2236 Gallows Road in Vienna has closed because the building was sold. The venue was a popular spot for weddings, banquets and other special events. No information was available regarding the new owner of the building.

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F.C. Chamber Hosting Networking Breakfast at Pancake House The Falls Church Chamber of Commerce is hosting an informal networking breakfast on Thursday, January 14 from 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. at the Original Pancake House located at 7395 Lee Highway in Falls Church. The breakfast is open to current members of the Chamber and those interested in learning more about the business association and meeting local business leaders. For more information, visit www.FallsChurchChamber.org.

Palmer, Marrone Join CSRA CSRA Inc. announced that Leigh Palmer and Christian Marrone have joined the company’s leadership team. Palmer, who has extensive experience managing the strategic direction, growth and execution of programs supporting critical missions within the Intelligence Community, joins CSRA as vice president of the company’s Intelligence Group. Marrone has 20 years of experience in government administration spanning multiple government agencies as well as the private sector and joined the company to lead its government relations function and to spearhead the company’s efforts to provide thought leading solutions to address the critical policy issues facing government. Headquartered in Falls Church, CSRA is a leading provider of next-generation IT solutions and professional services to government organizations. For more information, visit www.csra.com.

 Business News & Notes is compiled by Sally Cole, Executive Director of Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce. She may be emailed at sally@fallschurchchamber.org.

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Rincome Thai Cuisine: Where Everyone Knows Good Food BY DREW COSTLEY

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Rincome Thai Cuisine, possibly best described ambiance-wise as the Thai version of the bar from “Cheers,” has framed pictures lining the walls of the restaurant’s bar room. That’s not unique for most

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3030 Columbia Pike Arlington 703-979-0144 Hours: Monday - Thursday: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. Saturday: Noon – 11 p.m. Sunday: Noon – 10 p.m. restaurants, but I haven’t seen it in a Thai restaurant, unless I wasn’t paying attention. There are photos of military service members, local politicians and celebrities in the bar room. Rincome, in this age of fancified fusion or artisanal eateries, has real character. The place is cozy and the wait staff is familiar.

Rincome’s owner, Mimi, helps the wait staff and talks up the regulars, but doesn’t make the newbies feel excluded. The entire place has an intimacy that many other eateries in this region, where the dining scene is dying to be New York City, don’t have. That intimacy extends to Rincome’s food. According to the restaurant’s staff, Rincome’s chefs have been working at the restaurant for over 20 years. That’s unheard of in the dining scene and start to explain the delicious eats the restaurant serves up. My one complaint comes at the beginning of the restaurant’s menu. Rincome’s appetizers are pretty expensive. There are only two options that cost under five dollars and the rest of the app options range between $7.95 – $14.95. Most of the rest of Rincome’s menu is reasonable, which makes up for it, but I have a hard time justifying spending $7.95 for Fried To-Fu. There also aren’t a ton of vegan appetizer options on Rincome’s menu, but I’ve ordered the Tom Kha Gai ($3.95/$8.95) the last couple of times I’ve gone. I’ve found the small size version of the soup,

while not as spicy as other tom kha soups I’ve had in the past, is a great primer for the large portions Rincome gives in their entrees. The Tom Kha Gai is made with a coconut milk and lime juice base, mushrooms and is usually made with chicken, but can tofu can be substituted for no additional charge. The soup is then topped with cilantro. It’s sweet, tangy and earthy. There are a ton of vegan options on Rincome’s entree menu. A few months back I wrote about the Spicy Eggplant dish at Neisha Thai in Tysons and said that the dish was probably the best eggplant dish I’ve had of any kind. I think that holds true, but Rincome’s Egg Plant with Basil Leaves ($9.95), which is along the same lines as Neisha’s, is a worthy competition and it offers something different. Whereas Neisha’s eggplant dish is sort of like drunken eggplant, with the eggplant cooked soft, the texture of Rincome’s dish is crunchier. Also, Rincome’s dish is a larger portion at a slightly lower price. Now, there are two dishes on Rincome’s menu which can be found at most, if not all, Thai restaurants, but are done the best

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at the Columbia Pike eatery: the Drunken Noodles ($10.95) and the Sticky Rice and Mango. Rincome’s Drunken Noodles, which usually comes with chicken and egg but can be ordered without the egg and with tofu, is the better than any drunken noodle dish that I’ve had in this region. It comes with onions, bell peppers, basil and hot peppers. The basil gets drunk along with the noodles, but the onions and bell peppers are only lightly cooked so that they’re still crispy. The texture provides an interesting contrast with the gooey noodles.

And the Sticky Rice and Mango isn’t anything extraordinary, but the serving size is. Whereas other restaurants give a maybe a quarter cup of sticky rice, Rincome serves up between three quarters of a cup and a cup of sticky rice and enough mango to go with it. I lived in the neighborhood where Rincome is located for nearly 15 years and I hadn’t known about the eatery until recently. Shame on me for missing out on such a great establishment and what should be known as a Columbia Pike institution.

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GMHS Boys Hoops Team Finally Wins Joe Cascio Classic by Matt Delaney

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MASON SENIOR HUNTER SULC pins an opposing wrestler on Saturday, Jan. 2 at the “Rumble In The Jungle” tournament at West Potomac High School to achieve the 100th win of his career. Sulc became just the fourth Mason wrestler to reach the 100-win mark in his career. (Courtesy Photo)

Mason Senior Sulc Achieves 100th Win In West Potomac HS Tourney by Bryan Harris

Special to the News-Press

On Saturday, Jan. 2 George Maon High School’s wrestling team traveled around the beltway to West Potomac High School to compete in the annual “Rumble In The Jungle” tournament, an individual, round robin competition. Of the 11 wrestlers that Mason entered, seven finished in the top four of their pool. Freshman Sierra Sulc followed up her Holiday Classic Tournament championship with a 3-2 day to finish fourth behind some tough competition. Also finishing at 3-2 and fourth place was senior captain Matt Mineo. Sophomore Hunter Plaks and senior Jack Dana also finished

with three wins and two losses but finished the tournament with third place medals. Dana, having returned to Mason from Hawaii for his senior year, has already earned 17 wins this season and lost only five times and Plaks, despite being out for three weeks with an injury, has reached ten wins in his second season with the team. The Mustangs’ two highest finishers this week were freshman Bryan Villegas and senior Hunter Sulc. Villegas recorded four wins, three of which were pins to leave with a first place medal while Sulc also added another gold medal to his collection, going 5-0 on the day with four first period pins. In addition to winning the tournament Hunter achieved another

milestone in his career. Despite missing his entire sophomore season due to a football related injury, Sulc became just the fourth Mason wrestler to reach the 100-win mark in his career. He joins Mason alumni Nick Pitas (123 wins), Danny Seidita (115 wins) and Joey Cohe (112 wins) in the 100-win club. And with half a season still ahead of him he could easily eclipse the current Mason record of 123 career victories. The team competed at Strasburg High School on Wednesday, Jan. 6 in their first district competition, but results were not available at press time. The team will travel to Richmond on Saturday for a tournament at Armstrong High School.

Mustangs Girls Basketball Squad Ends Year With 55-50 Win Over Lee Lancers by Matt Delaney

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George Mason High School’s varsity girls basketball team finished the Cougar Holiday Classic at Oakton High School on a high note with a December 30 victory over Robert E. Lee High School 55-50 after losing to C.D. Hylton High School 34-21 the day before. Mason found themselves in another bend-don’t-break situation against Lee that had become

standard procedure during their time in the tournament, but the team managed to have just enough resolve to pull out the victory. “It was good for us to be in a close situation,” head coach Michael Gilroy said. “We haven’t been able to come away with those tight games at the end so it was nice to kinda secure one.” Sophomore guard Nicole Bloomgarden was an offensive dynamo, sinking seven field goals with two coming from downtown

to give her 16 points. Freshman forward Raquel Dod pitched in with 11 points and shot 7-8 from the free throw line on a night where no one else made a free throw for Mason. Junior guard Sarah Lubnow also added nine points of her own. The good vibes felt from beating out Lee wiped away the bad vibes that came from losing to C.D. Hylton in a slugfest the night before.

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After coming up empty-handed in their five previous entries, George Mason’s varsity boys basketball team finally won the Joe Cascio Holiday Classic at Falls Church High School. The Mustangs defeated John Paul the Great High School 56-53 in the semi-final on Tuesday, Dec. 29 and moved on to beat Dominion High School 57-42 in the tournament championship on December 30. Head coach Chris Capannola used winning the tournament as a goal for the Mustangs since they had been struggling to find reasons to compete amidst a schedule of underwhelming opposition. “I told them before the game that I don’t ever think that Mason, as a school, won a Christmas tournament,” Capannola said. “We’ve been in it, but we’ve never won one…just being in this game is not enough for this group. Let’s try and be the first to win the tournament.” Mason has touted their talent and depth for the entire season. Yet, a month in they still hadn’t been in a game that demanded their full mental and physical commitment to win. Now with wins over two opponents who did just that, is fair to say this team is different from years past? “I think the [team’s] seasoning has shown,” Capannola said. “Last year we came into the championship against Yorktown [High School] thinking we had a shot. This year, I think everyone in the locker room said ‘We’ll win,’ [or] ‘We’re going to find a way to win.’” The seasoning was evident, but not until the second half of both games. Mason eeked out to an 8-7 lead against Dominion by the end of the first quarter and went into halftime with a slightly larger lead at 24-20. In their semi-final against John Paul the Great the Mustangs were up 11-4 going into the second quarter but were trailing 26-25 by halftime; a first on the season. The stagnant offense was sum-

marized as “really tentative” by Capannola but it made way for two second half showings that cemented Mason as the unquestioned champ in the Cascio classic. Mason trailed John Paul the Great 36-35 by the end of the third quarter, but the game intensified in the fourth as the teams traded leads three different times. The Mustangs nudged ahead 52-51 with under a minute to play but four big free throws from senior guard Thomas Beddow iced the game, sending the Wolves to the consolation bracket. Senior center Douglas Bossart had 11 rebounds and 12 points, earning him a double-double. Beddow also had 12 points while senior forward Robert Tartt had 10. Against Dominion, things fared more favorably. The Mustangs came into the second half with a renewed aggression and turned a 39-34 lead to start the fourth quarter into 51-36 minutes in, killing any championship hopes Dominion had. Seniors led the stat sheet as Bossart earned another doubledouble with 14 points and 16 rebounds, Tartt had 19 points and senior guard Elliot Mercado added 12. Tartt was also named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, which was no surprise to anyone who watched the Mustangs. His determined play was a constant force on both ends of the court and was contagious among his teammates. “I try my best to play up [to] the moment,” Tartt said. “I wanna help us win by pushing my energy and pumping everybody up. When I get my energy up it transfers to other people and they get excited and then we start rolling.” Mason rid themselves of some skeletons in their closet, but don’t expect them to rest on their laurels. The Mustangs continued their string of successes by beating William Monroe High School 71-44 on Tuesday, Jan. 5 in a road contest. They face Rappahannock County High School at home on Thursday, Jan. 7.

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THESE SECOND GRADERS AT THOMAS JEFFERSON Elementary School write about their experiences during winter break to kick off the spring semester. They wrote about their favorite “small moment.” (Photo: Courtesy of FCCPS Photo/Motrya Manalac)

George Mason HS Hosts Panel About College Drinking George Mason High School hosted parents and students of the schools’ community for a movie screening and panel discussion about the perils of the college drinking culture on Tuesday, Jan. 5, presented by the United Prevention Coalition. Students and parents watched a screening of the film “HAZE,” which was followed by a panel discussion featuring a college counselor, a physician, a police officer and Mason alumnus. Casey Lingan, Chief Deputy, Commonwealth’s Attorney for Fairfax County, William Hauda, M.D., emergency physician, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Dan Pang, Fairfax County Police Department Sergeant and School Resource Officer supervisor, Community Resources Division, Jeff Levy, parent and Austin Gogal, Mason class of 2014 and a second year student at the University of Virginia were featured on the panel. The event was sponsored by Mason’s athletic department and the school’s All Night Graduation Celebration committee.

F.C. Elementary Students Do Community Service The Falls Church Elementary Parent Teacher Association has started a new initiative to get students

ELLIOT RICKENBACKER (center back) discussed ideas for improving knife safety with these seventh graders at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School students, who participated in the national Exploravision Science Contest. They brainstormed solutions such as adding a fingerprint sensor and an improved defibrillator that senses exactly what is needed. (Courtesy Photo) involved in community service and global citizenship. The campaign began in December and concludes on G.I.V.E. (Get Involved, Value Everyone) Day, Monday, Jan. 18, which is the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday. The G.I.V.E. Day campaign will be held at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, where school supplies collected before the break for the holiday and hygiene supplies collected throughout the campaign will be packed for children in Haiti. Parents and students can drop off hygiene packets in classrooms at Jessie Thackrey Preschool, Mount Daniel School and TJ. For

more information, visit fcepta.org.

Dr. Jones Talks School Budget at George Mason HS All of the Falls Church City Public School parent teacher associations sponsored an event on Wednesday, Jan. 6 at George Mason High School where school superintendent Dr. Toni Jones gave a presentation of the 20162017 school budget. At the event, which was held in Mason’s auditorium, Dr. Jones spoke about the early direction of the school’s budget for members of the community.

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Community Events

THURSDAY, JANUARY 7

Congressional Schools of Virginia Open House. The Congressional Schools of Virginia will host an open house for parents of children rising to preschool – grade 8. The Congressional Schools of Virginia (3229 Sleepy Hollow Road, Falls Church). Free. 9 a.m. congressionalschools.org. Early Literacy Center. Explore educational and manipulative items to teach early literacy through play on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday every week. This program is for ages birth to 5 years. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 11 a.m. – noon. & 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. 703-248-5034. Thursday Evening Book Discussion Group. The group meets on the 1st Thursday evening of each month in the library’s conference room and will be discussing Humboldt’s Gift by Saul Bellow. Mary Riley Styles Public Library Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. mwebster@ fallschurchva.gov.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 8

DMV2Go. The Department of Motor Vehicles’ (DMV) mobile

Send community event submissions to the News-Press by e-mail at calendar@fcnp. com; fax 703-342-0347; or by regular mail to 200 Little Falls St., #508, Falls Church, VA 22046. Please include any photos or artwork with submissions. Deadline is Monday at noon for each week’s edition.

customer service center, DMV 2 Go, will be available to Virginia residents. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. 703-248-5019. fallschurchva.gov/ DMV2Go. 1-on-1 Computer Tutoring. Receive personalized assistance using computers, Internet and e-books. Registration required. To schedule an appointment, stop by the reference desk or call 703-2485035. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10 a.m. – noon. 703-2485035.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 9

F.C. Farmers’ Market. Vendors oﬀer fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables, cheeses, meats, baked goods, plants, and wine. City Hall Parking Lot (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 9 a.m. – noon. 703248-5077. Act it Out! presented by CARE Actor at the Library. Children ages 4 – 6 can take an adventure through storybook during an acting workshop where young actors will learn various improvisational theater games and act out a story using costumes and props. Registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia

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Ave., Falls Church). Free. 2 – 4 p.m. 703-248-5034. Paws to Read with Dakota. Children ages 5 and up can get some reading practice with a trained therapy dog. Thomas Jeﬀerson Library (7415 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). Free. 3:30 – 5 p.m. 703-573-1060.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 10

Concert. Emma Resmini and Bora Lee will play selections by C.P.E. Bach, B.Boyle, I.Clark and more with a wine and cheese reception after concert. St. Patrick Episcopal Church (3241 Brush Dr., Falls Church). Free. 4 p.m. odeonchambermusicseries. org.

MONDAY, JANUARY 11

Preschool Storytime. Stories, ﬁnger plays and songs for children ages 2 – 5 on Monday and Thursday every week. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10:30 – 11 a.m. & 3 – 3:30 p.m. 703-248-5034. Paws to Read with Jam-Jam. Children ages 5 and up can get some reading practice with a trained therapy dog. Thomas Jeﬀerson Library (7415 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). Free. 3:30 – 5 p.m. 703-573-1060.

You Can Count On Monsters. Children in grades 2 – 5 can learn about prime numbers and create their own number monster in this event cosponsored by Thomas Jeﬀerson Library and George Mason University Experimental Geometry Lab. Thomas Jeﬀerson Library (7415 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). Free. 7 – 8 p.m. 703-5731060.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 12

Preschool Storytime. Songs, movement, and stories for ages 18-36 months. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave. Falls Church). 10:30—11:15 a.m. 703248-5034. Great Books Discussion. A bimonthly discussion concentrating on literary classics will take on portions of the The Glass Bead Game by Herman Heese. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave. Falls Church). 7 – 9 p.m. 703-248-5034.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13

Kids’ Chess Club. Children between the ages 7 – 15 can learn to play chess. All skill levels are welcome. Woodrow Wilson Library (6101 Knollwood Dr., Falls Church). Free. 4 – 5 p.m. 703-820-8774.

Theater Fine Arts THURSDAY, JANUARY 7

“The Critic & The Real Inspector Hound.” Experience a madcap night of life in the theatre with two classic behind-the-scenes comedies, “The Critic” and “The Real Inspector Hound.” First, playwright and adaptor Jeffrey Hatcher (The Government Inspector) returns with a fresh take on Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 18thcentury romp “The Critic.” Then the laughs continue with Tom Stoppard’s absurdist tourde-farce, “The Real Inspector Hound.” Through Feb. 14. Shakespeare Theatre Company (450 7th St. NW, Washngton, D.C.). $44 – $92. 8 p.m. shakespearetheatre.org

SATURDAY, JANUARY 8

“Snow White.” Snow White is a beautiful young princess who lives with her jealous stepmother,

the Queen. When the Queen discovers that Snow White is truly “the fairest of them all,” she devises a plan to continue her reign permanently. After being banished to the woods, Snow White happens upon seven new friends that give her a place to call home. This musical adaptation of the classic fairytale is recommended for families and children ages 4 and older. Through Jan. 17. Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre (125 S. Old Glebe Road, Arlington). $10 – $15. 7:30 p.m. encorstageva. org.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 9

“Bad Jews.” The night after their grandfather’s funeral, three cousins engage in a verbal battle royale over a family heirloom. In one corner is the unstoppable and self-assured force of “Super Jew” Daphna. In the other, the

immovable and entitled object of her secular cousin Liam. And in the middle is Liam’s brother Jonah, trying to stay out of the fray. Through Jan. 17. Studio Theatre (1501 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 – $71. 2 p.m. studiotheatre.org.

“As You Like It.” All the world’s a stage for Synetic Theater’s 12th silent Shakespeare adaptation, “As You Like It.” The witty and resourceful Rosalind, along with her devoted cousin Celia, are forced to �lee their lives of luxury for an unfamiliar world – the bleak streets of a rusted urban wasteland. Their grim exile is transformed once Rosalind encounters the lovelorn Orlando, who fails to recognize the object of his affections in disguise. Through Jan. 17. Synetic Theater (1800 S Bell St., Arlington). $20 – $60. 8 p.m. synetictheater. org.

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T�� T�� R�� V�� P�� W�� M��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $16 in advance; $20 day of the show. 6:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. B�� T��-N-H��. The Howard Theatre (620 T St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $29.50 – $65. 7 p.m. 202-803-2899. S�� W�� W�� – T�� U�� B�� J�� T��. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $12 in advance; $15 day of the show. 7 p.m. 703-237-0300. L�� T�� T��. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $10. 8:30 p.m. 703-522-8340. DJ H�� Y�� M�� G�� H��. U Street Music Hall (1115 U St. NW, Washington, D.C.) $15. 10 p.m. 202-588-1889.

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T�� W�� R�� T�� H�� C�� C�� N��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $18 in advance; $13 – $18 day of the show. 1 p.m. 703-255-1566. S�� T�� W�� L��

T�� D��. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $10. 3:30 p.m. 703-522-8340. T�� E��, W�� F�� T�� S��. The Howard Theatre (620 T St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $12 – $35. 6 p.m. 202-803-2899. M�� C�� T�� G��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. L�� Z��. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $22 in advance; $25 day of the show; $48 VIP. 7 p.m. 703-237-0300. B�� C�� E�� – A� E�� G�� D�� M�� O� �� B�� T�� N�� S��. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $10. 8:30 p.m. 703-522-8340. MIXTAPE �� DJ� S�� V�� H�� M�� B��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10 (Mainstage). 9:30 p.m. 202-6677960. F�� D�� DJ� C�� N�� J��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $5 (Backstage). 9:30 p.m. 202667-7960. REV909: D�� P��/F�� H�� I�� D�� W�� E�� O��. U Street Music Hall (1115 U St. NW, Washington, D.C.) $10. 10 p.m. 202588-1889.

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Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). 1 p.m. 703-255-1566. S�� G�� B�� H�� G�� C��. The Howard Theatre (620 T St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 – $40. 12:30 p.m. 202803-2899. T�� THE BAND B��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20 – $22. 5 p.m. 703-255-1566. I�� P�� S�� H�� G��, J�� M�� M�� S��. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington).6 – 8 p.m. 703-522-8340. T�� V�� S�� M�� K�� R�� E��. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m. 703-525-8646. T�� C�� PLRLS �� P�� P��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10. 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960.

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J��’ J�� L�� S�� E�� F��, H�� J�� S�� T�� B��, T�� D��V��D�� N�� E��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $18 in advance; $13 – $18 day of the show. 6:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. B�� C�� J�� O��. Bohemian Caverns (2001 11th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10. 7:30 p.m. 202-299-0800. G�� G�� M�� N��. Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.) $20. 8 p.m. 202-337-4141.

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D�� R��’ M�� M�� S�� R�� G�� “P�� E��” S��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). 8 p.m. 202667-7960. R�� S��. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m. 703-5258646.

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J��’ J�� L�� S�� M� V�� P��, C�� J��, T�� R�� N�� T��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $18 in advance; $13 – $18 day of the show. 6:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. K�� G�� Z�� S�� G��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10. 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. S�� H��. Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.) $20. 8 p.m. 202-337-4141.

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T�� G�� B�� Q��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $18 – $20. 6 p.m. 703-2551566. O��. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $25. 7 p.m. 703-237-0300. “A�� S�� C��” S�� 16 C�� D�� D��, S�� V�� E�� B�� B��. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20. 7 p.m. 202265-0930.

P�� A��... Thursday, January 14 – Middle School Book Club. Children in grades 6 – 8 will discuss The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex. Registration required.

Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 – 8 p.m. fallschurchva.org/Library.

Saturday, January 23 – Concert. In celebration of its 40th anniversary Levine is presenting the “Monuments & Miniatures” concert series. The program will

include piano trios written when the composers were age 40, including Beethoven’s “Archduke” trio and Schumann’s “Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110.” The Falls Church Episcopal (115 E. Fairfax St., Falls Church). $15 – $20. levinemusic.org.

Saturday, January 23 – Open House: W&OD Master Plan – The City’s Greenest Street. Members of the community are invited to review and provide feedback

on the proposed master plan for the W&OD Trail. Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). Free. 10 – 11:30 a.m. fallschurchva. gov/WODMasterPlan.

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Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA

The City Council will hear public comment and consider second reading for (TR14-29), (TO14-28), and (TR14-28) (items related to the project known as “Mason Row”) on Monday, January 11, 2016 at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. These items were previously advertised for the December 14, 2015 City Council meeting, but were deferred to January 11. The following ordinance was given ﬁrst reading on December 14, 2015; second reading and public hearing are scheduled for Monday, January 11, 2016 at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. (TO15-16) ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 40-16 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH TO SET THE TAX ON THEATER ADMISSIONS AT TEN PERCENT OF EACH TICKET. The following ordinance was given ﬁrst reading on November 23, 2015; second reading and public hearing are scheduled for Monday, January 11, 2016 at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. (TO15-13) ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 48 “ZONING” OFFICE, MIXED-USE, RETAIL AND BICYCLE PARKING, AND OTHER RELATED PROVISIONS

This amendment would allow consideration of a reduced parking ratio for office and mixed-use development with approval of a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan, increase the minimum width of parking spaces from 8.5 feet to 9 feet, prohibit encroachments into required parking, permit conversion of some parking spaces to alternate uses, eliminate variances for parking, require a minimum of 4 spaces, or as follows, whichever is greater: Short-term Office – 1/20,000 sq. ft. or portion thereof, Long-term - Office 1/6,000 sq. ft. or portion thereof; Short-term retail – 2 /10,000 sq. ft. or portion thereof for the first 50,000 sq. ft. and 1 additional for every 12,500 sq. ft. or portion thereof, Long-term retail – 1/25,000 sq. ft. or portion thereof; Short-term multi-family – 1/50 units or portion thereof, Long-term multi-family – 1/2.5 units or portion thereof; Short-term hotel – 1/50 hotel rooms or portion thereof, Long-term hotel 1/10 hotel rooms or portion thereof, and other related provisions. The followig ordinances were given first reading on November 9, 2015 and December 14, 2015, respectively; second reading and public hearing are scheduled for Monday, January 25, 2016 at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. (TO15-14) ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 48 “ZONING” TO REQUIRE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR CERTAIN USES NOW PERMITTED BY RIGHT IN THE B-1, B-2, B-3 AND M-1 DISTRICTS, SHIFT REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THOSE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL, ALLOW SECOND STORY BUSINESS SIGNS IN B DISTRICTS, AND REMOVE OBSOLETE CODE LANGUAGE (TO15-17) ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 14, ENVIRONMENT, ARTICLE V, OUTDOOR LIGHTING, TO DELETE STRINGS OF LIGHTS FROM PROHIBITED INSTALLATIONS The first amendment would require a special use permit for churches, schools, day care facilities, payday lenders and title loan companies in the B-1, B-2, and B-3 commercial districts, and, by reference, in the M-1industrial district. It would also allow businesses on second stories in B-districts to have signs, allow strings of lights outside of merchandise sales areas, and update the reference to group homes to make it consistent with state law. The second amendment would amend City Code language to allow strings of lights as outlined

in (TO15-14) All public hearings will be held in the Council Chambers, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, Virginia. For copies of legislation, contact the City Clerk’s ofﬁce at (703-248-5014) or cityclerk@fallschurchva.gov. The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703-248-5014 (TTY 711). CELESTE HEATH CITY CLERK

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SECOND STORY BUSINESS SIGNS IN B DISTRICTS, AND REMOVE OBSOLETE CODE LANGUAGE This amendment would require a special use permit for churches, schools, day care facilities, payday lenders and title loan companies in the B-1, B-2 and B-3 commercial districts, and, by reference, in the M-1 industrial district. It would also allow businesses on second stories in B districts to have signs, allow strings of lights outside of merchandise sales areas and update the reference to group homes to make it consistent with state law. ORDINANCE TO15-17 ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 14 “ENVIRONMENT,” ARTICLE V, OUTDOOR LIGHTING, TO DELETE STRINGS OF LIGHTS FROM PROHIBITED INSTALLATIONS Materials can also be viewed at the Planning Division, City Hall, 300 Park Avenue, Room 300W, Falls Church, VA. 22046, M-F 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. This meeting location is fully accessible to persons with physical disabilities and special services or assistance may be requested in advance by calling 703-248-5040 (TTY 711).

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Volunteers who live in the City of Falls Church are needed to serve on the boards and commissions listed below. Contact the City Clerk’s Ofﬁce (703-248-5014, cityclerk@ fallschurchva.gov, or www.fallschurchva.gov/ BC) for an application form or more information. Requests for reappointment must be made through the City Clerk. Applications are accepted until the end of the month. Vacancies advertised for more than one month may be ﬁlled during each subsequent month before month’s end. Board of Equalization Board of Zoning Appeals (alternate) Environmental Services Council Historic Architectural Review Board Historical Commission Human Services Advisory Council Retirement Board Tree Commission Regional Boards/Commissions: Fairfax Area Disability Services Board Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board Long Term Care Coordinating Council

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA

The Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Falls Church, Virginia will hold a public hearing on January 14, 2016 at 7:30 PM in the Council Chambers, 300 Park Avenue, for consideration of the following subjects: New Business a. Election of ofﬁcers; adoption of Rules of Procedure; adoption of 2016 meeting calendar. b. Approval of December meeting minutes. c. Discussion of remote electronic participation policy. Information on the above items is available at: Zoning Ofﬁce 300 Park Avenue, Suite 300W Falls Church, VA. 703-248-5015 (option 1) zoning@fallschurchva.gov

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THE LOCAL MARKET, LLC, Trading as The Local Market, 246 W. Broad Street, Falls Church, Virginia 22046-4203. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Wine and Beer Off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Patrick Fleming, Owner. NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the ﬁrst of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc. virginia.gov or 800-552-3200.

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Y&J CHUNG, INC, Trading as Lee Graham Sunoco, 7301 Lee Hwy, Fairfax, Virginia 22042-1705. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Beer Off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Jung Chung, Director. NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the ﬁrst of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc. virginia.gov or 800-552-3200.

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Planning Body Gives Thumbs Up On Shelter Site At its first meeting of the New Year, the Falls Church Planning Commission Tuesday night reelected Mark Gross as Chairman and Tony Wright as Vice Chairman, voted in favor of application of Volunteers of America Chesapeake to run a homeless shelter and heard a presentation from Doug Scott on the Capital Improvements Program for 1997-2001.

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F.C. Strikes Deal With Verizon for Fiber Based TV Services, Council Must Ratify Negotiators for the City of Falls Church and Verizon have reached a franchise agreement that will bring Verizon television services to the City and its surrounding areas by this spring if it is ratified by the F.C. City Council, the News-Press has learned. For City residents, it will mean a third cable choice in addition to Cox and RCN.

F.C. Resident Nancy Colden Moore Dies at 89 Nancy Colden Moore was devoted to family, nature, music and art. She was born Nancy Colden Lasher in 1926 in Bronxville, NY. Her parents were Isabelle Jennings Bush and Robert Reed Lasher. She was very fond of her older brother, the late Robert Eltinge Lasher. Moore earned a bachelor’s degree in English, worked as an editor in New York City, and raised a large family with her loving husband of 58 years, Merl Marshall Moore, Jr. of Racine, Wisc., who died in 2011. He served 34 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as a Colonel in 1976, and 34 years as an American art historian. She grew up in Bronxville and New Paltz, NY, a Huguenot village founded by her ancestors, French Protestants, in the Hudson Valley. She was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church, a denomination from the Protestant Reformation. In 1945, Moore graduated from high school in Bronxville. For the next four years, she attended New Jersey College for Women, which became Douglass College and

later, part of Rutgers. From 1949 to 1952, she worked as an editor in New York City at The McGrawHill Publishing Company. Nancy and Merl met in 1952 in New York City, through mutual friends, while he was looking at graduate school. They fell in love and were married on January 10, 1953 in Nancy’s ancestral home, the Locusts, in New Paltz. Over the next seven years, they would move six times and have five children. Elizabeth Maxwell was born in Germany. Derick Colden was born in France. Charles Marshall was born in New Jersey. Magdalene Eltinge was born in Taiwan. Sarah Evans was born in Kansas. Nancy was extremely proud of all of her children, ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. In 1962, the Moores moved to Falls Church and settled on Midvale Street. She was a 53 year resident of Falls Church City, living in the same house on Midvale Street all of those years, raising her five kids through Merl’s one-year Vietnam military tour in

the 1960s and his one-year South Korea military tour in the 1970s. Nancy loved music, especially singing in the Dulin United Methodist Church choir for more than 30 years. Her favorites included Bach’s St. John’s Passion, Handle’s Messiah, and numerous hymns. After Nancy and Merl became empty nesters in 1979, they would head to New England every summer for her to sing with the Berkshire Choral Institute. Nancy is survived by all of her 18 descendants, all seven of their spouses, and her niece Kate Jennings (Lasher) Pepper, husband Mark, and their son Sam. Kate and Mark live at the Locusts. Merl Moore’s nephew Stephen W. Lyman, his wife Connie, and their son Andy also survive her. A memorial service will be held at Dulin United Methodist Church, 513 E. Broad St., Falls Church on Saturday, Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Moore’s name to the Dulin Church Memorial Fund

MEET NEELI, a beautiful 11-year-old Siamese cat who is a native of Pakistan. Neeli was adopted at two months by his mother while she was working abroad in Pakistan. Neeli became a great companion for her and when it came her time to return home to the U.S., she just couldn’t leave him behind! Neel means blue in Urdu and this Siamese got his name for his sky-blue peepers! Just because you’re not famous doesn’t mean your pet can’t be! Send in your Critter Corner submissions to crittercorner@fcnp.com.

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Mason’s offense never got off the ground against the Bulldogs, who held Mason under doubledigit scoring throughout the game. Hylton’s length clogged up the paint and took away easy baskets, forcing the guard-heavy Mustangs to be one-dimensional from longrange. “We were about 5-for-60 shooting, which is terrible,” Gilroy said. “We gotta use our speed and we gotta create some

stops [and] we weren’t doing anything defensively to turn them over either. At the end of the day we had to make shots and we didn’t.” The loss to Hylton represented Mason’s low-point during the Classic and exposed the team’s lack of offensive playmakers whenever Bloomgarden or Lubnow aren’t on the court. Gilroy was adamant that other players on the team have no trouble creating their own shot, but Bloomgarden, while confessing there are good ball-handlers on the

roster, did express that Lubnow’s presence is a relief. “Sarah is one of the strongest ones that I prefer to play with,” Bloomgarden said. “When Sarah gets subbed out it gets hard because, sometimes, it’s like I have to take the ball up and like kinda play the one and two [positions]. 2015 ended positively for Mason which helped preserve team morale. They played William Monroe High School at home on Wednesday, Jan. 6, but results were not available at press time.

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