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her reason for not delaying the vote when she said that “the major change (if a deferral were OK’d– ed.) will be a change in the makeup of the City Council, and that’s what this is all about.” In other words, Rodgers acknowledged that the outcome of the will of the citizenry in the Nov.

The Office of the City Manager of the City of Falls Church released Friday extensive non-confidential components of the two responses the City received to its request for proposal for the development of the 36-acre Upper West End property. The two bidding entities are Edgemoor Infrastructure of Bethesda, Maryland, including its leading contractor Clark Construction, and an entity going by Mason Greens Joint Venture, with the Republic Properties Corp. of Washington, D.C. as the major component. The Falls Church City Council and School Board, partners in deciding the destiny of the land that was ceded to the City from Fairfax County last year, held a three-and-a-half hour session behind closed doors Monday night to discuss the next steps now that the proposals have been received. According to News-Press sources, the meeting was confined to the two elected bodies and their teams of consultants and attorneys, and no outsiders, including no members of the bidding entities, were present. The long meeting took place in the Dogwood conference room at City Hall without a single break, while one floor above them, the Planning Commission was struggling with the Mason Row proposal (see story, this page). The one takeaway for public consumption of the closed session was the announcement of two public forums that will be held in early December to explain the process over the coming year that will, once a primary contract is awarded

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THE 36 ACRES that were transferred from Fairfax County into the City of Falls Church last year (outlined in green) now have two developers who have formally submitted bids to redevelop the land, including the construction of a new high school and a renovationexpansion of the middle school, with 10 acres designated for economic development in the form of mixed use and commercial projects. The Falls Church City Council and School Board met for over three hours in a closed session Monday night to mull their next moves in what they’ve coined a “Campus Redevelopment Project.” (Photo: City of Falls Church)

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Calendar.........20-21 Food & Dining......23 Classified Ads .....28 Comics, Sudoku & Crossword...........29 Critter Corner.......30

To at least one member of the Falls Church Planning Commission, the vote to reject the Mason Row project despite the absence of a key member Monday night was explicitly to override the will of the people as reflected in the November 3 election.

Repeated pleas by the Spectrum Group developers to seek a delay in the vote until January based on the need to evaluate new changes, pleas that began with e-mail exchanges with commission chair Rob Meeks the Friday before, went unheeded Monday night. Veteran commissioner and former chair Ruth Rodgers let the proverbial “cat out of the bag” on

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and public hearings held next spring and key decisions made, a public referendum will be held next November. The two town halls will be held on successive Saturdays, December 5 and 12, in the Council chambers of City Hall from 10 a.m. to noon. The identical information will be provided at each meeting, giving the public maximum opportunity to make it to one or the other of the events, having only to negotiate through the Saturday morning farmers’ markets to get inside the chambers. There will still be six months to go before the final terms of an agreement with the winning bidder is negotiated. The Council and School Board will come back to the bidders with requests for more specific and refined proposals that will be due in March, and then the bodies will decide who they’ll choose to do the daunting job. A final negotiation will be completed by next summer, and then the signing of the contract papers will follow the public referendum that will be on the Nov. 1, 2016 election day ballot.

Complicating the project, which City officials have dubbed the “Campus Redevelopment Project,” is the desire of the City and Schools to have the 35 acres include ample provision for both a new high school and a renovated and expanded middle school that are already there, and then for up to 10 acres dedicated to economic development. Copies of the non-confidential components of both the more than 150-page submissions made by the Oct. 30 deadline are available on both the City’s and the City Schools’ website, and in hard copy at the Mary Riley Styles Public Library. The Edgemoor team includes the same key team members who collaborated to complete the Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School as the first project awarded in Virginia to build an educational facility under the Public Private Education Act. “This project is incredibly important to our entire team as many of our key personnel are residents of Falls Church and have children who have attended or attend George Mason High School and Henderson Middle School,” an introductory letter from James Martin – a George Mason High

School Class of ’81 alum – states. Clark, the note adds, “will guaranty Edgemoor’s obligations for the project and will provide a single payment and performance bond for the school facility improvements.” It appears the submission is very similar to the one that Clark submitted unsolicited last year prior to the City’s and Schools’ decision to put the project out to bid. The second proposal, the Mason Greens Joint Venture, proposes as the Edgemoor one does as well, “replacing and relocating the obsolete high school and expanding the middle school.” It proposes to build a new high school on the western portion of the campus to “best avoid disruption to existing students’ educational experience while also delivering facilities more quickly and at lower cost.” Following the new high school construction, it says “the former high school site will be harvested for a mixed-use development.” The plan “intentionally incorporates playing fields, parks and open spaces as common elements (between the community and schools),” and the gymnasium and performing arts theater facilities are located and designed to foster community co-

use after classroom hours.” It adds, “This approach recognizes that Falls Church’s greatest asset is its people.” It organizes the project’s buildings around a new George Mason soccer field and aquatics center, with mixed use

buildings of five stories including diversified residential offerings. A final mixed use ‘tower’ will be located on the north end of the campus between the schools’ campus and the West Falls Church Metro Station.

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3 election needed to be immediately negated by the Planning Commission, despite being shorthanded, by Monday’s vote. Once the makeup of the new City Council would be changed in early January by the results of the Nov. 3 election, she suggested, the outcome would be favorable for Mason Row, while she was adamant in her remarks Monday about her opposition to it. “This project is not going to be what we want,” she intoned, accusing the plan to make the theater component work through a subsidy “money laundering, Little City style.” Chairman Meeks’ resolve to deny Spectrum’s request for a deferral as reflected in his e-mail exchanges with Spectrum the Friday and Saturday before likewise came with no objective reasons based on the merits of the project and the commission’s deliberations. Claims that the plan had been delayed enough, already, were met by Peter Batten of Spectrum Monday with the reminder that the City, and not Spectrum, delayed the project from a July 24 submission until

late last month. It was known over the weekend that commissioner Melissa Teates would not be in attendance Monday night due to a business conflict. When a motion to defer was put to the vote Monday night, commissioners Andy Rankin and Russ Wodiska stated they felt it was important for the entire board to be present for such an important decision. They were joined by commissioner Lindy Hockenberry, while Meeks, Rodgers and Kwafo Djan voted deny the deferral, causing the motion to fail, 3-3, since it lacked a majority to pass. Subsequently, the vote broke along the same 3-3 line when it came to moving to recommend approval of the project after 38 petitions from the public were heard, mostly opposing the plan from neighbors adjacent the site, again failing for a lack of majority to pass. Among the new changes from the July submission that Spectrum introduced Monday and sought more time for review by the City staff involved a complete makeover of the intersections at W. Broad and N. West, and at N. West and Park Avenue. They also

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involved opening up a left turn option for the Brickhouse Square commercial business across W. Broad, and a change in the mix of the rental apartments, reducing the number of two-bedroom units and increasing the number of one-bedroom units that would involve a change in the overall square footage of that element of the project, and of net tax income projections. With the changes, the City’s planning staff continued its recommendation of approval of the project. Hockenberry, a former City Council member and vice mayor, said the project “will be good for the City, but still needs some improvement.” Wodiska said he was “very pleased” with the project’s new submission that included significant new additions to the developer’s voluntary concessions. “Many are really excited about it,” added, highlighting the market square component as “like nothing else in the City.” Rankin said the project is “actually less dense” than some other projects approved earlier, and called it “a really good oppor-

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street configuration to address the traffic access needs of Brickhouse Square businesses. “The Chamber’s legislative committee and board of directors believe that this project will benefit a vast majority of current businesses and the greater community,” wrote chairman Joe Wetzel in a letter to Mayor David Tarter, Vice Mayor David Snyder and members of the City Council. The letter delineated benefits of fiscal impact (generating between $1.3 and $2 million in annual tax revenues), of new residences (adding new customers for our local businesses), environmental impact (adding modern stormwater management where none now exists), rejuvenation of a commercial area, smart development, public amenities, creating a “destination” on the City’s West End, road improvements, and compatibility with the City’s vision and strategic plan, citing successful development, neighborhood preservation and community life, diversity, environmental harmony and “a special place” notion, “as defined by a visual aesthetic, increased artistic venues, and festivals and events.”

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tunity for Falls Church.” Just prior to the final vote, Meeks said that if the project were to be approved, there could be significant difficulties when it would come back to the Planning Commission for site plan approval. Speaking to Djan’s claim that the project “lacks any vision,” Batten recapitulated the components of the project that make it an “urban village” space anchored by a hotel, theater and quality restaurants around a town square that could become a city center. “The combination of public space, theater and restaurants is as good as it gets in this industry,” he said, noting additionally its proximity to the W&OD Trail. “The W&OD Trail and downtown Falls Church come together there,” with the project’s focus on “repetitive visits” by happy customers. With Gary LaPorta, Barbara Cram and Racelle Barimany speaking out for themselves, the board of directors of the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce weighed in with a strong letter in support of Mason Row, with executive director Sally Cole reporting favorably on the project developers’ willingness to change the

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If I could collect a dollar for every time I’ve heard that phrase uttered by a George Mason High School parent, I would be a rich woman. So…to what am I referring? Until two years ago, George Mason did not have a speech and debate team. That is correct. George Mason High School, a stellar IB school, did not have a speech and debate team until the winter of 2013. When most George Mason parents or interested Falls Church citizens hear this, they are, to be honest, shocked. Speech and debate are most often activities associated with highperforming schools, like George Mason. The skills learned during speech and debate are skills that prepare students for college and life: the ability to form and present logical arguments, the ability to research complex topics and the ability to speak in front of peers and adults with ease…skills that benefit all students long after they leave the halls of high school. Research has shown that students who participate in speech and debate excel in many areas over their counterparts. For instance, debate requires participants to read and understand high-level research. Students who participate in debate are not only better able to read and understand this complex type of information but also to do so with a critical eye. Debaters learn early on to evaluate the validity of their sources.

In addition, students who participate in speech and debate are much more aware of local, state, national and world events. This makes them “informed citizens” who are also often actively engaged in their communities. Finally, students involved in speech

“George Mason High School, a stellar IB school, did not have a speech and debate team until the winter of 2013.” and debate are poised to be become the leaders of the future. Their vast knowledge of the world around them combined with their ability to speak persuasively to a wide audience prepares them well for the challenges of leadership in many different areas. It is also true that those students who participate in speech and debate often have higher GPAs, test scores and more “attractive” college applications than their counterparts. However these are not the real goals of speech

and debate. Instead, the main goal is to prepare students to be thoughtful, wellspoken citizens and leaders of our world. I would argue – as I think most citizens would – that this is a very worthy goal indeed. If Falls Church is truly a school system that values the future success of our students, then we should put “our money where our mouth is” and support the growing speech and debate team at Mason. In many schools, speech and debate is an elective class where the teacher also serves as the debate coach, with extra pay for those duties. Just this year a very small amount of money was allocated to the team’s coach in the form of an extra pay for extra duty supplement. However, given the time needed to build and support a competitive debate team, it is not nearly enough. Speech and debate falls under the Virginia High School League. It is considered by the state to be a sport. Instead of being a sport in the traditional sense, it is a sport of the mind. Debaters spend hours and hours researching, building contentions and then competing in tournaments that last 12 hours or more. The season also lasts from September until at least April. No other sports season lasts that long. To that end, the team should be supported just like any other team. I would urge our school board members as well as Superintendent Toni Jones

to attend an upcoming speech and debate tournament. Walking into a cafeteria on a Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. to sea of black suits and ties is truly inspiring. Hearing debaters argue whether reparations should be given to African Americans or whether the benefits of GMOs outweigh the risks, is eye-opening and will quickly make anyone see why speech and debate should not only be supported financially but also be considered a necessary part of any competitive high school curriculum… especially a demanding curriculum like the one at George Mason. As we look at building a new high school and spending millions of dollars on facilities, it is important to consider what happens within those walls as part of a much bigger picture. Making speech and debate a priority for George Mason shows that our school system values the students who would rather argue the pluses and minuses of the global warming issue as much as it values those who play traditional sports such as football and baseball. In doing so, the school system recognizes and celebrates the diversity of learners who attend George Mason In addition, by integrating speech and debate into the curriculum at George Mason as an elective, we open the door so all students have the opportunity to learn the skills they need not only to be successful at Mason but in college and beyond.

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Del. Simon Denounces Efforts to Block Syrian Refugees “Shame on Virginia House of Delegates Majority Caucus Chairman Tim Hugo (R), Deputy Majority Leader Todd Gilbert (R), Delegate Greg Habeeb (R), and Delegate Manoli Loupassi (R) who have written a letter to the Governor threatening to introduce legislation to block the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Virginia,” said State Del. Marcus Simon, whose 53rd District includes the City of Falls Church. He added, “Shame on you for seizing on this international tragedy for political gain. Shame on you for appealing to people’s worst instincts, their fears and their deep-seated prejudices. Shame on you for fanning those fears with your irresponsible, unfounded assertions that we aren’t capable of being able to distinguish between those in need of saving and those that would do us harm when it comes to Syrian refugees. Shame on you for believing Virginians’ fear for their own safety will outweigh their decency, their compassion, and their humanity. We can and we must take prudent steps to vet all refugees seeking asylum regardless of their religion or country of origin, but to suggest that we must eliminate all risk is specious. As for me, I believe Virginians want to be true the words of Emma Lazurus, inscribed on the Statue of Liberty, to ‘make our Commonwealth a safe haven for the tired, poor, huddled masses yearning to breathe free. The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. The homeless, tempest-tost to us.’”

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Claire Guthrie Gastanaga, executive director of the Virginia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, issued a statement yesterday hailing the stand taken by Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe not to try to stop Syrian refugees from relocating to Virginia, even as dozens of governors of other states have done otherwise. Gastanaga said, “The ACLU of Virginia commends Gov. McAuliffe for having the courage not to attempt to block settlement in Virginia of Syrian refugees fleeing violent civil war in their homeland. It’s the right thing to do. To do otherwise would violate the rule of law and subject people to government discrimination based on their ethnicity or religion. Sadly, some Virginia politicians now are threatening to try to use the legislature to undertake the cruel, fearbased tack that the governor has rejected. Should that happen, the ACLU will stand up for the civil rights and basic humanity of all those affected, including existing and future Virginia residents.”

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F.C. Treasurer Issues Blue City Decal Reminder City of Falls Church Treasurer Jody Acosta issued a statement Wednesday reminding residents that all cars, trucks, and motorcycles normally garaged within the City must be registered and clearly display a 2016 blue City decal as of Monday, Nov. 16. She noted that the City’s parking enforcement officer will ticket cars without decals properly posted on front windshields. She invited citizens to the Treasurer’s office at City Hall if still in need of the blue, 2016 decal. There is no fee for replacement decals. In addition, she added, real estate tax bills were mailed to property owners last week and are due Saturday, December 5.

Falls Church Man Arrested for Assaulting, Kissing 8-Year Old Girl A 35-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting and kissing an eight-year-old girl in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County, according to police. After meeting with the girl and her mother, Fairfax County police charged Santos Romero Gomez, 35 of Falls Church with assault and kissing a child under the age of 13, with lascivious intent. Police said they were called to an apartment building in the 3400 block of Glen Carlyn Drive of Falls Church on the morning of November 17 for a reported sex offense. The officers met with the girl and her mother, who said the girl was dropped off at an apartment-run daycare that morning before going to school. While inside the apartment, the child was approached by a man renting a room in the same apartment. He reportedly touched the child inappropriately and kissed her. She broke free and ran to the woman babysitting her. The child called her parent, who immediately responded back to the apartment. Officers determined that Gomez has rented a room in that apartment for several years and the leaseholder of that same apartment has run an in-home daycare there as well. If the parents of any children who attend that daycare feel they may have information to share with police, they are asked to call the non-emergency number at 703-691-2131 and make a police report or contact Crime Solvers electronically by visiting fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637) or by calling 1-866-411TIPS(8477).

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B�� N�� N�� F.C. Now Allowing Businesses to Light Trees With Permit The City of Falls Church will again light the streetscape trees on the 100 and 200 blocks of W. Broad Street and, for the first time, is now allowing businesses to light trees on their properties through a new Seasonal Street Tree Lighting Permit program. In the first year of this program, lighting permit fees will be waived. Businesses interested in this new program can contact the City’s Department of Public Words at dpw@fallschurchva.gov.

Brits on Board Hosting F.C. Chamber Mixer Nov. 24 Brits on Broad is hosting a networking mixer for the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, November 24 from 5:30 – 7 p.m. Members of the Chamber and friends of the business community are invited to attend this free event with the chance to shop while enjoying refreshments and meet local business and community leaders. Brits on Broad, which is located at 926 W. Broad Street, carries an eclectic mix of English and locally made items. It also offers hair salon services and massage. For more information about the event, visit www.FallsChurchChamber.org. For more information about the eclectic gift shop and salon, visit www.britsonbroad.com.

Bailey’s Health Center Moving to Merrifield Bailey’s Health Center will be moving from its current location at Seven Corners in Falls Church to the fourth floor of The Merrifield Center later this month. The clinic and pharmacy will close temporarily at noon on November 19 and re-open to the public as CHCN-Merrifield in its new location at 10 a.m. on November 24. They will be one of three clinics in the Community Health Care Network, a partnership of health professionals, physicians, hospitals, and local government administered by the Fairfax County Health Department. The Merrifield Center is located at 8221 Willow Oak Corporate Drive, Fairfax. For more information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov.

Registration Now Open for Spring 2016 Semester at NOVA Registration for all sessions of the spring 2016 semester at the Northern Virginia Community College has started for classes beginning January 11. Business leaders interested in taking classes, or signing up employees for classes, can do so at www.nvcc.edu.

Black Friday Brunch at Sifel & Capra Stifel & Capra is hosting a Black Friday brunch on Friday, November 27 at 10 a.m. Shoppers will be offered beverages and brunch snacks while supplies last. A Cookie’s Coffer jewelry trunk show will be taking place that same day and the next, Saturday, November 28. Stifel & Capra is located at 260 W. Broad Street in Falls Church. For more information, visit www.stifelandcapra.com.

Tri360 Shutters in Crescent Building Tri360 closed last month in the Crescent Building at 2121 N. Westmoreland Street in Arlington (just over the Falls Church border.) The store, which was open for approximately three years, offered athletic apparel, accessories, and bicycles geared toward triathletes.  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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F.C. Residents, Cancer Survivors Embark on Journey to Parenthood

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The cost to just become parents could reach nearly $75,000 for one Falls Church couple, Matt and Heidi Cahill, both cancer survivors. Their journey to parenthood has proven challenging since Matt’s diagnosis of testicular cancer 10 years ago when he was just 22 years old. The two high school sweethearts were married only two months when the jarring news shocked them. “I wanted to test her immediately on that ‘in sickness and in health’ clause just to make sure,” Matt laughed. “She passed.” Matt underwent surgery the day after his diagnosis on New Year’s Day of 2006. After four rounds of chemotherapy and another surgery, doctors concluded Matt was cancer-free in August 2006. Moving forward, five years into their marriage, the Cahills started plans to build their family naturally. “It just wasn’t working,” said Heidi. “We knew that with Matt’s cancer history it might be a little more difficult.” After an unsuccessful year, the couple then began working with a fertility specialist and attempted natural-cycle IVF to no avail. “We did four rounds of that, which is still really physically, emotionally and financially demanding,” said Heidi, prompting them to take a six-month break. During that break from IVF treatments, Heidi discovered a lump on her breast in late

December 2013. The eerie timing echoed the Cahills’ last battle with cancer just eight years prior. “It was really weird because it was right around the same time of year Matt was diagnosed – just before Christmas, and I had my surgery right after Christmas on Jan. 4, ” said Heidi. At age 31, Heidi was diagnosed with stage 2 triple positive breast cancer. During the treatment process, Heidi also learned she is a BRCA2 gene mutation carrier. “A lot of people are familiar with BRCA because of the Angelina Jolie op-ed piece,” said Heidi. “It essentially means I’m predisposed to the likelihood of developing breast and ovarian cancer.” Heidi underwent four and a half months of chemotherapy and a double mastectomy. “I found out I was in remission really close to Matt’s remission date,” said Heidi. “Mine is July 30 and his is Aug. 4.” Physically, doctors advised Heidi against a natural pregnancy. However, she said doctors recommended waiting at least three years if the couple chose to pursue that option though still very risky. “I think we both decided we’d rather be parents that are here than have biological kids and have issues down the road,” said Heidi of the possible complications that could arise with a natural pregnancy. “Our desire to parent outweighed our desire to see our DNA.” The Cahills then registered with two adoption agencies to increase the possibility of placement – one local and one in the Midwest where the two grew up.

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HEIDI AND MATT CAHILL received a check for $15,000 from the Goldberg Family and the National Adoption Foundation to go toward their adoption costs on the Meredith Vieira Show. (L to r) the Cahills, Veira and Danielle and Norman Goldberg pose for a photo on the set of Vieira’s show in the photo above. Heidi and Matt hang out in their Falls Church home in the photo on the right. (P��: C�� H�� C��/L�� L��)

The couple said they already drained their savings three times between medical expenses and failed fertility treatments before pursuing adoption. Adoptions could cost up to $40,000, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Child Welfare Information Gateway. IVF alone cost the Cahills nearly $25,000 and yielded no results. Now the

couple is embarking on an alternative path towards parenthood, which they estimate to run from $40-50,000 considering the fees of both agencies and a possible out-of-state adoption. To help with expenses, the family launched a fundraising campaign at https://www.youcaring. com/matt-and-heidi-cahill-415893. Last week, the couple appeared on NBC’s Meredith Vieira Show

where the Goldberg Family and the National Adoption Foundation awarded the Cahills $15,000 towards their adoption efforts. At press time, $38,000 of the $50,000 fundraising goal had been raised online. “If somehow we’re fortunate enough to exceed that goal, then we will put that away for baby number two,” said Matt, reiterating their family’s dream to have more than one child.

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Community News & Notes F.C.’s Carla Maughlin to Receive Crystal Coach Award Falls Church resident Carla Maughlin will receive the Crystal Coach Award in a prerace ceremony before the Girls on the Run 5K on Saturday, Nov. 21. Maughlin, a teacher at Lemon Road Elementary School, has mentored more than 350 girls over 24 seasons as a volunteer coach with Girls on the Run of Northern Virginia. Crystal Coaches are an elite group of 13 Northern Virginia women who are committed to making a difference in the lives of girls. Each woman has served as a volunteer coach for ten or more seasons with Girls on the Run – an after school program, aimed at equipping girls with lifelong skills that will help them develop into strong, healthy and confident young women.

The 10-week season culminates in a celebratory 5k run with more than 5,000 girls, parents, teachers and community members completing a 3.1 mile run. For more information, visit gotrnova.org.

Local Tai Chi School Sun & Moon Hosts Open House Sun & Moon Taiji One will be hosting an open house on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 8 – 9:30 a.m. at the Jhoon Rhee Tae Kwon Do school at 1136 W. Broad Street. The tai chi school, home of the three-time national champions in group tai chi is inviting the public to come take advantage of the opportunity to take a free tai chi class. To reserve a spot in the class, call 301-512-5071 or email SunAndMoonTaijiOne@gmail. com. Representative of the school’s multi-generational student body, the national title-winning team members range from age 23 to 85

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‘Eclectic Creations’ Show On Exhibit at Goodwin House

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church Hosts Holiday Benefit Gala

AT&T Donates $15,000 to Fairfax County

The art show Eclectic Creations is on display now through January 3, 2016 at the Goodwin House location in Bailey’s Crossroads, located at 3440 S. Jefferson St., Bailey’s Crossroads. The show features the work of residents of Goodwin House’s Bailey’s Crossroads location. Some of these artists have studied and practiced their craft their entire life while others have just begun working in visual art. The show had its opening reception on Sunday, Nov. 15. A diverse set of media, including pastel, watercolor, oil and acrylic paint, pencil, photography, collage, fiber arts, marble, and ceramics, will be on exhibit in the show. For more information, con-

Saint Patrick’s Episcopal Church, located at 3241 Brush Dr., Falls Church, is hosting its Holiday Benefit Gala on Sunday, Dec. 6 from 3 – 5 p.m. The gala is a fundraising event for the Saint Patrick’s Episcopal Church Building Repair Fund. The gala will feature live music from the Bob Gibson Big Band, which will play music from the ‘40s and more. There will also be dessert, tea, coffee and a silent auction, which will feature donations from the local community and businesses. Free childcare is available at the event. Admission for the event is $10 and the event is free for children age 12 and under. For more information, email Mariko Hiller at

AT&T donated $15,000 to Fairfax County through its Aspire Initiative on Friday, Nov. 13 to enhance the technology programs offered at Fairfax County’s six Computer Clubhouses, including upgrading 3D design and printing technology and introducing virtual reality technology. With these new resources, local youth will gain valuable experience with emerging technologies as well as have the opportunity to design and create assistive living devices to benefit military veterans in need. Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova, Fairfax County students, military veterans and representatives from AT&T were on hand for the check presentation.

BOY SCOUTS FROM TROOP 821, composed mostly of students from Mary LOCAL FALLS CHURCH GIRL SCOUT Troops 1963, 3850 and 2476 visit the Ellen Henderson and Longfellow Middle Schools, attended the first part of Library of Congress and the U.S. Capitol on November 10, 2015. Congressman the Falls Church City Council meeting last week as part of their efforts to win Don Beyer sponsored the tickets for the troops and their siblings. (Photo: a “Citizenship in the Community” merit badge. They were invited to come up for a photo with the entire City Council by Mayor David Tarter. (Photo: News-Press) Courtesy of Sherry Eckert)

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Dulin Church Holds Benefit Concert for Brother’s Brother

Dulin United Methodist Church, located at 513 E. Broad Street, is hosting the First Light Ensemble for a concert on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. to benefit the local nonprofit Brother’s Brother Foundation, a medical mission project. A goodwill offering will be taken at the door to benefit Brother’s Brother. For more information, visit dulinchurch.org or call 703-992-9210.

F.C.’s Food Donation Drive Begins on November 30 A food donation drive to support the Falls Church Community Service Council is scheduled to begin on Monday, Nov. 30. Drop off boxes at various locations around City Hall and the Falls Church Community Center, including at the East and West entrances of City Hall, will be set up for collection of non-perishable food items and toiletries. Donations will be collected through Friday, Dec. 11. The assistance primarily is for short term and emergency needs with the overall mission of helping individuals and families achieve self sufficiency, an improved quality of life and avoid homelessness. For more information, visit fcswecare.org, email hhs@fallschurchva.gov or call 703-248-5005.

2 Falls Church Residents Serve in Americorps Falls Church residents Greta Schaaf and Melissa Wilson recently began 10-month terms of service in the National Civilian Community Corps, an AmeriCorps pro-

gram. Schaaf will be based out of Sacramento and Wilson will be based out of Denver. Schaaf, a graduate of George C. Marshall High School, and Wilson, a graduate of McLean High School, arrived at their respective service sites in early October to begin training. This training, which prepared them for 10 months of fulltime service with AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps, emphasized teamwork, leadership development, communication, service learning and certification in various hard skills. Schaaf and Wilson will be responsible for completing a series of six- to eight-week-long service projects as part of a 10 – 12 person team. Their first service projects will end mid-December, at which time their teams will break for the winter holidays and begin a new project in a new location in January. For more information, visit nationalservice.gov/nccc.

Arlington Artists Alliance Hosts ‘Artful Weekend’ Show The Arlington Artists Alliance is hosting its 13th annual Artful Weekend from Friday, Nov. 20 – Sunday, Nov. 22 at the 1902 Hendry House at Fort C.F. Smith Park, located at 2411 N. 24th St., Arlington. The weekend art show, featuring the work of 40 Arlingtonbased artists, starts with an artists’ reception on Friday, Nov. 20, from 6 – 8 p.m. The show will also be open Saturday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 22, from noon – 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit arlingtonartistsalliance.org.

LO CA L American Legion Post 270 Holds Charity Citrus Sales McLean’s American Legion Post 270 is holding its annual Charity Citrus Sale, which begins on Thursday, Nov. 19. Post 270 will be selling grapefruits, oranges and tangerines from the Post at 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean. The citrus sales, the proceeds of which will go to support veterans’ needs, youth programs, the local community and patriotic activities, will be held every third weekend of the month from November through March 2016. Pickup of citrus orders will take place on Fridays from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. – noon during every third weekend of the month. For more information or to place a citrus order in advance, call 703-356-8259.

Local Book Club Featured on ‘Book Club for Kids’ Podcast The newest episode of the “Book Club for Kids” podcast, published on Wednesday, Nov. 4, features the daughters of the Mother-Daughter Book Club that meets monthly at One More Page Books, located on the edge of Arlington County at 2200 N. Wetmoreland Street. While moms went out for coffee, the middle graders discussed A Mango Shaped Space by Wendy Mass with host Kitty Felde. The novel is the story of a young girl who sees colors when she does math problems. On the show, Mass tells how the idea hit her – literally – when a book on the topic fell off a shelf at her local library and hit her in the shin. For more information or to listen to the episode, visit bookclubforkids.org.

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Finding Peace in Holy Texts

It’s easy to think that ISIS is some sort of evil, medieval cancer that somehow has resurfaced in the modern world. The rest of us are pursuing happiness, and here comes this fundamentalist anachronism, spreading death. But in his book Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence, the brilliant Rabbi Jonathan Sacks argues that ISIS is in fact typical of what we will see in the decades ahead. The 21st century will not be a century of secularism, he writes. It will be an age of desecularization and religious conflicts. Part of this is simply demographic. Religious communities produce lots of babies and swell their ranks, while secular communities do not. The researcher Michael Blume looked back as far as ancient India and Greece and concluded that every nonreligious population in hisNEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE tory has experienced demographic decline. Humans also are meaning-seeking animals. We live, as Sacks writes, in a century that “has left us with a maximum of choice and a minimum of meaning.” The secular substitutes for religion – nationalism, racism and political ideology – have all led to disaster. So many flock to religion, sometimes – especially within Islam – to extremist forms. This is already leading to religious violence. In November 2014, just to take one month, there were 664 jihadi attacks in 14 countries, killing a total of 5,042 people. Since 1984, an estimated 1.5 million Christians have been killed by Islamist militias in Sudan. Sacks emphasizes that it is not religion itself that causes violence. In their book Encyclopedia of Wars, Charles Phillips and Alan Axelrod surveyed 1,800 conflicts and found that less than 10 percent had any religious component at all. Rather, religion fosters groupishness, and the downside of groupishness is conflict with people outside the group. Religion can lead to thick moral communities, but in extreme forms it can also lead to what Sacks calls pathological dualism, a mentality that divides the world between those who are unimpeachably good and those who are irredeemably bad. The pathological dualist can’t reconcile his humiliated place in the world with his own moral superiority. He embraces a politicized religion – restoring the caliphate – and seeks to destroy those outside his group by apocalyptic force. This leads to acts of what Sacks calls altruistic evil, or acts of terror in which the self-sacrifice involved somehow is thought to confer the right to be merciless and unfathomably cruel. That’s what we saw in Paris last week. Sacks correctly argues that we need military weapons to win the war against fanatics like ISIS, but we need ideas to establish a lasting peace. Secular thought or moral relativism are unlikely to offer any effective rebuttal. Among religious people, mental shifts will be found by reinterpreting the holy texts themselves. There has to be a Theology of the Other: a complex biblical understanding of how to see God’s face in strangers. That’s what Sacks sets out to do. The great religions are based on love, and they satisfy the human need for community. But love is problematic. Love is preferential and particular. Love excludes and can create rivalries. Love of one scripture can make it hard to enter sympathetically into the minds of those who embrace another. The Bible is filled with sibling rivalries: Ishmael and Isaac, Esau and Jacob, Joseph and his brothers. The Bible crystallizes the truth that people sometimes find themselves competing for parental love and even competing for God’s love. Read simplistically, the Bible’s sibling rivalries seem merely like stories of victory or defeat – Isaac over Ishmael. But all three Abrahamic religions have sophisticated, multilayered interpretive traditions that undercut fundamentalist readings. Alongside the ethic of love there is a command to embrace an ethic of justice. Love is particular, but justice is universal. Love is passionate, justice is dispassionate. Justice demands respect of the other. It plays on the collective memory of people who are in covenantal communities: Your people, too, were once vulnerable strangers in a strange land. The command is not just to be empathetic toward strangers, which is fragile. The command is to pursue sanctification, which involves struggle and sometimes conquering your selfish instincts. Moreover, God frequently appears where he is least expected – in the voice of the stranger – reminding us that God transcends the particulars of our attachments. The reconciliation between love and justice is not simple, but for believers the texts, read properly, point the way. Sacks’ great contribution is to point out that the answer to religious violence is probably going to be found within religion itself, among those who understand that religion gains influence when it renounces power. It may seem strange that in this century of technology, peace will be found within these ancient texts. But as Sacks points out, Abraham had no empire, no miracles and no army – just a different example of how to believe, think and live.

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Fearing Fear Itself Like millions of people, I’ve been obsessively following the news from Paris, putting aside other things to focus on the horror. It’s the natural human reaction. But let’s be clear: It’s also the reaction the terrorists want. And that’s something not everyone seems to understand. Take, for example, Jeb Bush’s declaration that “this is an organized attempt to destroy Western civilization.” No, it isn’t. It’s an organized attempt to sow panic, which isn’t at all the same thing. And remarks like that, which blur that distinction and make terrorists seem more powerful than they are, just help the jihadis’ cause. Think, for a moment, about what France is and what it represents. It has NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE its problems – what nation doesn’t? – but it’s a robust democracy with a deep well of popular legitimacy. Its defense budget is small compared with ours, but it nonetheless retains a powerful military, and has the resources to make that military much stronger if it chooses. (France’s economy is around 20 times the size of Syria’s.) France is not going to be conquered by ISIS, now or ever. Destroy Western civilization? Not a chance. So what was Friday’s attack about? Killing random people in restaurants and at concerts is a strategy that reflects its perpetrators’ fundamental weakness. It isn’t going to establish a caliphate in Paris. What it can do, however, is inspire fear – which is why we call it terrorism, and shouldn’t dignify it with the name of war. The point is not to minimize the horror. It is, instead, to emphasize that the biggest danger terrorism poses to our society comes not from the direct harm inflicted, but from the wrong-headed responses it can inspire. And it’s crucial to realize that there are multiple ways the response can go wrong. It would certainly be a very bad thing if France or other democracies responded to terrorism with appeasement – if, for example, the French were to withdraw from the international effort against ISIS in the vain hope that jihadis would leave them alone. And I won’t say that there are no would-be appeasers out there; there are indeed some people determined to believe that Western imperialism is the root of all evil, and all would be well if we stopped meddling. But real-world examples of mainstream politicians, let alone governments, knuckling under to terrorist demands are hard to find. Most accusations

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of appeasement in America seem to be aimed at liberals who don’t use what conservatives consider tough enough language. A much bigger risk, in practice, is that the targets of terrorism will try to achieve perfect security by eliminating every conceivable threat – a response that inevitably makes things worse, because it’s a big, complicated world, and even superpowers can’t set everything right. On 9/11 Donald Rumsfeld told his aides: “Sweep it up. Related and not,” and immediately suggested using the attack as an excuse to invade Iraq. The result was a disastrous war that actually empowered terrorists, and set the stage for the rise of ISIS. And let’s be clear: this wasn’t just a matter of bad judgment. Yes, Virginia, people can and do exploit terrorism for political gain, including using it to justify what they imagine will be a splendid, politically beneficial little war. Oh, and whatever people like Ted Cruz may imagine, ending our reluctance to kill innocent civilians wouldn’t remove the limits to American power. It would, however, do wonders for terrorist recruitment. Finally, terrorism is just one of many dangers in the world, and shouldn’t be allowed to divert our attention from other issues. Sorry, conservatives: when President Barack Obama describes climate change as the greatest threat we face, he’s exactly right. Terrorism can’t and won’t destroy our civilization, but global warming could and might. So what can we say about how to respond to terrorism? Before the atrocities in Paris, the West’s general response involved a mix of policing, precaution, and military action. All involved difficult trade-offs: surveillance versus privacy, protection versus freedom of movement, denying terrorists havens versus the costs and dangers of waging war abroad. And it was always obvious that sometimes a terrorist attack would slip through. Paris may have changed that calculus a bit, especially when it comes to Europe’s handling of refugees, an agonizing issue that has now gotten even more fraught. And there will have to be a post-mortem on why such an elaborate plot wasn’t spotted. But do you remember all the pronouncements that 9/11 would change everything? Well, it didn’t – and neither will this atrocity. Again, the goal of terrorists is to inspire terror, because that’s all they’re capable of. And the most important thing our societies can do in response is to refuse to give in to fear.

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The carnage in Paris last week, combined with mass civilian deaths from a bomb in Beirut and the loss of 224 innocent lives from the bombing of a Russian civilian airliner are adding up to an extension of the horny hand of ISIS, the so-called “Islamic State,” that has the whole world wondering where they’ll strike next and how horribly. The waves of fear that this operation is now radiating to Europe and the U.S. are beginning to resemble the jitters of the post-9/11 world and the extraordinary extra-constitutional laws that were passed in a U.S. in that frame of mind. Now, the talk domestically is about the justification for severe prejudice and discrimination against Syrian refugees and Islamic peoples, generally, in the FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS name of security. It is a very sad state of affairs. What is this madness that has suddenly swept across oceans and continents? It is a terrible reality to confront that this is the work of the American military industrial complex, pushing the world toward the perpetual war that was launched in the aftermath of 9/11 but stalled when President Obama was elected in 2008 and again in 2012. The president has waged a relentless and courageous inside war against these merchants of death, but they have caused the most recent escalation by this evil force in our world, the emergence of ISIS in the summer of 2014. Now, Russian President Putin has called for cooperation with the U.S., the French and other nations to wipe out ISIS, and in case you haven’t noticed, the U.S. response to this has been tepid, at best. For good reason: ISIS is a child of the American military industrial complex, which is where blame needs to be assigned for the fear, chaos and death that is now sweeping the globe. This operation began in its most recent iteration with the unprovoked invasion of Iraq in 2003 that was intended to render that nation as the “51st American state,” riddled with U.S. military bases and infrastructure. The neo-cons behind this genuinely thought that when President Bush declared “mission accomplished” a couple months after the invasion that it was. But never mind the years of subsequent murder, misery and horror that was inflicted on an innocent Iraqi population from this, these neocons running the Bush administration remained confident that even as the process degenerated into an untenable situation for America, militarily, that they could reap the benefits of long-term destruction of that region for their doctrines and policies of perpetual war. Every step of the way, even as President Obama put the brakes on this ugly scenario, Republican leaders fueled the flames of war and aggression in the U.S, led by Senator John McCain, their presidential nominee in 2008, Senator Lindsey Graham and the “Star Wars Bar” array of crazed GOP presidential candidates now stumbling all over each other for attention. While it is generally well known that al Qaeda’s origins lay with the U.S. arming of the Afghani Mujahadeen against the Soviets in the early 1980s, more recently the arming by the CIA of the so-called Free Syrian Army has set up a conveyor belt for weapons to run quickly into the hands of ISIS, a group that grew gradually, at first, out of the ungovernable chaos in Iraq and found its way into the good graces of the CIA when they first postured themselves in opposition to Syrian President Assad. Lo and behold, now you have figures such as former Defense Secretary Leon Paneta in the U.S. declaring that the war with ISIS could drag on for 30 years, just what the military-industrial complex wants, and in which context the effective abrogation of any residues of participatory democracy will surely occur. Fear is the biggest weapon of this ISIS, which appears equipped with tools for a level of terrorist chaos in Western cities like we’ve never seen before. The only way this can be stopped at this point is for President Obama to ally with President Putin to bring it all to a decisive and crushing end. Both leaders have their reasons for wanting to accomplish this for their respective nations’ security.

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

Race, College & Safe Space Before there were the Paris terror attacks that changed everything and the second Democratic presidential debate that changed nothing, much of America had been transfixed by the scene playing out on college campuses across the country: black students and their allies demanding an insulation from racial hostility, full inclusion and administrative responsiveness. There was a part of the debate around those protests that I have not been able to release other than by writing here, one step off the news, but hopefully in step with the history of this moment. Last week I heard artist Ebony G. Patterson talking about the black body as a “site of contention,” and that phrase stuck with me, because it seemed to be revelatory in its simplicity, and above all, true. Black bodies are a battlefield: black folks fight to defend them as external forces fight to destroy them; black folks dare to see the beauty in them as external forces condemn and curse them. Or worse, most insidiously, black folk try to calibrate their bodies to avoid injury. NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE All my life I have noticed black people, particularly elderly ones, subconsciously turtle down their necks between their shoulders or bubble up their personas beyond their comfort to to set white folks at ease. The ultimate offense of it all – the contorting of body and behavior to offset the deficit in another. There is a spiritual injustice in the adjustment. But now young black folks are refusing alteration or the mollification of conformity and are simply demanding justice. There is now an implacable yearning for society to acknowledge anti-black racism and the oppressive forces it has generated and maintained and to work toward a culture in which those forces are blunted, or better, dismantled. The time of placidity is at an end. This is a new moment, a loud, disruptive one. Even black athletes, at least at the University of Missouri, are forcing power structures to bend to monetary pressure when moral pressure alone was not sufficient. The only question remaining is whether these emerging young activists have the endurance to stick with it until the work is done. Urgency takes on another property, elasticity, when it is draped over time that is in no hurry, time that encompasses both the moment and the ages. Battles for social justice are more often counted in decades

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than days, and there are many little-noticed skirmishes before the grand battle. But, a morally inviolable objective, like equality, is as deep as time is long. There will be missteps, tactical errors, assailable symbols and an army of detractors and fickle allies ready to seize upon each and exploit them. For instance, it was not wise or right for student protesters and a faculty supporter at Missouri to try and establish a private space, a media-free safe space, on a public one. Indeed, public justice advocates have often used media exposure to great advantage in their struggles. However, one must condemn the forces of antiblack oppression just as vociferously as one condemns black people’s responses to those forces, including when those responses extend beyond the boundaries of social acceptability and decorous propriety. Otherwise, one’s qualms are an overture to pacification and the propping up of the status quo. You can’t condemn the unseemly howl and not the lash. Furthermore, I fully understand the desire for safe spaces, for racial sanctuary, particularly in times of racial trauma. I have always had these safe spaces, not by black design, but as a byproduct of white racism. I grew up in the rural South when racial segregation was no longer the law, but remained the norm. I have gone to predominately black schools most of my life, schools that began so or became so because of white people’s deep desire to resist racial commingling. But what was born of hate, black folks infused with pride and anointed with value. There existed for me a virtual archipelago of racial sanctuaries where I could be insulated from the racial scarring that proximity to racial hostility can produce. That is, I assume, what these students want as well. In Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s foreword to Harvard Professor Emeritus Martin Kilson’s American Book Awardwinning 2014 book, Transformation of the African American Intelligentsia, 1880-2012, Gates quotes an interview that Kilson gave The Crimson in 1964. Kilson said: “I suppose we’re looking for a new Negro identity, a psychological process, which has its roots in a broader Negro community.” Kilson continued, “It’s true that Negroes, like anyone else, prize individuality. But the thing the compulsive liberal can’t understand is that we also like to swing together. You know, like we did in my good father’s church back home.” At no time is swinging together more important than when the death threats start to come and media vultures start to circle.

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News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross

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spring 2016. The selection of a new location was a surprise to nearly all, including state and local elected officials. According to DMV staff, it is neither DMV’s practice nor a state requirement to notify the public or local elected officials, and it does not hold public forums prior to relocating a customer service center. DMV conducted a ZIP Code study of customers served at the Arlington center, and determined that Barcroft Plaza is located in the area with the second highest total number of customers. Although the Board of Supervisors has no role in the siting of state facilities, I raised several concerns with Commissioner Holcomb last week and asked for an onsite meeting with the landlord, state Facilities and DMV staff, Senator Dick Saslaw and Delegate Kaye Kory, and county staff, to review access, parking, and way-finding for the new facility. At present, some of the seven points of access to the shopping center have extremely chaotic turning movements, which are exacerbated when church services, youth sports leagues, and other activities nearby are taking place. Ingress, egress, interior stop signs, and wayfinding must be addressed, as well as specifically designating DMV parking areas, if possible. The question is: how can DMV, and the landlord, address and mitigate those issues. Like everyone else, I look forward to the answers to those questions from the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is planning to re-locate its Four Mile Run office in Arlington to Barcroft Plaza in Mason District. According to DMV Commissioner Richard Holcomb, the Arlington site is slated for redevelopment in that county’s Comprehensive Plan, prompting the search for a new location. The new DMV Customer Service Center (CSC) will provide DMV-related services, but also include other state government transactions: Virginia birth certificates; marriage, divorce, and death records; hunting and fishing licenses; boat titling and registration; EZ Pass purchases; and voter registration services. The new center will not have a drive-thru window; DMV is phasing out that service in its new centers. While the move may provide convenience for many Mason District customers, it also raises questions about traffic, transparency, and oversight. The Barcroft Plaza Shopping Center is zoned C-6 (Community Retail Commercial District), which permits a number of commercial and retail uses, including public uses, by right. The shopping center tenants include a Harris Teeter grocery store, ZIPS dry cleaners, a hair salon, a free-standing Starbucks with a popular drive-thru feature, and other retail businesses. The landlord is responsible for ensuring that tenants fit the business use for any space under lease. The new DMV center will occupy the former Han Sung Oak restaurant and adjacent units at the eastern end of the shopping center, for about 12,000 square feet, including 20 teller stations and 12 testing stations. Renovations currently are underway, and DMV staff indicate that the new center will open in

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Thank you to the nearly 10,000 voters who cast a ballot to reelect me to a second term in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the residents of Falls Church, Merrifield, Fairfax and Vienna lucky enough to fall within the boundaries of the 53rd legislative district. With another election behind us, I am free to once again turn my attention to solving problems faced by Virginians in their everyday lives, with a particular focus on making sure someone is looking out for those who may not be in a position to look out for themselves. One important lesson from my first term in the legislature is that to be effective it’s helpful to focus on a few issues that you care about deeply. The Student Loan Debt Crisis Earlier this month, the Washington Post ran a column I wrote suggesting Virginia need not wait on the Federal government to improve the process of refinancing student loan debt. With the more than $1.3 trillion in debt already outstanding, we can’t afford not to act to make it easier for Virginians to pay those loans back under more consumer friendly terms. I will introduce legislation with State Senator Janet Howell in January reestablishing the Virginia Educational Loan Authority and empowering it to refinance student loans. Mental Health As Chairman of the Mental Health & CIT subcommittee of the Fairfax County Ad Hoc Police Practices Review Commission, I learned a lot about best practices from states all over the country with regard to delivering mental health services. I am meeting with leaders from Virginia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services this month and next to find out their highest priorities for legislation that can improve the way mental health services are delivered in the Commonwealth. I am particularly interested in finding ways to divert people in an acute mental health crisis into treatment and away from jails and prison. Public Safety I launched my first campaign for office with gun violence prevention high on my list of priorities. Keeping our kids and communities safe is a high priority for me, and one of the core services people have a right to

expect of their government at every level. Gun Free School Zones As you may have heard from some of your neighbors down the street in McLean, parents at Franklin Sherman Elementary school recently learned that there is nothing illegal about opening and operating a gun store within a few yards of an elementary school in Virginia. I have drafted legislation to allow local governments to create gun free school zones by ordinance. My language contains restrictions identical to the federal gun free school zones law, which, if adopted as an ordinance by a locality, could be enforced by local law enforcement. This would allow the police to arrest anyone seen open carrying in and around the store and school, without having to somehow perform an on-thespot threat assessment to determine if they were dealing with a so-called “good guy with a gun” or a potential mass murderer. School Bus Cameras In the past few weeks, I have heard from many of my Falls Church constituents who are concerned about a recent Attorney General’s opinion regarding photo enforcement against drivers passing a school bus illegally. The opinion suggests that the law allowing photo enforcement lacked language explicitly stating that a ticket can be issued via mail. I plan to introduce legislation to correct this deficiency. This will not only help keep our kids safe, but also hopefully deter repeat offenders as well prevent new violations from occurring. Do You Have A Legislative Idea? If you have a legislative idea that you think will improve our community, I want to hear from you! Prefiling for the 2016 Session began November 16 and runs until December 7. I have already been working with Legislative Services and my colleagues to draft legislation, and I need your input. Please email me at DelMSimon@house.virginia. gov and let us work together to make our community safer, welcoming, and prosperous.  Delegate Simon represents the 53rd District in the Virginia House of Delegates. He may be emailed at DelMSimon@house. virginia.gov

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While the civilized world draped itself with the colors of the French flag after the gruesome terrorist attacks, the GOP showed their own true colors. Instead of mourning the victims and calling for sensible solutions, by morning power-hungry Republican demagogues slithered out of the woodwork to exploit fear and manipulate their shrieking, quivering, cowardly base. At a rally in Knoxville Donald Trump called Syrian refugees “a Trojan Horse” and said we should build a concentration camp in Syria that he euphemistically called a “safe zone.” “What I like is build a safe zone in Syria. Build a big, beautiful safe zone, and you have whatever it is so people can live, and they’ll be happier. You keep ’em in Syria, you build a tremendous safe zone, it’ll cost you tremendously much less, much less, and they’ll be there and the weather’s the same.” Trump went on to say that moving refugees from the Middle East to a place like Minnesota would not be wise because it is too cold. As a Miami native who now lives in Chicago, I am living proof that people can adjust and coats work. Trump conveniently forgets that the largest Middle Eastern population in the United States is in Dearborn, Michigan, which is not exactly the Bahamas. A day earlier, Trump said of the Paris attacks: “You can say what you want, but if they had guns, if our people had guns, if they were allowed to carry, it would have been a much, much different situation.” Yes, but this could have made things much worse – with people shooting wildly around a loud, dark concert venue, inadvertently hitting innocent victims, while still having inferior weaponry to the actual terrorists. Trump conveniently forgets to point out that more Americans die in gunrelated 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. Sen. Ted Cruz told CNN’s Dana Bash that President Obama’s plan to bring in 10,000 Syrian refugees into our country of 300 million is “nothing short of lunacy.” Cruz has vowed to introduce “religious test” legislation to prohibit Syrian refugees who are Muslim from entering the United States. Bash mentioned that Cruz’s father came from Cuba, and the senator responded: “If my father were part of a theocratic and political movement like radical Islamism that promotes murdering anyone who doesn’t share your extreme faith or forcibly converting them, then it would make perfect sense.” That is rich coming from Ted Cruz. Both he and his loathsome father belong to a radical Christian sect that threatens the United States far more than Islamic extremists. Cruz spoke at a conference in Iowa last week organized by pastor Kevin Swanson, who called for the extermination of gay people if they did not convert to Christianity. At the hate event, Cruz said that an atheist is not fit to be president. It is two-faced politicians like Cruz who condemn secular government at home while disingenuously selling it abroad. They appear to be comfortable with theocratic government – as long as it’s fundamentalist Christianity. Meanwhile, more than a dozen Republican governors have shamefully refused to accept Syrian refugees. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott went so far as writing a letter to President Obama that says, “As governor of Texas, I write to inform you that the State of Texas will not accept any refugees from Syria in the wake of the deadly terrorist attack in Paris.” This posturing is typical Republican theater of the absurd. As Think Progress points out, “there is no lawful means that permits a state government to dictate immigration policy to the president in this way. As the Supreme Court explained in Hines v. Davidowitz, ‘the supremacy of the national power in the general field of foreign affairs, including power over immigration, naturalization and deportation, is made clear by the Constitution.’ States do not get to overrule the federal government on matters such as this one.” There was a huge contrast with the Democrats. Bernie Sanders said, “We’ve got to be tough, but not stupid….During these difficult times as Americans, we will not succumb to racism. We will not allow ourselves to be divided and succumb to Islamophobia.” Hillary Clinton said, “We cannot allow terrorists to intimidate us into abandoning our values and humanitarian obligations. America needs to be vigilant in screening and vetting any refugees from Syria to ensure those in need are granted safety while keeping out anyone who would seek to do us harm.” One party is largely vicious and vile. The other represents France’s gift to the Unites States: The Statue of Liberty.

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Our Man in Arlington By Charlie Clark

Lots of bustle in our county last week suggesting there’s life left in the famous “Arlington Way.” That tradition of ultra-thorough community consultation permeated the long-awaited release of the Community Facilities Study and the four – count ‘em – four-day public “charrette” planners held on re-envisioning Lee Highway. The facilities opus, the product of 10 month’s powwowing by a 23-member panel of savvy volunteers, is supposed to defuse some recent tensions over priorities and big-project spending. It strives for a politics-free research framework to help leaders “achieve more unified perspectives and objectives so that Arlington residents are more willing to pull in the same direction.” In a perfect world, it would consist of stone tablets listing Solomonic solutions: Arlington could magically create land, accommodate an exploding school population, ease traffic jams, draw tenants to empty office space, unite the generations and treat all comers to comfortable housing. (While we’re dreaming, advocates for parks and fire stations would kiss and make up.) In reality, the report’s a bit dry and reliant on generalities, but filled with useful statistics. To wit: Arlington’s population of 216,700 is forecast to rise to 283,000 by 2040 in the same 26 square miles we love today; our school class sizes are smaller than the average of eight neighboring districts.

“The challenge for the future is… to make better use of the land and facilities…and to look for opportunities to `create’ more land,” the report concludes. “It means building up, rather than out. It means building over and under whenever possible. It means making facilities flexible and adaptable and appropriate for joint use…And it means finding land where it does not now exist, such as decking over on I-66.” The report stressed “the need to revamp community dialogue.” A good start was the Lee Highway charrette, to which as many as 170 came in person on different days to weigh in on redoing the five-mile stretch to accommodate pedestrians, cyclists and automobiles; create housing; attract and steer development; beautify the streetscape and preserve cultural gems. “Lee Highway isn’t going to plan itself,” said Arlington County Planner Justin Falango, who brought in high-powered consultants. One participant was economist Bill Ross, vice chairman of the Park and Recreation Commission. “It looks like good thinking has been going on,” he told me, “but with the widely disparate private ownership of the various properties, I am not sure how improvements would proceed over years according to some master plan. It would be nice to see a more attractive streetscape with more of a tree-lined boulevard look.” But there are tradeoffs in affordability, Ross added. “It would be nice if Caribbean Grill, Glebe

Radio and Appliances and the Halls Hill barber shop could stick around.” Andrew Schneider, a recent county board candidate and president of the Yorktown Civic Association, said the Lee Highway challenge is threefold. “A lot of the zoning is by right, so the question is whether residents and business owners will apply for zoning modifications or a change in the General Land Use Plan.” The Virginia Transportation Department has a say on Lee Highway, Schneider noted, and “it’s a very long property, with a lot of different communities, some 17 civic associations. We can create a cohesive vision about what we would like and try to find ways to get there.” The Arlington Way. *** In the late-arriving news department, a friend recently dropped off some aging yellowed issues of the Washington Free Press, a radical alternative weekly from the angry 1960s. I spotted a headline in the Feb. 15, 1969, issue “Students Organize at Yorktown High.” I was amazed to read of events I witnessed at age 16, a hippie student takeover of the school cafeteria that birthed an organization called the Student Union. It was a precursor of what became the H-B Woodlawn program. “The student pressure group is seeking to reform the system, demanding a less manipulative and more relevant education,” wrote this hip downtown rag where writers felt free to editorialize and drop the F-bomb. Something actually came of it.

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CRIME REPORT Week of Nov. 9 - 15, 2015 Robbery, 702 S. Washington St. (Liberty Gas) On Nov. 10, police received a report of a robbery which occurred on Nov. 7. Larceny from Building, 400 block N. Washington St. On Nov. 10, police received a report of a stolen bicycle. Driving Under the Influence, 100 block W. Columbia St. On Nov. 11, a female, 49, of Washington, DC, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and Refusal to Submit to a Blood or Breath Test. Larceny from Building, 103 W. Columbia St. (Columbia Baptist Church) On Nov. 11, police received a report of a stolen wallet.

Narcotics Violation, 400 block S. Washington St. On Nov. 12, a female, 24, of Falls Church, was arrested and released on summons for Possession of Marijuana. Abduction, Obstruction of Justice, 200 block Jackson St. On Nov. 12, a male, 38, of the City of Falls Church, was arrested for Abduction and Obstruction of Justice. Larceny from Building, 7124 Leesburg Pike (George Mason High School) On Nov. 13, a computer charger was reported stolen. Public Drunkenness, 502 W. Broad St. #5 (The Locker Room Sports Bar) On Nov. 13, a male, 50, of Falls Church, was arrested for Public Drunkenness.

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Mustangs Comeback for Regional Tourney Win by Kate Karstens

Falls Church News-Press

The 42-28 comeback victory for the George Mason varsity football team in their first round of the Regional Tournament was an apt desciption of the Mustangs’ entire season. After a rocky start against Luray and Sidwell Friends, Mason has steadily increased their record to 8-3 and their position as one of the top competitors for the 2A East Region title. The Mustangs hosted the game, for the first time since 1998, against Amelia County, who has been eliminated as a result of Mason’s domination. The home field advantage was a definite factor in Mason’s performance as the Mustangs were able to persevere following Amelia’s 14 point lead in the first half. “Even when we were down, I don’t think the team ever doubted their abilities,” said Head Coach, Tony Green. Amelia took advantage of Mason’s nerves in the first minutes of the game, scoring a quick 7 points. The Mason offense, however, retaliated with 15-yard and 75-yard runs by Hunter Sulc and Noble, respectively, resulting in Mason’s presence on the scoreboard, 7-7. Despite pressure on Amelia’s quarterback and receivers by Finn Roou and Matt Mineo, respectively, Amelia secured two more touchdowns, pushing the score to 21-7.

“We knew that we weren’t going to be winning all the time,” said Green. “Before the game we talked about controlling our emotions.” Then, in the middle second quarter, running back D’montae Noble startled Mason back into offensive play with a characteristic 90-yard kick return touchdown. Noble’s game-changing plays such as this return have given him name recognition throughout the district, earning him the title of All-District offensive player of the year. Immediately following his astonishing run, Noble picked off the Amelia quarterback’s 40-yard pass to a receiver and ran to first and goal, where Dustin Green finished the drive for a score of 21-21 at halftime. “We really came together and focussed as a team,” said Mineo. “Once we got some momentum going, we didn’t ease up.” In the second half, Mason’s defense, specifically that of first team All-District offensive lineman, Patrick Lin, and Eduardo Pacheco, forced the Amelia offense to resort to passing the ball, as their running options were quickly shut down. As a result, Amelia was unable to make any substantial offensive plays until the final minutes of the game, when their fate was sealed. “Our front six did a really good job forcing them to pass,” said Coach Green. On offense, Noble and Sulc made major contributions to Mason’s drives, pushing the extra

MASON SENIOR D’MONTAE NOBLE stiff arms an Amelia County defender during the Mustangs’ 42-28 win over the Raiders during the opening round of the Region 2A East postseason tournament. (Photo: Kate Karstens/News-Press) yards for continuous first downs. However, the major playmaker in the third quarter was wide receiver, Dustin Green, a member of the All-District offensive second team. “The touchdowns felt great because I could feel the crowd coming alive every time I scored,” said Green. At the start of the third quarter, fighting off two Amelia defensive backs, Green leapt up and snagged a 20-yard pass from quarterback, Thomas Creed. Ethan Morse’s reliable extra point pushed the score to 28-21. Amelia’s crumbling offense led to a crucial error by their

punter, whose knee touched the ground while receiving the ball, placing Mason at first and goal in Amelia territory. Green skirted around Amelia’s defense for Mason’s second and final touchdown of the third quarter, 35-21. In the fourth quarter, as a result of consistent pressure by Lin and Pacheco and coverage of the receivers by Mineo, Amelia was forced to turn possession over to Mason. Noble took advantage of the field positioning at Amelia’s 40-yard line and ran the ball in on the first offensive play of the drive, giving Mason a 21 point lead.

Although Amelia’s quarterback ran in a touchdown in the final minutes of the game, Mason’s complete and utter dominance of 42-28 clinched their position in the Regional Quarter-Final against Clark County (10-1). “Any time you’re in a playoff game, it could go either way,” said Coach Green. “We earned our way and so did they.” Last time Mason faced the Eagles, they were swiftly defeated 42-14 at home. For their second matchup, the Mustangs will travel to Eagle territory on Friday, Nov. 20, for a matchup against district rival Clarke County High School.

Mason Girls Cross-Country Team Finishes 4th at VHSL State Meet

a spread of 1:04. This is the 13th consecutive year that Mason has had a team finish in the top four, demonstrating excellence in the Mustang cross-country tradition. Ryan Henderson, in his first year running cross-country, qualified for states by time at the regional meet. He fully embraced the

opportunity and fed off the great support from the boys team members who came to Great Meadow to cheer him on. Henderson came through the mile in 48th place. At the two-mile mark, he was in 58th place, and he finished in 66th place in 18:18, only 14 seconds off of his personal record.

Making their 17th consecutive trip to the Virginia High School League state meet, the George Mason High School girls crosscountry team ran against teams they’ve battled all season and ones they only see once a year. It was an exciting meet right through the final yards as girls from three teams sprinted to the end to try for second. It came down to Clarke County High School, Floyd County High School and Mason, with the three teams separated by only six points at the two-mile mark. The Mustangs gave it their all down the final stretch but came up just short, finishing fourth with 103 points. Maggie Walker’s Governor’s School came in first

(30 points), Clarke County came in second (86 points) and Floyd County came in third (95 points). Twelve other teams and individuals competed in the 2A state meet at Great Meadow in The Plains. Estelle Timar-Wilcox led the Mason girls and earned All-State honors. She was 15th overall, earning her second consecutive All-State honor. Logan Funk ran well the whole way and was second in for Mason in 22nd place in her second State appearance. Clara Frost finished third in 24th place, having her best race of the season, setting a new personal record and improving 20 spots from her freshman year at States. Blaise Sevier was the fourth Mustang to cross the finish line in

25th place. She finished her Mason cross-country career as the third Mustang ever to receive All-State honors in three out of her four appearances (along with Susanna Sullivan and Eva Estrada). Jackie Baartz was the fifth Mustang to cross the finish line in 34th place. This was her first year running cross county, and her first State appearance. Linnea Skotte finished 39th in her second state appearance and Sophie Matton rounded out Mason’s runners with her 40th place finish, her first state appearance. Mason had all of their runners in the top 40 for first time since 2011 and had the tightest pack (1-5 runners) in all of the teams who competed in the 2A state race with

MASON’S ESTELLE TIMAR-WILCOX earned her second consecutive All-State honors at the 2A state meet. (Photo: Carol Sly)

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A KINDERGARTNER AT THOMAS JEFFERSON Elementary School holds up one of the leaves he found during his class scavenger hunt last week. Also, Kathleen Costa of the City’s Tree Commission visited Jessie Thackrey Preschool to teach about trees. (P��: C�� FCCPS P��/T�� M��)

Dominion Power Donates $4,000 to Shrevewood ES Dominion Power donated a total of $5,000 to local elementary schools recently, the company announced in a press release. The company donated $4,000 to Shrevewood Elementary School, located at 7525 Shreve Road, Falls Church, to support its Engineering is Elementary Training & Curriculum program. Also, Dominion Power donated $1,000 to Belvedere Elementary School, located at 6540 Columbia Pike, Falls Church, to support its Schoolyard Scientists program.

Stuart HS Gears Up for ‘Pancakes with Papa Claus’ J.E.B. Stuart High School’s Stuart Leadership is hosting its Pancakes with Papa Claus event, which will be held on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 9 – 11 a.m., according to an email sent to the News-Press by Daniel Villegas, Stuart’s student body vice president. For more information, email nelsonvillegas33@yahoo.com.

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GEORGE MASON HIGH SCHOOL’S Daniel Rossi leads a musical number during a rehearsal for the school’s production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” which opens tonight at Mason and runs through Saturday, Nov. 21. Joining him in the musical number are (l to r) Lydia Gommper, Michael Curtin, Alec Reusch, Sarah Edwards and Justine Stohlworthy. The one-act musical comedy was written by Rebecca Feldman with music and lyrics by William Finn. (P��: C�� S��) which was held at the SkillsUSA national headquarters in Leesburg. Other student chapters from the Northern region attended the workshop. The officers participated in a full day of leadership development and team-building activities, learning about the SkillsUSA framework, etiquette and speech preparation. They also earned their Virginia Statesmen Award. Stuart senior Abigail Conde, SkillsUSA Virginia state officer & region I

vice president, helped facilitate the officer training program.

Family Discovery Series Continues at Mt. Daniel ES The Family Discovery Series continues at Mount Daniel Elementary School tonight from 6:30 – 8 p.m. The theme of the event is Science with Nocturnal Creatures and the guest speaker will be Leslie Sturges, who will have bats from Bat World.

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Community Events

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19

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. Spanish Language Storytime with Communikids. Children ages 2 – 5 can drop-in for Spanish storytime with Communikids. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 3 – 3:30 p.m. 703-248-5034. Concert. The Dulin Church will hold its First Light Ensemble Concert to beneﬁt Brother’s Brother. Dulin United Methodist Church (513 E. Broad St., Falls Church). Free. 7 p.m. 703-992-9210.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20

1-on-1 Computer Tutoring. Receive personalized assistance using computers, internet and eBooks. Registration required and an appointment must be scheduled. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10 a.m. –

noon. 703-248-5034.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 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. 8 a.m. – noon. 703248-5077. Volunteer Tree Mulching Event. Help your neighbors plant street trees and take care of existing trees. Maintaining our tree canopy is a great investment that pays us back in many ways, particularly absorbing stormwater and shading and cooling our neighborhoods. RSVP required. Location TBD. Free. 8:30 a.m. – noon. fallschurchva.gov/205/ Neighborhood-Tree-Program. seth.heminway@gmail.com. Book Sale. Used adult and children’s books for sale. Mary Riley Styles Public Library Conference Room (120 N Virginia Ave, Falls Church, VA 22046). Free. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 703-2485034. Vinyl Day. Visitors to Barnes & Nobles Tysons will be able to participate in fun music events and giveaways. Barnes & Nobles Tysons (7851 L Tysons Corner Center, McLean). Free. 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. 703-506-6756.

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Concert. The Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia will be playing music from all six Star Wars movies in anticipation of the release of the newest movie in the storied franchise. The George Washington Masonic Memorial Theater (101 Callahan Dr., Alexandria). $60 – $140. 7 p.m. sonovamusic.org.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22

Book Sale. Used adult and children’s books for sale. Mary Riley Styles Public Library Conference Room (120 N Virginia Ave, Falls Church, VA 22046). Free. 1 – 5 p.m. 703248-5034. Jewish Community Center Bookfair. The Jewish Community Center will host a variety of activities in Barnes & Nobles Tysons’ children’s department including a special Hanukkah Storytime and crafts. Barnes & Nobles Tysons (7851 L Tysons Corner Center, McLean). Free. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. 703-506-6756. Concert. Amadeus Concerts will feature the brilliant and exciting Silver-Garburg Piano Duo for a concert that will include Vivaldi, Bach and Mendelssohn. Saint Luke Catholic Church (7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean). $30. 4 p.m. amadeusconcerts.com.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Creative Play. Engage your child’s creativity and encourage socializing with other children using soft building blocks for free play. For children ages 3 – 5 with adults. Registration required. George Mason Regional Library (7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale). Free. 2 – 2:35 p.m. 703-256-3800.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24

Preschool Storytime. Songs, movement, and stories for ages 1836 months. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave. Falls Church). 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. 703-248-5034. Great Books Discussion. A bimonthly discussion concentrating on literary classics will take on Mary Postgate by Rudyard Kipling. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave. Falls Church). 7 – 9 p.m. 703-248-5034.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25

Small Oneders. Rhymes, stories, songs and activities for you and your baby. Build an early literacy foundation for your child while enjoying time together. Thomas Jeﬀerson Library (7415 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). Free. 10 – 10:45 a.m. 703-573-1060.

Theater Fine Arts THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19

“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” This is the opening night of George Mason High School’s production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Learn how to spell fancy words like acouchis as the competition heats up. The one-act musical comedy was written by Rebecca Feldman, with music and lyrics from William Finn. Through Nov. 21. George Mason High School (7124 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). $5 – $10. 7:30 p.m. fccps.org/gm.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20

“Pinocchio.” This is the Learning Theater Ensemble’s production of one of the most re-imagined characters in the pantheon of children’s literature. Follow the adventures of

everyone’s favorite marionette in his quest to become a “real boy.” This production is being funded by the Bold New Works for Young Audiences fund. Through Nov. 22. ArtSpace Falls Church (410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church). $14 – $16. creativecauldron.org.

“Akeelah and The Bee.” Based on the beloved �ilm, “Akeelah and the Bee” tells the story of an independent 11-year-old girl whose razorsharp mind just might take her all the way from the Chicago projects to the �inals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The production, featuring Johannah Easley in her Arena Stage debut, was adapted for stage by Cheryl L. West and is being directed by Charles Randolph-Wright. This run of the play, based on the original screenplay of the 2006 �ilm written by Doug Atchison, is the Children’s Theatre Company’s world premiere of the show. Through Dec. 27. Arena Stage at

The Mead Center for American Theater (1101 6th Street SW, Washington, D.C.). $55 – $70. arenastage.org.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21

“The Apple Family Circle – Sorry.” Over meals and through conversation, the Apples grapple with the changes the years have wrought, both for themselves and for America in one of the two �inal plays of Nelson’s cycle. In this play, it’s 5 a.m. on Election Day 2012. Obama’s bruised reelection campaign is almost won and the Apple siblings have gathered to move their ailing Uncle Benjamin into an assisted care facility. Over orange juice and cold Chinese food, they grapple with their unease about the paths they are taking, as a family and a nation. Through Dec. 13. Studio Theatre (1501 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $75. 8 p.m. studiotheatre.org.

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live_music&nightlife THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 R�� F�� D�� H��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20 – $22. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. T�� D�� N��. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $69.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. !!! (C�� C�� C��) �� S�� H�� B��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $16 in advance; $18 day of the show. 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. S��. Bohemian Caverns (2001 11th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 online. $25 at the door. 7:30 p.m. 202-299-0800. R�� G�� C�� C�� A� F��. Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.) $30 – $35. 8:00 p.m. 202-337-4141. S�� V�� D�� S��. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $55 – $60. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. T�� F�� S��. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $12. 8:30 p.m. 703-5228340. T�� S��. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 9:30 p.m. 703-237-8333.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 A� E�� G�� B��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $30 – $40 in advance; $35 – $45 day of the show. 6 p.m. 703255-1566.

D�� C��. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283. T�� C�� L�� L�� J�� T�� C�� G��, T�� NRI�, D�� C�� . The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $15. 7 p.m. 703-237-0300. R�� L�� J��. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $35 – $45. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. B�� T�� R�� H��, C�� T��, W�� L�� L�� C��. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $12. 9 p.m. 703-522-8340. L�� S��. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 S�� M�� G�� D��. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20. 6 p.m. 202-667-7960. S�� B� T�� 90’� – A P�� W�� T�� B�� T��. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $15 in advance; $18 day of the show. 7 p.m. 703-237-0300. S�� L��. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $27. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1900. W�� R��. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $15. 8:30 p.m. 703532-9283. B�� S�� H�� F��-R�� B��. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd.,

Arlington). 8 p.m. 703-522-8340. D�� P�� M�� B��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $15. 9 p.m. 202667-7960. LATO. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-2378333.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 H�� M�� T��, S�M�S �� M��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $14 – $20 in advance; $16 – $20 day of the show. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. L�� T�� M��. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 7 p.m. 202-667-7960. J�� D��. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $29.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. T�� M�� L�� E�� S�� M��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10. 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. Q�� C�� B��. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $10. 8:30 p.m. 703-5228340. M�� S�� P��. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m. 703-525-8646.

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Washington, D.C.). $25. 7 p.m. 202667-7960. T�� C�� C�� C�� C��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10 in advance; $12 day of the show. 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. O�� A��. Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.) $20. 8:00 p.m. 202-337-4141. H�� H��. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). 8 p.m. 703-522-8340. L�� C�� E.M.P. �� L�� 2.4.3. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m. 703-525-8646.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 S�� A�� N� P��, D�� G�� D��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $15 in advance; $13 – $15. 6:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. T�� E�� B��. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 7 p.m. 202667-7960. S�� S�� A. C��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $15. 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960.

P�� A��... Monday, November 30 – Food Donation Drive to Support Falls Church Community Services Council. Drop-oﬀ locations will be set up starting November 30

through December 11 to accept non-perishable food items and toiletries to be distributed by the Falls Church Community Service Council. City Hall East and West Wing Main Entrances (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). All Day. hhs@fallschurchva.gov.

Saturday, December 5 – Holiday Craft Show. Deck the halls during the holiday season with special gifts from the annual two-day Holiday Gift and Craft Show!

Plus kids can enjoy Lunch with Santa and Children’s Holiday Shoppe. Open from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6. Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/holidaycraftshow.

Wednesday, December 16 – Red Cross Blood Drive. Representatives from the American Red Cross will be present at Falls Church Community Center

accepting those who want to donate blood. Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). 8:30 – 2 p.m. fallschurchva.gov.

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Eating In, Out & More on Thanksgiving in F.C. by Jody Fellows

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Whether you’re planning a feast at home or letting the professionals do the dirty work, Falls Church has plenty of options when it comes to eating well during Thanksgiving next week. From locallyraised birds and pre-made sides to glutenfree pies and turkey-and-stuffing-filled pop tarts, there’s something for everyone. And for those those late-night, Thanksgiving Eve gatherings at the bar, The Little City has it covered there, too.

THANKSGIVING TO-GO Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken 7511 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church 703-356-0800 | astrodoughnuts.com

Astro is back with another special holiday doughnut dozen, this time for Turkey Day. Twenty bucks gets a Thanksgiving assortment of a dozen mini doughnuts including the shop’s signature flavors of maple bacon and creme brulee along with seasonal specials cinnamon sugar with apple jam filling and caramel drizzle, sweet potato fritters, cream cheese glazed with cranberry jam filling and chocolate glazed with Thanksgiving sprinkles. Boxes are available for pick up starting Wednesday, Nov. 25, and for a limited time on Thanksgiving Day. Pre-orders can be made through Astro’s website or by calling 703-356-0800.

pumpkin praline ($25), pecan ($25), chocolate pecan ($25), apple ($25), sour cream apple ($25) and a cranberry linzer pie ($25). The deadline for ordering is this Sunday, Nov. 22.

The Local Market

246 W. Broad St., Falls Church 703-536-6123 | thelocalmarket.me

Keeping it local, The Little City’s Local Market is selling non-GMO, pasture raised broad breasted white turkeys from Warrenton’s Whiffletree Farm for $6/lb. The last day to order is today, Thursday, Nov. 19, so it’s best to act quickly. The turkeys, which will be frozen, will be available to pick up over the weekend. A $35 deposit is required and will be deducted from the price of the turkey.

Red Apron Butcher

110 Glass Alley, Fairfax 703-676-3550 | redapronbutchery.com

The season’s coveted heritage turkeys are available at Red Apron in Mosaic District with the butcher selling local, free-range birds from Field of Athenry in Purcellville. The all-natural turkeys are $9/lb. ($10/ lb. brined) and available in five sizes from eight to 22 pounds. The birds are available for online advance orders now and pick-up at Red Apron beginning Monday, Nov. 23 on a first-come, firstserve basis. The deadline to order is noon Monday. Also available to stock the table on Thursday are a selection of sides including roasted mushroom bread pudding, garlic smashed potatoes, caramelized Brussels sprouts, roasted fingerling sweet potatoes and more. Orders can be made at redapronbutchery.com.

Ted’s Bulletin

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The Happy Tart

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THANKSGIVING EVE PARTIES Dogfish Head Alehouse

6220 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church 703-534-3342 | dogfishalehouse.com

In Seven Corners, a pre-Thanksgiving bash at Dogfish Head Alehouse Wednesday night is set to feature food specials, live trivia, a DJ and a vintage beer sale. Very limited inventories of classic Dogfish bottles will go on sale at 7 p.m. including the brewer’s 2008 Burton Baton, 2011 and 2014 120 Minute IPA, 2011 Old School Barleywine and Fort. Trivia kicks off at 8 p.m. and a DJ will be spinning until midnight. All-day food specials include an open face turkey sandwich and a turkey burger with sriracha mayo.

Dogwood Tavern

132 W. Broad St., Falls Church 703-237-8333 | dogwoodtavern.com

Dogwood starts its Thanksgiving Eve festivities with a tapping of Hardywood’s Gingerbread Stout at 5 p.m. and then continues the party until the wee hours of the morning with Dan Steele & Friends jamming out on stage starting beginning at 10 p.m. Additional cocktail specials will also be available throughout the night.

Mad Fox Brewing Company 444 W. Broad St., Falls Church 703-942-6840 | madfoxbrewing.com

Next Wednesday, the Mad Fox’s weekly Epic Burger special will be the Drunken Pilgrim which tops a turkey burger with a deep fried pumpkin puree-mascarpone fritter and, starting Tuesday, a house-roasted turkey sandwich, brined in Orange Whip served on multigrain with a chipotle cranberry sauce, fontina, lettuce and tomato will also be available. Keeping things festive, Mad Fox will be open extra late on Wednesday until 1 a.m.

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2941 Fairview Park Dr., Falls Church 703-270-1500 | 2941.com

The hottest new bakery in Falls Church has the gluten-free market covered this Thanksgiving with an assortment of pies for the dinner table. Available pies include pumpkin ($20),

The popular savory Thanksgiving pop tarts are back at Ted’s Bulletin starting Monday and running through Wednesday. The holiday tarts are filled with turkey and stuffing and topped with a cranberry sauce glaze and sweet potato mash. Ted’s Bulletin’s Thanksgiving pop tarts are $3.99 each and available for preorder by calling the restaurant at 571830-6680.

No disrespect to Mom but it’d be hard to top the Thanksgiving dinner at 2941 next Thursday. The three-course meal is $68 and features a generous appetizer selection of butternut squash veloute, caesar salad, beet salad, tuna tartare, chicken liver and foie gras mousse, crab salad and wild boar pappardelle before making way to a main course options that covers all the bases. For the meatless crowd, there’s a mushroom tart with roasted winter roots and black truffle and fish fans can opt for the chilean sea bass with spinach, cauliflower florets and a saffron lobster sauce. A filet mignon with mashed potatoes,

winter roots and mushroom sauce checks off the red meat box and for traditionalists, a Maple Lawn Farm’s turkey breast is served with mushroom stuffing, sweet potato, vegetable fricassee, cranberry marmalade and gravy. And for those looking for something extra, a surf and turf dish pairs turkey with butter-poached lobster plus lobster emulsion, sauteed spinach and celery root. For dessert, there’s apple pie, pumpkin creme caramel, pear pavlova and a chocolate pecan bark. In addition to the standard Thanksgiving menu, there are also vegetarian and children’s menus ($25) available. Reservations are required for 2941’s Thanksgiving menu available from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Thursday.

Bentley’s

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Bentley’s annual Thanksgiving Day dinner includes turkey with trimmings, ham, dressing, sweet and mashed potatoes, green beans, salad, rolls and a choice of pumpkin or apple pie for dessert. Dinner is $17.99, half price for children until 10 and is available from 1 – 7 p.m. Reservations are highly recommended.

La Côte D’Or Café

6876 Lee Highway, Arlington 703-538-3033 | lacotedorcafe.com

On the Falls Church-Arlington border, La Côte D’Or is serving up a special Thanksgiving Day dinner from noon until 7 p.m. For $41.50, the holiday meal begins with butternut squash soup and salade Raymond before making way for a main course of stuffed roast turkey with all the trimmings served with green beans, mushrooms, apple, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce and gravy. Dessert choices include a choice of pecan or pumpkin pie or New York cheesecake.

Ireland’s Four Provinces 105 W. Broad St., Falls Church 703-534-8999 | 4psva.com

The Four P’s well-known holiday buffet is back with a lineup of Thanksgiving dishes available 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Thursday. Highlighted by a carving station with roast turkey, glazed Virginia ham, roasted prime rib and pan-seared salmon, a selection of traditional sides including corn bread stuffing, giblet gravy, maple glazed sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and Brussels sprouts will also be on tap. Additionally, a dessert station with five kinds of pies, fresh berries, Belgian chocolate cake, chocolate-covered strawberries and mini pastries is available to finish off the meal. Or start it. We won’t judge. The Four P’s Thanksgiving buffet is $34.99 for adults and $12.99 for children under 12. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling 703-534-8999. (Courtesy photos: Astro Doughnuts, Happy Tart, Ted’s Bulletin)

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School Macbooks Further Padlocked BY JACK WEST THE LASSO

At the start of the 2015-2016 FCCPS school year, Instructional Technology Coordinator, Mr. Steven Knight and the IT Department introduced many new and improved security features, such as Barracuda Web Filter, McAfee, and Kasparnet. These features have been introduced to ensure that student Macbooks remain virus free and that student information is protected. The most infamous of these security softwares is Barracuda Web Filter. According to Knight and the IT Department, Barracuda Web Filter is in place not to restrict the students from distracting sites but more so to protect student computers and information from harmful viruses. “It doesn’t just filter the internet, it prevents the faculty from getting spammed… Barracuda helps the teachers get less junk

mail, which helps us get less viruses on our PCs and Macs,” said Knight. A large number of students have had their computers reimaged last year and this year due to these viruses. According to the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), all schools that receive discounts on Internet access must provide web filters to protect students from viewing harmful material. Most schools following these guidelines block almost every non educational website (Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, etc.). In FCCPS, however, the regulations placed on computers are not as strict, given how administrators realize that much students depend on technology throughout the school day. “We are trying to make sure that if anything happens, we can communicate it with the students… when Barracuda is down it can’t detect what sites are dan-

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gerous, so it detects everything as dangerous,” said Knight on the recent spontaneous shutdowns occurring within the Macbooks. The Schoology app on student mobile devices gives students the ability to see any posts that Knight has on Schoology, even when a shutdown occurs. McAfee and Kasparnet are two other new security softwares used on all Mason Macbooks this year. McAfee protects the Macbooks from spyware and viruses. Most of the viruses that infected student computers last year were caused by clicking on false advertisements, unlike the common misperception of pirating movies and television shows. Kasparnet is Mason’s mobile management device, allowing the school computers to communicate when on the school’s wifi network. It serves as a link between the computers and the school serv-

ers. If computers begin to exhibit abnormal behaviors, then Knight and the IT department can investigate whether there is an actual malware threat to a student’s computer. Students who dislike the security systems on their Macbooks attempt to overcome these cyber fences in order to access blocked sites. One of the most popular ways to avoid the cyber fences is a Chrome Extension called Browsec. Browsec aids students in evading Barracuda by putting the student on a server in a different country where the cyber security rules are less strict, such as the Netherlands and Germany. If Browsec connects a student to one of these proxy servers, the student will be able to surf the web on blocked sites. However, there is a risk of having personal information like credit card num-

bers stolen as the cyber security rules differ in other countries. Only recently has the school eradicated Browsec from the school Macbooks. It is now impossible to download and use Browsec on school computers. Knight and the IT department are extremely willing to work with students on which sites are blocked and which sites aren’t. “I do that all day long, if it’s anything that I think is suspect, like a game engine, I’ll tell the student that they need permission from their family. For the most part I know the programs that you need to have… if it’s something for class then we should be putting it on self service,” said Knight. The ultimate goal in strengthening security measures on the Macbooks is to expand the abilities of Macbooks in aiding student learning, not restrict them.

New Turf & Track Coming in Spring BY MELISSA JOHNSON THE LASSO

A big change is coming to the GM community: a brand new turf and track. As fall sports teams come to a close this November, the $518,474 project of the new turf and track will be started by the company Field Turf. A four month open period has been set for Field Turf to complete the installation. However, the installment of the turf and track is relatively quick – three to four weeks for the turf and 10 days for the track. The long time given is to give plenty of wiggle room for any issues that might arise during the installation. “The process is not a long one, but we have given that long window because of the winter,” said Athletic Director, Tom Horn. “Most of these projects are done in the summer, which is more predictable in weather while the winter is not.” The weather is important in the installation of specifically the track. The track installation requires the weather to be above

50 degrees fahrenheit in order for the asphalt to dry. In addition, if there is lots of snow that will also delay the installations of the track and field. While the new turf field is guaranteed, the track is not. Unfortunately, Field Turf has already established that the weather thus far has already fallen below the specified level and the plans for installing the track will be pushed into the spring season. “We have already experienced overnight temperatures that are below the threshold and the company has halted track work for the winter, said Horn. “This means that the track project will still get done but probably not until the spring, at a time when it will have the least impact on our students.” However, without any snow fall, the turf is still on schedule to be put in before the spring season. The turf will have new blades of grass – resulting in much less black pellets – and more clear lines on the field. The foundation of where the turf is, is strong and can last a lifetime, so all Field Turf is doing is “rolling” out a new turf. “I am so excited, because the

A POTENTIAL DESIGN of the new turf and track. The lines on the turf will be redone and the track will be completely resurfaced and a bright red color. (P��: C�� T�� H��) old turf hurts and [the pellets] get everywhere, and while that is normal for most turf fields, Mason’s is like the extreme,” said senior soccer player, Corinne Carson. “Also I found myself tripping on it sometimes.” The track will be a bright red color, with a new bouncy surface. Similar to the turf, the track is basically getting a renovation. While the original foundation will stay put, the top layer of the track

will be taken off, Field Turf will then re-pour a new layer of asphalt and finally add the track surface on top of the new asphalt. The replacement of the track can be easily equated to replacing a carpet in a person’s house. In addition to the track itself, there will be a brand new “High Jump” area for the track team. “Definitely the surface effects the team in their running, because a worn [harder] track affects your

legs much more and tires them out quickly – so things like shin splints can occur,” said track coach Jennifer Monk. “So if they can resurface it, that will be awesome for runners.” With the money, time, and place all planned for the new turf and track, students should look out for the brand new turf surface in the spring and the new surfaced track later in the spring season.

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A desire to express himself musically, an exploration of his musical roots and a visit to his family in Sudan led Ahmed Gallab to create Sinkane and root the identity of the musical project in his own Sudanese background. “When I played music before Sinkane I was always in a band and it was about the identity of the band….We were all playing together and making music together,” Gallab said. “And when it came time for me to do Sinkane it was just me. It really made me think about who I am and what am I trying to do here and how am I expressing myself.” Gallab’s introspection led him to realize that he “intuitively or subconsciously” was writing music that sounded Sudanese. “When it did sound Sudanese, I would feel happy,” Gallab said. “I was like oh, this is something that I like. I want to continue writing music like this, so it drew me to my Sudanese identity a bit more.” This self-searching was buoyed by a 2006 trip to Gallab’s extended family in Sudan, where he was much more conscious of the importance of his roots than he had been when he was younger. He was 24 then. What followed was a succession of albums over the last eight years that borrow from his well of musical influences to create sounds that are truly unique. The genre-defying music borrows sounds from all over the world and seamlessly melds them so that you can’t quite tell where they’re coming from. “I think the seamlessness comes from experience,” Gallab said. “I think it comes from me traveling all over the world and hearing different kinds of music and experiencing it and also being able to relate them together. When I heard reggae music and I heard country music I really dug into those musics and I realized that at their core they have the same energy.” Now the 32-year-old Brooklynite and his musical project are wrapping up a tour to sup-

SINKANE (P��: C�� M�� C��) port his most recent album, Mean Love, which was released on September 2014 with DFA Records. Sinkane is playing at Black Cat in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 25. When Gallab and his longtime friend and writing partner Greg Lofaro started working on Mean Love, they decided that they didn’t want to write typical love songs. “I told him that I really liked the idea of writing about personal themes like love, nostalgia and stuff like that, but I was kinda tired of the same type of love song because everyone writes those,” Gallab said. “I said ‘What if we wrote a record about personal things that we’re dealing with,’ and sort of existential ideas. Maybe we can reappropriate love….So the album’s title track “Mean Love” is sort of about the relationship I have with myself and how it’s sort of similiar to a relationship you have with a significant other.” One of the standout tracks on the album is “Son,” where Gallab gets candid about his rela-

tionship with his father. Gallab said that Lofaro challenged him to write something other than the “bittersweet” love song that he originally proposed. “He said that’s the easiest thing you could do. We should make it more personal so that you can talk about something you can actually feel and really emote,” Gallab said. “I’ve had an interesting relationship with my father because I grew up in a completely different environment and culture than him. Him and I, it took a long time for us to learn how to communicate with each other. We’re totally fine now, but it took a long time for me to learn how to talk to him. “I didn’t know how to do that. So it was important for me to use that song as a sort of catharsis and purge these emotions and feelings and I think it really helped out a lot.” • For more information about Sinkane, visit sinkane.com.

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF THE APPLICATION OF VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION OF THREE UTILITY SCALE SOLAR PROJECTS IN VIRGINIA AND FOR APPROVAL OF A RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE CASE NO. PUE-2015-00104 On October 1, 2015, Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion Virginia Power” or “Company”) filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) an application (“Application”) for approval and certificates of public convenience and necessity (“CPCNs”) to construct and operate three utility scale solar electric generating facilities: (i) the Scott Solar Facility, a 17 megawatt (“MW”) (nominal alternating current (“AC”)) facility located in Powhatan County; (ii) the Whitehouse Solar Facility, a 20 MW AC facility located in Louisa County; and (iii) the Woodland Solar Facility, a 19 MW AC facility located in Isle of Wight County (collectively, “2016 Solar Projects” or “Projects”). The Company requests approval and a CPCN for each of the 2016 Solar Projects pursuant to §§ 56-46.1 and 56-580 D of the Code of Virginia (“Code”) and the Filing Requirements in Support of Applications for Authority to Construct and Operate an Electric Generating Facility. Through its Application, the Company also requests approval of a rate adjustment clause (“RAC”), designated Rider US-2, pursuant to § 56 585.1 A 6 of the Code (“Subsection A 6”) and the Rules Governing Utility Rate Applications and Annual Informational Filings. According to the Company, the revenue requirement of the proposed RAC is based on a market index-based rate mechanism, as permitted by Subsection A 6. As proposed, the Projects would include ground-mounted, single-axis tracking solar panel arrays, and would interconnect using 34.5 kilovolt distribution-level facilities. If approved, Dominion Virginia Power expects the proposed Projects to begin commercial operation by December 15, 2016 and that the proposed Projects would collectively provide approximately 124 gigawatt-hours of energy production at an average capacity factor of approximately 25% in the first year of operation. Dominion Virginia Power estimates the construction cost of the proposed Projects to be approximately $129.5 million, excluding financing costs, or approximately $2,306/kilowatt at the total 56 MW AC rating. According to Dominion Virginia Power, the proposed Projects are anticipated to take advantage of investment tax credits (“ITCs”). Specifically, the Company notes that according to the current federal tax code, approximately 91% of the capital expenditures on the proposed Projects would qualify for a 30% solar ITC if the Projects are in service by December 31, 2016. Dominion Virginia Power represents that in conjunction with its own on-going solar project development efforts, the Company issued a request for proposals in July 2015 (“2015 RFP”) designed to support the Company’s evaluation of its Company-developed projects and to consider and weigh possible thirdparty market alternative solar projects. The Company asserts that its 2015 RFP meets the Subsection A 6 requirement to consider and weigh alternative options, including third party market alternatives, in selecting proposed generating facilities. The Company states that it has proposed a market index-based rate mechanism for Rider US-2 that is based on power purchase agreement (“PPA”) rates

FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS | FCNP.COM for solar energy and intended to provide customers with a levelized rate (with escalation) compared to a traditional cost of service approach. According to the Company, in designing the market index, it relied upon prices contained in certain PPA proposals bid by third party developers into the 2015 RFP. The Company states that its proposed market index approach is unprecedented and that the Company has submitted a private letter ruling (“PLR”) request with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to confirm certain tax treatment associated with its market index approach. The Company further states that its filing is contingent upon a favorable PLR from the IRS. The Company proposes a market index rate for Rider US-2 of $55.66/megawatt-hour (“MWh”) for the first year after commercial operation, escalating at 2.5% annually for 20 years. The Company proposes an initial rate year for Rider US-2 of September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017, although the Rider is not designed to become effective until December 1, 2016. The initial total annualized Rider US-2 revenue requirement is $3,980,416, which will produce approximately $2,985,312 in revenues during the initial rate year.

NOVEMBER 19 - 25, 2015 | PAGE 27 documents filed in this case also are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center, located on the First Floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http:// www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Any person or entity may participate as a respondent in this proceeding by filing, on or before January 12, 2016, a notice of participation. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal ba-

The Company states that the two key components of the revenue requirement for the Projects are the Projected Cost Recovery Factor and the Actual Cost True-up Factor. The Projected Cost Recovery Factor is the result of multiplying projected kilowatt-hour (“kWh”) output from each of the 2016 Solar Projects by the market index rate, minus estimated revenue from the sale of renewable energy certificates (“RECs”). Dominion Virginia Power did not include a true-up amount in this case. However, if initiated in 2017 as expected by the Company, Dominion Virginia Power represents that the Actual Cost True-up portion of the revenue requirement will either credit to, or recover from, jurisdictional customers the difference between actual revenues recovered through Rider US-2 during the prior calendar year and the actual MWh of energy produced by the Projects, multiplied by the market index rate. The True-up would also reflect any difference between projected revenues from the sale of RECs and actual monies received and carrying costs on over- or undercollection of revenues. If the proposed Rider US-2 for the 2016 Rate Year is approved, the impact on customer bills would depend on the customer’s rate schedule and usage. The Company asserts that implementation of the proposed Rider US-2 beginning on December 1, 2016, will increase the residential customer’s monthly bill, based on a 1,000 kWh per month, by $0.07. Interested persons are encouraged to review the Application and supporting documents for the details of these and other proposals. TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may approve revenues and adopt rates, fees, charges, tariff revisions, and terms and conditions of service that differ from those appearing in the Company’s Application and supporting documents and may apportion revenues among customer classes and/or design rates in a manner differing from that shown in the Company’s Application and supporting documents. The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on March 22, 2016, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s Second Floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff. A copy of the public version of the Application may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, William H. Baxter II, Esquire, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., Law Department, RS 2, 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means.Copies of the public version of the Application and

sis for the action. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUE-2015-00104. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing. On or before March 15, 2016, any interested person wishing to comment on the Application shall file written comments on the Application with the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before March 15, 2016, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact discs or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUE-2015-00104. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure may be viewed at http://www. scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure and an official copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above.

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NOVEMBER 19 - 25, 2015 | PAGE 29 35. Raid target 37. Voice below soprano 38. Architectural starting point 40. Flowing hair 41. Mattress size 42. Help with an answer 43. “... you get the idea” 48. Venomous snakes 49. Simple shelter 50. TV screen choice, for short 53. Lennon/Ono holiday song “Happy Xmas (____ Over)” 54. “The Faerie Queene” woman 55. Private remark 56. Stephen of “The Crying Game” 60. Since 61. Greedy person’s demand 62. It hits the ground silently 64. ____ de deux 66. Circus safeguard 67. Gathered dust

65. At the right time for consumption (or a description of each of the groups of uncircled letters in 17-, 24-, 39- and 53-Across) 68. Somewhat 69. Letter opener? 70. Spanish gold 71. Declares emphatically 72. “At Last” singer James 73. Not very many

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1. Pear variety 2. “The hottest spot north of Havana,” in a Barry Manilow song 3. Tea traditionally made with cardamom 4. Dumpster-dive, say 5. China’s Chiang ____-shek 6. Stopover 7. Frat letter 8. Steakhouse order 9. Bygone explosive 10. 1,400, to Caesar 11. Endive, e.g. 12. Beethoven dedicatee 13. Cosmetic problem 18. Monopoly quartet: Abbr. 22. Flub 25. Milwaukee schoolteacher who became Prime Minister of Israel 26. ____-pedi 27. Way to go 28. ____ bed 29. Many an Al Jazeera viewer 30. What the last two letters of 1-Across stand for

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31. Org. supporting Common Core

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32. Mark down anew Solution to last Sunday’s puzzle

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If this is a dream, don’t wake them up. The undefeated George Mason varsity girls’ basketball team trounced the Trojans from Essex High School 80-33 in the quarter-finals of the State Tournament last night in front of a celebratory packed house at home and will realize their dream of going to Salem, VA, Dec.1 and 2 to compete in the state championship. “This is the biggest win in my career and it feels great. I’ve waited four years for this....

The City of Falls Church faces a squeeze on residential real estate revenues and the threat of area competition undermining prospects for new retail development, two experts on different aspects of the Northern Virginia economy cautioned in separate presentations here Tuesday. A cooling off of the over-heated real estate market began last summer, a new trend which could impact anticipated....

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