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Inside This Week Council Set to Finalize Annexed Land ‘RFP’

The Falls Church City Council will convene for a work session Monday to put final touches on a “request for proposal” for development of the near 40 acres of land, currently home to George Mason High and Henderson Middle School annexed into the City as part of the water system deal. See News Briefs, page 9

$672K OK’d for New Turf at Mason High

Fairfax Co. Planning Commission Defers on F.C. Plan for Mt. Daniel F.C. Schools Offer More Details on Expansion Goals

by Nicholas F. Benton

Falls Church News-Press

The Falls Church City Council Monday approved the expenditure of $672,000 for the replacement of the artificial turf football/ soccer field and track at George Mason High School. See News Briefs, page 9

David Brooks: The New Old Liberalism Well, Hillary Clinton hasn’t gone crazy. At a time when some in her party are drifting toward Bernie Sanders/Occupy Wall Street-style rhetoric, Clinton delivered her first major economic address of the campaign. See page 14

Press Pass with Guster Guster worked hard to master its unique sound – bongos are pretty uncommon in modern music. It took about three albums throughout the late 1990s to reach point where the band was satisfied with its sound. See page 21

FALLS CHURCH’S J.E.B. STUART High School is one of the Fairfax County Schools, along with Robert E. Lee and W.T. Woodson, a new petition is calling on to change its name. (Photo: Drew Costley)

Petition: Remove Confederate Names from Fairfax Schools

by Drew Costley

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In step with a growing national movement to remove symbols of the country’s proslavery Confederacy, a movement has begun in Fairfax County to rename three of the county’s schools – two named after leaders of the Confederacy and another named for a Fairfax superintendent who was opposed to the immediate integration of public schools. But there are currently two

opposing petitions circulating through the online Change.org, one calling for Fairfax County School Board member Sandy Evans to spearhead the renaming of Robert E. Lee High School, W.T. Woodson High School and Falls Church’s J.E.B. Stuart High School, and another opposing the renaming. Both petitions were started by alumni of the Fairfax school system. Lisa McQuail and Jeff Parker, two Stuart graduates, are heading up the group petitioning for the names to be

changed while David Chagnon, a Lee alumnus, started the petition opposing the renaming of the schools. Another group, made up of current Stuart students, began organizing to get their school’s name changed in late May. The students – Anna Rowan, Lidia Amanuel, Cassie Marcotty, Abby Conde and Marley Finley – are rising seniors at Stuart and all began questioning the name of the school named after

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Suddenly thrust into doubt by an unfriendly response from the Fairfax County Planning Commission at a hearing in late June, Falls Church’s $15.6 million Mt. Daniel Elementary School renovation and expansion project has now been delayed past the planned tight window that would have it ready to open in September 2016. The Fairfax Planning Commission voted Wednesday night to accept the Falls Church City Schools’ request for a deferral of the board’s final action until Sept. 12. Facing the real prospect of having the project rejected by the Planning Commission, the City Schools and their consultants scrambled to put together thorough 64-page document clarifying the rationale and appropriateness of the school expansion which was provided to all members of the commission. The project had a thumbs-up from the Fairfax County planning staff and residents in the neighborhood of the school site, located three blocks outside the Falls Church city limits in the county, were “on board” the planned expansion. But at its June 24 meeting, the Planning Commission was greeted by a strong opposition to the plan presented by Mark Zetts of the McLean Citizens Association claiming the expansion made the school too big for the nine-acre site. F.C. School Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones told the News-Press Wednesday night that Mt. Daniel’s classroom configuration will now be exactly the same this fall as it was in the spring.

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Move On to Change Name of Stuart & Other High Schools Continued from Page 1

a Confederate general over the past year. Rowan, Amanuel and Conde produced a video, soliciting the opinions of Stuart students and faculty on the school’s name, and posted it to YouTube in early June. “We’re such a diverse school that we shouldn’t be honoring the Confederacy,” Marcotty said. “For a man who [supported] slavery, it doesn’t make sense for him to represent such a diverse and cultural school. So we decided to take a stand against it.” The ethnic breakdown of the school for the 2013-2014 school year was 15.91 percent Asian, 11.39 percent Black, 46.45 percent Hispanic, 24.16 percent White and 2.09 percent other. Conde said that the school’s name has been a common thread throughout her and her classmates’ three years at Stuart located in the Lake Barcroft area of greater Falls Church. “I remember my freshman

year at Stuart our gym teacher asked us, ‘What do you feel about the school name and how it represents you guys,’ and, as freshmen, we were like ‘Eh,’” she said, while shrugging her shoulders. “But then you learn to understand what Stuart represents, which is how we’ve come to what we’re doing now.” The students said that they’ve learned about Stuart’s history and have done their own research into the school’s name. Amanuel said that she didn’t even know who Stuart was until she learned about him in her history class this past school year. “We went into what he did in the Civil War and why our school was named what it was during the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s,” she said. This history was more recent and immediate for McQuail and Parker. They claim in their petition that the Fairfax County School Board intentionally named Stuart and Lee in 1959 as part of a massive Southern resistance to

the pro-integration 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. “The apparent intent was to make black families and their children feel as uncomfortable as possible attending desegregated schools in Fairfax County,” the petition says. “The naming of J.E.B. Stuart in 1958-59 was the last gasp of the neo-Confederates who were trying desperately to stake out brand new schools in white neighborhoods and literally raise the Confederate flag over these schools by naming them J.E.B. Stuart and having the Raiders or Robert E. Lee and have some charging horse as the mascot with the underlying implication we should revere these men, who took up arms against their own government,” Parker said. A 2002 article Kathleen Riley wrote in the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, titled “The Long Shadow of the Confederacy Continued on Page 11

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Some ugly realities have surfaced right here in Northern Virginia in the context of the new national momentum to cleanse public spaces of glorified remnants of the pro-slavery Confederate insurgency that sought to secede from the United States, triggering the Civil War 150 years ago. The ugly realities are from a much more recent past, as it turns out. They go to just 60 years ago, when a push was on in this area to retaliate against the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court “Brown Vs. Board of Education” decision mandating the racial integration of public schools. Virginia was in the forefront of once-Confederate southern states to resist this development, with school boards slow to implement the mandate, with one college shutting down rather than integrate, and with a continued ban on interracial marriage that led to an arrest as recently as 1968 (and a lawsuit that eventually led to a U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn that ban). It is shocking, frankly, to learn that Fairfax County schools that were built in the late 1950s were named for Confederate military figures and with “Rebel” nicknames specifically in reaction against the integration mandate, to make it as intimidating and uncomfortable as possible for African-American students to attend classes then. Clearly, it had nothing to do with the “heritage” of the Old South, but with ugly racism, plain and simple. Therefore, we applaud the current efforts to change these names, including of our very nearby J.E.B. Stuart High School. It used to be the case in the City of Falls Church that any time a new development was completed that the developers would seek a recommendation for a name from the City’s Historical Commission. Well, the Historical Commission was in the habit of proposing names of families that received land grants from the era when the British ran the affairs here. What they overlooked in doing that was that these families were slave owners. The slave owners were families with names like Trammel, Crossman and Pearson. When a recent case of this was in the pipeline, this newspaper commented that it was not appropriate to continue to do this. The developer responded and went about exploring an alternative name. He came up with the name of John Read, a Union soldier who was operating around the historic Falls Church Episcopal teaching reading to African-American children. For this reason he was singled out by Confederate forces and killed. He is buried in the graveyard at the Falls Church Episcopal. So, there is a “Read Building” in Falls Church, instead of another one named for a slave owner. This is precisely the spirit that now needs to be extended to Fairfax County high schools and other regional landmarks, such as Jefferson Davis Highway. So also for our region’s professional sports teams. We applaud the leadership role played by the progressive United Church of Christ spearheading a name change for the area’s pro football franchise.

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example, flag football enjoys enormous popularity, attracting nearly 300 participants and generating more than $25,000 in revenues. Fall recreational soccer attracts 600 participants, with youth lacrosse up to 300. Including clinics and camps, these recreational activities bring in $100,000 per year. This does not include revenues the school generates through rentals to groups. Last year the City spent $10,000 remediating the turf. That process cannot be repeated. The field is worn out and is not safe. The argument is made that if the new school design calls for a different field location, we might only get 3-5 years usage out of a

new field. However, if we don’t replace it, we’ll have to cut out virtually all activities for that time period. Mason’s turf field is scheduled for more than 2,200 hours of usage annually. Three other turf fields were installed in the region at the same time as Mason’s; one has already been replaced and the other two are on the same schedule as ours. With the community increasingly demanding a wide range of recreational opportunities, we cannot afford to wait to replace the turf field at the high school. Steve Selby Chair, Falls Church Recreation & Parks Advisory Board

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The Falls Church Education Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2004 to support the Falls Church City Public Schools, thanks the local businesses, community leaders, and supporters of the “Little City” schools for their tremendous support during the 2014-15 academic year. The incredible generosity of donors and supporters for the annual gala, Run for the Schools and academic boosters program made it possible for the foundation to award nearly $250,000 for FCCPS programs and scholarships. Foundation efforts are organized around three pillars of support to the school community, including ensuring equity of access for all students, preparation for the modern world, and staff readiness. Equity of Access The foundation, in collaboration with F.C. City Schools, provides funding for afterschool, weekend, and summer services to support English for Speakers of Other Languages and/or economically disadvantaged students and families. The foundation funds K-12 programs including: afterschool academic and mentoring support; weekend/ holiday/summer “No Holidays for Hunger” program, which supplies meals; internet “hotspots” for families without access; contributions to the school’s Emergency Fund; and summer camp experiences for elementary ESOL students at Falls Church Parks and Recreation camps. The support ensures that

we do our best to level the playing field for those in our community who need it most. One of the advantages of an independent organization like the foundation is that people with visionary ideas can provide seed funding for innovative programs, which then have a chance to flourish. The

“Foundation efforts are organized around three pillars of support to the school community.” “Wilden After School Program” is an excellent example of such a vision. It was established by Bob Wilden in honor of his wife, Imogene, in 2005. The program successfully provided afterschool academic support built around the use of technology to support disadvantaged or at-risk students. While the Wilden funds were depleted over time, the foundation has continued to use funds raised to expand on the original program’s technology support concept. These efforts have blossomed into four foundation-supported afterschool programs, all of which are considered part of the “Wilden Program.” The program at Mary Ellen Henderson is now called HERO, George Mason High School (MAX) began 2013-14, and Thomas Jefferson Elementary

School (TOPS) and Mt. Daniel Elementary School (HUGS) were added in 2014-15. All of these programs focus on providing afterschool academic support to disadvantaged or at-risk students. Preparation for the Modern World The Falls Church Education Foundation began its first ever “Super Grants” program during 2014-15 and was honored to support the creation of Makerspace@Henderson, Market to Grow at George Mason, as well as providing audio-visual equipment to Mason, Spanish language equipment to Henderson and reading programs to TJ and Mt. Daniel. The foundation also serves as the steward for scholarships for GMHS graduates that support the next level of education in areas of study such as journalism, education, career and technical education, photography, and the arts. Additionally, it provides anti-bullying and diversity training through the Benton Fund. Staff Readiness One of the main reasons why our City’s public schools excel is because of their highly qualified teachers. Accordingly, the foundation works in cooperation with the schools’ administration to support staff professional development. Through the generosity of many donors and Falls Church visionaries, the foundation operates several funds begun by community activists and leaders. They include, but are not limited to, the Nancy and Steve Sprague Teacher Leadership Fund that supports professional staff development

and the Louis T. Olom Fund that focuses on Level 2 and 3 International Baccalaureate teacher training. The “Super Grants” also provide staff with the resources to take their teaching to the next level. Teachers who have ideas for new, innovative, or more effective programs are able to use the grants to bring them to life in the classroom. Lastly, it is important to point out that the foundation works closely with the school administration to: (1) determine the needs of the school system and how to meet them;, and, (2) ensure that funds are spent according to the agreements in place with the donors. The foundation has an annual audit conducted by an independent accounting firm to ensure that its operations conform with its obligations. For more information about Falls Church Education Foundation programs, scholarships and events, please visit www. fcedf.org or contact any of our volunteer Board of Directors members or Executive Director, Debbie Hiscott, at dhiscott@ fcedf.org. I look forward to seeing you out on the course in the heart of Falls Church for the foundation’s 11th annual Run for the Schools on Sunday, September 20. For information on sponsorship, check out the website and to register please go to www. fcedf.org/runfortheschools.  Cecily Shea is preseident of the Falls Church Education Foundation Board of Directors.

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By a unanimous vote, the Falls Church City Council Monday approved the expenditure of $672,000 for the replacement of the artificial turf football/soccer field and track at George Mason High School even as the fate of those facilities is up in the air pending the development of the overall 40 acre property site. Described by Danny Schlitt of the City’s Department of Recreation and Parks as “by far the most widely used outdoor facility in Falls Church,” the current turf and track have been worn down over 10 years and could impinge on the safety of its users, including students, unless replaced.

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Beyer Hails Iran Deal, Comstock Opposes It U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, a Democrat who represents the 8th District of Virginia that includes the City of Falls Church, applauded the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action negotiated by the Obama Administration’s and the P5+1 Group with Iran over its nuclear program. “This is an historic accomplishment for President Obama, Secretary Kerry, the American negotiators, and the diplomatic process to prevent Iran’s nuclear ambitions,” Beyer said in a press statement. “I commend our diplomats for skillfully averting a global showdown and blocking Iran’s efforts to obtain the bomb. We cannot allow a nuclear Iran and this deal will serve as a lasting deterrent to keep the United States out of another devastating war in the Middle East. Now I look forward to working with my colleagues in Congress to ensure this deal goes forward unhindered.” On the other side of the issue, U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock, a Republican from Virginia’s 10th District, said the following in a statement: “From everything we’ve seen and heard to date, this is a perilous deal for America and a perilous deal for Israel and our other allies in the Middle East. Going into these negotiations the Obama Administration said that the goal was to not have Iran obtain nuclear weapons. This deal fails that test and is not in the national security interest of the United States. This deal does not dismantle Iran’s nuclear weapons program, it does not provide anytime, anywhere inspections, and does not cut back Iran’s ballistic missile program.”

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MICHAEL BURGOS PERFORMS “The Eulogy,” a play that he wrote and is directing at the 10th Annual Capital Fringe Festival. His show premiered last weekend at The Argonaut in Washington, D.C. and runs through July 26. (Photo: Courtesy of Andrejs Ozolins)

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The 10th annual Capital Fringe Festival in D.C., which kicked off last week, plays host to a variety of showstopping artists ready to amaze audiences. Among those are performances such as “#SEXTS,” “Apocalypse Meow,” and “Barenaked Comedy,” all ready to push society’s boundaries of what the performing arts should exemplify. And yet, amongst naked comedians and cats with guns, one man is prepared for his audience to cry...from laughter. George Mason High School graduate and Falls Church native Michael Burgos has written, produced, and will be performing his one man show, “The Eulogy.” After a startling death from an excess of eggs, a man’s funeral seems unfit as the scene for a clown’s performance. But Burgos pushes boundaries and portrays a character who arrives at the funeral to deliver a eulogy, only to realize his notes were anything but appropriate to

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make audiences laugh at a man’s funeral. “Philippe Gaulier was like thunder being thrown into your viscera,” said Burgos, whose eyes grew wide with the mention of Gaulier, owner of the school and mentor to Burgos. “He destroys you and then you build yourself back up…teaches a really pure form of clowning.” “It’s not about you, dummy, you’re not funny but you need to play with the audience and pay attention when they laugh,” said Burgos to imaginary aspiring clowns, mimicking his instructor’s lessons. His first form of clowning, a relationship with the audience, took place at Mason, at the biannual junior varsity talent show. When he was a junior, Burgos exercised his talent, drumming for a student band, with a twist. “The drummer of No Doubt was a big inspiration to me,” said Burgos. Every time the band performed, the drummer would play without pants. Burgos followed suit and as the audience roared with laughter, he didn’t miss a beat. It seems only fitting that Burgos would return to the birth of his clowning persona to perform in the Capital Fringe Festival. After Washington, he hopes to continue performing this piece, departing for Australia in the coming year, to Canada next summer, and finally, to explore the French circuit of performing arts, the home of his clowning education. Burgos’ play premiered July 12 at The Argonaut in D.C. and will run through July 26. Tickets are $17 and can be purchased at the venue 45 minutes before the performance, or online, at capitalfringe.org. For more information, visit theeulogyplay.com.

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J.E.B. STUART HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (l to r) Cassie Marcotty, Abby Conde, Anna Rowan and Lidia Amanuel meet with Jim Kilbourne, president of the Lake Barcroft Association, at George Mason Regional Library in Annandale on Tuesday night about the effort to rename the school. (Photo: Drew Costley)

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in America’s Schools: StateSponsored Use of Confederate Symbols in the Wake of Brown Vs. Board,” was linked to in the Stuart alumni petition. It documented the “last gasp” Parker spoke about to the News-Press. “In the midst of school desegregation under Brown, many school districts faced the chore of consolidating separate schools for whites and African Americans into single integrated schools,” Riley wrote. “State and local governments displayed their hostility toward desegregation, with schools changing their school names to honor Confederate war heroes, or making the school mascot a Confederate soldier.” McQuail and Parker both said they remembered a palpable racial tension at the school when they were there in the 1970s “Looking back to my freshmen year there,” said McQuail, who graduated in 1978. “The racial tension was so high and there was so much that the school board and the school system, the whole community, could have done...not

only to lessen the racial tension, but actually make it a really great learning experience for everyone there.” Instead, McQuail and Parker said, members of the school community held on to symbols of the Confederacy and Civil War, like the Confederate flags, Civil War cannons flying the flag or school mascots dressed in Confederate regalia taking victory laps around the school’s track during football games. “These are images that young black kids who were supposed to integrated into the school saw,” McQuail said. Parker, who graduated in 1975 and now lives in San Francisco, said that while the Black students he went to school with were polite he thought they held resentments because they felt unwelcome at the school. He said he could feel the anxiety of the black students. “I thought that they felt that there was literally a Confederate flag flying over our school and it was there to make them feel unwelcome and less than us in some small way,” he said. “And to me it attempted to pin a badge of inferiority on every black student

attending that school.” The William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal article spoke about symbols of the Confederacy as badges of slavery or inferiority, saying the following: “When an African American athlete is forced to don a uniform emblazoned with a Confederate flag and the school’s nickname of the ‘Rebels,’ that student is literally wearing a badge of slavery. That student is wearing something that represents the Southern ideals of the Civil War, ideals that inarguably include a defense of slavery. A student who wears such a uniform is being told by school officials and his fellow students that the enslavement of his ancestors was proper and that such enslavement might suit him as well.” Phil Thaxton, a black man and captain of Stuart’s football team in the late 1980s, said that his history classes at the school covered the Civil War, but did not delve into the history of J.E.B. Stuart and why the school was named after him. He said that he did not experience the racial tension that McQuail and Parker described experiencing in the 1970s, per-

haps because he attended the school during a period of “white flight.” “Stuart was a predominately white school when I arrived there in the fall of ‘84 and at the same time...we had a lot of refugees coming in from Asia, Africa, there were civil wars all over the place,” Thaxton said. “Well a lot of the white kids that I went to Glasgow Elementary School with, by the time I got to, let’s say, tenth grade, those kids were going to Bishop Ireton, O’Connell, some had transferred to Annandale...they went to schools that you would say are predominately white, because they saw a demographic change happening at Stuart.” Thaxton, who wrote about his experiences at Stuart in his 2010 memoir J.E.B. Stuart’s Raiders: Memoirs of a Black Captain (1987-1989), said he only learned about the significance of his school’s name during a similar push to rename Fairfax schools and mascots that happened briefly in the mid-1980s. “I [went] to a school that is named after a white, racist guy,” Thaxton said. “This is what we represent, we go out there and play football and basketball, and represent this Confederate general, who fought for the right to enslave black folks.” Despite all this, Thaxton, who lives Woodbridge now, had mixed feelings when asked about renaming the school. While he is for the renaming of the school, he admitted to having some sentimentality for the name of the school he went to. He still owns his letterman jacket, which dons a Confederate flag, and other memorabilia from his days at the school. The Confederate flag has since been removed from the Raiders’ athletic gear and replaced with a solid blue flag. “God, man, Stuart’s been around since, what, ‘59, right? God.” he said as he sighed, considering his answer. “I don’t have a problem with the name change because I know the school is far from that now but I understand from reading in the papers that J.E.B. Stuart is known for being a raciallydiverse, multicultural school…. The school is so far away from General James Ewell Brown Stuart. I don’t have a problem with it in that sense. But then again, as an alumnus, gosh, I guess I would feel kind of funny, because then I wouldn’t have a school anymore.” That’s part of what those opposing the effort to rid schools of links to the Confederacy and segregationists are arguing.

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Many of the comments on the Change.org petition started by Chagnon, now a Vienna resident, express nostalgia for the schools the commenters went to and a desire to keep the schools the way they remember them. Others said that changing the names of the schools and mascots, or other public facilities such as roads, would be erasing or revising history. Marcotty said that she understands that some of the alumni opposed to renaming these schools are sentimental about their memories of grade school, but disagreed with the notion that changing the school names and mascots would change or revise history. “I think we want to make sure that this isn’t about changing history, it’s about having a name that represents our school well,” she said. “We’re not trying to change anything. It already happened. J.E.B. Stuart may have been a great man, but he’s not someone who would support how diverse our school is today.” Conde added that the school’s name needs to change for future generations of students. The five students have met with Evans, the Stuart alumni supportive of the name change efforts, and other community leaders, in order to find out the process for renaming the school. Evans, the Fairfax County School Board’s vice president who represents Mason district, where Stuart’s located, wouldn’t take a stance on either side of the issue and said that there would have to be “substantial community engagement” going forward to gauge how the public feels about renaming the school. First the school board would have to vote to remove Stuart’s name from the school and then have a separate vote to rename the school. Both processes would include opportunities for members of the community to have input on the issue. “The larger Stuart community should have a conversation about this,” Evans said. “There certainly are different views on this. I’ve heard from various members of the community, some of them are supportive of a name change, some of them not, some with very strong feelings. I know this has been a topic of conversation with the alumni association. “So I think this is something, as I suggested to the students, that should be brought to the community via a variety of ways, the PTSA, civic associations, the alumni association and I’m happy to facilitate a conversation on this.”

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Community News & Notes Stuart Grad Joins Prestigious Smithsonian Program Flor Jasmin Cruz Chavez, a Falls Church resident and spring 2015 graduate of J.E.B. Stuart High School’s International Baccalaureate program, was one of 21 college-bound high school graduates from across the county chosen for the Smithsonian Latino Center’s Young Ambassadors Program. All of the students chosen for the program recently participated in a Week in Washington program and have returned to their communities to participate in a four-week paid internship at a museum or cultural center. Cruz Chavez, who is headed to McDaniel College in Maryland in the fall, is interning at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. It’s a nice fit for the Stuart grad, who is interested in civil rights and aspires to be a civil

rights attorney, seeing as the gallery currently features the “One Life: Dolores Huerta” collection, which documents the accomplishments of the Latina labor activist. 201 students have participated in the Young Ambassadors Program, now in its 10th year, 160 of which participated over the past eight years thanks to the $1.1 million educational commitment from Ford Motor Company Fund. For more information, visit latino.si.edu/Education/YAP.

F.C. Boys Soccer Team Wins Division Championship The Falls Church Recreation and Parks Department 5th grade boys soccer team the Falcons won its division championship for the Spring 2015 season with a 7-1 record. This is a major turnaround for the Falcons, who only won one match and finished second to last in its division last season.

Coached by Emmanuel Roco and Nick Rerras, the team plays in the Arlington Soccer Association. The Falcons are moving up to the 6th grade division this fall. Early registration for fall youth soccer starts on Monday, July 13. For more information, call 703248-5027 or visit fallschurchva. gov/1289/Soccer.

Ocho de Bastos Slated for Concerts in the Park Series Locally-based Latin pop group Ocho de Bastos, which translates to Eight of Clubs, are the next group slated to play at the Concerts in the Park series, sponsored by the City’s Recreation and Parks Department and the Village Preservation and Improvement Society, tonight at 7 p.m. at Cherry Hill Park at 312 Park Avenue. The group, which formed out of a need for more live Hispanic

music performances, had its first commercial performance in February 2009 in a small restaurant in Bethesda. Since then, they’ve performed around the world, including in Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. Next Thursday, bluegrass duo Mama Tried featuring Randy Barrett and Dede Wyland will perform at Cherry Hill Park and the roots music group the Andrew Acosta Band are slated to close out the series’ July schedule on Thursday, July 30. In the event of rain, the concerts will be held in the Falls Church Community Center at 223 Little Falls Street. For more information, visit fallschurchva. gov/ConcertsinthePark.

Local Bands to Compete for Slot at Virginia Music Festival Four local groups are set to compete against each other

at the State Theatre at 220 N. Washington Street next Friday at 7 p.m., for a slot in the 2015 Lockn’ Music Festival, at the 2015 Rockn’ to Lockn’ contest. The four bands whittled down from a field of 16 are the funk rock trio Gallons to Ounces, jam rockers Moogatu, reggae group Nappy Riddem and rock n’ roll band The Watt Brothers Band. The State Theatre encourages audiences to come out and support the bands and help their favorite band win a slot at the Lockn’ Music Festival this September in Arrington, Va. The winner of the Rockn’ to Lockn’ Contest will join a slate of legendary rockers. Other musical acts slated for the Lockn’ Music Festival are Jimmy Cliff, Carlos Santana, Deer Tick and Fishbone. Tickets for the Rockn’ to Lockn’ Contest cost $8 in advance and $10 the day of the show. For more information, visit locknfestival.com.

FLOR JASMIN CRUZ CHAVEZ (center) and other participants in the 2015 Young Ambassadors Program check out one of the pieces at the National Portrait Gallery, where she’ll be interning this summer. Cruz Chavez is a recent graduate of J.E.B. Stuart High School’s International Baccalaureate program and is headed of McDaniel College in Maryland this fall. (Photo: Courtesy of Smithsonian

THE FALLS CHURCH FALCONS, winners of the Arlington Soccer Association’s 5th grade division championship, with their coaches Emmanuel Roco and Nick Rerras. The team went 7-1 en route to their division championship this spring, which is a major turnaround for the team. Last season, they finished second to last in their division and only won one match. (Photo: Courtesy

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F.C. Students Earn Academic Honors Throughout Virginia

Several students from Falls Church earned academic honors at colleges, universities and other academic institutions throughout Virginia during the spring 2015 semester. The following students made the dean’s list at William & Mary University: Salma T. Abdel-Raheem, Ana Margarita Roa Arrazola, Fabiana Teresa Arrazola, Anna Elizabeth Ayre, Christian Alexander Ledwin Bean, Jacquelyn Colette Borman, Joanna D. Borman, Sofia Goyonaga-Calatayud, Carrie Min Yo Morrow Gudenkauf, Gabriella Maria Hafner, Amelia Lauren Carolus-Hager, William Taylor Kilgallin, Rebekah Elizabeth Koch, Hitoshi Gene Koshiya, Peter Kress, Tenzin Lhanze, Amy Lin, Mary Katherine Matecki, Mary Rebecca Nichols, Tram-Anh Annie Nguyen, Adam William Nubbe, QuynhNhu Phan, Erica Marien Schneider, Hannah B. Shenouda, Anuraag Sensharma, Daniela Gonzalez Tapia, Dylan Joseph Vorbach, Luren Wang, Mary Katherine Winebrenner and Nicole Christine Wright. The following students graduated from William & Mary University: Salma T. Abdel-Raheem, Ana Margarita Roa Arrazola, Matthew Baker, Joseph Bennett, Joanna Borman, Neil Chhabra, Daniel Drawbaugh, Dana DyTang, Aleeya Ensign, Rebecca Fulp-Eickstaedt, Caroline Goh, Daniela Gonzalez, Gabriella Maria Hafner, Courtney

Herbolsheimer, Emily Kelly, Hitoshi Koshiya, Ayla Kremen, Natalie Mabile, Jennifer Marten, Alice Morrison-Moncure, Patrick Rollo, Megan Hannah Sales, Anuraag Sensharma, Arev Varjabedian, Dylan Vorbach and Nicole Wright. Jonathan Carballo, Leah R. Franzel, Shireen Hamdan, Suzanne Holland, Llewelyn T. Howell, Mi Sung Nicole Kim, Madalene Orvis McAllister, Margaret Carol Neubig, Joseph G. Pipan Jr., Nadine V. Slocum, Patrick William Vukmirovich, Eily Patricia Walsh and Asenai T. Zigita graduated from Mary Washington University.

Rotary Club of McLean Installs 2015-2016 Officers The Rotary Club of McLean installed its new officers for 20152016 on Tuesday, June 30, at the Bistro Restaurant in the community building of Vinson Hall Retirement Community. Paul Satwell, past president of the club’s McLean chapter, passed on leadership of the club to incoming president Lynn Heinrichs. The following club members were officially installed as officers and directors by Rotary assistant district governor Ronie Chantker: Eva Sereghy, director at large; Carol Stone, director at large; Lois Wilson, DDS, service director; Dana Sippel, membership director; Thamir Al’Hashimi, sergeant-at-arms; Jan Auerbach, treasurer; Rick Neldon, public image director; Michael Arietti, president elect; Paul Sawtell, past

LO CA L president; Bob Rosenbaum, vice president; Bob Jansen, secretary, and Lynn Heinrichs, president. The Rotary Club of Mclean meets for lunch on Tuesdays at noon in Fellowship Hall of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, located at 1545 Chain Bridge Road, McLean. Visiting Rotarians and interested members of the community are invited to the weekly meetings. For more information, visit mcleanrotary.org.

BalletNova Announces Summer Dance Camps BalletNova announced their summer dance camps and workshops for kids ages 4 – 18 earlier this month, the first of which, a young children’s half-day camp themed after Midsummer Night’s Dream, wrapped on last Friday, July 10. The dance studio is currently accepting registrations online at BalletNova. org or in the studio, located at 3443 Carlin Springs Road, Falls Church. The next session of the halfday camp, Around the World, is scheduled for August 10 – 14. At the camp, children ages 4 1/2 – 6 will explore the world of dance and movement by learning dances, stories and doing crafts to improve gross motor skills and stimulate imagination and creativity. The cost of the camp, which lasts from 9 a.m. – noon everyday, is $230. There are also all-day dance camps scheduled for the end of July and beginning of August for children ages 6 – 9 and ages 8 – 11. For more information or to register for the camps, visit BalletNova.org, e-mail info@BalletNova.org.

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The New Old Liberalism Well, Hillary Clinton hasn’t gone crazy. At a time when some in her party are drifting toward Bernie Sanders/Occupy Wall Street-style rhetoric, Clinton delivered her first major economic address of the campaign. It was solidly liberal – very solidly – but in tone and substance it was well within the general election mainstream. If any Republicans were hoping that Clinton would make herself unelectable by wandering into the class warfare fever swamps, they can forget about it. The main narrative of the Sanders camp is that the economic game is rigged against ordinary people. The top 1 percent controls the fundamental economic conditions. Major transformation is required. There’s not much individuals can do given the structure of economic power. Clinton did some Wall Street bashing in this speech, but it was either meanNEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE ingless, bland or broadly sensible. The main underlying assumption behind her speech was that individuals can rise and succeed if they are given the right helping hands from government. This speech revealed a woman who does not have her heart in class conflict. The most passionate parts of her speech involved classic liberal efforts to give people a boost: early childhood education, family and medical leave, tax credits for job training, affordable child care programs. She carefully avoided the more radical policy ideas embraced by the left, such as a blanket tax on the rich. She dodged the trade issue. She endorsed a minimum wage hike but didn’t commit, as many progressive do, to a $15-an-hour rate. This speech was more Children’s Defense Fund than Thomas Piketty. It was the sort of speech you give if you spend more time listening to voters, especially female ones, than studying the quintiles in the income distribution charts. Stylistically, Clinton still sounds as if she is talking down to her audiences. But there was a wonky authenticity to this speech, which would not have been there if she had tried to sound like a pitchfork marauder. She’s way to the left of where her husband was and to the left of where Barack Obama was in 2008 or 2012. But she’s responded to the reality of growing inequality with a revived paleoliberalism, not with the edgier, angry economic policy you find among Bernie Sanders and the cutting-edge left. She is best viewed, as the progressive commentator Matt Yglesias put it in a Vox essay, as a new paleoliberal. This neopaleoliberalism is built less on going after Wall Street and the rich and more on a tremendous faith in government to manage the economy more intelligently than the private sector. It’s less a negative assault on the elites and more an optimistic faith in the power of planning. The private sector is not evil or power hungry, just kind of dumb. New Democrats like her husband believed in using market mechanisms to increase economic security. As a neopaleoliberal, Hillary Clinton used her kickoff economic address to embrace the idea that government can write rules to govern how much companies pay their workers. Government can direct investors toward more sensible long-term investments. Government can refashion the way companies distribute equity in their companies. Government can determine how companies should structure and manage themselves. “We’ll ensure that no firm is too complex to manage and oversee,” Clinton declared. One pictures squads of Federal Simplicity Enforcers roaming through the corridors of Midtown Manhattan telling CEOs when their outfits are too mind-boggling. In each case, in this view, government is more competent at steering companies toward their own best interests than the companies are themselves. Clinton’s constant refrain in this speech was that these federal interventions would increase growth and productivity, not limit them in the name of fairness. Personally I find this faith epistemologically naive. Clinton seems to have no awareness that many of the programs she endorsed have been tried and did not work. The Obama administration spent mightily on green energy jobs programs and they did not work to significantly increase employment. Empowerment zones, which she endorsed, have mostly failed to help lowincome neighborhoods. Clinton displayed no awareness that most federal requirements involve difficult trade-offs. According to the Congressional Budget Office, raising the minimum wage to even $10.10 an hour would increase pay for millions of workers, but would cost roughly 500,000 jobs. Clinton’s unchastened faith in the power of government planning is not shared by most voters. And she has no plausible chance of getting any of this through a divided Congress. But this agenda does pull off a neat trick. It will excite the progressive base without automatically alienating the rest of the country. Substantively she’s offered at least a coherent response to today’s economic conditions. Politically, she’s cleared the first political hurdle in this campaign.

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The Laziness Dogma Americans work longer hours than their counterparts in just about every other wealthy country; we are known, among those who study such things, as the “no-vacation nation.” According to a 2009 study, full-time U.S. workers put in almost 30 percent more hours over the course of a year than their German counterparts, largely because they had only half as many weeks of paid leave. Not surprisingly, worklife balance is a big problem for many people. But Jeb Bush – who is still attempting to justify his ludicrous claim that he can double our rate of economic growth – says that Americans “need to work longer hours and through their productivity gain more income NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE for their families.” Bush’s aides have tried to spin away his remark, claiming that he was only referring to workers trying to find full-time jobs who remain stuck in part-time employment. It’s obvious from the context, however, that this wasn’t what he was talking about. The real source of his remark was the “nation of takers” dogma that has taken over conservative circles in recent years – the insistence that a large number of Americans, white as well as black, are choosing not to work, because they can live lives of leisure thanks to government programs. You see this laziness dogma everywhere on the right. It was the hidden background to Mitt Romney’s infamous 47 percent remark. It underlay the furious attacks on unemployment benefits at a time of mass unemployment and on food stamps when they provided a vital lifeline for tens of millions of Americans. It drives claims that many, if not most, workers receiving disability payments are malingerers – “Over half of the people on disability are either anxious or their back hurts,” says Sen. Rand Paul. It all adds up to a vision of the world in which the biggest problem facing America is that we’re too nice to fellow citizens facing hardship. And the appeal of this vision to conservatives is obvious: It gives them another reason to do what they want to do anyway, namely slash aid to the less fortunate while cutting taxes on the rich. Given how attractive the right finds the image of laziness run wild, you wouldn’t expect contrary evidence to make much, if any, dent in the dogma. Federal spending on “income security” – food stamps, unemployment benefits, and pretty much everything else you might call “welfare” except Medicaid – has

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shown no upward trend as a share of GDP; it surged during the Great Recession and aftermath but quickly dropped back to historical levels. Paul’s numbers are all wrong, and more broadly disability claims have risen no more than you would expect, given the aging of the population. But no matter, an epidemic of laziness is their story and they’re sticking with it. Where does Jeb Bush fit into this story? Well before his “longer hours” gaffe, he had professed himself a great admirer of the work of Charles Murray, a conservative social analyst most famous for his 1994 book The Bell Curve, which claimed that blacks are genetically inferior to whites. What Bush seems to admire most, however, is a more recent book, Coming Apart, which notes that over the past few decades working-class white families have been changing in much the same way that African-American families changed in the 1950s and 1960s, with declining rates of marriage and labor force participation. Some of us look at these changes and see them as consequences of an economy that no longer offers good jobs to ordinary workers. This happened to African-Americans first, as blue-collar jobs disappeared from inner cities, but has now become a much wider phenomenon thanks to soaring income inequality. Murray, however, sees the changes as the consequence of a mysterious decline in traditional values, enabled by government programs which mean that men no longer “need to work to survive.” And Bush presumably shares that view. The point is that Bush’s clumsy call for longer work hours wasn’t a mere verbal stumble. It was, instead, an indication that he stands firmly on the right side of the great divide over what working American families need. There’s now an effective consensus among Democrats – on display in Hillary Clinton’s Monday speech on the economy – that workers need more help, in the form of guaranteed health insurance, higher minimum wages, enhanced bargaining power, and more. Republicans, however, believe that American workers just aren’t trying hard enough to improve their situation, and that the way to change that is to strip away the safety net while cutting taxes on wealthy “job creators.” And while Jeb Bush may sometimes sound like a moderate, he’s very much in line with the party consensus. If he makes it to the White House, the laziness dogma will rule public policy.

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It can be credibly argued that among the three or so most important political leaders responsible for the preservation and advance of the United States of America’s experiment in democracy was Sen. Henry Clay. He is hardly known anymore to the casual observer of this nation’s history. He’s not on any currency denominations (and I’ll inject here that if anyone is to be substituted for on U.S. currency, it should be Jackson on the $20 and not Hamilton on the $10!). Clay was never elected president, although he was far better than men of his own Whig Party who were. Clay did more than anyone to hold the fragile young nation together under the relentless subversive pressures from England and her slavery-dependent texFALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS tile trade allies in the southern states to split it apart. The “preservation of the Union” was the indispensable rallying cry for the young republic from the days of the Federalist Papers until the South launched its war of succession. Holding the Union together was Clay’s passion, and his warnings about the potential for its demise were, of course, vindicated by the onset of the Civil War. But for critical decades prior to that, his efforts were successful, especially in dealing with leaders of the southern states like Sen. John C. Calhoun. By the time the Civil War finally did break out (following Clay’s death in 1852), the nation had gained the strength to prosecute it, not only to hold the nation together as a result, but to abolish slavery once and for all. For this reason, I contend that the U.S. War of Independence was not finally accomplished at Yorktown in 1781, but at Appomattox in 1865. In the process of all this, Henry Clay gained the nickname, “The Great Compromiser,” because his ability to compromise was the skill he mastered to keep the nation intact for as long as he did. I raise this now because on the one hand, it speaks to the issue of the anti-American, counterrevolutionary Confederacy and the longoverdue movement now to remove its flags and symbols, and on the other hand it underscores the monumental achievement of the negotiated deal for peace achieved by the U.S. and its allies with Iran this week. In this postmodern, dystopian era, “compromise” has become a dirty word. The norm is an Ayn Rand-like resolve by every self-actualized person to stand their ground in an angry world of each against all. Anything else is spineless and weak. But for the very survival of our nation and so much more, the ability to effectively compromise has been the highest and the most valued skill on behalf of humanity, itself. It is the alternative to a world where everyone is defined as winners and losers and where violence and war are the norm for how conflicts are resolved. Many people fail to appreciate its value because they feel they lack the skills, personally, to engage others in this way, while on the other hand, it’s easy to step back and fire a gun or lob a grenade. The Iran deal is truly historic and, predictably, it has the dogs of war barking and howling like it’s the end of the world. The entire “military and industrial complex” that President Eisenhower identified in his farewell address as the greatest threat to our nation has closed ranks to discredit and cancel it with a full-court-press barrage of dissembling arguments and worst case scenarios. Among other things, they cite the lives that decades of Iraniansponsored terrorism have cost. But on the other side are the hundreds of thousands of lives that were lost as a result of the unprovoked 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. Had the dogs of war who stampeded the U.S. into that invasion gotten their way, the U.S. would have invaded Iran long before now. Thanks to Seymour Hersh and others, we know the plans were in place to do just that. Perpetual war and natural resources grabs are the hallmarks of these dogs, indifferent to the countless casualties among U.S. soldiers and indigenous populations, alike, that would result. So much better is the humanitarian commitment to diplomacy and, yes, compromise.

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

A Bias More Than Skin Deep I will never forget the October 2013 feature on National Geographic’s website: There was a pair of portraits of olive-skinned, ruby-lipped boys, one with a mane of curly black hair, the other with the tendrils of blond curls falling into his face. The portraits rested above the headline: “The Changing Face of America: We’ve become a country where race is no longer so black or white.” It was about the explosion of interracial marriage in America and how it is likely to impact both our concept of race and the physical appearances of Americans. As the Pew Research Center pointed out in a 2012 report: “About 15 percent of all new marriages in the United States in 2010 were between spouses of a different race or ethnicity from one another, more than double the share in 1980 (6.7 percent).” People often think of the browning of America as a factor of immigration or racial/ethnic variances in birth rates, but it must also be considered this way: as a function of interracial coupling and racial identifications. NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE This freedom and fluidity is, on one level, a beautiful sign of societal progress toward less racial rigidity. But, at the same time, I am left with a nagging question: Does this browning represent an overcoming, on some level, of anti-black racism, or a socio-evolutionary sidestepping of it? As some make choices that challenge the rigid racial caste system in this country – one strictly drawn and enforced, at least in part, to regulate the parameters of freedom and enslavement – is everyone elevated in the process, or are those on the darkest end of the spectrum still subject to a discrimination that is skin-shallow and bone-deep? How does blackness itself, the obsidian, ethereal blackness of the people who populated my world as a child, fit this shifting paradigm? Is the laughable “postracial” really some strange proxy for “postblack,” as Anna Holmes posited recently in The New York Times Magazine? Biracial people can have their own challenges adapting to a world that adheres to the illusion of racial purity, in part because their very existence challenges the notion and reveals its ridiculousness. That must be acknowledged. But what must also be acknowledged is that racial purity itself was an instrument developed for the protection of whiteness from “dilution,” and the furthest one could move

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from whiteness was blackness. Blackness was denigrated in direct proportion to the degree that whiteness was preferred or valued as supreme. And on top of this issue of race as defined by color, there is an overlay of gender. In particular, how do women with darker skin fit this paradigm in a culture and world that seem to reflexively conflate lighter-skinned not only with beauty but often with femininity itself? I was reminded of this, this month when The Washington Post reported on a study about the popularity of multiracial people among online daters. But even in this openness, there persisted a pro-white/ anti-black bias. As The Post pointed out: “Hispanic women preferred men who identified as Hispanic-white above all else. Hispanic men were less selective – they liked Hispanic women, white women and Hispanicwhite women about the same. White women responded to white men and Asian-white men the most, followed by Hispanic-white men and black-white men.” Furthermore, among all groups, according to the study’s co-author, “Men didn’t play racial favorites as much as women did. Except when it comes to black women, who were responded to the least.” While America’s history in skin-color politics is long and deep, this aversion to darkness – particularly dark femininity – and aspiration to lightness, or even whiteness, isn’t only an American phenomenon. It’s a global sickness informed by history and culture and influenced by colonialism and the export of popular culture. In 2012, The New York Times ran an article about Chinese women wearing ski masks to the beach to keep from getting darker. The Guardian reported in 2013 on “India’s obsession with fair skin” that incorporates the use of whitening cleansers that even include “vaginal washes.” As the paper put it: “Last year, Indians reportedly consumed 233 tons of skin-whitening products, spending more money on them than on Coca-Cola.” And the BBC reported in 2013 that “a recent study by the University of Cape Town suggests that 1 woman in 3 in South Africa bleaches her skin.” It seems to me that we as a society – nationally and globally – must find some peace with dark skin itself, to not impute value and character onto color if harmony is truly to be had. Until that is done, it often feels that we of darker bodies must resist the absorption of oppression and love ourselves defensively, as an equalizer. We must love our dark flesh as an antidote to a world that often disdains it.

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross

Increasingly, communication between constituents and their local governments depends on electronic and digital systems. E-mail, web sites, Twitter and Facebook have supplanted the “old-fashioned” methods of letter writing and telephone calls. Digital government is on duty 24 hours a day to serve residents and businesses alike. Nowhere is that more true than in Virginia, especially in Fairfax County, which placed first nationally among counties with populations of 500,000 or more. Each year, the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties partner to conduct an annual Digital Counties Survey. The survey evaluates localities on their ability to improve services and boost efficiencies through strategic use of technology. To ensure that smaller counties are not competing against very large counties, the survey looks at four categories of population, and Virginia counties won awards in all four categories. The Digital Counties Survey awards were presented at NACo’s annual conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday. In the smallest population category, up to 150,000 residents, Virginia counties took five of the 10 places: Franklin (10th place), Albemarle (7th), Gloucester (6th), Roanoke (4th), and Montgomery (3rd). Arlington County tied for second place in the 150,000 – 249,999 population category. Moving up in population, 250,000 to 499,999, neighboring Loudoun County placed fourth, and Chesterfield County near Richmond placed first. For the second time in four years, Fairfax County placed first in the over 500,000 population category. In fact, Fairfax has ranked in the top five category for five consecutive years, including first place in 2012.

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Last year, when Montgomery County, Maryland, won first place, I told Chief Technology Officer Wanda Gibson that we couldn’t let that happen again! And, indeed, our sister county across the river placed second this year. There was only a little trash talking among county officials at the ceremony, but it was all in good fun and respect for the work that counties do on behalf of their residents every day. Among the achievements cited by the Center for Digital Government was Fairfax County’s publicly available IT Strategic Plan, which the judges called “one of the nation’s best.” The judges also noted financial transparency and citizen engagement through the Economic Success portal, and the county’s open data analytics approach, which includes access to studies, reports, and data for public use. The county also received kudos for leading and coordinating emergency response across the National Capital Region through interoperable communications initiatives. That last item is an outgrowth of more than a decade of cooperative and collaborative effort by local jurisdictions, following the September 11 attack on the Pentagon more than a decade ago. That terrible day revealed “holes” in our resilience that local governments have been mending, and rebuilding, ever since. You can find the programs and information lauded by the Digital Counties Survey by logging on to the Fairfax County Web site, www.fairfaxcounty. gov. It’s pretty impressive!  Penny Gross is the Mason District Supervisor, in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. She may be T:7”emailed at mason@fairfaxcounty.gov.

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locally elected Constitutional officers and their full time staffs, such as deputy sheriffs, local health departments and social services offices, full-time community services boards’ staff and other eligible state-supported employees. Additionally, local school divisions will receive funding to provide the state share of a 1.5 percent pay increase for all public school positions required by the Standards of Quality. What This Means For The Next Budget While this surplus is certainly good news, we should maintain a positive, yet cautious outlook for the next biennial state budget. We need to continue investing in progressive priorities that make Virginia an attractive place for new businesses and lay the foundation for a stable economy. The recent budget shortfalls that we have experienced in Virginia stemmed from decreased revenues driven mainly by changes in federal tax law and sequestration-driven cuts to the defense industry that is so critical to the local economy, particularly here in Northern Virginia. As a result, we had to address this shortfall responsibly, prioritizing our core economic priorities like education, transportation, healthcare, and public safety. For the next two-year budget (FY2016-FY2018), we must continue to invest and improve the Commonwealth in a way that makes it attractive to new businesses. This includes workforce development, updating the Code to reflect SCOTUS’s recent ruling on same-sex marriage, investing in higher education, and promoting environmentally sustainable practices. It is also imperative that we immediately accept the $5 million dollars per day that are available through the Affordable Care Act to close our health care coverage gap. In the current fiscal year, Virginia will spend $232 million in state revenues on health-care services that otherwise would’ve been covered by federal taxes we’ve already paid – if we had expanded Medicaid in some form or fashion.  Delegate Simon represents the 53rd District in the Virginia House of Delegates. He may be emailed at DelMSimon@house.

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In a grotesque ode to Big Government, several Republican presidential candidates bowed before the National Right to Life Committee, to vow that they planned to put Uncle Sam in charge of women’s reproductive choices. GOP hopeful Jeb Bush praised the “extraordinary work” of the National Right to Life Committee and boasted of his efforts to undermine women as governor of Florida. “I’m strongly pro-life,” said Jeb Bush to the antiabortion groups conference in New Orleans. “We increased regulation over abortion clinics. We abolished this horrific procedure of partial-birth abortion. We limited late-term abortions. We required parental notification for teenage children.” Not to be outdone, former Texas governor and delusional presidential aspirant Rick Perry bragged: “That’s a fact we passed a parental notification law. I signed a parental consent law. I signed a sonogram law so mothers facing that agonizing choice can actually see.” Florida Sen. Marco Rubio made his pitch too, by referring to Roe v. Wade as an “egregiously flawed” Supreme Court decision in 1973. He told the crowd, “The White House needs an occupant who values and prioritizes life. And so my pledge to you is this: if you help send me to that place, I will never forget this place. And I will bring advocacy to the White House, and we will get things done.” Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker joined the Republican presidential Bozo Bus. Walker will sign a bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy and includes no provisions exempting women who were victims of rape or incest. The dirty little secret of Republicans is that while they pose as antiabortion crusaders, they are actually infatuated with abortions. Perhaps the only other group in America more in love with discarding fetuses is Evangelical Christians. While they talk a good game and throw colorful and sometimes violent protests, they actually promote policies that lead directly to more “dead babies” (their words). Here is a fact: About half of the 6.6 million pregnancies a year in the United States are unintended. If you want to limit abortions, the answer is clearly to stop unwanted pregnancies. It’s common sense and indisputable. The New York Times reports that over the past six years, “Colorado has conducted one of the largest experiments with long-acting birth control. Teenagers and poor women were offered free intrauterine devices and implants that prevent pregnancy for years.” The results were amazing. Teenagers giving birth in Colorado fell a remarkable 40 percent from 2009 to 2013, with a 42 percent decline in abortions, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The Times points out that “there was a similar decline in births for another group particularly vulnerable to unplanned pregnancies: unmarried women under 25 who have not finished high school.” The state health department estimated that every dollar spent on the longacting birth control initiative saved $5.85 for the state’s Medicaid program, which covers more than three-quarters of teenage pregnancies and births. About one-fifth of women ages 18 to 44 in Colorado now use the implants. If Republicans and Evangelicals really gave a damn about fetuses they would scramble to ensure that every teenage girl and woman who wanted free intrauterine devices and implants would have them. Not only would this mean less abortions, it is also cost effective. But apparently, these hypocritical phonies would rather see babies murdered (their words) than girls and women have access to birth control. This is a smoking gun that exposes the true motivation of the antiabortion industry. “Saving” fetuses is just a convenient smoke screen for exerting power over women’s sexual freedom. If they truly believed abortion was “murder” or “genocide” the number one priority of National Right to Life would be having every state follow Colorado’s lead. But I guess limiting actual abortions is boring – when the exciting alternative is presenting yourself as leading a moral crusade while cashing the checks of supporters and having your backside kissed by some of America’s most powerful politicians. Finally, as a result of the conservative Supreme Court, the Obama administration was forced last week to issue new rules that allow companies that have religious objections to providing birth control, such as Hobby Lobby, to opt out of providing care. Again, the irony is astounding. The leading companies that don’t want to provide birth control fancy themselves to be religious and allegedly oppose abortions. Yet, such two-faced companies are some of the nation’s greatest promoters of abortions, because they make it more difficult for women to have reproductive rights and healthcare.

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Our Man in Arlington By Charlie Clark

The national re-consideration of Confederate symbolism was bound to hit Arlington, our crossroads of North and South that Robert E. Lee himself called home. Proposals to remove the general’s name from Washington-Lee High School appeared in local opinion pages. ARLnow columnist Peter Rousselot called for renaming the school and Lee Highway because “as long as we have to subliminally pay our dues to General Lee every time we go to work or go shopping, we will fail to understand slavery for the prolonged act of violence that it was.” Sun-Gazette letter-writer Chuck Kleymeyer complained that “Lee’s sanitized image and name remain a symbol for students and citizens to see, and possibly internalize, on a daily basis.” (He suggested Washington-Lincoln.) “The Confederacy, and all it stood for, has no place in a modern, progressive and diverse community such as Arlington,” wrote Bill Vincent. To gauge sentiment, I arranged with W-L Alumni Association President Mila Albertson (Class of ’66), to solicit views from any graduate or parent with email. Of nearly 60, often-passionate, replies from around the county, all but three rejected a renaming. Former student body president Howard Paul (‘47) said, “I feel strongly the school still represents the finest example of what it means to live in this nation of diverse and freedom-loving people.” “Lee… is a not a powerful symbol of racism,” wrote Steve

Plott (’66). “It is true he chose to support Virginia in secession from the Union and led the Army of Northern Virginia against Union forces… But he was and is NOT a rally symbol for those who hate minorities.” Added classmate Jeff Collins, “Lee may have been on the losing side in the Civil War, but that does not diminish his honorable service and statesmanship.” Lisa Bell (’72), said, “This recent push to purge all things Southern from daily life strikes me as Orwellian. And I suspect that those who shriek the loudest about diversity and inclusivity are… not tolerant” of opposing views.” Unofficial W-L Historian John Peck (’96) gave two reasons for preserving the existing name: “The enduring legacy of a nearly 100-year- old school – generations of Arlingtonians from all backgrounds have walked its halls, and the school is in many ways the story of Arlington – and the country,” he wrote. Secondly, ‘Was it not Lee who advised, “Fold it up and put it away’ regarding the Confederate flag?” Scott Elkins (‘58) is “sick of revisionists trampling on my heritage…That guilt-ridden lefties can rewrite my legacy makes me puke!” Ann Covey (‘66) issued a threat. “If this campaign continues I assure you that a war will be waged from which there cannot be a victory. I am appalled that this is even under discussion.” Those sympathetic to renaming were earnest. “In my mind, offense can only be determined by the offended, not others who suggest how the offended should feel,” wrote alumnae Barbara

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CRIME REPORT Week of July 6 - 12, 2015 Assault, 6795 Wilson Blvd. (Eden Center) On July 6, the victim reported an assault ensuing from an argument. Assault, 6795 Wilson Blvd. (Eden Center) On July 7, police received a report of an acquaintance striking the victim. No injuries were reported.

Shoplifting, 1150 W. Broad St. (CVS Pharmacy) On July 9, police received a report of merchandise stolen from the store by three unknown females. Stolen Vehicle, 900 block N. Quesada St. On July 10, police received a report of a stolen vehicle sometime overnight.

Attempted Burglary, 100 block S. Virginia On July 9, an unknown suspect attempted to pry open a door.

Stolen Vehicle, 600 block Roosevelt Blvd. On July 10, a scooter was reported stolen sometime overnight.

Larceny from Building, 400 block S. Maple Ave. On July 9, a bicycle was reported stolen.

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Eldridge. Jim Lynch (‘59) suggested keeping the name but honoring instead two Lees who signed the Declaration of Independence. Some applied humor. Former W-L parent Alan Ehrenhalt suggested declaring that W-L honors Denzel Washington and Spike Lee. W-L Alum Jack Weeks proposed renaming Yorktown High with something not “an embarrassment to the British.” School board member James Lander sent me an authoritative message: “Currently the board is not entertaining the idea of renaming Washington-Lee High School.” *** The “Monster House” on Sycamore and North 27th streets will soon be for sale. The oncecontroversial blue structure that towers over neighboring bungalows (its three main interior rooms are larger than many Arlington homes) has been beautifully redone by a Falls Church-based artist and architect. A dozen years ago, the cavernous enclosure built by Professor Paul Kingery (who later declared bankruptcy and moved) angered neighbors and zoning officials, some of whom thought he was planning a dorm for troubled youth. He left piles of stone and lumber in the yard, which the current owner (who asked to remain anonymous) integrated into a tasteful rock garden. Having toured it, I can vouch that the re-divided rooms, marble walls and carpeting make for an elegant office and exhibition hall for his art collection and woodwork. The owner acknowledges that 10,000 square feet is too much for a single person; he will have to find a special buyer. Broad St. On July 11, an officer conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation. The driver, a male, 20, of Arlington, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and Underage Possession of Alcohol. Abduction, 225 E. Broad St. (Falls Church Presbyterian Church) On July 11, a non-custodial parent abducted a child from a vehicle. A male, 39, of Herndon, was later arrested in Loudon County for Parental Abduction and a Violation of a Court Order. The child was found unharmed. Public Drunkenness, 6795 Wilson Blvd. (Eden Center) On July 12, a male, 23, of Falls Church, was arrested for Public Drunkenness. Public Drunkenness, 800 block W. Broad St. On July 12, a male, 56, of Arlington, was arrested for Public Drunkenness.

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Route 7 Study Set for F.C. Chamber Luncheon Tuesday Kelly Coyner, executive director of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, will present Envision Route 7, the Route 7 Corridor Transit Alternatives Study, at the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce’s networking luncheon on Tuesday, July 21 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. The study will determine investments to make the corridor more accessible, more desirable, and easier to travel through the 13-mile stretch between Alexandria and Tysons Corner. Tickets with advanced registration are $27 for Chamber members, $32 for nonmembers. An additional $5 will be charged for walk-ins should spa.

Congressional Camp Earns Top Camp Honors from Local Media Congressional Camp, also knowns as Congo Camp, was recently recognized as the best area summer camp in Arlington Magazine, Northern Virginia Magazine and Virginia Living Magazine, and as the runner-up in Washington City Paper and Washington Family. The camp is an ACA accredited coed day camp designed for ages 3-14, located on Congressional Schools of Virginia’s 40-acre campus located at 3229 Sleepy Hollow Road in Falls Church. Camp programs include day camp, travel camps, academic classes and specialty camps. For more information, visit www.congocamp. org.

Goodwin House Offers New Program for Aging in Place Goodwin House at Home, a new program designed for individuals who want to plan for aging in place, is hosting three upcoming informational events. Goodwin House at Home is designed for healthy, active adults 55 and older who want to combine the independence of living at home with the continuing healthcare benefits found in a retirement community. Participants pay a one-time membership fee to join the program, followed by a monthly fee. As care needs increase, the monthly fees do not. Informational events will take place at Goodwin House, Bailey’s Crossroads (3440 South Jefferson Street, Falls Church) from 10 – 11:30 a.m. and 2 – 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29 and Wednesday, August 19 and at Fairview Park Marriott (3111 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church) from 10 – 11:30 a.m. and 2 – 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 12. RSVPs are not required but space is limited. To reserve a spot, call 703-575-5202 or e-mail athome@goodwinhouse. org. u 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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Less Than Bowled Over by Bowl’d in Clarendon BY DREW COSTLEY

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Those looking at the menu of Bowl’d, a restaurant that opened in Clarendon earlier this year, might mutter to themselves “not another bowl restaurant.” But what sets apart the restaurant, which follows the mold of Chipotle-style fast casual eateries, is that it is, perhaps, a healthier alternative to a place like Chipotle.

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1028 N. Garﬁeld St. Arlington 571-257-5131 eatbowld.com Hours: Monday - Saturday: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Bowl’d is something like a combination of Sweetgreen and Chipotle, but with less flavor, something I’ll get to later. They offer five signature bowls – Mediterranean, Sweet Chili Pineapple, Teriyaki, Coconut Green Curry and Smokey Tomatillo – and they also give diners the option of building their own bowl.

The build your own bowl option, which starts at $6.50, gives diners a healthy variety of ingredients to choose from. It starts with a base, which can be made of short grain brown rice, jasmine white rice, greens, or organic quinoa (for an additional $.50). Then diners can choose three vegetables to add to their bowl from a list of 11, which includes baby kale, garbanzo beans and snow peas. Next are the proteins, all of which comes with an additional charge – it costs $1.50 to add organic tofu or natural marinated chicken and $2.25 to add grass-fed marinated steak. All of that is covered in one of Bowl’d’s five house-made sauces. They offer sun dried tomato-olive, sweet chili pineapple, teriyaki, coconut green curry and smokey tomatillo sauces. And diners can choose to garnish their bowl with fresh green onion, fresh cilantro, toasted almonds ($.25), feta cheese ($.25) or chipotle aioli ($.25). But, you know how a lot of times people associate healthier food with a lack of flavor? Unfortunately, Bowl’d falls into that category. Many of the signature bowls are bland, but they do taste fresh and whole. That might

have something to do with the fact that Bowl’d uses locally-sourced ingredients whenever they can. Still, local sourcing of ingredients is something that many restaurants do nowadays. It’s noble, but it’s not necessarily unique. The combination of the ingredients in Bowl’d’s bowls promise delicious, flavorful meals, but they don’t make good. One thing that this diner appreciates about the Bowl’d is that all of the signature bowls can be modified for vegans and vegetarians. Even then, though, they serve tofu the old school way, succumbing to the difficulty to infuse the plant-based protein with flavor. The naturally vegan/vegetarian Sweet Chili Pineapple ($7.75), for example, has an appetizing ingredient list – short grain brown rice, red bell pepper, red onion, green onions, baby kale and organic tofu topped with cilantro and sweet chili pineapple sauce. But the end product is just bland. The Smokey Tomatillo ($8.75) with tofu substituted for the steak it usually comes with, is better when it comes to flavor. For the vegetarians out there, the chipotle aioli ($.25) really aids the dish. To Bowl’d’s credit, they have salt and pepper shakers in their

THE SMOKEY TOMATILLO BOWL topped with chipotle aioli and a little salt is pretty good. (P��: N��-P��) condiments/eating utensils section. The second time I went there, I added salt – or as we called it back in college, activator – to the Smokey Tomatillo and it was much tastier than when I initially tried it. Another thing that sets Bowl’d apart is that it serves smoothies. They have four smoothie options, Strawberry-Banana, Peanut Butter-Cocoa-Banana, MangoPineapple and Dark Berry, all of which cost $5.50. Then they have The Whole Kitchen Sink Smoothie ($6.50).

Diners (or drinkers?) can choose almond or soy milk or juice as the base of their smoothie and can add a shot of organic flax seed, kale, or whey or rice protein. I got the Dark Berry, using almond milk as my base and added a shot of rice protein. It was as bland as the bowls are, except I don’t think salt would have helped it, but I’ll take the weight for that. Berries and almond milk without any type of sweetener may have been a bad choice. I’m willing to try their smoothies again.

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On June 1, 2015, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Virginia Power ("Dominion Virginia Power" or "Company"), pursuant to ยง 56-585.1 A 6 of the Code of Virginia ("Code"), filed with the State Corporation Commission ("Commission") an annual update with respect to the Company's rate adjustment clause, Rider R ("Application"). Through its Application, the Company seeks to recover costs associated with the Bear Garden Generating Station ("Bear Garden"), a 580-megawatt (nominal) natural gas- and oil-fired combined-cycle generating facility and associated transmission interconnection facilities in Buckingham County, Virginia. In Case No. PUE-2008-00014, the Commission approved the development of Bear Garden. In Case No. PUE-2009-00017, the Commission subsequently approved a rate adjustment clause, designated Rider R, which allowed Dominion Virginia Power to recover its costs associated with the development of Bear Garden, including projected construction work in progress and associated allowance for funds used during construction. According to Dominion Virginia Power, Bear Garden became fully operational on May 23, 2011. In this proceeding, Dominion Virginia Power has asked the Commission to approve Rider R for the rate year beginning April 1, 2016, and ending March 31, 2017 ("2016 Rate Year"). The Company is requesting a total revenue requirement of approximately $74,334,000 for service rendered during the 2016 Rate Year. The two key components of the proposed total revenue requirement are the Projected Cost Recovery Factor and the Actual Cost True-Up Factor. The Company is requesting a Projected Cost Recovery Factor revenue requirement of $68,476,000 and an Actual Cost True-Up Factor revenue requirement of $5,858,000. Dominion Virginia Power utilized a rate of return on common equity ("ROE") of 11.00% for purposes of calculating the revenue requirement in this case. This ROE is comprised of a general ROE of 10.00% approved by the Commission in its Final Order in Case No. PUE-2013-00020, plus a 100 basis point enhanced return applicable to a combined-cycle generating station as described in ยง 56-585.1 A 6 of the Code. If the proposed Rider R for the 2016 Rate Year is approved, the impact on customer bills would depend on the customer's rate schedule and usage. According to Dominion Virginia Power, implementation of its proposed Rider R on April 1, 2016, would decrease the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by approximately $0.08. The Company has calculated the proposed Rider R rates in accordance with the same methodology as used for the rate approved by the Commission in the most recent Rider R proceeding, Case No. PUE-2014-00052. 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 apportion revenues among customer classes and/or design rates in a manner differing from that shown in the Application and supporting documents and thus may adopt rates that differ from those appearing 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 November 12, 2015, 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. The public version of the Company's Application and the Commission's Order for Notice and Hearing are available for public inspection during regular business hours at each of the Company's business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Copies also may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Lisa S. Booth, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 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 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. On or before August 26, 2015, any person or entity may participate as a respondent in this proceeding by filing 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 shall 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 basis for the action. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUE-2015-00059. 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 September 29, 2015, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, and serve on the Commission's Staff, the Company, and all other respondents, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case, and each witness's testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. Respondents also shall comply with the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, including: 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service; 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format; and 5 VAC 5 20 240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUE 2015-00059. On or before November 5, 2015, 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 November 5, 2015, 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 00059. 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. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY

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Ryan Rosenworcel, drummer for Guster, remembers how the band came together at Tufts University in the early 1990s. “We were friends and we were all lamenting that we had left our high school bands and we decided that we would jam sometime,” he said. Adam Gardner and Ryan Miller do lead vocals and play the guitar so between the three of them, “we were just two acoustic guitars and bongos for maybe the first ten years,” recalled Rosenworcel. As a group, they worked hard to master their unique sound – bongos are pretty uncommon in modern music. It took them about three albums throughout the late 1990s to reach point where they were satisfied with their sound. “It wasn’t until Lost and Gone Forever, which came out in 1999 and was recorded by Steve Lillywhite, that we felt we actually achieved [our sound] and once we pretty much captured that, we didn’t want to get stuck in it,” Rosenworcel said. So, in order to avoid the comfort and complacency of a style they had mastered, the band members switched things up. “We added the kitchen sink and everyone just started playing everything,” Rosenworcel said. “I remember Ryan struggling to learn the bass and me picking up a pair of sticks and finding it very difficult,” he added about the learning process. Rosenworcel considers the band’s openness to new styles and ideas and its ability to change as its main achievement. However, there’s more to them than just that. Gardner co-founded a group called Reverb with his wife back in 2004 which works with many bands to help them leave a smaller environmental impact while touring. “They realized that when we were on the tour bus we were leaving a big stain on the environment out there so they found ways [to] green the touring music industry,” Rosenworcel

GUSTER (C�� P��) said of the group’s founders. Reverb encourages and helps bands to reduce their impact through powering shows with renewable wind power, using bio diesel in busses and eliminating water bottle usage, among other things. “We have Reverb set us up on the road whenever we tour,” Rosenworcel said. This is true now as they tour to showcase their newest album, Evermotion, released earlier this year. Evermotion, some of which will be played tonight at their 8 p.m. concert at Wolf Trap, exemplifies the band’s goal to continue trying new things. “When you listen to our first album, which we made while we were juniors in college at Tufts, and you listen to our album we released earlier this year, it’s hard to believe it’s the same band; but if you listen to the seven albums in sequence, you can see how we evolved stylistically,” Rosenworcel said.

The most notable change is that Evermotion “has a lot of space in it. When we were writing in college, we were just eating up all the space with busy acoustic guitars and busy bongos,” Rosenworcel recalled. Understandably, their changing style has garnered mixed support from their fans. According to Rosenworcel, “some fans enjoy the change and roll with the change and other fans hear something and they say ‘well that’s not Guster; I’m out.’” That said, Rosenworcel knows that the band will continue to explore new styles as they progress.“We just kind of have to keep pushing ourselves to grow every time,” he said. “That’s what keeps us in it for the long haul.” • For more information about Guster, visit guster.com.

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Jody Fellows – Country Grammar by Nelly

Drew Costley – 93 ‘til Infinity by Souls of Mischief

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Community Events

THURSDAY, JULY 16

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. Teen Book Club. Teens in grades 7 – 12 will discuss Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina. Registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 – 8 p.m. 703-248-5034. Concerts in the Park. Bring your family, dinner to-go, and a picnic blanket and enjoy the music from local musicians and artists. This week will feature Ocho de Bastos, a Hispanic band founded in D.C. Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/632/Concertsin-the-Park. FCCRC Meeting. Juanita Balenger of the Executive Committee of the State Central Committee will be at the Falls Church City

Republican Committee meeting to discuss what the vote for a Presidential primary means for Virginia Republicans. American Legion Post 130 (400 N. Oak St., Falls Church). Free. 7:30 p.m. FallsChurchGOP@gmail.com.

FRIDAY, JULY 17

Playdate Cafe. Parents and caregivers can enjoy coffee and conversation while infants age birth to 18 months socialize and play with toys. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. Registration required. 10 – 11 a.m. 703-2485034. Wine Tasting. Enjoy fine wine surronded by novels and nonfiction in the setting of One More Page Books. One More Page Books (2200 N Westmoreland St #101 Arlington). 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. 703-300-9746.

SATURDAY, JULY 18

F.C. Farmers’ Market. Vendors oﬀer fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables, cheeses, meats, baked goods, plants, and wine. The Chef Demo Series has been cancelled. City Hall Parking Lot (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 8 a.m. – noon. 703-248-5077.

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

Neighborhood Plant Clinic. Master gardeners will lead a clinic on horticultural tips and tricks for adults. City of Fairfax Regional Library (10360 North St., Fairfax). 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 703-293-2113.

SUNDAY, JULY 19

Author Talk. Ciarra Hannah and Stephanie Gaudreau, authors of Popular Paleo will speak about their book, balancing the checkbook with the grocery list, and realistic athletic diets. One More Page Books (2200 N Westmoreland St. #101, Arlington). 1 – 2 p.m. 703-300-9746.

MONDAY, JULY 20

The Kindercise Show. John Taylor invites all school-aged and younger children to sing and dance in his interactive performance. Please sign up child and adult separately. City of Fairfax Regional Library Meeting Room A/B (10360 North Street, Fairfax). 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 703-293-6227.

TUESDAY, JULY 21

Preschool Storytime. Songs, movement, and stories for ages 18 – 36 months. Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave. Falls Church). 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. 703248-5034.

Paws to Read at the Library. Read with a canine companion for readers grades rising K – 6th. Sign-up will start on the day of the event. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave. Falls Church). 2 – 3 p.m. 703-248-5034. Tales to Tails. Children ages 6 – 12 can improve their skills and read to therapy dogs. Register at least one day in advance. City of Fairfax Regional Library (10360 North St., Fairfax). Free. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 703-293-6227. Mystery Book Group. Join the discussion on The Black Echo by Michael Connelly. Feel free to attend and discuss, regardless if you have read the book or not. One More Page Books (2200 N. Westmoreland St. #101, Arlington). 7 – 8 p.m. 703-3009746.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22

HandyGirl 101. For girls in grades 2-4, participate in a hands-on project to learn DIY skills and upon completion, receive a patch suitable for a girl scout uniform. Registration opens July 8th. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 2 – 3 p.m. 703-248-5034.

Theater Fine Arts THURSDAY, JULY 16

“Let Them Eat Chaos.” Chicago’s vaunted The Second City sketch comedy group rolls through Washington, D.C. to take shots at various aspects of American culture with their subversive brand of humor. From our love lives to our government to our Twitter feed, nothing and no one will be spared. Through Aug. 2. Wooly Mammoth (641 D St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $40 – $50. 8 p.m. woolymammoth.net.

FRIDAY, JULY 17

“Jesus Christ Superstar.” One of the greatest rock operas ever created and containing some of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most memorable music. A musical featuring Jesus’ last week on earth while showcasing Judas’ role and psychology throughout. The original Broadway

production opened in 1971 and was nominated for several Tony Awards. Through July 26. McLean Community Center (1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean). $23 - $25. 8 p.m. 703-790-9223.

“The Producers.” Based on the hit 1968 �ilm of the same name, this Mel Brooks comedic masterpiece follows the hilarious adventures of washed-up Broadway producer Max Bialystock, and his mousy accountant Leo Bloom, as they scheme to get rich quick by producing the most notorious �lop in the history of show biz. Mark Waldrop is directing the Olney Theatre Company’s production of Brooks’ legendary play. Through July 26. Olney Theatre Center (2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney) $18 – $60. 8 p.m. olneytheatre.org. “ANONYMOUS.” Rachel Zampelli will share her story of addiction and recovery, featuring songs

by Amy Winehouse and Stephen Sondhiem. Unlike any cabaret before, this rising D.C. actress will share personal and intimate details with the audience in her performance. Through July 18. Creative Cauldron (415 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church). $18 - $50. 8 p.m. creativecauldron.org.

SUNDAY, JULY 18

“The Eulogy.” George Mason High School graduate Michael Burgos wrote and is directing and performing this comedic play, set at the funeral of Thomas, a man who, after a lifetime of gluttony, died from eating too many eggs. Burgos’ play, part of the 10th Annual Capital Fringe Festival, features characters whose inept and inapt speeches give anything but a proper homage. Through July 26. The Argonaut (1433 H St. NE, Washington, D.C.). $17. 3:45 p.m. theeulogyplay.com.

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live_music&nightlife THURSDAY, JULY 16 M�� R�� T�� M�� B�� B��. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 7 p.m. 202265-0930. H�� E�� 7 M�� H��, T�� B�� T��, S�� S�� T�� E�� A��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566. T�� B�� B�� C�� D��. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $39.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. J�� M�� H�� B�� D�� D��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $15. 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. G�� K�� B��. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $32 – $100. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. C��. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $20. 8:30 p.m. 703-237-0300. B�� B�� J�. �� T�� D�� N��. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $12. 8 :30 p.m. 703-522-8340. T�� S��. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 9:30 p.m. 703-237-8333.

FRIDAY, JULY 17 T�� D�� C�� T�� J�� M��. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 6:30 p.m. 202-265-0930. C�� C��. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls

Church). 7 p.m. 703-532-9283. D�� B�� B�� K�� O��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20. 7:30 p.m. 703255-1566. T�� B�� B�� C�� D��. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $39.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. R��’ �� L��’ �� M��, N�� R��, G�� 2 O�� W�� B�� B��. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $8 in advance, $10 day of show. 8 p.m. 703-237-0300. H�� S�� B�� B��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $15. 9 p.m. 202-667-7960. JMM (J�� F�� B��). Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.

SATURDAY, JULY 18 B�� T��. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 7 p.m. 703-532-9283. T�� N�� “B�� P�� P��” R�� S��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566. J�� B�� F�� N�� C�� 50 Y�� T�� G�� D��. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $10 in advance, $13 day of show. 8 p.m. 703-2370300. P��; S�� E��.

Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $25 – $45. 8:30 p.m. 703-255-1900. T�� T�� T��. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $12. 9 p.m. 703-522-8340. DC B��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20. 9 p.m. 202-667-7960. A T�� R�� D��. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.

SUNDAY, JULY 19 S�� M�� J�� L�� W��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 7:30 p.m. 703-2551566. A��. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $29.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. T�� C�� C�� J�� M�� G��. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $12. 8 p.m. 703-522-8340. X. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $35. 8 p.m. 703-237-0300. P�� L�� T�� J�� F�� S��. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $30 – $65. 8 p.m. 703-2551900. R�� W��. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m. 703-525-8646.

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A�� G�� (U��) �� S�� G�� W�� B�� (T�� A�� I�). Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. J�� L��. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $69.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. T�� B�� B��. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). Free. 8 p.m. 703-522-8340.

TUESDAY, JULY 21 S�� S�� M�� P��. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $35. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. S�� T�� S�� S�� B�� N��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $12. 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. C�� T�� “S�� O� A� I��” A�� R�� C�� M��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $13 in advance, $15 day of show. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566.

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P�� A��... Thursday, July 23 – Concerts in the Park. Bluegrass duo Mama Tried are the featured musical act as the Concerts in the Park series continues. The series is

sponsored by Falls Church’s Recreation and Parks Department and the Village Preservation and Improvement Society. Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/632/Concerts-in-the-Park.

Saturday, July 25 – Bob Brown’s Puppets. Puppeteer Bob Brown will present Teddy Bear’s picnic to a group of children, ages 2-6. Mary Riley Styles Public

Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. 703-248-5034.

Wednesday, July 29 – Sciencetellers Present Superheroes. An exciting opportunity for children missing the classroom this summer, with a twist of the

extraordinary storytelling. Volunteers from the audience will assist the storytellers and help show how science can show that super heroes do exist. Best for ages ﬁve and older. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 p.m.– 8 p.m. 703-248-5034.

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

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA The City Council will consider the following Ordinance on Monday, July 27, 2015 at 7:30 pm., or as soon thereafter as may be heard. (TO15-09) ORDINANCE RENEWING THE FRANCHISE AWARDED TO COXCOM, LLC, d/b/a COX COMMUNICATIONS NORTHERN VIRGINIA, FOR A TEN YEAR NON-EXCLUSIVE CABLE FRANCHISE SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH

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PUBLIC AUCTION In accordance with the Virginia Self Storage Act, section 55-419 F, notice is hereby given that the contents of the following rental storage spaces located at Fort Knox Self Storage will be offered for sale: 526 Sable Makonnen, 628 Marisa Tierney. Sale will be held at: Fort Knox Self Storage 2933 Telestar Ct. Falls Church, VA 703-698-0022 Thursday, July 23, 2015 1:00 pm. TERMS: Cash/Credit Card Only Locks cut at auction.

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23 27

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1. Puts away, as luggage

1. Puts away, as luggage 6. Cosmetics applicators 11. “Viva ____ Vegas!” 14. Father of Leah and Rachel 15. “My Heart Skips ____” (1964 country hit) 16. Rev (up) 17. The last 10% of 110% 18. Longtime Vermont senator 19. Makeup of some burgers 20. “Wait for it ...” (see the starts of 27-, 34-, 44- and 52-Across) 23. Knee-slappers 24. Potential pipes 26. Season after printemps 27. Old Vegas clique follow a basic cooking instruction? 32. “Dawson’s Creek” actor James Van ____ Beek 33. Put on the Internet 34. U.S. region home to many oak trees? 38. Series starter 41. Like Beethoven’s Sixth 44. Someone who gives medical attention to a spud? 48. Cattle call 49. Factory-inspecting org. 50. Miraculous way to walk? 52. Having visions of a Japanese mat while asleep? 57. Jiffy 58. San Fran gridder 59. Opposite of sur 60. In the style of 61. Oscar winner for “A Fish Called

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1. Hammered hard 2. It affects your take-home pay 3. Not as quick on the uptake 4. Prepares, as leftovers 5. Hunter, at times 6. NYSE’s locale 7. Son of Eve 8. Kind of tide 9. “Fantastic Mr. Fox” author 10. Affliction whose name rhymes with its location 11. Caught, cowboy-style 12. Little blobs on slides 13. Austin Powers, e.g. 21. Pop singer Rita 22. Have ____ with (talk to) 25. Not automatic: Abbr. 28. Like the wars between Carthage and Rome 29. Police dept. broadcast 30. The Cavs, on scoreboards 31. ____ Nidre (Yom Kippur prayer) 34. Words after have or take 35. Where streets intersect: Abbr. 36. Quirky 37. Rock’s ____ Speedwagon 38. WWII command area: Abbr.

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6. Cosmetics applicators

39. Easter colors 40. Odysseus, e.g. 41. Comment before turning in 42. “Keep Out” 43. Art fakers 45. U.S. Olympic swimming gold medalist Dara ____ 46. Scrabble value of every letter in TEN 47. Country with a gorilla on its 5,000-franc note 51. O’Neill’s “____ for the Misbegotten” 53. Egyptian “key of life” 54. “The Phantom Tollbooth” protagonist 55. “Last one ____ a rotten egg!” 56. Impact result 57. Cooke of soul

Wanda” 62. Anthony who wrote the 2014 #1 bestselling novel “All the Light We Cannot See” 63. ____ Explorer 64. Party throwers 65. Richter and Roddick

11. "Viva ____ Vegas!"

Sudoku Level:

14. Father of Leah and Rachel

Last Thursday’s Solution A C D C

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15. "My Heart Skips ____" (1964 country hit) 16. Rev (up) 17. The last 10% of 110% 18. Longtime Vermont senator 19. Makeup of some burgers 20. "Wait for it ..." (see the starts of 27-, 34-, 44- and 52-Across)

23. Knee-slappers 24. Potential pipes 26. Season after printemps 27. Old Vegas clique follow a basic cooking instruction?

LOOSE PARTS

DAVE BLAZEK

32. "Dawson's Creek" actor James Van ____ Beek Solution to last Sunday’s puzzle

NICK KNACK

7/19/15

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk. © 2015 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved.

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F.C.’s ‘Image Issue”

Tarbert: Enrollment May Drive Continued School Budget Hikes

Does the City of Falls Church have an image problem? It’s hard for many in the City of 10,700 to swallow, but outsiders will say it does, even though it is undeserved. At Monday night’s Falls Church City Council meeting, Councilman David Snyder held up a copy of the latest issue of Money Magazine, a publication prominent in investor circles, and lamented the for families like fate ofCaring the City’s image therein. yours since 1996

In the News-Press’ annual July exclusive interview with the Mayor of Falls Church, Jeff Tarbert said that, while the City schools must continue to find ways to “economize,” increases in the school’s budget, if enrollent-driven, will have to be accommodated in future years. “If it’s enrollment driven, I think then we just have to – there’s no other option – but we just pay it and support it as best we can,” CONSIDERING Tarbert said. CREMATION?

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