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Inside This Week Mason Fall Sports Season Kicks Off

While it’s still technically summer, George Mason High School’s fall sports teams have already started, or will start soon, their regular seasons. See page 24

News-Press Fall Real Estate Issue Inside The News-Press takes a look at the housing market before and after the recession, what buyers are looking for in a home, square-foot housing costs and around the area and more inside this Fall Real Estate edition.

Jones Resigns as F.C. School Chief, LaCondre, Horn Also Leaving Posts Back to the School

Jones Departs for Top School Slot In Connecticut

by Drew Costley

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Tarter, “and something as simple as a crosswalk can be huge for a neighborhood.” “We’re gathering momentum,” added City Manager Wyatt Shields. A City Hall task force meeting held Tuesday afternoon demonstrated that there remain some

From Falls Church City Hall to the offices of the Falls Church City Public School System, the official City leadership and many citizen activists were reeling Tuesday night at the cumulative impact of three major figures announcing their departures. On the first day of the new school year Tuesday, it was reported that School Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones was voted onto and accepted a position as superintendent of the Fairfield, Connecticut school system, effective December 5. Fairfield news organizations blasted the news as soon as the vote of the school board there was taken and it quickly spread to Falls Church. The news also circulated in the Little City Tuesday that the City’s Chief Financial officer Richard LaCondre is leaving as of November 1, and that the Falls Church School System (FCCPS) legal counsel and 20-year George Mason High School coach and athletic director Tom Horn is leaving at the end of this month. Employees of the FCCPS awoke to an email from Dr. Jones announcing the impending move Wednesday morning. She wrote, in part, “I know this e-mail comes at an awkward time, just after the first day of school. I want you to hear it from me that I will be leaving Falls Church in early December to start a new position with another phenomenal school division.” Jones told the News-Press in a phone interview Wednesday that she applied for the position last

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David Brooks: Incredible Shrinking Obamacare

During the debate over Obamacare, both supporters and opponents assumed the giant law would transform the American health care system. See page 12

Press Pass with Highasakite

The Norwegian indie rock-pop band Highasakite has been experiencing an increase in profile over the last two years since the release of their debut LP Silent Treatment. See page 28

IT WAS BACK TO SCHOOL in the City of Falls Church this week with children all around town making their way to the classroom for another academic year. Here, buses drop off kids at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School before the first day of school on Tuesday morning. (Photo: Falls Church City Public Schools)

34 Public Improvements Done Or Progressing in Little City

by Nicholas F. Benton

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Index Editorial..................6 Letters..............6, 34 News & Notes.10-11 Comment...12-14, 23 Business News....27 Food & Dining......29

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Visible new public infrastructure things are popping up all around the City of Falls Church these days from new bus stops to fresh crosswalks, and the Falls Church City Council got a summary of all 34 of them (excluding school and sewer projects) at its

work session kicking off a busy fall season Tuesday night. Assistant City Manager Cindy Mester and Interim Public Works director Mike Whitfield engaged the Council with a check-off list of projects, led by the plans for the renovation of City Hall itself, which is advancing in its planning stages. “We’re starting to see things happen,” said F.C. Mayor David

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DAY ONE! Trump's Playbook – On His First Day A Scenario By Conley Ricker Falls Church, Virginia Gentlemen: Welcome to all of you who now represent the ideas, plans and forces that are going to make America great again! (Our new president, the day after his inauguration, is meeting in the White House with his Chief of Staff, his National Security Adviser, his cabinet appointees, his top military chiefs and other senior government officials. There are no women present, nor African Americans, Hispanics, Muslims, Native Americans, gays or any other minority.) For the record gentlemen, nothing is being recorded and Craig here will take notes only on our plan of action. Now, let's get started! First, Let's take out ISIS! We told the world we would kill off those terrorist bastards once and for all. Are the military chiefs here? “Yes, Mr. President, all services are represented,” came a reply. Then let's take them out right away. Where is our CIA guy? “Right here, Mr. President,” came the reply. Then, please do the research and locate where their oil wells are located that are funding these terrorists and their military activities. When we have that information we will start an entirely new plan of action. The drones are OK and we should include them in the new plan. We will undertake to choke off this oil well source of funding once and for all. However, let's double up our Special Forces, the Army Rangers and the Navy Seals to take out these oil wells. It is going to take a while to recruit additional forces and train them. Meanwhile, we can identify our targets. Whether Libya or Iran or wherever, we will cap off these oil wells, set them ablaze or divert production to friendly sources. The Navy will blockade their oil tankers, commandeer them and regardless of whatever flag they are flying, tow them to friendly ports. And, by the way, when you military guys ramp up these additional forces, leave out the minorities. OK to keep in place those who are performing well, but, for God’s sake, we don't need any more women and other minorities in these beefed up forces. About Muslim immigration and Muslim funding of ISIS operations. Last night I gave the acting Secretary of State orders to freeze all Muslim visa applications from any country for one year. We need to find out what is going on here. Is Justice here? “Right here, sir.” Is your Attorney General and your FBI guy on board yet? “Yes, sir.” Then here is what I want you to do, and work with Treasury on this as well. Have the FBI investigate thoroughly the largest mosques in the country in our biggest cities. I don’t care if you infiltrate the membership, wiretap phones, or use listening bugs. Any form of surveillance and /or informants is okay. Organize a database immediately on all Muslims and their activities. We need to know if any of them are siphoning off funds to ISIS accounts perhaps in other countries or through Swiss bank accounts. Treasury can help by monitoring their bank accounts under the guise of protecting their tax exempt status. The IRS certainly can audit any tax exempt 501c3s if there are any connected with a mosque. Have the FBI start immediately on the database and the investigation of activities. The FBI will coordinate the entire investigation with the help of Treasury and report back monthly to my National Security Adviser the results of the investigation. If we find evidence of any funds transfer or financing of any sort for ISIS, whether direct or indirect, we will prosecute vigorously, conduct arrests, imprison offenders, deport offenders that escape conviction, close and board up mosques, and confiscate these illegal moneys funding our enemies. Now about these ISIS criminals. This is a war we have got to win. They are merciless and brutal killers and we have to be the same. Let me ask you, did they behead Americans and burn alive in a cage an American Air Force pilot? We are not going to pussyfoot around with a conventional war under Geneva Convention rules, I can assure you. Is our Defense guy here? “Right here, Mr. President,” came the reply. Is Guantanamo still open? “Yes sir!, still open.” Then let’s keep it open and fill it up, if we have to. During the campaign, I never said we would close Guantanamo Bay. Where is our CIA guy? “Here, Mr. President,” was the response. Under Bush/Cheney, weren’t you the CIA Assistant Director? “Yes, sir.” After 9/11, didn’t Bush/Cheney authorize waterboarding and what they called “enhanced interrogation techniques?” “Yes, sir.” Then tell us, exactly what is waterboarding so we understand what we are doing here.“Waterboarding is a form of torture in which water is poured over a cloth covering the face and nose giving the person the feeling he is drowning.” Is it not correct that Bush/Cheney authorized waterboarding and those enhanced interrogation techniques by both the CIA and the Department of Defense to extract information from enemy prisoners? “Yes sir, that is correct.” Tell us then, what were those enhanced interrogation techniques? “Well sir, the binding of a person in a contorted stress position, subjection to extreme heat and cold, deprivation of sleep, food and drink, withheld medical treatment for wounds, confinement in a small coffin. There is more, sir.” Such as? “Well there was rectal rehydration, and rectal fluid resuscitation. Should I go on, sir?” No, that's it. Now we are going to capture ISIS operatives on the ground, at the oil wells we attack and on the tankers we commandeer. We need to get information on everything these prisoners know, especially their cyber capabilities, their plans, their locations, their armaments and so forth. Therefore, I want immediately, by Executive Order if necessary, to REINSTATE and REAUTHORIZE waterboarding and all forms of the so-called enhanced interrogation techniques. Now let’s take China and the South China Seas. In the geopolitcal world, it looks like China is revving up its presence in the area, building fake islands on which they build airfields, drilling for oil and gas in international waters and scaring off and sometimes attacking rival fishing fleets. Now didn’t The Hague Tribunal issue a ruling recently that no one county has territorial rights to these waters? And here is Obama sliding around trying to put together a coalition of neighbors to take a stand. Not a chance that will work against the Chinese. Here is what we do. Is State here? “Right here, Mr. President,” came the reply. Have your staff come up with a list of all the tariffs we levy on Chinese imports. Sit down with the Chinese ambassador and tell him that we are going to lower our tariffs by 50% and we expect China to comply with The Hague Tribunal ruling. Is the Secretary of Defense here? “Yes, Mr. President.” Then, put the entire Pacific Fleet in Hawaii on alert and send the super carrier fleet led by the USS Nimitz with all its battleships, destroyers, cruisers, submarines and supporting Marines into the South China Sea. Base the fleet and the Marines in the Philippines. Let the whole world know about the Pacific Fleet alert. The USS Arlington is a special ship of “Landing Force Deployment” with 802 combat-ready Marines on board with amphibious landing craft and Osprey attack planes. Have the USS Arlington, or one of its sister ships such as the USS New York, on standby and ready to board and occupy one of the Chinese man-made islands in contravention of the ruling of The Hague Tribunal. Give the Chinese ambassador 48 hours to respond to our “request” for Hague Tribunal compliance. If there is no satisfactory response, you are authorized hereby to invade and occupy a Chinese man-made island built illegally in international waters. Now, about immigration. Here is a hot one covered well in the campaign. The media cabal is now making a lot of noise that I am going to back off deporting 11 million illegals. Well, don't you believe it! However, we have to have the wall first! It makes no sense to do a massive deportation and then have these same illegals pouring back in here through our border sieve. So here is what we are going to do. Let's get the wall built first, and meanwhile we will deport the illegal criminal element. Once we have the borders secure, we can execute the original plan covered well both in the primaries and the campaign. Coordination by Defense, Interior, State and Justice will be necessary. First, by Executive Order, our Attorney General will order the FBI immediately to round up these illegals by mass arrests throughout the country. Local law officials will cooperate and assist. All undocumented aliens will be sent by bus, train, van or whatever to a nearby Safe Zone for detention, processing and deportation. Undocumented aliens will be identified by whatever means that are available and the FBI will maintain computer lists of people and families that are here illegally. At the same time, Defense will survey the border states of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, for example, and locate closed, obsolete and otherwise surplus military bases which we are going to use as Safe Zones for housing temporarily these illegal aliens who are on their way back to their country of origin. Didn’t FDR do internment of the Japanese? Each Safe Zone should be designed and built for at least 100,000 people and they should have adequate housing and facilities for families. Adequate medical care will be available. We can’t send sick people back to South America, or wherever. Fingerprints and files will be kept on all of them and if any of them come back here and get caught they will be subject to incarceration. Security is important. We can’t have these illegals escaping the Safe Zones to become criminals on the outside. There will be chain link and stockade fences, barbed and razor wire, armed guards, elevated guard towers and planted informants to warn of planned escapes. The treatment of children will depend on their status. Some were born here and are citizens and others came here with their parents, or whatever, but they are here illegally. The illegal ones will be sent back to their country regardless of their age. Those born here and are under the age of 18 will be assigned to foster parents until they are 18. Those over 18 who are legal will be able to remain here. Turnover from roundup to shipment out should be no more than 60 days. In one year, 1.2 million illegal’s per Safe Zone will be rounded up , processed and deported. In four years, depending on the number of Safe Zones, we should meet our goal or deporting 11 million aliens. Now, about that now famous border wall. Here is how we are going to do it. The Secretary of Interior already is having architectural plans drawn up for a fortified wall to stretch across the border states and they will be sent out for bids in about 30 days. Now, we are going to notify the Mexican ambassador immediately that our Postmaster General is going to freeze all mail to Mexico containing postal money orders, personal or bank checks or any other form of money transfer used by people here to send money to Mexico through the U.S. mails. We will have tremendous leverage here as it is well documented that these remittances exceed $25 billion annually. Through an Executive Order from my office, Treasury will freeze all Western Union and vendor money transfers to Mexico, including bank wire transfers. The Federal Reserve will monitor on a weekly basis money transfers to Mexico and report these figures weekly to the Secretary of the Treasury. Once all this is in place, the Secretary of State will sit down with Mexico’s ambassador to the U.S. and inform him that all money transfers from the U.S. to Mexico will resume as soon as Mexico agrees to pay for building the wall. Let their investment bankers underwrite a Mexican sovereign risk public bond issue to raise the funds necessary to build the wall, if they have to, but, it is their problem, once we freeze money transfers to Mexico. Falls Church, Virginia September, 2016 R. Conley Ricker, Jr. conleyricker@yahoo.com

Now, about North Korea and that madman Kim Jong-Un. We all know he is flexing up over there developing long-range missiles – a development which scares the hell out of our allies Japan and South Korea. Is our science adviser here who is part of my National Security Adviser’s team? “Right here, Mr. President.” We know that Kim Jong-Un has nuclear weapons capabilities, and, theoretically, he could launch a long-range missile with a nuclear warhead. Tell us then about what is all this flap on centrifuges as it pertains to nuclear weapons. “Well sir, centrifuges are used to enrich natural uranium. If uranium is enriched to a 3% U-235 concentration, the uranium can be used only for domestic nuclear reactors. Uranium needs to be enriched to 90% U-235 for nuclear weapons.” Now, both Japan and South Korea have domestic nuclear reactors so we know they have nuclear fission capabilities. Here is what we are going to do. First, we will announce that together with our two allies, we will continue to develop our long-range missile intercept defense program and we will strengthen Japan’s Patriot missile defense. Then we will get a message to Kim Jong-Un through the Swiss Embassy that the U.S. is going to provide technical and financial assistance to both Japan and South Korea to provide them with centrifuges that will enable them to enrich uranium to a 90% U-235 concentration. We will get the message to Kim Jong-Un that unless he changes course concerning his military and missile adventurism, we will encircle him with nuclear weapons. Let’s get started right away with plans and timetables to upgrade both Japan and South Korea’s capability to enrich uranium to 90% U-235. Also today I want to talk about the Supreme Court. Justice Scalia, who died unexpectedly has not yet been replaced. We don’t have to take that liberal judge already nominated. We know from this experience there could be other vacancies at any time. We should be prepared. On the Court is an elderly lady who uses three names and either she or perhaps someone else could vacate at anytime. Surely during the next four to eight years there will be several vacancies which gives us the chance to structure the Court makeup for years to come. The Department of Justice, the Attorney General and the FBI should be preparing NOW our candidates for the replacement process. After candidates are screened and lists are assembled, the FBI will do the investigation, background checks, phone taps, wiretaps and/or surveillance, if necessary. We can’t afford to make a mistake here. Too many times, a person is selected withcertain positions expected only to find out, once on the Court, these positions are reversed. Our candidates are pro life as we want to overturn Roe vs. Wade and we are adamant about the second amendment. Our candidates will have no tolerance whatsoever for any form of gun control. As I said many times during the campaign, if the shooters knew that bullets would be coming the other way…Well, you get it, I am sure. Now, about the nominees selected. It is OK to have women and other minorities on the short list, but ONLY on the list. Our candidates recommended to Congress for approval will not be women, African Americans, Hispanics, Muslims, Native Americans or any other minority. Let’s be sure absolutely that everybody understands this. Now about NATO. Does everybody know that of the 28 NATO country members, each one has agreed to contribute 2 % of its own Gross Domestic Product to the common defense? And only the U.S. and Great Britain comply! Where are State and Defense? “Right here, Mr. President” Then do the research for the past five years on exactly how much we have subsidized these weak sisters to carry their defense funding. It has to be billions. Then we will give each county a one-year time frame to pony up its contribution, as agreed, to the common defense, or that country will be dropped from NATO and be on its own up against the Big Bear. We have carried these NATO leaches much too long and it now is time for them to comply with the treaty provisions to which they all agreed. If NATO is weakened or dissolved, then so be it! Let’s get to the tax plan already developed and announced. Corporate taxes are to be reduced to 15% from 35%, but that is not the whole story. Everybody knows that General Electric, with billions of dollars of sales and revenue, does not pay any federal income taxes. The company uses tax dodges such as foreign credits, depreciation and interest deductions, and off shore investment credits, and whatever else is around, to avoid taxes. Our plan says nothing about these deductions and credits. By giving such companies a tax break to 15%, these companies may very well, after all their deduction and credits, get a tax refund. Now, inadvertently, we are helping to support the common stock of these companies, which is a big help to our friends, the so-called one percent. Now there are critics who say that such a plan will cause a worse deficit than we have already. To this I ask our Secretary of the Treasury, what exactly is this QE stimulus we hear so is much about? “Well sir, QE is quantitative easing in which the Fed buys government securities to keep rates low and to increase the money supply.” And let me ask you, how long will we have this Yellen character as Fed chairman who eventually may raise interest rates? “Her term is up January 31, 2024,” came the reply. Then we will need to keep this QE money printing program running hard until we can replace retiring Fed governors with our own guys who will outvote her and keep printing money, which will help cover the deficit. All this will be going on while we put pressure on the other governors, the Congress, the public and everybody else to replace her with our guy. Everybody got that? Now about my own tax returns. Did our Secretary of the Treasury say that our IRS guy is on board? “Yes, Mr. President, he is.” Then there is no way my tax returns are going to be released at any time. According to the law, I have to file every year, which I do. My income, deductions, contributions and whatever taxes I pay, if any, are entirely personal and will remain so indefinitely. Have your IRS guy ship my tax returns to the Executive Office marked Personal and Confidential. The precedent for this is the former long-time director of the FBI J.Edgar Hoover who shipped secret files and confidential information to the Executive Office, which information and files never were seen again. And about this Trans Pacific Partnership abomination currently being kicked around. I understand it includes Canada and Mexico. Why is that? Is our Commerce guy here? “Right here Mr. President.” As I understand it, this will cause us to export even more jobs regardless of any tariff benefits. Then, do a study on all the reasons we line up against this one and let me know your ideas on how we are going to shoot it down. Even Hillary was against it, finally, after an about face. And lastly there is Syria. Let's face it gentlemen. We look and are ridiculous here. There was a red line drawn in the sand by Obama and if crossed we were going to take military action. It was crossed and Russia bluffed us with a ploy on chemical weapons and we BACKED DOWN. Everybody knows that Assad (president of Syria) is Russia's ally. Assad is Putin's anchor in the area. We are committed to regime change there, so why are we coordinating air strikes with a power with which we are at cross purposes? Russia never will permit an Assad regime change there which is obvious because Russia bombs everything in sight including those forces in rebellion supported by us. What we need, gentlemen, is to neutralize Russia's air force. Didn't Israel do it to Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon in 1967 in six days? I want the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State in here tomorrow to develop plans to knock out Russia's air force – and it won't take us six days of preemptive strikes to do it. My belief is that public opinion in Russia will NOT permit Putin to commit ground troops to save Assad. We will take that risk. NATO will be of no help, I am sure. Once Russia is out of it, we will put boots on the ground, do the regime change, install a reform government, and build Syria into our ally instead of Russia's. The whole process should solve the immigration problem as Syrians will want to come back home and rebuild their country. So here is a summary of our action plan for DAY ONE! We attack ISIS oil wells with our invading forces, we resume waterboarding and enhanced interrogation techniques, we refit and expand Guantanamo Bay, we freeze Muslim immigration, we screen resident Muslims with a comprehensive database, we send the Pacific Fleet into the South China Sea and invade a man-made fake Chinese island, we encircle that North Korean madman Kim Jong-Un with nuclear warheads after arming Japan and South Korea with enriched uranium, we cull NATO and force a pay as you go system for mutual defense (or else), we force Mexico to build the wall by withholding cross-border payments, we round up 11 million aliens, intern them in Safe Zones and ship them back to their own country, we begin selecting the next Supreme Court nominee EXCLUDING minorities especially women, African Americans and Hispanics, we do everything to keep the money printing presses going strong, we shoot down TPP and we neutralize the attacking force of the Russian air force by unannounced preemptive sir strikes, we topple Syria's Assad with a military invasion by our Army, Navy and Marines and we start the process of rebuilding Syria as an ally. That's enough for today guys. Tomorrow we will meet here at the same time to discuss Obamacare, the media and the historical precedents of Executive Orders so that when we have to we can eliminate or go around Congress. Briefly though, we have to scrap that Obamacare as soon as possible regardless of wider medical insurance coverage and protection against preexisting conditions. I will ask the HHS Secretary to send over legislation to Ways and Means to levy a federal tax on the insurance companies to pay the mandate premium until we can come up with a new comprehensive plan. As far as the media is concerned, we will have a no-contact list that will in fact ostracize those that we know are not our friends and we will favor those friends of ours with political insights and other favorable news developments. And now, keep in mind guys, the legacy of our Founding Fathers. Our birthright on this is indelible. No one ever heard of Founding Fathers and Mothers. Those wonderful women gave birth to and raised the children, and worked in field and factory. They were indispensable to the country’s greatness. But there were no women, African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Muslims or any other minority who signed the Declaration of Independence. And in 1787, no one person of these minorities signed the document ratifying of our Constitution. These Founding Fathers are the historical leaders who are inspiring us now today to make America great again! So, one week from today by 12 noon, please submit to my Chief of Staff a written report on your action taken and your forthcoming plans to accomplish these goals set forth here today, on one page please. The Chief of Staff and I don’t have time to read novelettes. And if these reports are not in here on time by 12 noon, well, you guessed it guys, YOU’RE FIRED!

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spring and it was the only one she sought. The timing of the announcement came just a day after a column airing a local parent activist’s criticisms of Jones leadership was published by education columnist Jay Mathews in the Washington Post that unleashed a furor of over 100 comments by local citizens, some anonymous and some signed, some opposing and some favoring Jones. The column revisited the rising criticism of Jones by some beginning last spring, led by Melissa Dana, who began showing up in force at School Board meetings, forming an activist group they called “The Falls Church Way,” and most recently demanding with the start of the new school year more scrutiny by the School Board in its annual evaluation of the superintendent. Jones’ leadership role introducing a “Personal Learning Technological Initiative,” involving the widespread use of computer tablets in the classroom, was the subject of discontent by some parents. They also complained that Jones’ leadership style was too “top down” and causing morale problems among some teachers. The Mathews article noted that Dana wrote more than 2,100 emails to 145 separate FCCPS email accounts and had

pressed for more than 20 meetings with school staff in the spring and that Jones cautioned her “because we are careful to protect student privacy and data.” Nonetheless, the Mathews article was led by a provocative headline, “Is This Volunteer Parent an Enemy Spy? A School District Treats Her Like One.” Jones told the News-Press that she was “disappointed” by the column, saying she’d provided Mathews with “clarifying information” that he did not include. “If the same situation were to happen again I’d do the same thing.” she said. “Teachers and their principals were reporting that they were being made uncomfortable, and it was my responsibility to support them by following up in a kind and respectful way.” Jones, whose grew up in Oklahoma and lived, taught and earned advanced degrees over six years in Australia, as her husband is Australian, has a 25 year career in public education and most recently the chief academic officer of the Deer Creek Public Schools in Oklahoma. She came to head the Falls Church School System in May 2011 and has overseen the implementation of technological innovations in the highly-acclaimed system. According to the Fairfield Daily Voice, the Board of Education there “selected Jones after a national search con-

ducted by the executive search firm Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates. The firm “conducted a professional and thorough search, which resulted in a competitive field of candidates,” the Daily Voice quoted Fairfield Board of Education chair Philip Dwyer, who is quoted as continuing,“Dr. Jones has a variety of strengths, qualities and experiences that the board feels will help the district move forward.” Meanwhile, with the start of the Falls Church school year Tuesday, School Board chair Justin Castillo reported in a guest commentary published in this edition that preliminary counts point to a 5.5 to 6.5 percent increase in enrollment this fall to 2,701 students on the first day (with more students expected in the coming days), adding pressure on the system due to its continued robust growth. Both LaCondre, who has been the chief financial officer in Falls Church for five years, and Horn confirmed to the News-Press this week their plans to leave. LaCondre said that when he leaves at the end of October, he will move to Florida, and has no plans once there to report. Horn said he’ll be leaving at the end of this month, saying only that it will be “to pursue other options,” although there are unconfirmed reports that he will be going to a high school in Fairfax County to resume coaching.

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basic differences on issues of the style and look of a renovated and expanded City Hall. The tentative design for a single-entrance reconstructed center of the building by Studio Twenty Seven architects led to some blow back by Falls Church Planning Director Jim Snyder, and other suggestions from the task force members made it evident that more work needs to be done before a public forum on the project will be held on Oct. 8. Public information on the project will be available at a special table that will be set up at the annual Fall Festival on Sept. 17. The preliminary designs were due to be presented before the City’s Architectural Advisory Board last night, where significant additional input was expected. Still, the plan’s most basic features, a single entrance, enhanced security and ADA compliance features and a parking deck on the back side, will not change and construction is slated to begin in a year and be completed by the end of 2019. Unlike the library renovation and expansion, no public referendum to authorize the City Hall renovation and expansion is required,

since it is work being done for a public safety purpose. On the library project, the Falls Church League of Women Voters has slated a community forum on Oct. 16 in advance of the referendum that will be on the Nov. 8 ballot. In the meantime, however, a lot of smaller projects are either completed or soon will be, including in the City’s parks. The West End Park is completed, as is the daylighting of the streams running through the Howard Herman and Berman Parks, the trail restoration at Berman, the tennis and basketball court restorations and synthetic turf and track work at the high school. The work on the downtown public plaza that the Council approved for the northside of the 100 block of W. Broad will begin this month with community and business input and design, and a date for completion in 2018. A project manager is being hired this week who will also work on the updates and improvements for the Big Chimneys Park. A transit plaza utilizing state and federal funds, including streetscape and utility undergrounding is moving ahead along S. Washington Street where Hillwood Avenue merges onto it, with the full project expected to

be completed by the Fall of 2018. The merging intersection of S. Maple and S. Washington St., coming as the major Lincoln at Tinner Hill mixed use project moves toward completion, is in the design stage with community and business engagement this fall, and the project completed by the summer of 2018. Downtown, LED street light conversions, brick sidewalks and fresh crosswalks at Park Place and N. Washington are complete, new City streetlight poles on N. Washington are installed and the power switch to new liners is pending a final OK. A new bridge across N. Van Buren is 90 percent complete, with construction to be completed within the year. S. West Street reconstruction is complete with new street and bike route markings, there is progress on the pending street light at E. Broad and Cherry St. and a new light at N. West and Great Falls and N. Washington and Columbia are in the works. Five new bus shelters have been installed with benches, trash cans and maps being installed, and easements for six more shelters are nearing completion. The Parker at Kent neighborhood traffic calming project has

FALLS CHURCH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE leaders spoke at a City Council work session Tuesday and were queried on their views of improvements taking place and being considered. Left to right: Sally Cole, Alan Frank, Andrew Painter and Joe Wetzel. (Photo: News-Press) been completed, with signage and plantings on Pennsylvania and Maple avenues pending. There will 16 locations in the City for bike share set ups, with federal and state funding, and Virginia Department of Transportation approval due by November, and the first installations expected by next summer. City staffer Kerri Oddenino is directing the work. Six new crosswalks and ramps are due for completion this fall, and seven “Little City” bike racks and benches installed on W. Broad St., and roadbed reconstruction work

progressing on Roosevelt, Lincoln, Walnut, Pine and Sycamore streets. City Council member Letti Hardi commented on the noticeable impact of brighter LED lights on W. Broad St., and Mayor Tarter said he favors “holiday lighting” on W. Broad operative on a year round basis. Storm water, telecommunications, public safety and other improvements were also included on the check-off list. Comprehensive capital improvement progress reports will be made available to the Council on a quarterly basis going forward.

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Actions have consequences, and sometimes it’s parents or gadflies with too much time and privilege on their hands who can cause a degree of harm in a community that is hard to justify. It comes as no surprise that on the same day this week, three well-meaning and well-qualified public servants announced they’re, as they say, “Outta here.” Falls Church City Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones fought the good fight here for five years. A superior administrator, she is leaving for a very highly regarded school system in Connecticut, a step up. But for reasons that were never made clear, her efforts to introduce technology into the classroom and leadership style made her a target for some in this community who may have begun with an ax or two to grind, but soon settled in on drawing her into their cross hairs. The school system’s Tom Horn took a lot of the brunt of the offenses of these people, constantly being badgered for legal opinions and challenges. He maintained his decorum well, as we suspect this ability was reinforced by his search, behind the scenes, for an exit and liberation to the Elysian fields of his earlier days, coaching sports somewhere else. As for the City’s esteemed Financial Director, Richard LaCondre, he faced more than the local newspaper’s seemingly endless flip-flopping between spelling his name with a “Le” and a “La” (“La” being correct). He was targeted by a noisy citizenry each and every budget season, especially by some who thought they knew better than he because of their backgrounds in banking, or whatever, but who could never grasp that a public jurisdiction isn’t supposed to run like a bank. LaCondre’s considerable sense of good fashion will be missed, as some were still wearing white after Labor Day this week, and even those among us, like this newspaper, who did not concur with his conservative fund balance policy have to admit that compared to Petersburg, Virginia, for example, as profiled in a local paper this week, he’s held firm to the kind of sensible fiscal policies that have, and will, keep the City solvent well into the future. None of these defections suggest that things will change in Falls Church for the rest of us still here. And none of them will guarantee that things will improve as a result. It may cause more to wonder if they couldn’t do better, or be happier, elsewhere. After all, little Falls Church can seem to loom mighty large in the minds of those who dwell on it, even so large as to blur or deflect a clearer focus on things that really matter, like neighborliness and generosity. One of the most important gifts one can bestow upon another is basic human respect and the assumption of good intentions. Back stabbing, suspicion, dark rumors, ill words and whispers may be games that suburbanites play, but there’s nothing virtuous about them. Nothing.

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than the 49ers’ new head coach, whose offensive schemes would seemingly be a perfect match for Kaepernick’s abilities, and he isn’t even close to winning the starting job over a journeyman QB. Waiting until it looks like his lucrative career that has made Kaepernick a millionaire to make his gestures looks more like an attempt to generate buzz and hopefully score some media job once his football playing days end than some brave stand. What’s disturbing is that so many in the media are glorifying Kaepernick while somebody like retired NFL running back Warrick Dunn has quietly helped 150 single mothers obtain home ownership through his charity over the

years. Maybe instead of glorifying someone who complains that this country doesn’t meet his ideals, it would be more constructive to glorify someone who is personally making an effort to improve this country one family at a time. Jeff Walyus Arlington

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August is already a fading memory. It’s the first day of school, and I just finished my first homework assignment of the 20162017 school year: Writing the Falls Church City Public Schools back to school column about recent developments and future plans. But before I do that, consider this riddle that the Virginia School Boards Association posed to the School Board at a governance retreat last February: Q: How many school board members does it take to change a light bulb? A: None. The board’s job is to say, “Let there be light.” The superintendent chooses the best light bulbs and delegates a staff member to install them. The board then evaluates the superintendent by determining if the light is bright enough. That riddle is the most concise way to answer the question people in the community often ask: “so what exactly does the School Board do?” To elaborate, the Board performs three essential tasks to meet the Virginia Constitution’s mandate that we provide a free, high-quality K-12 education for all Falls Church City children: We develop strategy, provide resources, and hire/evaluate a superintendent. The superintendent, as the CEO of the Board, then implements our strategy. The board then evaluates how well the superintendent turned our plan into a reality. How well are our children learning? The theme at last week’s convocation –

“Engaging every learner every day” – captures our desire to look beyond aggregate scores when evaluating student achievement. We want each and every student to maximize his or her potential.

“George Mason High School is an aging facility with outdated systems that will require expensive repairs if these systems fail.” The Board will be doing an in-depth analysis of student achievement soon, but the preliminary results look good: Through hard work and individualized attention, George Mason High School (GMHS) achieved a 100 percent graduation rate. Passing rates for students in our small school system were at or near the top in all of the SOL categories, and average ACT scores stayed strong. Enrollment: we now have 2,701 students, an increase of 167 from last year. Eight grades have 200+ students, with third grade being the largest at 228. Official numbers won’t be out for several weeks, but it appears that enrollment will increase by 5.5 – 6.5 percent. Of course this will almost certainly create significant pressures

on next year’s budget. Personnel: I would like to welcome the over 40 new teachers, specialists and counselors to FCCPS along with new staff and a half dozen new administrators. The School Board recognizes that people are our most important asset. Facilities: Rising enrollment is creating capacity challenges throughout the division, especially at GMHS, Mary Ellen Henderson (MEH) and Thomas Jefferson, the first two of which are now over capacity. In addition, GMHS is an aging facility with outdated systems that will require expensive repairs if these systems fail. With the recent decision not to issue a detailed request for proposals for the joint RFP, the School Board will soon be working on the process for defining next steps for the GMHS/MEH project. Time is running short; it is my personal hope that the School Board and the City Council will be able to develop a plan in time for a referendum during the November 2017 election cycle. Financing a 1,200-seat high school and the MEH expansion won’t be easy. But remember: the City tackled projects of a similar magnitude 60 years ago, and we can do it again. With respect to costs, the Washington Post recently covered two projects that serve as reference points. The first involved a $58 million phased renovation of Ron Brown Middle School into a 500600 seat high school. The second is a $127 million renovation of D.C.’s 1,100-seat

Roosevelt High School (which included a swimming pool). This summer the School Board also worked diligently on the proposed Mt. Daniel expansion. As part of this effort, we reduced the proposed capacity of the building to 660 students and participated in a hearing before the Fairfax County Planning Commission. We will continue to work with the Planning Commission and all of the other stakeholders to achieve a result that works for everyone. Finally, Thomas Jefferson’s HVAC replacement came in on time and under budget. The Budget: While budget season traditionally starts in November, we continue to work with the City Council, and especially the Budget and Finance Committee, to start the process sooner so that we can have a thorough and wide-ranging community discussion about capital and operating budget priorities. Our process begins by evaluating how we performed over the last academic year and identifying what actions we need to take to maintain success and address areas that need improvement. It’s my hope that these initiatives will help to pave the way for a smoother budget season for 2017. Because the school population is growing faster the overall City population, we will need additional resources to maintain the high quality school system that draws so many people to Falls Church City.  Justin Castillo is chair of the Falls Church City School Board.

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NEWS BRIEFS Big Labor Day Weekend for Local Dems The Falls Church City Democratic Committee, the Fairfax County Democratic Committee and the reelection campaign of State Del. Marcus Simon were all hosts to well-attended picnics, ice cream socials and barbecues over the warm Labor Day weekend. In Falls Church, the F.C. Democrats held forth at the Cherry Hill Park pavilion where U.S. Rep. Donald S. Beyer Jr. was joined by State Sen. Wendy Davis of Texas, the woman who led a nationally-publicized filibuster to stop anti-woman legislation from becoming law in Texas (legislation that was ultimately dashed by the U.S. Supreme Court). Davis was present as a surrogate for Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, just as the Northern Virginia regional campaign chief for Clinton, Benji Mercer Golden, spoke for Clinton at the picnic at the home of Fairfax County Democratic chair Sue Langley. Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis was in Falls U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly and Fairfax Board Chair Church on Labor Day. (Photo: News-Press) Sharon Bulova were also present there, as was LuAnn Bennett, given a good shot at upending incumbent 10th District Republican congressman Barbara Comstock. Connolly was also present at the event for Simon on Labor Day, held at the Vienna home of former Del. Jim Scott, who was honored with wife Susan, and a strong Falls Church contingent was present. Half the funds raised at the event went to the Insight Memory Care Center of Fairfax, which is working with Del. Scott in his fight against Alzheimer’s.

Gittins Assails EDA Move to End Non-Profit Funding Spearheading the publication of the annual Little City Community Guide and FIRSTFriday of Falls Church celebrations for years in Falls Church, local business owner Tom Gittins wrote to the City’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) board that he was “utterly surprised and deeply disappointed” by the EDA decision at its August meeting to discontinue its non-profits grants program. “I strongly urge this decision be reversed,” Gittins wrote. He cited the 15 years the EDA has supported FIRSTFriday with modest but important grants and contributed to the Guide the last five years. He cautioned that without EDA funding, the focus of the Guide will fundamentally change, broadening it to greater Falls Church and not just the City of Falls Church, with the removal of all references to “The Little City” and its logo, and the same for FIRSTFriday events.

Mobu Kids in F.C. is Relocating Mobu Kids, the “indoor playground for kids” at 442 S. Washington Street is not going out of business but will instead be relocating, the business’s owner has confirmed to the News-Press. After the News-Press reported a new tenant, Falls Church Distillers, had signed a lease to take over the space now occupied by Mobu, several readers expressed concern about the future of the popular children’s center. In an email to the News-Press, the owner of Mobu Kids said “We are moving and are very excited about it. Logistics are a bit up in the air, as we just got final dates for the new tenant.” A statement to the News-Press by Robert Young of The Young Group, the landlord of the space occupied by Mobu Kids, said he was requested by the indoor playground’s owner to find a new tenant for the space more than three months ago. Further information on the new location of Mobu Kids will be reported when it becomes available.

Court Begins Annual Juror Qualification The Arlington Circuit Court, which includes the City of Falls Church, will soon begin its annual juror qualification process, it was announced this week. Approximately 35,000 juror questionnaires will be mailed in early September to randomly selected residents of Arlington and the City of Falls Church. These questionnaires are used to qualify residents for jury duty during the calendar year of 2017. In accordance with State law, questionnaires are mailed out annually to a random selection of residents of Arlington County and the City of Falls Church. Recipients are selected from registered voter rolls provided by the State Board of Elections and jury commissioners appointed by the Court review the questionnaires to determine eligibility for service according to criteria established by the General Assembly.

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with experts on the first Wednesday of each month. Guest facilitators will offer information, advice and support in a welcoming, private setting. Topics to be covered include: How to Visit; Accepting Loss; and Enjoying the Remaining Strengths of Your Loved One. Aleksandra (Anya) Parpura, MD, PhD, an expert in aging and dementia, will lead our Caregiver Connect program. Dr. Parpura is the president of Aging Perspectives, Inc., the Scientific Review Officer with CSRA International, an adjunct professor at The Catholic University of America, and a faculty member at the Washington School of Psychiatry. Dr. Parpura brings to us vast knowledge, helpful tips and a kind heart.

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Community News & Notes Quinn’s Hosts Pair of Auctions in the Next Week Waverly Rare Books, a division of Quinn’s Auction Galleries, and Quinn’s Auction Galleries are hosting a pair of auctions, one of which is slated for Thursday, Sept. 8 beginning at 6 p.m. On September 8, Waverly Rare Books will host a 401-lot auction containing fine bindings, first editions, signed space and astronaut items, early printings, illustrated and plate books, religious and sci/ tech books and a number of lots devoted to American literature. There will also be an extensive cartographic section which features Civil War maps and atlases, including maps of Virginia, New England, New York, the American West and Europe. Additionally, the sale offers highly desirable historic and modern photographs including examples by Ansel Adams, Carleton

E. Watkins and William Christenberry. For collectors of children’s literature, there are several important artworks to consider, including signed watercolors and drawings by Tasha Tudor. On September 10, Quinn’s Auction Galleries will present a collection that includes beautiful Continental bronzes, American studio pottery, a French-made George Washington memorial mantel clock and a 1917 sterling silver livestock trophy from Red Gate Plantation in Millwood, Va. The auction starts at 11 a.m. Both auctions will be held at Quinn’s Auction Galleries at 360 S. Washington Street. For more information, visit quinnsauction. com.

F.C. Resident Riva Levinson Discusses Her New Book Falls Church resident Riva Levinson, author Choosing the

Hero: My Improbable Journey and the Rise of Africa’s First Woman President, will be discussing her memoir at Barnes & Noble, located at 6260 Seven Corners Center, Falls Church, on Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. Levinson raised her family in Virginia while traveling to some of the world’s most dangerous places, from Mogadishu to Baghdad. She also worked with Nobel Prize recipient Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of Liberia, to help her become the first woman elected to the office in the entire continent of Africa. Levinson has worked as an international consultant for over 25 years and has experienced the inner workings of the lobbying business in Washington, D.C. and how U.S. foreign policy is made. For information about about Levinson and her book, visit krlinternational.com/choosingthe-hero.

VOLUNTEERS FROM THE FALLS CHURCH ROTARY CLUB helped provide brunch to needy families at Willston Center on Saturday, Aug. 20. Seated (l to r) are Ahmed Selim, Tin Tin Raschid, Falls Church Rotary Club president Erica Brouillette and Joe Scheibeler. Standing (l to r) are Rhonda Bent, Rene Calandria and Claudia Garcia. (Photo: Courtesy of Diane Hill)

Creative Cauldron Hosts Fundraiser for New Season

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Creative Cauldron is hosting a Dine Out Day at Pizzeria Orso at 400 S. Maple Street on Thursday, Sept. 8 to raise funds for its upcoming season. Pizzeria Orso will be donating 15 percent of the food portion of every bill to Creative Cauldron to support the organization’s programs and performances. Diners who want to support Creative Cauldron have to tell their waiter that they are “dining out to support Creative Cauldron” in order for the proceeds to be directed toward the organization. The funds raised will go to support programs like the Learning Theater program, professional productions and more. RSVP isn’t required, but Creative Cauldron asks that those who are planning to attend RSVP at facebook.com/ events/170169756750119. For

F.C. Recycling Extravaganza Rescheduled to Oct. 15 The City of Falls Church is rescheduling its Recycling Extravaganza to Saturday, Oct. 15. The event, which allows area residents to recycle several different types of unwanted items, was originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 10. At the October 15 event, which will be held at the City’s Recycling Center at 217 Gordon Road, residents can recycle items like electronics, computers, eye glasses, medical equipment, sewing machines, bikes, clothing, textiles, batteries and more. Paper shredding will also be provided. The event will be held from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. and is free for City residents. For more information, visit fallschurchva.gov/RE.

AT THE ANNUAL LABOR DAY fundraiser for State Del. Marcus Simon held at the home of retired Del. Jim Scott and wife Nancy, Simon donated half the proceeds to the Insight Memory Care Center in Fairfax, which is now caring for Del. Scott. Left to right here: Robin McGlothin of the Insight Center, U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, Del. Scott and Nancy Scott, author of a poignant commentary about the Scotts’ battle with Alzheimer’s. (Photo: News-Press)

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F.C. Vision 2040 Survey Deadline Extended to Sept. 9

The deadline for the City of Falls Church’s Vision 2040 survey has been extended to Friday, Sept. 9, according to information found on the City’s website. The City wants to know residents’ thoughts on the future of Falls Church. “What is your vision for the City of Falls Church in the year 2040? Does the City need more hotels, book stores, or other establishments? How do you like the urban design of Shirlington, Ballston, and Tysons?” the City’s website asked. The survey is 23 questions long and typically takes 10-15 minutes to complete. Survey results will help the City staff update the Vision section of the City’s Comprehensive Plan, which guides development in the City. To take the survey, visit surveymonkey.com/r/ J7FNLQR. For more information, visit fallschurchva.gov/ CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=357.

F.C. Rotary Club Hosts Community Happy Hour The Falls Church Rotary Club is hosting a Community Happy Hour on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. at Blackfinn Ameripub, located at 2750 Gallows Road, Vienna. The club’s usual Thursday dinner meeting will be preempted for this event, in which members of the club will find a place to congregate together and welcome guests in the bar area of the restaurant. The Falls Church Rotary Club asks that those who plan to attend RSVP using their Eventbrite invitation at tinyurl.com/ hd96k28 or by sending an email to FallsChurchRotary@gmail. com. For more information about the club, visit FallsChurchRotary. org.

Registration for English Literacy Classes Opens Literacy Council of Northern Virginia, located at 2855 Annandale Road, Falls Church, is opening registration for its English literacy classes on Tuesday, Sept. 13. The organization, which serves nearly 1,500 beginning-level English language and literacy adult learners annually, will start its beginner-level courses on Monday, Sept. 26. Literacy Council of Northern Virginia’s programs provide general English language instruction, targeted literacy skill development, and language for career-specific pathways through classroom, small group and supplemental

NICK HILL, 9, of Chesterbrook Elementary School, helps McLean High School Crew members decorate the “rock” at the Celebrate McLean festival. The first-ever community festival, held at the school on Thursday, Sept. 1, featured local businesses, food, games and music for all ages and showcased school clubs and activities. (Photo: Courtesy of Amy Hill) tutorial instruction. “When we think of ‘back to school’ we think about children, but teachers are only part of the child’s education,” said Patricia Donnelly, executive director of Literacy Council of Northern Virginia. “Parents are the first and most important teachers for their children and their engagement in their child’s school is one of the greatest predictor of their child’s success.” Although the organization is based in Falls Church, classes are available across Northern Virginia. For more information, to see registration dates and times or to download the full class schedule, visit lcnv.org/news/fall2016-classes-it’s-back-schooladults-too.

Va. Tech, Qualcomm to Open Thinkabit Lab in F.C. Virginia Tech and Qualcomm, Inc. are partnering this fall to open a Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab at Virginia Tech’s Northern Virginia Center at 7054 Haycock Road and are hosting a kick off event for the lab on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. at the Falls Church campus. According to a press release from Virginia Tech, the lab is designed to improve science, tech-

nology, engineering and mathematics education opportunities for both students and teachers across the region. The Falls Church lab will serve the metro Washington D.C. area, focusing students underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers and teachers who work with those students. It will be led by Virginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education and School of Education. It’s based on Qualcomm’s World of Work and science, technology, engineering and mathematics coursework. Virginia Tech’s new lab is a replication and expansion of the San Diego Thinkabit Lab that has served more than 8,000 students and educators since launching at headquarters in 2014, providing students with a unique science, technology, engineering and mathematics and career exposure experience. The kick off event on September 8 will feature remarks from Chris Lu, deputy secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf and Virginia Tech president Tim Sands. For more information, visit vtnews.vt.edu/ articles/2016/09/090616-engthinkabit.html.

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Shrinking Obamacare

During the debate over Obamacare, both supporters and opponents assumed the giant law would transform the American health care system. The supporters argued that the system would help Americans purchase health insurance through carefully regulated state exchanges. President Barack Obama envisioned a day when consumers could shop for health coverage “the same way you’d shop for a plane ticket on Kayak or a TV on Amazon.” In 2010, the Congressional Budget Office estimated there would be 21 million Americans using the exchanges by now. Many supporters argued that the exchanges would eventually replace the current dominant employer-based system. The promise of Obamacare was that it would foster competition and offer lower premiums while covering tens of millions of Americans without, as Obama often NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE put it, adding a dime to the deficit. Unfortunately, most of the exchanges are in serious trouble. As many critics pointed out at the time, the law is poorly designed to induce younger, healthier people to get into the system. The penalties attached to the individual mandate are too weak. The subsidies are too small. The premiums are too costly. The deductibles are too high. Many doctors aren’t participating in the networks. Only about 12 million people are in exchanges. More important, the exchanges are attracting sicker, poorer people, who drain money, and are not attracting the healthier people who pour money in. Many insurers are suffering catastrophic losses and pulling out. As James Capretta of the American Enterprise Institute has noted, Aetna has lost $430 million since January 2014 on insurance plans sold through Obamacare and is withdrawing from 11 of its 15 states. United Healthcare has lost $1.3 billion on the exchanges and will cut its participation to three states from 34. That means less coverage; 24 million Americans still lack health insurance. That means less competition. Before too long, a third of the exchanges will have just one insurer in them. That also means higher premiums. Blue Cross Blue Shield has requested a 62 percent increase for next year in Tennessee and an average 65 percent increase in Arizona. Some experts put the national requested increase at 23 percent. The exchanges are also producing less coverage. The insurers that are staying offer pared-down restrictive plans that look more like Medicaid. Does this mean Obamacare is failing? No. The law has produced many positive outcomes across the health care world. More than 20 million more Americans have coverage because of it, and the evidence suggests their health has improved. But it does mean Obamacare is not what we thought it would be. It’s a much more modest add-on to the pre-existing system. Sarah Kliff put it well on Vox: “Obamacare’s insurance expansion is on the path to looking like other safety net programs we know, offering limited services to a predominantly low-income population.” Kliff quotes former administration official Michael Adelberg: “The exchange population – 85 percent of which qualifies for financial assistance – looks a lot like the Medicaid population. And with it, we’re seeing the start of the Medicaid-ization of exchange plans: narrow networks with no frills.” Again, this is not bad. But we’d have had a very different debate if we knew the law was going to be a discrete government effort to subsidize health care for more poor people. For one thing, Democrats would have probably paid a much smaller political price if their effort wasn’t billed as an extravagant government grab to take over the nation’s health care system. The administration imagined something transformational; it ended up with something significant but incremental. There are also lessons for people who think about policymaking. First designing technocratic systems that will actually work is really hard. Second, designing effective technocratic systems that can pass politically is really, really hard. Third, designing politically plausible technocratic systems in a country divided on fundamental philosophy is hardness on stilts. Philosophically, Obamacare tried to split the difference between European-style government coercion with a traditionally American respect for competition and freedom of choice. But lawmakers couldn’t stomach a law involving forceful coercion and they couldn’t stomach a more purely market-based system. They wound up with a nonfunctioning compromise. From here on out the health care debate will return, but in polarized form. Democrats are already really pushing for the public option, a heavier state player. Republicans are pointing out that technocrats are bad at designing dynamic systems and the insurance markets should work more like traditional markets. The next president will have to deal with all this, especially if the exchanges go into a death spiral, even though the subject has been basically ignored in the campaign. It will be hard to govern after a campaign about nothing.

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Clinton Gets Gored Americans of a certain age who follow politics and policy closely still have vivid memories of the 2000 election – bad memories, and not just because the man who lost the popular vote somehow ended up in office. For the campaign leading up to that end game was nightmarish too. You see, one candidate, George W. Bush, was dishonest in a way that was unprecedented in U.S. politics. Most notably, he proposed big tax cuts for the rich while insisting, in raw denial of arithmetic, that they were targeted for the middle class. These campaign lies presaged what would happen during his administration – an administration that, let us not NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE forget, took America to war on false pretenses. Yet throughout the campaign most media coverage gave the impression that Bush was a bluff, straightforward guy, while portraying Al Gore – whose policy proposals added up, and whose critiques of the Bush plan were completely accurate – as slippery and dishonest. Gore’s mendacity was supposedly demonstrated by trivial anecdotes, none significant, some of them simply false. No, he never claimed to have invented the internet. But the image stuck. And right now I and many others have the sick, sinking feeling that it’s happening again. True, there aren’t many efforts to pretend that Donald Trump is a paragon of honesty. But it’s hard to escape the impression that he’s being graded on a curve. If he manages to read from a TelePrompter without going off script, he’s being presidential. If he seems to suggest that he wouldn’t round up all 11 million undocumented immigrants right away, he’s moving into the mainstream. And many of his multiple scandals, like what appear to be clear payoffs to state attorneys general to back off investigating Trump University, get remarkably little attention. Meanwhile, we have the presumption that anything Hillary Clinton does must be corrupt, most spectacularly illustrated by the increasingly bizarre coverage of the Clinton Foundation. Step back for a moment, and think about what that foundation is about. When Bill Clinton left office, he was a popular, globally respected figure. What should he have done with that reputation? Raising large sums for a charity that saves the lives of poor children

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sounds like a pretty reasonable, virtuous course of action. And the Clinton Foundation is, by all accounts, a big force for good in the world. For example, Charity Watch, an independent watchdog, gives it an “A” rating – better than the American Red Cross. Now, any operation that raises and spends billions of dollars creates the potential for conflicts of interest. You could imagine the Clintons using the foundation as a slush fund to reward their friends, or, alternatively, Hillary Clinton using her positions in public office to reward donors. So it was right and appropriate to investigate the foundation’s operations to see if there were any improper quid pro quos. As reporters like to say, the sheer size of the foundation “raises questions.” But nobody seems willing to accept the answers to those questions, which are, very clearly, “no.” Consider the big Associated Press report suggesting that Hillary Clinton’s meetings with foundation donors while secretary of state indicate “her possible ethics challenges if elected president.” Given the tone of the report, you might have expected to read about meetings with, say, brutal foreign dictators or corporate fat cats facing indictment, followed by questionable actions on their behalf. But the prime example The AP actually offered was of Hillary Clinton meeting with Muhammad Yunus, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize who also happens to be a longtime personal friend. If that was the best the investigation could come up with, there was nothing there. So I would urge journalists to ask whether they are reporting facts or simply engaging in innuendo, and urge the public to read with a critical eye. If reports about a candidate talk about how something “raises questions,” creates “shadows,” or anything similar, be aware that these are all too often weasel words used to create the impression of wrongdoing out of thin air. And here’s a pro tip: the best ways to judge a candidate’s character are to look at what he or she has actually done, and what policies he or she is proposing. Trump’s record of bilking students, stiffing contractors and more is a good indicator of how he’d act as president; Hillary Clinton’s speaking style and body language aren’t. George W. Bush’s policy lies gave me a much better handle on who he was than all the up-close-and-personal reporting of 2000, and the contrast between Trump’s policy incoherence and Hillary Clinton’s carefulness speaks volumes today. In other words, focus on the facts. America and the world can’t afford another election tipped by innuendo.

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The Major Media’s False Equivalency

It’s the major media’s insistence on a non-existent moral equivalency between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump that is doing more to threaten democracy in the U.S. than even Donald Trump himself. Those who would love to push this nation down the road to an arbitrary suspension of democratic institutions and civil liberties, and there are growing numbers of such persons, are having their dangerous proclivities reinforced by a shameful “know nothing” national press corps, especially on TV, that insists its role is merely to referee and to dare cast no judgments on the veracity of what anyone may be saying. The Trump campaign has become an overwhelming force of mendacity to the point that almost nothing it says can stand to be put against a searing FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS prism of truth. Its very context, its core paradigm, is rooted in a false premise that Donald Trump is what he appears to be. He is not, and an examination of his tax returns would demonstrate that clearly. He is a con man, a faker, a shyster, a liar to the core of his being and he commands advisers and surrogates who are as deeply planted in falsity as he is himself. They shamelessly parrot and repeat lies and techniques of deflection and deviancy. It is like a gang of thieves and cutthroats, and on the perimeter, twisted and evil cheerleaders are placing their bets that this operation can take over the whole damn country. Among the problems here is that average Americans, now being preoccupied with the gladiator sport of football, are eager to insist it just can’t be that bad, the same way they are watching in real time as football players literally bash their brains out. Literally. But just as it is with football, it really is that bad. Literally. The one institution in our democratic society that can call out this process is the free press. It can and its duty is to insist on a standard of truth, not equal time, to protect democracy. But it’s actually pushing things in the opposite direction by reinforcing the false equivalency concept between campaigns and parties. That hogties the ability of the candidates to do the truth-telling, because the media is there to insist that whatever any candidate says is just their opinion, just their self-serving tactic to gain an upper hand. There is no truth. Cynically, they insist that there is no virtue in politics, only selfserving egos and greed. That may be true for Donald Trump, but that is no reason to apply the same standard to Hillary Clinton. The Trump tactic is to win by dragging the reputation and public perception of Clinton down to his level, and thanks to a compliant media, he’s succeeding. Imagine taking something as meritorious as the Clinton Foundation, with all it is accomplishing for good in the world, and treating it like it is the Clinton’s personal slush fund. All the tricks of the trade involving playing upon hidden and real fears and prejudices are being deployed by Trump, including racism and, yes, sexism. All the suspicions that our white male dominated society hold for women, especially intelligent and strong women, are aroused and directed against Hillary Clinton. For her entire adult political career, she has had to fight this fight, something so subtle but vile that only someone in her exact shoes can fully appreciate it. President Obama has an idea of it, and that’s why he declared himself a feminist last month. All those who aspire to a just and equitable society must be feminists, too. Just try being an “uppity woman,” and find out what kind of filth can erupt out of the minds and mouths of male chauvinist pigs and their admirers, as former CNN reporter Soledad O’Brien experienced when she blamed the major media for “profiting off of the hate speech” that has fueled Trump’s rise, and the emails and online comments that were posted against her as a result. O’Brien had called out Trump for “softening the ground for people who are white supremacists,” and the media for thinking that “hateful speech brings a really interested, angry audience.”

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Donald Does Detroit So, after weeks of preaching his sinister sermon of black pathology to mostly white audiences as part of his utterly fake “black outreach” – which is in fact the effort of a bigot to disguise his bigotry – Donald Trump finally brought his message before a few mostly black audiences. He spoke Friday to a handful of AfricanAmericans in North Philadelphia, and as described on philly.com, told them that “he is not a bigot, and blamed the media for portraying him that way, according to people who attended a private event.” No sir, stop right there. We are not going to allow any deflection or redefining of words here. You are a bigot. That is not a media narrative or a fairy tale. That is an absolute truth. No one manufactured your bigotry; you manifested it. You have proudly brandished your abrasiveness, and now you want to whine and moan about your own abrasions. Not this day. Not the next day. Not ever. You will never shake the essence of yourself. Your soul is dark, your character corrupt. You are a repNEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE robate and a charlatan who has ridden a wave of intolerance to its crest. You were a chief birther against President Barack Obama. You have maligned Mexicans and slandered Muslims. You have treated women with disdain. You have mocked the handicapped. You have displayed a staggering lack of basic knowledge about governance. You have applauded dictators. You have encouraged the assault of protesters at your rallies. You are a prime example of the worst of humanity. You are what happens when incuriosity meets intolerance. You are not to be praised for your fourth quarter outreach, but reviled for it, because it contains contempt, not contrition. Trump wants to demonstrate to white moderates that he’s not a dyed-in-the-wool racist and to demonstrate to his base that he’s unafraid to walk through the valley of the shadow. Then on Saturday, Trump traveled to Detroit and visited with a church congregation, or at least with a fraction of that congregation, judging from an image of the nearly empty venue. Before Trump read his remarks, he said, “I just wrote this the other day knowing that I would be here, and I mean it from the heart.” That’s the first thing that sounded like a lie. The New York Times reported last week that Trump’s advisers had gotten the questions Trump was sup-

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posed to answer during an interview in Detroit and prepared a script for him. What makes us think that they didn’t also write his pandering speech? He told the gathering, “Our nation is too divided,” while not acknowledging that he is a principle source of that division. He said: “We talk past each other, not to each other. Those who seek office do not do enough to step into the community and learn what is going on.” And yet he never acknowledged that until now, when his poll numbers have dipped and worrisome numbers of people said they believed he appeals to racism and bigotry, he has avoided coming into the black community like one might avoid the plague. The speech was feather-light on policy, but what was there was just repackaged Republican claptrap that reinforced negative perceptions about liberalism and blackness. Trump said, “I believe we need a civil rights agenda of our time, one that ensures the rights to a great education and the right to live in safety and in peace and to have a really, really great job, a good-paying job, and one that you love to go to every morning.” Translation: I want to further weaken public education through more charters and vouchers. I want to flood your neighborhoods with more police because you can’t control yourselves. I want you to stop freeloading, get off welfare, and get a job. Everything about this spectacle was offensive: that a black pastor had invited this money changer into the temple to defile it; that Trump was once again using the objects of his aggression for a lastditch photo-op; that news media continue to call this an “outreach to black voters,” when it’s clearly not. Trump has no real chance in Detroit, and he knows it. During this year’s Michigan primary, Trump got just 1,679 of the total 132,602 votes cast in the city of Detroit. But again, the citizens of Detroit – or black people in general – are not the intended audience for this pageant of perversity. Trump closed his speech in Detroit by quoting a passage from First John, Chapter 4 in the Bible: “No one has ever seen God but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.” I too would like to close by quoting a passage from 1 John 4: “Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” Everything about Trump reads to me as false. He reeks of rot and sulfur. I pray that on Election Day, America exercises the gift of discernment.

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross

If September marks new beginnings for students and families at all educational levels, it also marks new beginnings for some of our public safety personnel. Last week, the Fairfax County Police Department announced that Captain Christian Quinn, currently the commander of the Mason Police Station, has been promoted to Major, and assumed command of Patrol Bureau, Division III, this week. Captain Thomas J. Rogers, currently serving as the countywide Duty Officer, will take over as Mason Commander this week. Lt. Chantel Cochrane will continue in her leadership as Assistant Commander of the Mason Station. Many police officers consider working at the Mason Station to be a plum assignment. Whether a rookie or a seasoned veteran, a Mason officer gets to put into practice every day the skills learned at the academy, or from years as a street cop. Most of the department’s current leadership team, from Chief Roessler on down, served as commander or assistant commander of the Mason Station before moving up the leadership ladder. The incredible support from Mason District residents also is a plus, as community policing is no longer a unique approach, but a basic tenet of the department. The Mason Station’s Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) meets on the first Tuesday of each month, at 7 p.m., at the Mason District Governmental Center, 6507 Columbia Pike in Annandale. CAC meetings are open to the public, and the next meeting is Tuesday, October 4, which will provide time to meet Captain Rogers and learn more about police incidents and response in the Mason station’s response area.

Forty-seven eager new recruits graduated from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Academy last Friday night, and some were assigned to shifts beginning the very next morning at 7 a.m.! Eight women were among the very diverse group of new firefighters and emergency medical technicians. At least six recruits were assigned to fire stations in Mason District, although it was hard to keep track amidst the celebratory applause and shouts of encouragement from family members as each recruit received their probationary helmet from Fire Chief Richie Bowers. This was Fairfax County’s 140th Recruit School, a very extensive, demanding, and fast-paced program that lasts 30 weeks. In addition to academic requirements (the average GPA of the class was 86 percent, and the valedictorian had a GPA north of 96 percent), recruits are required to participate in the intensive daily physical training program – running, weight training, core exercise – and work performance evaluation training. Recruit school is structured in a paramilitary manner, and recruits are expected to maintain a high standard of professionalism at all times. It’s hard to meet the physical and mental qualifications for recruit school, and may be even harder to stay there, but becoming a member of one of the most outstanding fire and rescue departments in the nation is well worth it – for the recruit and for the community. The next recruit school will begin on September 19.

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Congressman Beyer’s News Commentary

100 Years of the National Park Service By Donald S. Beyer

Last month we celebrated the now manages 413 sites covering 100th Anniversary of our National more than 84 million acres located Park Service. Historian Wallace in every state and territory. These Stegner once called our national areas include national parks, parks “the best idea we ever had,” monuments, battlefields, military parks, historical parks, historic and I could not agree more. My first job in the early 1970s sites, lakeshores, seashores, recwas as a Park Ranger at the reation areas, scenic rivers and Lincoln Memorial on the National trails, and even the White House Mall in Washington, D.C. As a grounds. Many are easily accessirecent college graduate, I had the ble to us here in Northern Virginia. CLIENTf rare opportunity 2 13:55to share 6/6/01 65 presidents DOLEVhave before my love JC As many for one of our nation’s most cher- him, President Obama has built ished sites with visitors from the upon the legacy first established community and around the world. under President Grant and then The National Parks Service grown by President Roosevelt, 2.062" John Muir, and others. In honor of the NPS centennial, President Obama designated 87,500 acres in Maine as the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, “the first national monument to preserve the landscape and honor the history and culture of Maine’s Call 1-800-97NACME North Woods.” He will leave office or visit www.mathispower.org this winter having protected more than 265 million acres of our public lands and waters for generations — National Action Council For Minorities In Engineering more than any other President.

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Though the celebration is happy and well-deserved, we cannot avoid recognition of the fact that our national parks face myriad challenges, particularly from climate change. From glacial melt at Kenai Fjords in Alaska, to sea level rise in the Everglades, species loss from fires in Sequoia National Park, and even threats to the cherry blossoms here in D.C., climate change is a very real threat to this historical legacy. This is, then, a happy occasion, but one which reminds us of difficult work ahead. I have made fighting climate change a central theme of my work in Congress, and I will continue to fight to preserve this trust for our children. National Parks are the birthright of every American, and we must continue to protect these remarkable places for future generations.  Rep. Beyer can be reached through his website at www. beyer.house.gov, on Twitter @ RepDonBeyer or his office at (202) 225-4376.

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Location is Still Top Priority for Homebuyers in Today’s Market by Grace Hodgman

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It’s an age old saying, but it still rings true for home buyers who are in the market today, according to several real estate agents who work in the region: It’s all about location. “The three things that people generally look for are location, value and condition” said Louise Molton of Molton Real Estate, which operates primarily in Falls Church. And Falls Church City is one of the most desired places to live in Northern Virginia, according to area real estate agents. Falls Church City is popular due to its proximity to the Metro, other forms of transporta-

tion and school systems. School systems play a large role in determining where home buyers decide to buy a home. Houses feeding into McLean are very popular, as well as North Arlington, according to local real estate agents. All three of those localities have among the highest ranking school systems in the country. Bethany Ellis, another real estate agent who works primarily in Falls Church, also said that location is the top consideration in determining what home buyers want. “Location is always number one, I think that’s where most people start, number two is probably price” said Ellis, who works for Long and Foster, said. According

to Molton, the average house in Falls Church sells for $600,000. “The start for a detached home is $350,000 starting in [the Falls Church section of Fairfax County], which can go up to $2 million in Falls Church City” Molton said. Falls Church is a slightly less expensive alternative to North Arlington, having similar access to shopping and business centers like the Mosaic District. Sara Capoccia, a new owner of a cape cod style house, looked for several elements for a home, the key ones being upgraded kitchens and baths, a good backyard with a nice outdoor entertaining space,

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and “charm and character from the past since nearly all the homes in this area were built years back” Capoccia said. Across the board, people are looking for move in ready houses. People tend to want a move in ready home, so that they can avoid renovations. When renovations are made the most common upgrades are decorative. New backsplashes and fireplace hearth and casing are added. Another element that is changed and improved in newly bought houses are porches and outdoor spaces for entertaining guests. Updated kitchens are also really popular among current home buyers. “Stainless steel appliances and synthetic countertops like tile, stone, or granite” are popular in kitchens according to Ellis. “White kitchens are coming back,” said Tori McKinney, a Keller Williams real estate agent who works in Falls Church. “And people still like wood cabinets.” Environmentally sustainable materials are important to a lot of buyers, as well as energy-saving appliances. Current colors that are in style are gray and white. “People have moved away from the pancake batter type of color” Molton said. Also popular now are decorative pieces that mimic the natural world, like stone

backsplashes, in attempt to bring the outside world in. There are currently more investors in the real estate market because the rental market is strong and interest rates are low. “We’re seeing people downsizing their home to move into a more urban environment,” Molton said. The most movement in home buying and selling action is caused by baby boomers and retiring people. “I’m seeing some of the baby boomers sell their single family homes to move into D.C., so that they can walk to places [rather than have to drive],” Ellis said. On the other hand, Molton said that the recent development in Falls Church, which has given the City a more urban look and feel, has been attracting retirement age home buyers. “More people at retirement age moving into Falls Church because of the development with the housing areas and proximity to Metro, restaurants and community events.” However, the bulk of the market consists of young professionals and families who are looking for more space and equity in a new home, like Capoccia and her husband. “We felt like we were just throwing out money at someone else’s mortgage instead of our own, so we decided to buy when we had a large enough savings for the down payment,” she said.

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F.C. Has 2nd Most Expensive Homes Per Square Foot

BY DREW COSTLEY

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Falls Church is second in the region in terms of the median sales price of homes per square foot, with the median sales price of $417 per square foot, according to statistics published in August by RealEstate Business Intelligence. Arlington has the highest median sales price of homes per square foot in Northern Virginia with a median sales price of $453. But when home buyers get farther and farther away from Washington, D.C., the square foot housing prices drop dramatically. For example, in Stafford County, one of the furthest places out in Northern Virginia where people live and commute to work in or near Washington, D.C., the median sales price of homes per square foot is $159. Prince William County’s per square foot median home sale price is $189 and Loudoun County’s is $203. “I’ve seen that. People can get a lot more bang for their buck if you will,” said Louise Molton, owner of Louise Molton Real Estate. “If they move further out they are going to get a bigger house for what they would pay for a two-bedroom condo for in Falls Church.” JD Callander of JD Callander & Associates, another real estate agent who works in Northern Virginia, said that she has seen the same phenomenon working in Falls Church and McLean. Other cities and counties on the RealEstate Business Intelligence list were Alexandria City at $359,

THIS GRAPHIC SHOWS HOW MUCH house you can get in various localities in Northern Virginia for the price that you pay for a 2,600 square-foot home in Stafford County, which costs $413,400. (S��: R��E�� B�� I��) Fairfax County at $286, the City of Fairfax at $282, Manassas Park at $195 and Manassas at $175. Fairfax County, the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, has a wide range of housing options and prices and its per square foot median sale price is likely inflated by places in the county like McLean, Great

Falls, Vienna and Tysons Corner. Even within the most expensive places to live in Northern Virginia, there is a difference in per square foot costs for houses. “North Arlington seems to be at the top of the list as far as the home buyers that we work with,” Molton said. “Now, you can probably get more expensive homes in

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McLean. I mean, you’ve got the huge embassy type places, but in general if we have someone looking from $700,000 to $1 million, they are not going to get that much in North Arlington for that. They’re going to get much smaller lots. “A lot of the sizes are 10,000 square feet in Falls Church and then they are looking at 5,000 square feet in Arlington, so they are smaller lots. And the market in North Arlington tends to move faster as well.” But the median price per square foot translates into a much larger difference in pricing across Northern Virginia. For example, a typical 2,600 square-foot home, which was the average according figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, that is priced at $413,400 in Stafford County would go for $491,400 in Prince William County, $527,800 in Loudoun County and $743,600 in Fairfax County. But that number jumps up to $1.08 million for a typical 2,600-square foot home in Falls Church. There are diamonds in the rough, though. The night before she spoke to the News-Press, Molton said that she just finished writing an offer for a one-bedroom condo in Arlington by Rosslyn for $150,000. “What surprises me more, sometimes, is that how little you can spend to find a place that’s close in,” she said. But she said that is not the norm. Molton said that despite the

ability of home buyers to get more space or bigger lots for their money by moving further away from Washington, location tends to be a higher priority. Several of the real estate agents who work in the Falls Church City market said that lot size is usually third or fourth in a home buyer’s list of priorities. She said that out of the clients that she’s dealt with families and people who are downsizing are the ones who care most about home size and would choose a less expensive option in terms of per square foot housing. “Usually it comes down to location, location, location. They want to be close in,” Molton said. “So even if they know they could get a bigger house if they move further out, the majority of the people we work with want to stay within a [good] school system and in a closer location near Metro.” Speaking of the Metro and proximity to Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital is the obvious priciest locale in the region in terms of per square foot median sales at $520 per square foot. Mixed in with the other, less expensive options in Northern Virginia are Montgomery County at $256 per square foot, Howard County at $215 per square foot and Anne Arundel County at $204. The Mid-Atlantic region’s per square foot median sales price is $196.

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Report Highlights Inequity Between Homeowners and Renters BY MATT DELANEY

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Nearly a decade after the Great Recession materialized, the housing market that spurred a worldwide economic downturn still struggles to strike an affordable balance in the U.S. ApartmentList.com’s report, “Homeowners and renters – a widening gap,” details the fallout of the recession throughout American society. Sun Belt cities witnessed decades of rapid economic and population growth reverse course with the onset of the recession. Young Americans and minorities have been forced into disoptimal housing due to a poor financial climate that lacks the cushion older generations once had. As a result, homeownership in the U.S. has dipped to its lowest level since the mid-1960s while rents ballooned by 3.7 percent nationwide. Those wealthy enough to endure the tough times without losing their home or accruing a mountain of debt are being rewarded with historically low interest rates, dropping median

monthly payments for homeowners by 13 percent since 2007. However, outside of this privileged minority, the vast majority of Americans are encumbered by rising rents in metropolitan areas and are losing out on opportunities to build their wealth. Disparities between homeowners, renters and the benefits and drawbacks that follow is the principal focus for ApartmentList. com’s director of data science & growth and author of the report, Andrew Woo. Woo emphasized that while the affluent were insulated from the recession and are now thriving in its dilapidated wake, many Americans remain stuck in the economy’s undertow and far away from achieving a significant milestone in accumulating wealth, purchasing a home. The divide is at risk of growing larger as both trends venture in opposite directions, and as Woo noted in his report, could lock out the next generation of prospective home buyers. “Think about [new home buyers] in three groups: college educated without student debt; college educated with student debt;

THE RATE OF HOME OWNERSHIP HAS FALLEN since 2007, the year before America’s housing market crashed, according to data from the Housing Vacancy Survey. In Washington, D.C., the rate of home ownership dipped nearly six percent from 2007-2016. (S��: H�� V�� S��) and those without a college education,” Woo said. “The group without a college

education is who I’m most concerned about,” Woo continued. “They lack money for a down

payment and don’t receive much [financial] help from family. Most of these Americans are going to

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find it hard to afford a home in the near future or even beyond that.” Just over 30 percent of Americans hold a bachelor’s degree, though the job market favors educated employees more than ever in 2016. That compounds the troubles for the third group of home buyers Woo identified, who lack the resources to build fiscal or human capital and, subsequently, are being left behind. The Washington D.C. metro area is no exception as it’s the third most expensive metro area to live in the U.S. and sixth most expensive in the entire world, dissuading educated and uneducated citizens alike from becoming new residents. “Affordability is an ongoing issue in the DC metro area,” principal broker for RE/MAX West End, Louise Molton wrote. “If we were to see more new construction aimed at entry-level buyers, that would certainly help increase options.” It’s a simple solution. However, the construction for new developments is slow-moving. “In certain [parts] of the DC metro area, there is still high demand for purchasing homes, outpacing supply,” real estate consultant for Keller Williams Realty, Will Rodgers wrote.

“Right the now the flexibility of renting is worth the premium for many.” For want of flexibility, Washingtonians have been hit with a 12.5 percent increase in renting costs since 2007. Still, D.C.’s sophisticated job market makes life easier for those willing to endure a high cost of living. Woo, Molton and Rodgers all noted that the federal government’s presence shielded locals from the brunt of the recession, allowing D.C. to defy national trends such as the loss of homeownership, especially among minorities. Homeownership in D.C. has actually flourished since the recession according to senior loan officer of First Home Mortgage, Ana Tolentino. Although when it comes to who is or isn’t buying those homes, the privileged minority of wealthy Americans are claiming their lion’s share. New loan guidelines demand strict payments from clients with student loan debt, while many other indebted candidates can’t qualify for a loan. Basically, opportunities to gain wealth through home-buying are shrewdly dealt to those outside of the area’s upper crust. What a tangled web we weave.

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WHILE THE COST OF OWNING A HOME HAS DECREASED, the cost of renting a home has risen dramatically since the year before the most recent recession. In the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, which is the third most expensive metro area in the country and sixth most expensive in the world, the cost of renting a home has risen by more than 12 percent. (Source: American Community Survey)

People spend money to make money in regards to an education, but are punished by the housing market later for investing in their future. It’s hard to knock financial institutions for being sheepish –

faulty loan recipients aided the market’s crash in 2007. However, it asks the question: when will the gap between renters and homeowners shrink in the D.C. area?

“The gap will always exist,” Tolentino wrote. “Education [about loans] and preparation will be the best weapon against a gap for those looking to become homeowners.”

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J�� B��, C�� 21 N�� M�� At Browne and Associates, LLC, we aim to be the best in the business and exceed your expectations. Our team combines unsurpassable local expertise with a relentless commitment to help you achieve your goals. We specialize in the Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland marketplaces, with a primary focus on customer service. All our clients’ benefit from the marketing engine we have built to help you accomplish your real estate objectives faster, and with more success. For the past two years, we have received the prestigious Grand Centurion Award from Century 21, ranking in the top 25 of the Nation. In addition, we were recognized in the “America’s Best” category by Real Trends and the Wall Street Journal. Please let us know how we can serve you today!

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Relationships for Life, and that we all Live The Good Life through Real Estate! Mike “MC” Castorina was born and raised in Arlington, and then moved to Falls Church. Having never left NOVA, he really knows neighborhoods! He is an Associate Broker, with Appraisal, Mortgage Lending and Investment Property background. Mike is expert in Negotiation, Property Valuation and the Contract, smoothly facilitating from Contract to Closing. Melissa “MK” Klein also started out in Arlington, landed in New York City condo and coop Sales before returning to her NOVA roots. She has broad marketing and diverse housing product expertise, and is really good at holding those hands! MK has earned the Seniors Real Estate Specialist/SRES (1.5 percent of agents, nationwide) Designation, to better serve Clients as they, and older family members, age, and need to transition to more accommodating housing. A staunch supporter of pets as part of the family, MK uses her animal welfare background to help clients dealing with pets in their housing moves.

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M�E�� A�� Our focus has always been on doing what is right for the client. Delivering an unmatched experience for our clients is a personal responsibility for every Associate and every employee of McEnearney Associates. We believe we make a difference for our clients because of our Knowledge, Experience and our Results: Knowledge: There’s lots of information available to buyers and sellers alike these days, but information is not the same thing as knowledge. As market leaders in metropolitan Washington real estate since 1980, we have the in-depth knowledge of market trends, neighborhoods, builders, contracts, negotiating and a host of other things that are integral to the home buying and selling process. Experience: Our Sales Associates average over 17 years of experience in residential real estate. They thrive on building and nurturing relationships, and providing effective solutions for their clients. We have successfully counseled tens of thousands of home sellers over the years, and all of our Associates benefit from that accumulated wisdom. Our Managing Brokers average over 25 years of experience – they’ve seen it all. Results: All the tools, the knowledge, the experience are great, but results are what really matter. Getting a home sold for the most money and in the least time. We have tracked our results for the last twelve years, and we consistently sell our listings closer to the list price and in less time than the competition. And for our buyers, it’s about helping them find the right house and negotiating the right price, terms and conditions. Clients first. Clients always.

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M�� C�� M�� K��, T�� M�K��, K�� W�� L�� F�� R�� Tori McKinney moved to Falls Church City in 1998 and It’s called, “Sales.” But, what we actually do is to help people transition through the real estate changes in their lives. What a great job! We work all of Northern Virginia with a focus on Falls Church, McLean and Arlington. We provide full service Real Estate Sales Solutions for you via our “one stop shop” L&F team in Residential, Commercial and International. Our business as usual is Top Service and Results for Clients. Our mission is Client

initially owned a concert PR firm where she worked with New Orleans bands to produce shows throughout the East Coast. In 2005, Tori reentered the real estate industry having previously enjoyed a 10-year career in the Boston area. From the concert stage, Tori brought the ROCK STAR with her, as she promises “ROCK STAR Service” to all of her clients. As a resident of the Little City for nearly two decades, Tori believes a sense of community requires active participation, and she leads by example. She actively supports: Falls Church City Schools, Business in Education, Falls Church Education Foundation, Falls Church

Chamber of Commerce, FIRSTFriday/Art-a-Lot, Tinner Hill Blues Festival, Falls Church Arts, and Taste of Falls Church. Tori is also Vice Chair of the Housing Commission, a member of Business in Education, named Pillar of the Community by the Falls Church Chamber, named one of the Top Producing Real Estate Agents by Washingtonian Magazine, Northern Virginia Magazine, and for the 5th consecutive year, has been voted Best Real Estate Agent in the Falls Church News-Press ‘Best of Falls Church’. As a tireless Falls Church advocate, Tori has helped countless families buy and sell homes over the past 12 years. Tori puts her heart and soul into the Falls Church community and gets so much in return.

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K�� S��, F�� R�� Are you considering Buying or Selling Real Estate this year? If so, give Kathy Szymanski a call and benefit from her 25 years of personalized service and keen knowledge of the local market. See what some of her clients are saying: “Thank you again, and again. I just can’t say enough about what an excellent adviser you have been. It will be a real pleasure to recommend you to anyone seeking to buy, sell or rent. Working with Kathy was the smartest move we’ve made in a long time.” “Your expertise, professionalism, patience and understanding of this market fit my needs perfectly! I appreciate your response to every detail whether it was curiosity or a serious financial decision. Your integrity, honesty and character make you stand out in this market.” “Thank you for your patience. As first time home buyers, we needed our hand held. You seemed to know when to hold it and when to let go so that we made the decision on our own, but with valuable input and background gained from all the houses we looked at!” “Kathy is an exceptional Realtor. We’ve worked with her three times, buying and selling. She’s an expert. She works superbly in a time crunch, which is helpful to those – like us – moving overseas, or just returning from overseas.” “I used Kathy when I was looking for an investment condo in Arlington...Kathy provided me with more due diligence than I’d even hoped for. I love her way of presenting information and asking questions to lead me into making the right decision for me. It was a joy working with Kathy and I’ll call her again in a heartbeat.” Give Kathy a call. You, too will be glad you did. Call 703-534-4630. Kathy Szymanski, Fairfax Realty 7611 Little River Turnpike, Suite 101, W. Annandale, VA 22003 703-534-4630 • kathysellsvirginiahomes.com

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Real Estate

Top Falls Church Home Sales

June-August

#1 $1,825,000

#2 $1,760,000

#4 $1,600,000 #3 $1,690,000 Top 5 F.C. Home Sales June 1 â€“ August 31, 2016 Address #1 7137 Penguin Pl. #2 2310 Westmoreland St. #3 228 Buxton Rd. #4 3104 Beechwood Ln. #5 2153 Royal Lodge Dr.

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$1,949,000 $1,820,000 $1,690,000 $1,649,900 $1,579,000

Sale Price

$1,825,000 $1,760,000 $1,690,000 $1,600,000 $1,560,000

Zip

22043 22046 22046 22042 22043

Date Sold 8/22/16 7/29/16 7/25/16 7/5/16 7/8/16

Source: MRIS, Inc.; Photos: MRIS, Falls Church News-Press

#5 $1,560,000

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Falls Church Area Housing Market — 2nd Quarter 2016 Report Zip Code

Area

Average Price

Number of Homes Sold

Average Days on Market

22046

Falls Church City

$720,023

22041

Bailey’s Crossroads

$400,754

22042

Sleepy Hollow

$469,031

158

22043

Pimmit Hills

$733,315

22044

Lake Barcroft

$550,419

Home Sales Vs. 1 Year Ago

Home Prices Vs. 1 Year Ago

Change in # of Homes Sold: 2Q ‘16 vs 2Q ‘15

Change in Average Home Price: 2Q ‘16 vs 2Q ‘15

+5.33%

Change in Falls Church City (22046)

+1.66%

Change in Falls Church City (22046)

-18.68%

Change in Bailey’s X-roads (22041)

+6.98%

Change in Bailey’s X-roads (22041)

+26.40%

Change in Sleepy Hollow (22042)

-2.92%

Change in Sleepy Hollow (22042)

+3.33%

Change in Pimmit Hills (22043)

+9.62%

Change in Pimmit Hills (22043)

-16.28%

Change in Lake Barcroft (22044)

+4.00%

Change in Lake Barcroft (22044)

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Our county’s best-hidden landmark could use some TLC. The original Powhatan Springs, off Wilson Blvd. behind the Dominion Hills swimming pool, was once a vital watering hole for Indians, soldiers and presidents. But when I poked around the site Labor Day weekend, Arlington’s unusual freshwater spring appeared worse for wear. The stream still ripples gently, but its concrete footbridge is tilted and in disuse. The lonely wooded setting near a picnic table and volley ball net is easy to ignore. Yet folks great and ordinary have been wetting their whistles here going back to the 17th century – and beyond if you consider nearby Indian trails. Chief Powhatan himself, the legend goes, held harvest festivals here. According to the 2004 Dominion Hills Neighborhood Conservation Plan, “Captain John Smith’s map of 1612 fixes the northern boundary of the Confederacy of Powhatan in the vicinity of Powhatan Springs. Archeologists and others have uncovered artifacts – including fragments of vessels and quartz implements for stone carving – nearby, indicating the former presence of an Indian soapstone workshop at the springs.” The obligatory link to George Washington came during the French and Indian War, when soldiers returning from General Braddock’s defeat in 1755 “refreshed themselves and disbanded near these same springs.”

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A r o u n d the Civil War, Confederate sympathizer Moses Febrey (the son of major Arlington landowner Nicholas Febrey) built a house nearby and leased the springs to the Harper Company. That operation bottled the waters and made daily deliveries in the District of Columbia, including the White House. Powhatan Springs was also used for cold storage, and it is said Teddy Roosevelt drank from it during horseback rides through Arlington. By 1920, the area we call Dominion Hills was known as the Powhatan Springs neighborhood, which included a roadhouse that is now the pool’s quaint clubhouse. In the mid-1950s, when the Dominion Hills Recreation Area Association was formed, founders named the pool Powhatan Springs (a carved sign remains over the locker room entrance). That name also appears above Dominion Hills on the club’s sign facing the street. The name Powhatan Springs was later attached to the nearby skateboard park. Arlington historian Eleanor Lee Templeman featured Powhatan Springs in her inaugural column in the Northern Virginia Daily Sun, March 22, 1957, applauding the recent formation of the Arlington Historical Society and sounding the alarm about vanishing landmarks. Current society board member and mortgage banker Johnathan Thomas, who grew up in the neighborhood, recalls exploring with his pint-sized pals the drainage pipes leading to the grilled entrance to the Powhatan Springs

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tunnel. My old football coach at Yorktown High school, Jesse Meeks, who was resident manager of the Dominion Hills pool beginning in 1955, sent me his recollections. He used to receive visits from neighboring farmer Nelson Reeves, and in the 1970s, an Asian church group that rented the clubhouse cooked with watercress taken from the springs. By 1974, the springs’ entrance and stone storage house were in disrepair. So the Powhatan Springs Woman’s Club (nowdefunct) won a county grant and worked with the Dominion Hills association to restore the masonry. A November 1975 dedication, the Arlington News reported, drew three state delegates for remarks from Woman’s Club president Mrs. Skip Jeffries and association leader Donald Van Shiver. A half-century later, I say time for a new restoration. And a nice, enduring, Powhatan Springs historical marker. *** A “Mister Holland’s Opus” event unfolded in Arlington last month. I sat in on a reunion of some dozen H-B Woodlawn program graduates who have a particular love for physics. To be precise, they have a love for Mark Dodge, H-B’s longtime physics instructor who retired this summer. (His first project? Getting over a heart attack, he told me.) But he showed up looking healthy for the gathering at Spider Kelly’s in Clarendon, where he was toasted and roasted by former students, several of whom had gone on to get doctorates in Dodge’s tough subject. of Marijuana. Larceny from Building, 455 S. Maple Ave. (Tinner Hill Reserve) On Sept. 2, construction material was reported stolen from the site. Narcotics Violation and Driving Under the Influence, 1000 block Hillwood Ave. On Sep. 3, a male, 28, of Arlington, was arrested for Possession of Marijuana, Driving Under the Influence, and Refusal to Submit to a Blood or Breath Test. The suspect was also arrested for outstanding warrants from the Arlington Sheriff’s Office for Probation Violations. Tampering with Auto, 800 block W. Broad St. On Sep. 4, two unknown persons entered a vehicle. There were no reports of items taken. Vandalism to Vehicle, 100 block Chanel Terr. On Sep. 4, police received a report of a vehicle keyed sometime overnight.

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Mustangs Get Ready for the Fall Sports Season

by Matthew Hochberg

Falls Church News-Press

Although there are a few more weeks before fall officially begins on the calendar, those seemingly endless days of summer have already come to a screeching halt for students. With the start of the school year now upon us, high school sports are revving up. George Mason High School’s fall teams have either already begun regular season competition or will be starting shortly. With a fair share of Mustang teams looking to improve on their success from last season, there is much to be excited about – especially if you run cross-country. The Mason girls’ team is already one of the most successful running groups in the state and there are no signs of letup this year. Can the fellow Mustangs catch up? CROSS-COUNTRY One year after winning district and conference championships, finishing as runner-ups at regionals and placing fourth in states, it is fair to say the girls’ cross country has high expectations. “We want to finish top-two at states this season,” head coach Jeff Buck said. “The girls are very talented.” And that might be an understatement. Estelle Timar-Wilcox, who led the team and earned her second consecutive All-State honor last season, will be returning. The junior, along with veteran teammates Logan Funk, Linnea Skotte and Sophia Matton will be attempting to lead the club back to one of the top two spots in states, a place George Mason had been

awarded eight consecutive years before last season’s fourth-place finish. The boys’ team, meanwhile, is looking to make some noise come their postseason. “Our goal is to make it back to states as a team,” Buck said. “We have some really good seniors with great experience and a lot of depth.” Led by senior Ryan Henderson, the lone runner to make it to states last season, the boys’ team has 10-12 runners vying for seven spots in what is expected to be a tightly contested competition throughout the year. Henderson qualified for states by time before finishing in 66th place in 18:18, just 14 seconds off of his personal record. Both the girls’ and boys’ first invitational is Saturday, September 10 against Handley. GOLF After three 18-hole matches and three 9-hole matches already this year, the golf season is in fullswing for the Mustangs. Despite struggling so far, with a roster that includes just four players with previous experience in matches, head coach Chris Carrico is staying positive and is pleased by the leadership from the seasoned golfers. “Everyone helps each other and works with each other on managing games,” he said. The older guys “are the nuts and bolts here.” Led by junior George Gilligan, the one George Mason player to make it to regionals last year, the other experienced golfers include Jack Goggin, Nick Wells and Will Gaskins. Gilligan, who received Second Team All-District and Second Team All-Conference awards last year, is hoping to build from his

MASON’S CROSS-COUNTRY team warms up at a recent practice. The team’s first invitational is Saturday, Sept. 10 against Handley. (Photo: Drew Costley/News-Press)

MASON SENIOR RUNNING BACK DUSTIN GREEN (right, holding football) warms up with the rest of the Mustang football team. His father, head coach Tony Green, said that the seniors are growing into their leadership roles after the team went 7-3 last year and won the program’s first ever playoff game. (Photo: Drew Costley/News-Press) previous success for this season. The Mustangs’ next match is Thursday, September 8 against Woodson. FOOTBALL Head coach Tony Green and his football team will try to carry last season’s momentum into the new year. The squad went 7-3 in the regular season before winning their first-ever playoff game in school history, capping off a memorable season. Although the team has lost talented seniors from last year, including key four-year starters, Green is confident in the upperclassmen stepping up and showing the younger players the ropes. “The seniors are growing into their leadership roles,” he said of the two current four-year starters and a few others. “And the younger guys are beginning to follow the lead.” With a heavy mix of experience and youth infused into the football program, Green expects much of the success to be dependent on their chemistry. “We will be a good football team. But it also depends on how we jell” The Mustangs opened their season with a 34-0 win against Rappahannock County High School on Friday, September 2. The homeopener is Friday, September 9 against Sidwell Friends.

FIELD HOCKEY With the team in just its fourth year of existence on the varsity level, head coach Amanda Crider and her players have already seen tremendous success. After finishing with a record of 15-4 last year, advancing to the conference finals and to the first round of regionals, Crider sees this season as the most exciting one yet in Mason’s young but promising field hockey future. “It’s special,” she said of her current 4-0 squad. “Our current seniors were freshmen when we started.” Those four seniors are Manon Diaz, Maeve Donnelly, Hannah Hiscott and Korinne Wills. Despite great records and impressive play, Crider was hesitant to reveal any sort of onfield goals. “We look for character goals. Are we growing, growing together, as a team?” George Mason played Pope John Paul the Great Catholic on September 6, but results of the game were not available at press time. VOLLEYBALL Mason’s girls’ volleyball is coming off of a successful 14-6 season, which ended in a regionals loss against Stuarts Draft High School. One of last year’s highlight victories was an intense four-set victory over rival Clarke County in September. The team

is experienced, returning four seniors and eight juniors. The Mustangs are 1-1 so far on the regular season, with a 3-1 loss to Riverside High School to start the season on Thursday, Aug. 25 and a 3-0 win over Strasburg High School on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Their next match is today against William Monroe High School. CHEER The cheer team has yet to begin competing in tournaments, but first-year head coach Alli Cray is still excited about the season ahead. “We’ve just been getting geared up to start. Cheering on the football and basketball teams, including in the playoffs, was great last season,” she said. With the football and basketball teams including varsity and junior varsity rosters, the cheerleading team has also been able to expand to two teams. Eighth graders are eligible for junior varsity, allowing younger girls to gain cheering experience before beginning high school. Cray said she hopes the team will participate in cheer competitions in future seasons. Coaches from the volleyball team could not be reached for comment.

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THREE OF THE NEW TEACHERS who joined Falls Church City Public Schools over the summer hold their welcome bags during the school system’s New Teacher Orientation in August. The bags were packed with gift cards, flashlights, discount coupons, pens, magnets, cell phone holders and more from local businesses and community organizations. (Courtesy Photo)

TWO KINDERGARTNERS AT MT. DANIEL SCHOOL smile during their opportunity to meet their new teachers and some of their fellow students at an event at the school on Thursday, Sept. 1 Accompanied by parents, children checked out their classrooms by doing scavenger hunts, putting away new supplies for the year and exploring activities in the rooms. (Photo: Carol Sly)

Prizes are given for age category winners and overall winners and there will be swag bags for all who participate. Those who register for the race by Saturday, Sept. 10 are guaranteed a t-shirt. For more information, contact Debbie Hiscott, the executive director of the Falls Church Education Foundation, at dhiscott@fcedf.org or visit fcedf.org.

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Several Falls Church residents recently earned academic honors from colleges, universities and other academic institutions across the nation. Fabio Vera Crespo and Michele De Mars made the dean’s list at Tufts University, where students must earn a 3.4 grade point average or greater to make the list. Camila Moscoso made the dean’s list at Lafayette College, where students must earn at least 3.6 grade point average to make the list. Kristina Skotte made the dean’s list at Azusa Pacific University, where students must earn a 3.5 grade point average to make the list. Maxximus A. Murray earned Honors at Phillips Exeter Academy. Jake Andrew Andersen, Matthew Charles Brehm and Morgan Elizabeth Eldred graduated from Longwood University. Andersen graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Brehm graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and Eldred graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree. Rachel Frenkel and De Mars graduated from Tufts University. Frenkel graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in computer science and De Mars graduated magna cum laude with

FCCPS Hosts Back-to-School Nights for F.C. Parents On Wednesday, Sept. 7 George Mason High School kicked off the Falls Church City Public School system’s series of back-toschool nights, which will be held throughout September and ending at the beginning of October. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School will hold a back-to-school night for 4th and 5th grade parents on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. and will host 2nd and 3rd grade parents on Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School will host its back-to-school night on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. Mt. Daniel School will host a back-to-school night for 1st grade parents on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. and will host kindergarten parents on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. For more information, visit fccps.org/calendar.

Mason Kicks Off Football Season with Tailgate Party The All-Night Graduation Committee at George Mason High School is sponsoring a Tailgate Party ahead of the George Mason High School varsity football team’s first home game against Sidwell Friends School

on Friday, Sept. 9 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m at the playground at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School at 7130 Leesburg Pike. There will be gourmet hotdog meals, facepainting, a photo booth, raffles, opportunities to meet Falls Church City Public Schools principals, cornhole and football toss, new & retro George Mason High School spiritwear for sale and opportunities to learn about the parent-teacher associations, boosters and the Falls Church Education Foundation. The football game starts at 7:30 p.m. and costs $1 for elementary school students accompanied by parents and $5 for everyone else.

Northern Virginia Community College president Scott Ralls has announced a survey to name the school’s new mascot, the NOVA Nighthawk. Voting open now through Friday, Sept. 23 at nvcc.edu/mascot and the winner will be announced shortly after the votes are tallied. “We’re asking everyone in the community to help us select a name for our NOVA Nighthawk,” Ralls said. “Participants can vote for one

of the proposed names or write in something different. In addition, people are encouraged to lobby for their favorite name through the hashtag #NameYourNighthawk.” A large number of students, faculty and staff from across the college have participated in the mascot development process. The next step was to design a logo. Students from Northern Virginia Community College’s Communication Design Program submitted several designs and the logo created by student Jennifer Bradley came out on top after another round of voting. “Now we plan to name our Nighthawk and create a mascot suit so our mascot can appear at athletic games and other events. We’re looking forward to exploring opportunities for our mascot to engage with the greater Northern Virginia community,” collegewide student activities coordinator Brian Anweiler. For more information, visit nvcc.edu.

12th Annual Run for the Schools Slated for Sept. 18 The Falls Church Education Foundation’s 12th Annual Run for the Schools 5K/1 Mile is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 18 at 8 a.m. The event is organized by the Falls Church Education Foundation every year to benefit Falls Church City Public Schools and often has local, state and national government officials as participants. Registration for the run is now open online and participants can also register in person at the Tailgate Party before George Mason High School’s football game against Sidwell Friends School. The cost of registration is $15 for those under 18 and $35 for those 18 and up.

THE SUPERCUTS IN FALLS CHURCH posted a sign welcoming the Falls Church City Public Schools’ new teachers when the teachers descended on The Little City for New Teacher Orientation in August. A group of the new teachers pose for a photo in front of the sign while on their way to lunch at Mad Fox during the orientation. (Courtesy Photo)

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Muse PaintBar is opening its 20th location at 2910 District Avenue in the Mosaic this week (exact date is pending final permits). Muse combines painting instruction with a restaurant and bar in its 2,200 square-foot studio space. Offerings including sessions each week open to the public as well as private parties for birthdays, bachelorette parties, work events, fundraisers, kids’ parties or any other occasion. Muse, which is managed by Stan Finch, President & Co-Founder, and Vanessa Leigh, the Lead Artist, donates 5 percent of its profits to local causes in addition to supporting local nonprofit fundraising efforts. For more information, visit www.musepaintbar.com.

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The Hampton Inn & Suites Falls Church is hosting a grand opening on Thursday, September 15 from 4 – 7 p.m. at its recently completed new hotel at 6430 Arlington Boulevard. The grand opening will include refreshments and tours of the facility which includes rooms complete with free WiFi and a large work desk, HDTV, tea and coffee making facilities, a microwave and a mini-refrigerator. Guests also have access to free hot breakfast served daily 6 – 10 a.m., 24-hour complimentary tea and coffee, a fitness center, and a large indoor pool. The hotel also offers 675 square feet of meeting space, a free Metro shuttle, and complimentary parking.

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F.C. Education Foundation ‘Run for Schools’ Seeking Sponsors Sponsorships are available for two upcoming fundraising runs in Falls Church. The Falls Church Education Foundation is hosting its annual Run for the Schools 5K Run/1K Walk on Sunday, September 18 while the Falls Church-McLean Children’s Center is hosting its annual Teddy Bear 5K & 1 K on Sunday, September 25. For information about supporting or participating in these events, visit www.fcedf.org or www.fcmlcc.org.  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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The Norwegian indie rock-pop band Highasakite has been experiencing an increase in profile over the last two years since the release of their debut LP Silent Treatment. That album debuted at the number one on the Top 40 in Norway, spent more than two years on that chart and earned them positive reviews in major U.S. publications. But the latest notch under their belt, getting added to the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, is a special honor. “I feel very lucky. There are a lot of very important and accomplished musicians who have played that show, so we feel honored to be invited to play there,” said Ingrid Helene Håvik, the songwriter and vocalist for Highasakite. The band will join the ranks of musicians like Paul McCartney, Elton John, Alicia Keys, Florence and the Machine and Rihanna, who have all played the show in the past. The concert, which is Oslo, Norway, is HIGHASAKITE. (C�� P��) shaping up to be the exclamation point on “We thought that it was interesting because another banner year for the burgeoning group, which got its start in 2011 when Håvik met the the name represents something so dark at group’s drummer Trond Bersu while he was Guantanamo Bay,” Håvik said. “But ‘Camp studying at the Trondheim Jazz Conservatory. Echo’ also sounds so light, like it would be Long before that show, Highasakite is set a name of a summer camp.” Highasakite to perform at DC9 in Washington, D.C. on released “Someone Who’ll Get It,” which is the first single from Camp Echo in February of this Thursday, Sept. 8. Earlier this year, Highasakite released its year and released “Golden Ticket,” the second second album, Camp Echo, which also debuted single from Camp Echo, in May. Both singles have visually stunning music on the top of the Top 40 chart in Norway. The album has already been streamed over ten mil- videos to go along with them. Håvik said she is closely involved with the creation of lion times on Spotify. The title of the record took its title from the group’s music videos because she wants one of the seven detention camps within to have a say in how the songs are perceived Guantanamo Bay, but that’s not the only reason visually. Håvik, who is the group’s only songwriter, the band chose that as the title of the record. It was the cognitive dissonance that the group said that she can’t remember what inspired the members experienced when coming up with a two singles from the album. “I take inspiration from anywhere, whatever triggers me, so it I title for the record.

can’t always remember where the idea for a song came from,” she said. Although the choice of Camp Echo for an album title gives the impression that Highasakite is trying to be overtly political on the album, that’s not the case. Despite loose political commentary, the album is without agenda. The intention is not to persuade or invade but more an attempt to make sense of the inner turmoil born of external unrest. “I don’t think that is my role. My role is not to tell people what to do or to tell people how to vote,” Håvik said. “My role is to relate what I am feeling and what I am going through in my lyrics.” • For more information about Highasakite, visit highasakite.no.

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Recipe for Black-Eyed Peas With Ham Hock & Collard Greens BY ILEANA MORALES VALENTINE TAMPA BAY TIMES

Ideally, I have a pot of beans going every Sunday, bubbling gently for a couple hours and filling the house with a savory fragrance hinting at the meals to come all week. My go-to beans these days come from Rancho Gordo, an heirloom bean company based out of Napa, Calif. You can order the beans online or buy them at Red Mesa Mercado’s market in St. Petersburg, which also sells some of their spices and hot sauces. I was raised on rice and beans and these heirloom varieties are really beautiful and tasty. One bag lingering in my bean collection was familiar and yet foreign at the same time: blackeyed peas. I know they’re prevalent in Southern cooking, and I ate them a couple of times growing up but was never really a fan. Recently, I flipped through a cookbook on vegetables from a chef in Georgia and found an enticing recipe for fried blackeyed peas. I imagined it’d be an irresistible snack somewhere between salty, crunchy popcorn and dry roasted edamame. But was that how I wanted to revisit

this ingredient? I kept looking instead for something that would make a meal out of these beans and bookmarked the fried recipe for another time. I landed on a recipe from David Tanis, whose cookbook Heart of the Artichoke was one of the first I bought in my now ballooning cookbook collection. He had a simple, brothy setup for the peas, simmering them with ham or bacon and infusing the broth with clove and allspice. Ribbons of collard greens cooked down in garlic and crushed red pepper eventually join the party. For as much as I spurned blackeyed peas as a teenager, I loved this dish. The beans were incredibly tender and tasted nothing like I’d remembered. Friends and I went back for seconds, dipping biscuits into a broth that made me want to lick my lips after every bite. Though black-eyed peas are traditionally eaten in January to usher in good luck for the new year, I felt good about serving this to my husband and friends midway through the year. It seems to be one wave of bad news after another this year, and I think we could all use a little luck right now – and a good, nourishing meal.

Black-Eyed Peas With Ham Hock and Collard Greens Cornbread seems the obvious side to serve with this dish, but I was short on time so I went with a batch of drop biscuits. The biscuits didn’t taste like a shortcut when dipped into that black eyed pea broth. I think David Tanis would approve. • 2 lbs. black-eyed peas, soaked overnight if possible • 2 lbs. smoked ham hock, meaty ham bone or slab bacon • 2 teaspoons kosher salt • 1 large onion, peeled and studded with 2 whole cloves • 1 bay leaf • ½ teaspoon black pepper • ½ teaspoon allspice • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil • 4 garlic cloves, minced • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper • 2 lbs. collard greens, sliced in 1-inch-wide ribbons (about 8 cups) • 1 bunch scallions, cleaned and chopped, for garnish 1. Drain peas and put them in a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed soup pot. Add ham hock or bone (if using slab bacon, cut it into 2-inch chunks), cover with 10 cups water and turn heat to high. Add salt, onion studded with cloves, bay leaf, black pepper and allspice. 2. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a gentle simmer. Skim off and discard any foam that rises to the surface. Simmer for 1 ½ to 2 hours, until peas are tender. Throughout cooking, add water as necessary, always keeping liquid level 1 inch above surface, stirring with wooden spoon occasionally. Turn off heat. Check broth for salt and adjust seasoning. Mixture should be fairly bro-

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thy. With a pair of tongs, remove ham hock, ham bone or bacon. Chop meat and skin in rough pieces and set aside. 3. Put a large wide skillet over medium-high heat. Add vegetable oil and heat until wavy. Add garlic and red pepper and let sizzle without browning. Add collard greens and stir to coat. Season with salt and add 1 cup water, stirring to help wilt greens. Add chopped ham and reduce heat to medium, then cover with lid slightly ajar and cook until greens are soft, about 20 minutes. Check seasoning. To serve, put greens and meat in wide, shallow bowls, then ladle hot black-eyed peas over top. Sprinkle with scallions.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

Cricket Music. Learn all about crickets for ages 3 – 5, registration required. Gulf Branch Nature Center & Park (3608 North Military Road, Arlington). $5. 1 – 2 p.m. 703-228-3403. Town Hall: Zika Prevention. Residents can learn about Zika and what they can do to prevent it and other mosquitoborne diseases at this town hall presented by the Fairfax County Health Department. Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). Free. 7 – 8:30 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/Blog. aspx?IID=79. Thursday Evening Book Club. Discuss the book “Gilead” by Marilynne Robinson in the library conference room. Light refreshments will be served. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. 703-248-5035.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

Tiny Tot. Interact 1-on-1 with your child while discovering the wonders of nature. Ages 18 months – 35 months, registration require. Gulf Branch Nature Center & Park (3608 North Military Road, Arlington) $5. 10 – 10:45 a.m. 703-228-3403.

Cricket Music. Learn all about crickets for ages 3 – 5, registration required. Gulf Branch Nature Center & Park (3608 North Military Road, Arlington). $5. 1 – 2 p.m. 703-228-3403. Keeping Mini-Beasts. Temporarily own and learn about all sorts of mini-beasts by caring for them for a month. Ages 10 – 13, registration required. Gulf Branch Nature Center & Park (3608 North Military Road, Arlington) $30. 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. 703-2283403. Sunset Cinema: “Zootopia.” Bring blankets and picnics to watch this family friendly movie. Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7:45 – 9:45 p.m. 703-2485027.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

Farmers Market. F.C. Farmers’ Market. Vendors oﬀer fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables, cheeses, meats, baked goods, plants, and wine. City Hall Parking Lot (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 8 a.m. – noon. 703248-5077. Yard Waste Composting Event. Learn various ways of composting including lead mulching inyour yard, yard waste composting, making compost tea, and vermicomposting. All participants

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will have their names placed in a raﬄe to win a free compost bin. Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 2 – 4 p.m. 703-536-7186.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

Rocknoceros. A family-friendly band recommended for ages 2 – 12. Lubber Run Park Amphitheater (200 N. Columbus St., Arlington). Free. 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 703-228-1850. Free Play Day. Give kids unstructured time they can call their own. Your child will love this chance to explore our woods, make mud pies, throw rocks in the creek and just be free. Ages 5 – 9, registration required. Gulf Branch Nature Center & Park (3608 North Military Road, Arlington). Free. 2 – 3:30 p.m. 703-228-3403. 2016 Summer Movies on Columbia Pike. Watch the movie “All That Jazz” as part of the Summer Movie series. Penrose Square (2597 Columbia Pike, Arlington) Free. 7 – 11 p.m. 703-892-2776.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

Job Search. Use this workshop to explore the “hidden” job market and develop networking strategies. Must be 16 or older. Arlington Employment Center

(2100 Washington Blvd 1st Floor, Arlington). Free. 10 a.m. – noon. 703-228-1400.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

Great Books Discussion. Discuss “Phaedo” by Plato in the library conference room through a “Great Books” program that focuses on modern and traditional classics. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 – 9 p.m. jamesreid842@yahoo. com.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

Birding Trip to Huntley Meadows Park. Search for fall migrants at Huntley Meadows, an oasis of forest and marshland. Reptiles, amphibians and dragonﬂies will also be visible. Registration required, ages 18 and older. Lubber Run Park (200 N. Columbus St., Arlington) $45. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 703-228-3403. Interview I. A workshop on how to prepare for interviews, focusing on appropriate responses to common questions. Ages 16 and older. Arlington Employment Center (2100 Washington Blvd 1st Floor, Arlington). Free. 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 703-228-1400.

Theater Fine Arts THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

“Hand To God.” In a church basement in a small Texas town, the teens of Christian puppetry Ministry gather to bring the Word to the Flock. But one puppet takes on a foulmouthed, demonic life of its own – unleashing the community’s barely repressed lust and rage. Like nothing you’ve seen before, this blasphemous Broadway hit is a ruthless comedy about sex, sinners, and sock puppets. This is the opening night of this production, which was written by Robert Askins and is directed by Joanie Schultz. Through Sept. 18. Studio Theatre (1501 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 – $45. 8 p.m. studiotheatre.org.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

“Jelly’s Last Jam.” Take your seat at the

legendary Jungle Inn nightclub for the electrifying, multiple Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning musical that tells the story of jazz through one of its most notorious entertainers: Jelly Roll Morton. Journey from the back alleys of New Orleans to the dance halls of Chicago to the stages of New York with “he who drinks from the vine of syncopation” in a sizzling memoir of pride, lust and a past denied. Through Sept. 11. Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell Ave., Arlngton). $40 – $79. 8 p.m. sigtheatre.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

“Satchmo at the Waldorf: Mosaic Theater Company of DC.” It’s March 1971 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, and Louis Armstrong has just played one of the �inal performances of his extraordinary career. Backstage, he

recounts events that transformed him into the world-famous “Satchmo.” With no-nonsense manager Joe Glaser, his Jewish manager, at his side, and Miles Davis, his �iercest colleague and critic, challenging his standing in African American culture, Armstrong keeps steady through an era of enormous social change… but at what cost? Through Sept. 25. Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 – $60. 8 p.m. atlasarts. org.

“Shear Madness.” Set today in the Shear Madness hairstyling salon, this record-breaking comedy is Washington’s hilarious whodunit. After more than 12,000 performances, the show has stayed in great shape. Performances are ongoing. Through Oct. 2. The Kennedy Center (2700 F St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $50. 9 p.m. kennedycenter.org.

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live_music&nightlife THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 V�� V�� A��. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-532-9283. D�� J�. �� C�� N��. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $30. 7 p.m. 202-265-0930. D�� H��. The Barns at Wolf Trap (1635 Trap Road, Vienna). $42 – $112. 8 p.m. 703-938-2404. T�� P�� T��: C��F��-K��. Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.) $25. 8 p.m. 202337-4141. P�� D�� V�� L��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10. 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960.

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B�� T��. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-532-9283. A�� R�� R�� S��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $17 – $20. 6:30 p.m. 703255-1566. J�� B�� T�� L�� R��. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $30 in advance; $35 day of the show. 7 p.m. 703-237-0300. MO’F�� I� G�� M�� M��. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $35. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. B�� A��. The Barns at Wolf Trap

(1635 Trap Road, Vienna). $42 – $72. 8 p.m. 703-938-2404. G�� P�� O�� M�� E��. U Street Music Hall (1115 U St. NW, Washington, D.C.) $15. 10 p.m. 202588-1889.

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S�� L��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20. 5:30 p.m. 703255-1566. M�� H�� V�� S��. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 6 p.m. 202-265-0930. D�� S��. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-532-9283. D�. W�� H�� H��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). 7 p.m. 202-667-7960. L�� B�� L�� L� H��. The Barns at Wolf Trap (1635 Trap Road, Vienna). $29.50 – $55. 8 p.m. 703-938-2404. L�� Z��. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $22 – $48 in advance; $25 – $48 day of the show. 7 p.m. 703-237-0300. T�� S�� S�� J�� E��. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $29.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. T�� M�� P�� M��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25. 9:30 p.m. 703255-1566. B��, V��, W��. U Street Music Hall (1115 U St. NW,

Washington, D.C.) $10 – $20. 10:30 p.m. 202-588-1889.

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T�� “A M�� M��” S�� K�� D��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $30 – $40. 6 p.m. 703-2551566. G�� N�� I�. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $31.50 – $179.04. 7 p.m. 703-2370300. P��. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 7 p.m. 202265-0930. H�� K�� R�� B��. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $35. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. “W�� A�” Y��. The Barns at Wolf Trap (1635 Trap Road, Vienna). $40 – $65. 8 p.m. 703-938-2404. H�� H��, H�� D�� F�� C��. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $10. 8:30 p.m. 703-5228340.

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J��’ J�� L�� S��: O� T�� C��, V�� V�� F�� P�� T�� U��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $18 in advance; $13 – $18 day of the show. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. J�� B�� G��. U Street Music Hall (1115 U St. NW, Washington, D.C.) $18. 7 p.m. 202588-1889.

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V��. Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.) $20. 8 p.m. 202-337-4141. W�� S��. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m. 703-525-8646.

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T�� S�� J�� B��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $12 – $20. 6 p.m. 703-2551566. S��! S��! H��! W�� W�� S��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $12. 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. R�� L�� C�� P��. Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.) $25. 8 p.m. 202-337-4141.

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S�� N�� W.G. S�� W��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $20. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. T�� A�� L�� R�� N��. U Street Music Hall (1115 U St. NW, Washington, D.C.) $20. 7 p.m. 202-588-1889. H�� B�� L��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $12. 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. N�� M�� B�� V��. Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.) $25. 8 p.m. 202-337-4141. B�� T��. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-532-9283.

P�� A��... Friday, September 16 – Sunset Cinema. Free ﬁlm screenings of various family friendly movies are shown throughout September. Moviegoers are encouraged

to bring blankets and picnics. The ﬁlm being screened is “Zootopia.” Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7:45 – 9:45 p.m. fallschurchva. gov/sunsetcinema.

Saturday, September 17 – Taste of Falls Church at the Fall Festival. Features include live entertainment, pony rides, amusement rides, crafters, businesses and

civic organizations, and cuisine from city kitchens. The children’s activity tent oﬀers craft projects. Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). Free. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/FallFestival.

Saturday, September 24 – Farmers Market Chef Series. The Falls Church Farmers Market will feature a chef demo from the culinary staﬀ at Lebanese Taverna.

City Hall Parking Lot (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 9 – 11 a.m. fallschurchva.gov/FarmersMarket.

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City’s School Board Revisits Decision On Eckert-Mills Tonight The Falls Church School Board meets at 7 p.m. tonight in what promises to be a heavily-attended and highly-charged session. The center focus of the evening’s business is expected to be an attempt to reverse the decision of the board at its last meeting that denied a home schooled teenager, Marta Eckert-Mills, the opportunity to participate for a second year in the George Mason Middle School band.

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Continued from Page 6 as Tatianna (August 25-31 NewsPress), I thought I might enjoy watching “RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars.” I like RuPaul as cohost of “Skin Wars” and host of “Skin-Wars: Fresh Paint,” but I only made it through about fifteen minutes of the new “Drag Race” before shutting it off in disgust. The cross-dressing was not what bothered me. I loved Linda Hunt in her Oscar-winning role as Billy Kwan in “The Year of Living Dangerously,” where she also crossed a racial line, and I loved Dustin Hoffman in “Tootsie,” where he won an Oscar as Michael Dorsey and Dorothy Michaels. It’s also fine with me when the Nats’ mascot dresses as Screech the Eagle or a human portrays an outer-space alien or an American plays an English character. It’s called acting. And, all my life, I’ve defended (in some cases, mourned) my LGBT friends, relatives and editors who suffered discrimination and bullying. I side with LGBT folks against the bigots who harass them – and I side against bigots, period. What if some studio produced a program called, “Watermelon Race,” where white people wearing blackface competed to taunt each other with ethnic jokes and racial slurs, while jabbing middle fingers at each other, constantly calling each other “darkie” or even the n-word (so lightly-bleeped that anyone could recognize it) and behaving as shiftless, lamebrain stereotypes who care about nothing except sex, booze and drugs. Would that program be okay? Hell no.

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Small Lot, Small House Shunning previous attempts to tinker with property rights, the Falls Church City Council gained an informal consensus at a work session Tuesday night to an entirely new approach to limit oversized residential development on small lots in the City. The Council leaned Tuesday toward height and setback limits that would not prohibit development, but restrict it to homes proportional in size to the lots.

EDITOR

So why is it okay when men dressed as women compete to taunt each other with anti-woman slurs, while jabbing middle fingers at each other, constantly calling each other “bitch” or even the c-word (so lightly-bleeped that anyone could recognize it) and behaving as empty-headed bimbo stereotypes who care about nothing except social-climbing in fashion-victim clothes? Get a clue, guys. It’s not okay. I know, kids! We could put on a show! Let’s pretend we’re civilized. Lelia Loban Via the Internet

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