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Man fatally shot in North Stafford TRACY BELL

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he Stafford County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday by a vote of 4-3 to form a subcommittee to form a sign committee with members of the Stafford County Planning Commission. The commission would address sign-ordinance regulations within the county.

The signs discussed include subdivision signs, model home signs, temporary sale signs, school signs, political signs, historic signs and others. But some board members weren’t thrilled to serve on the committee or how the sign situation has been handled. Supervisor Jack Cavalier, RGriffis-Widewater, said that he is concerned about how small

26-year-old North Stafford man was shot Sunday evening in the 300 block of Madison Court in Stafford. Jorge Leonardo Melo, 26, of Vista Woods Road, later died of his wounds, police say. The shooting occurred about 6:30 p.m., according to M.C. Morris Moncure, public information officer for the Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office. Patrol units arrived JORGE MELO on the scene and found a wounded man lying on the ground. CPR was administered to the victim until emergency medical services arrived and transported him to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injury, according to Moncure. Witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots and saw two men, wearing all black, fleeing the area on foot. A black SUV also left the area after the incident. A perimeter was established and dogs attempted to find a track. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office at 540-658-4400. Stafford Crime Solvers is sharing resources with this investigation. Crime doesn’t pay – but Crime Solvers does. Contact Crime Solvers (where callers may remain anonymous) at 540-659-2020 or TEXT “Stafford” + your tip to CRIMES (274637).

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Stafford man charged with murder TRACY BELL

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Stafford man was charged with murder Monday after he was involved in a physical altercation with another man who died of his injuries. Clint Alan Hill, 41, was arrested just before 1 a.m. Monday at his residence in the 2000 block of Green

Tree Road in Stafford. He and Bryan George Hinckley, 35, of Lake View Drive in Stafford, were involved in a fight two days earlier outside an apartment building in the 1900 block of Green Tree Road about 7 p.m. When patrol units arrived at the apartment complex, Hinckley was

unconscious, according to M.C. Morris Moncure, public information officer for the Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office. He was transported to a local hospital where he died of his injuries. Hill was charged with murder, incarcerated at the Rappahannock Regional Jail and held on no bond.

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OVERDOSE ENDS IN ARREST AT 7-ELEVEN A Fredericksburg woman was arrested Jan. 19 after a medical emergency at a 7-Eleven on Garrisonville Road in Stafford County. Britney B elle Grant, 25, of Fall Hill Avenue, was charged BRITNEY BELLE GRANT with possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute controlled paraphernalia.

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TRIANGLE MAN FACES MULTIPLE FELONY CHANGES A Triangle man is in the Rappahannock Regional Jail on no bond after Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office deputies and a police dog caught him Monday on U.S. 1 north of Garrisonville Road, Stafford JAMAUNTA MCQUEEN County Sheriff ’s Office spokeswoman M.C. Morris Moncure said. Jamaunta Deshawn McQueen, 21 of Windsor Road, was charged with felony eluding, attempted capital murder against law enforcement, possession of a stolen vehicle, driving revoked, two counts of running a red light and two counts of running a stop sign. He was served warrants from Prince William County for two counts of felony malicious wounding and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Earlier in the day, the U.S. Marshals Service asked for help from the sheriff ’s office in apprehending a fugitive wanted in Prince William County. At approximately 12:15 p.m. patrol units were told that McQueen was seen in a stolen vehicle parked in a driveway on Maple Leaf Court in Stafford County. Traffic safety units began to establish a perimeter, but McQueen drove away from the residence and a felony traffic stop was attempted. He did not stop for law enforcement and Sgt. J.J. Forman pursued. While en route to the scene, Deputy R.T. Kulbeth was alerted that McQueen was driving toward him on Greenridge Drive. Kulbeth set up ‘Stop Sticks’ along the roadway, which deflated the driver’s side front and rear tires, Morris Moncure said. McQueen continued driving along Coal Landing Road reaching speeds of approximately 70 mph and then headed north on U.S. 1. The pursuit continued through the intersection at Garrisonville Road as the tread was breaking away from the tires. North of Garrisonville Road, Sgt. Forman and Deputy B.U. Demirci initiated a rolling roadblock to stop the vehicle. During the rolling roadblock McQueen made several attempts to ram sheriff ’s office vehicles, Morris Moncure said. Once the vehicle was stopped in the area of 3357 Jefferson Davis Highway, Demirci deployed his canine and McQueen was taken into custody.

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Grant appeared to be passed out in her vehicle at the store, located at 201 Garrisonville Road about 3:15 p.m. Grant was medically evaluated, and deputies learned she was wanted out of Spotsylvania. She was subsequently arrested, according to M.C. Moncure, public information officer for the Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office. A police dog scanned her vehicle and indicated the presence of narcotics. A deputy searched the vehicle and recovered a plastic bag containing a white, powdery substance, foil wrappers containing brown powder and drug paraphernalia, police said. Medical personnel transported Grant to a local hospital where she was medically cleared. She was incarcerated at the Rappahannock Regional Jail and held on no bond.

RICHMOND MEN ARRESTED FOR WALMART SHOPLIFTING SPREE Two Richmond men were charged Jan. 18 after going on a shoplifting spree at Walmart in North Stafford, according to M.C. Moncure, public information officer for the Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office. Brian Edward Gray, 48, of 37th Street, was charged with grand larceny, two counts of conspiracy and driving with a suspended or revoked license. Lionel Green, 43, of Front Street, was charged with grand larceny and two counts of conspiracy. About 7:20 p.m., patrol units responded to a larceny in progress at the Walmart at 217 Garrisonville Road in North Stafford. While en route, deputies were told that two men were seen shoplifting several items, including a Razor miniature dirt bike, and had left the parking lot in a gold four-door vehicle. Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office Sgt. D.R. Colona and Deputy B.M. Kanterman spotted a gold-colored, four-door Nissan sedan matching the description provided that was leaving the parking lot and turning east on Garrisonville Road. Colona followed the car as it made an abrupt turn from Garrisonville Road into a 7-Eleven parking lot. As deputies made contact with the driver and passenger, they spotted a miniature dirt bike, a new computer and a set of Rachel Ray cookware in the backseat of the Nissan. The men, identified as Gray and Green, were detained and interviewed. Gray admitted that he and his partner purchased low-dollar items from Walmart, took the receipt to his car, scanned it into a computer and altered it to display higher-priced items. Gray printed a new receipt, returned to the store and stole the items listed on the counterfeit receipt. His plan was that if any store employees stopped him as he left the store, he would show the fake receipt, Morris Moncure said. He then would resell the stolen items to corner stores or exchange them for drugs. Both men were incarcerated at the Rappahannock Regional Jail on no bond. — Staff report SPORTS

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School board chooses new school logo The Stafford County School Board agreed to a Stafford County Public Schools rebranding and logo Tuesday, choosing one of two logo color-combination options. The board chose between government colors and modern colors, going with government colors despite the staff ’s recommended modern or brighter colors. Both logos consist of a book with two figures looming over top of the book — a smaller childlike figure and an adult figure indicating a teacher or parent, along

with a star. *Also at the meeting, the school board approved fiscal 2016 carry forward funds in the amount of $1.5 million for the Moncure Elementary School rebuild. Another $61,000 may be used for the North Stafford High School library project, according to discussion. *In other business, the school board discussed the impending replacement of gym bleachers and the gym floor at North Stafford High School. The discussion items were informational only and

no action was taken. They also discussed some classroom and fine arts changes at Mountain View High School, also as information items. *Stafford Middle School hosted a multicultural celebration Jan. 20 to acknowledge different cultures. Organizers ordered 17 flags to represent the countries of the schools system’s English as a Second Language students. The flags were then hung in the cafeteria as part of the celebration. — Tracy Bell

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NSHS AIR FORCE JROTC TO HOST DRILL COMPETITION North Stafford High School’s U.S. Air Force JROTC will host a drill competition at the school Jan 28. Seven schools — five U.S. Air Force JROTC and two U.S. Army JROTC — are scheduled to compete in seven regulation events. They include Chantilly Academy, Chopticon High School in Maryland, Stonewall Jackson High School, Randolph-Macon Academy, North Stafford High School, Colonial Forge High School, Courtland High School. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is open to the public. Several teams will hold an exposition, and individual cadets will hold a “knockout” competition. RAPPAHANNOCK HEALTH DISTRICT RECOGNIZED FOR ABILITIES The National Association of County and City Health Officials recently recognized the Rappahannock Area Health District for its ability to plan for, respond to and recover from public health emergencies. RAHD demonstrated these capabilities by meeting the comprehensive preparedness benchmarks that Project Public Health Ready required. PPHR is a unique partnership between NACCHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

REGIONAL BUSINESS COALITION ADOPTS UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION POLICY The Northern Virginia Transportation Coalition announced the adoption of a resolution signed by 20 major business and industry organizations that urges regional transportation investments be based on five criteria and funding for nine projects it believes provide the greatest regional benefit. The coalition believes that achieving the best solutions to transportation challenges requires a big-picture perspective. Noting that transportation needs are not proportional by jurisdiction, the coalition’s resolution calls for basing the region’s transportation investments on five criteria: * moving the greatest number of people throughout the region; * reducing congestion and travel time between major regional employment centers and communities; * increasing network reliability regionwide while producing the best long-term return on investment; * promoting regional economic development and growth; and * enhancing regional security. The nine investments that the coalition considers of greatest regional signif-

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‘You can please some of the people all of the time’ It seems to me… although they refer to it, many people in the U.S. have not read the U.S. Constitution. Or, if they have read it, they read it to HARVEY GOLD suit their beliefs or didn’t understand what they read. If they did read it and understood it, they would not tolerate the violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution and certainly wouldn’t violate it. Let me first state that I believe it is healthy to have the ability to criticize our government. We do it in our print media, on TV, in the movies and in many other public forums. That is our right and what sets us apart from those governments that control and suppress the voice of the people. However, our Constitution requires that this voice to disagree with others and especially those who govern us must be done peacefully. While it allows a lot of room to speak your mind and to assemble with others to voice your opinions, it is unequivocal about the requirement for peaceful public assembly. It does not provide exceptions for religion, race, economic standing, sex or any other majority or minority. The Bill of Rights addresses this as well. Many groups have used this guaranteed right to peacefully express their needs and wants. To our shame, throughout our nation’s history sometimes our government, at various levels, has not protected or has suppressed the voice of the people demonstrating peacefully. To our credit, our nation has

continued to pass legislation to correct these abuses of civil rights. To some it has not been enough. To others it has been too much. The result is that we still argue and take sides over issues that continue to divide our country. However, if it done peacefully, it is how change takes place, and that makes us better. This is not bad or wrong if it is done peacefully. It is what has made our country stronger. Today, we are faced with many demonstrations. Some are peaceful, others are not. We had demonstrations under the administration of President Obama and now demonstrations have begun against President Trump and his new administration. As happened often before in our country, the saying by the poet John Lydgate continues to be true, “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time.” And, while it may always be true, it may be healthy. What isn’t healthy is when the unpleased people violate the law to obtain their way. We must recognize that the law is what socially sets us apart from all the other species. Granted, the law must be fair to all who are subject to it. If it isn’t, then we must peacefully find ways to change it. We see this done routinely in towns, cities, counties, states and even at the federal level. Unfortunately, it often is too slow or insufficient, but change continues until, hopefully, we get it right. But when it is too slow or insufficient, we still can continue our peaceful pursuit of the change we seek. That is the power and strength of our country and its Constitution.

When people violate the law to achieve change, the very means of allowing our freedom to remain intact breaks down. And if we allow this to continue, our laws become obsolete and the result is anarchy. Regrettably, in the last few days, instead of the peaceful transfer of power of one administration to another, we have seen rioting in the streets of our nation’s capital. These actions should not be tolerated by anyone. Those who rioted were not prevented from peacefully voicing their opinion. Others who came to Washington to express their opposition to the new administration did so peacefully and lawfully. Their right to demonstrate was protected by law and those who enforce it. But those who broke the law and damaged property and injured others, including ordinary citizens and those in law enforcement, broke the law and in doing so took something away from the concept of free speech. And, whether we admit it or not, they took something away from those who assembled peacefully to address similar issues. It hardened the views of many who may, now or in the future, be persuaded to change or modify their views. And, what is astonishing, is that the new administration was on its first day and no actions had been taken on the issues the demonstrators rioted about. None of us should tolerate unlawful actions by individuals, groups or the government itself to attain their goals, whether it is in Stafford or elsewhere. There are mechanisms in place that insure our rights are protected including the press, the other media, our right to peaceful assembly and the Constitution itself. We should understand that using violence to obtain what we want weakens these mechanisms and can ultimately destroy the foundations of what make us a free people. Harvey Gold can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.

READER COMMENTS Editor’s note: The following comment was posted on InsideNoVa.com about David Kerr’s column: “Virginia’s new proffer laws change everything” The writer of this article, “Got it right”, what does the taxpayer get out of this? More burden on the household income. I get it, more homes, more revenue, but at what cost to existing, overwhelmed infrastructure. Every authority, locally, wants to be like Fairfax County: big, bold and ignorant of the looming financial crisis to come. I cannot speak directly of Fairfax County’s woes, but of Stafford County I can. I was here when it was very rural, perhaps 18,000 residents or so trying to sugarcoat old, existing wagon trails from the days gone by into a freeway of high velocity and continuous traffic congestion without the proffers from developers who only care about profit is a disaster. Case in point, the project called Courthouse Manor of 75 homes, just a stone’s throw away from the old courthouse, is going to exacerbate an already, weekly

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debacle trying to get out of Courthouse Road onto Interstate 95 and Route 1. Already in the last several weeks, the school has issued delays for students arriving to school because of the congestion the traffic pattern creates. Now adding 75 homes, perhaps two cars per each household and exactly what is going to happen at 7:30 a.m.? This should have never been allowed to happen without substantial proffers to alleviate the problem. It is such a poor designed bill that allowed this. This subdivision has two ways in and two ways out on the same major road separated by 100 yards! The contractor cannot even replace the sidewalk across the street where this subdivision has tapped into the county’s sewer system, (already a problem brewing, the dip in the road past the wayside split on Route 1) with the same material, just a giant bump of asphalt on a sidewalk used by many. Fortunately, there are folks who see it done a different way. Only by investing time in the political arena of Virginia politics can anything be done right the first EDUCATION

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time, not like the bad choice of dumping HOV commuter traffic from Interstate 95 in front of Garrisionville Road. Now they feverishly attempt to fix a very expensive problem by moving it a short distance. Who signed on that folly? Bryant Wilkerson Stafford County Editor’s note: The following comments were posted on InsideNoVa.com about the story “Subcommittee kills transgender ‘bathroom bill.’ ” The science is out there. Transgender people are not mentally ill. Anxious, yes. Depressed, yes. Scared, most assuredly. All available evidence supports the fact that non-transgender or cisgender people are more likely to attack a transgender person in or around any public place than they are to be attacked by a transgender person anywhere. *** “The Obama administration has told public schools to allow transgender students...” Point of interest. What Obama said no longer matters. SPORTS

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Vote extends 95 express lanes VDOT: Public meetings coming next

Stafford Middle celebrates diversity Stafford Middle School hosted a multicultural celebration on Jan. 20 to show the diversity at the school, according to Principal Mark Smith. Students presented on stage using slides to show foods, customs, weather and holidays from their countries. “The purpose of this event was to acknowledge and celebrate the diversity and culture that our ESOL students bring

to our school,” Smith said. In all, 19 countries were represented in the event. The flags of the 19 countries will be suspended from the cafeteria ceiling to reflect the students’ background and heritage. Smith noted that “our inclusive environment at Stafford Middle School makes us stronger.”

Construction on an extension of the Interstate 95 express lanes could begin in the spring of 2019, and if everything goes according to schedule the extension could open in 2021, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation, noting a shorter extension set for the summer of 2018. The Commonwealth Transportation Board voted Jan. 18 to include the Interstate 95 Express Lanes’ Fredericksburg extension in the SixYear Improvement Program for Fiscal 2017-2022. Kelly Hannon, communications manager for the Virginia Department of Transportation, said following the vote that by including it in the program, work can occur to study the project’s potential scope and collect necessary data for design

work and environmental studies. The project would extend 95 express lanes as far south as the exit 133 interchange at U.S. 17 in Stafford County and would tie into the Rappahannock River Crossing project, Hannon said. “Conversations continue with Transurban on how the facility can best improve operations on the interstate and regarding specific access points,” Hannon said in an email to InsideNoVA. “Data is being gathered for an Environmental Assessment and Interchange Justification Report and an initial traffic and revenue study is under way.” Next, public meetings will be scheduled to update residents on the project and gather comments as work progresses, she said. — Tracy Bell

Bill would end ‘winner take all’ electoral vote system » JULIE ROTHEY

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A bill to end Virginia’s “winner take all” system of awarding Electoral College votes was approved by a House subcommittee Tuesday. The electoral votes should be divided DEL. MARK COLE among presidential candidates based on how many of Virginia’s 11 congressional districts they win, the subcommittee of the House Privileges and Elections Committee decided on a 5-2, party-line vote. HB 1425, sponsored by Del. Mark Cole, R-Fredericksburg, would give Virginia’s remaining two electoral votes to the winner of the state’s popular vote. This system is used in Maine and Nebraska and is known as the “congressional district system.” Under the system, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump would have received six of Virginia’s 13 Electoral College votes, even though Democrat Hillary Clinton carried the state last fall. Cole said he thinks the bill would increase voter turnout because it would make people feel more like their vote mattered. He said Northern Virginia is so populous that it carries the state, and that makes people in rural Virginia feel their vote doesn’t count. A citizen testifying before the Elections Subcommittee agreed. “Western Virginia has been discriminated against … for many years,” the man said. He said the system was set up to protect minorities, and it’s not doing that. Clara Wheeler, vice chairwoman of the

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State Board of Elections, told the subcommittee, “When Virginia takes a position that is all or nothing, vast numbers of your communities – your constituents – have no say in the Electoral College.” The five Republicans on the subcommittee voted for HB 1425. Besides Cole, they included Dels. Leslie Adams of Chatham, Buddy Fowler of Glen Allen, Chris Jones of Suffolk and Margaret Ransone of Kinsale, who chairs the panel. The two Democrats on the subcommittee – Dels. Mark Sickles of Fairfax and Luke Torian of Prince William – voted against the measure. The bill now shifts to the full House Privileges and Elections Committee for consideration. Two organizations opposed the bill. The Virginia League of Women Voters said it dislikes this bill because it allocates votes based on gerrymandered districts. Bills are pending in the General Assembly to amend the Virginia constitution to prevent gerrymandering, but they could not go into effect until redistricting occurs in 2021, after the next presidential election. Carol Noggle, co-president of the league, said a bill of this kind should not be passed before redistricting has been decided. The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia also opposed the bill on grounds that it doesn’t give each person a direct vote. Instead, the ACLU supported HB 1482, which the subcommittee voted to kill. That measure, introduced by Del. Marcus Simon, D-Falls Church, would have entered Virginia into a national compact to give all electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote.

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Eleven states, which together hold 165 electoral votes, have approved the compact. It would go into effect when its member states represent a majority of the country’s 538 electoral votes. In response to arguments that his bill would ignore the will of the people, Simon replied, “We don’t know what the will of the people is, because we’re told the state’s going to go this way,” which discourages voter turnout. “While we oppose the Electoral College, this bill sets a different benchmark more in line with the one-person, onevote principle,” said Hope Amezquita of the Virginia ACLU. On an unrecorded voice vote, the subcommittee recommended that Simon’s legislation be “passed by indefinitely,” meaning it is dead for this legislative session. Virginia has 13 Electoral College votes – one for each member in the U.S. House

of Representatives plus two for its U.S. senators. In December, the state cast all 13 of those votes for Clinton because she carried Virginia on Nov. 8. Clinton won 49.7 percent of the statewide vote to Trump’s 44.4 percent. But Trump carried six of Virginia’s 11 congressional district in the presidential election; Clinton carried five congressional districts. Under HB 1425, seven of Virginia’s Electoral College votes would have gone to Clinton and six would have gone to Trump. If that bill passes the House, it likely will face opposition in the Senate. Also on Tuesday, the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee considered an identical proposal – SB 837, sponsored by Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Midlothian. It was defeated on a 5-9 vote. Five Republicans voted in favor of Chase’s bill; six Democrats and three Republicans voted against it.

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WASHINGTON — The 58th Presidential Inauguration celebration began the day before Donald J. Trump was sworn-in as the 45th president of the United States. A “Make America Great Again: Voices of the People” pre-concert was held on the fields next to the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday. The event featured performances from ROTC and law enforcement units to a myriad of musical and dance ensembles from around the country. The welcome celebration included performances by Toby Keith, Lee Greenwood and a variety of other artists before concluding with a fireworks display above the Lincoln Memorial. Inauguration Day dawned warm and dry, but clouds began to fill the sky as crowds began to fill the Capitol grounds. People with standing section tickets to the swearing-in ceremony came from all over the country. Some were staunch Trump supporters who were there specifically because Trump was being sworn-in as president. Others had supported alternate Democrat or Republican candidates during the election process and were excited to be there to witness the transfer of power. Chants of “Trump, Trump, Trump” and “USA” could be heard sporadically from the crowd that awaited the ceremony. There was booing from some as Hillary Clinton and others were announced and throughout Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s remarks, including his reading of the 1861 Union Soldier Sullivan Ballou’s final letter from Bull Run. Loud cheers went up from the crowd as Trump concluded taking the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts. President Trump’s inaugural address on Friday followed the same theme as his

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Have you given any thought to your digital afterlife? So much of our lives is online now, we have to plan our digital estate as carefully as we plan the distribution of our property and funds after MARK STOUT we die. All our family bills come to me by email it seems, and I pay all the bills online. What is quick and routine for me now would be a new task for my wife should I pass unexpectedly. She’d have to spend time calling each vendor seeking the balances and how to pay. For that reason I have setup my Google email account to email my wife with my Gmail password. Should I go inactive for a period of time I set, Google emails me. Should I fail to respond to that email, they will email my wife with my account access information. I am reminded monthly I have this setup in case I want to make any changes. I can have a document in Google Drive that I update periodically with information that I want her to have. I can set a reminder in my task program to review and edit that document periodically. As for the passwords and URLs to the

various bills I pay each month, I store those in Lastpass, a secure password vault. That lets me keep my passwords in one secure digital vault. I can access all of them by remembering just one password. It has a free level of service, and the premium is $12 a year. Lastpass’s Emergency Access lets a loved one request access to your passwords. You are immediately notified of the request, and can decline the request. On the other hand, if you fail to respond in a time interval you have designated, they receive access to your vault and all the passwords. The loved one must have a Lastpass account, but that is free. Once they have access to your passwords they have access to your emails so they can receive online bills. And they know the passwords to sites like Dominion Power and Washington Gas so they can pay the bills and keep the utilities on. Loved ones will also have access to your photos if they are stored online. They can easily download those and move them to their own accounts. They will likely want to keep your Amazon account current too. When you purchase Kindle books, music, movies and TV shows, you are not purchasing

the actual content, but rather a license to consume that content. You can’t will an ebook to someone since you don’t actually own the book. The license to ebooks, music and video content are managed by the company you purchased the content from. Should that company disappear, so too would access to that content. To keep Uncle Jay’s streaming music service and his collection of classic movies, you will need to keep his Amazon (or iTunes, Google Play etc.) account active. From what I can find online, Amazon accounts do not expire. Policies can change, so loved ones should perhaps change the active email address on accounts like Amazon to their own email addresses so they will see warnings should accounts close due to inactivity. It wouldn’t hurt to log in and then out of each of those accounts every month or two. This is all presupposing companies like Amazon and Google will still be around when we are not. Even if they are not, we will be using someone’s online services when we go, so it is a good idea when signing up for a new service to have a plan for alerting loved ones of the existence of the service, the kind of content THEME: SUPER BOWL

ACROSS 1. Chewing noise 6. Unit of work or energy 9. Alternative to knit stitch 13. Flu symptom 14. “We will, we will rock ___” 15. The color of some old photos 16. Crème de la ____ 17. Pilot’s estimate 18. Often-missed humor 19. *Team that’s never been in Super Bowl 21. *Team with most appearances but no wins 23. Articulate 24. *Washington’s Super Bowl MVP, ____ Rypien 25. Protestant denom. 28. Uncontrollable anger 30. Lung pouch 35. a.k.a. The Islamic State 37. Tibetan monk 39. “Semper Fidelis” to U.S. Marines, e.g. 40. *Pittsburgh’s Super Bowl MVP, ____ Swann 41. Jerry Maguire, e.g. 43. “For” in Spanish 44. Reduce

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pressure 46. Those not in favor 47. Larger-than-life 48. Seabiscuit’s house 50. Big top 52. “Fat chance!” 53. “The Sun ____ Rises” 55. Horse poker 57. *Companies pay big for it on Super Bowl night 61. *One of 4 teams with no appearances 64. Sad face 65. Girls’ night out, in text 67. Shipping box 69. R2-D2, e.g. 70. Container for ashes 71. Remove location from IMap 72. Singles 73. Bird-to-be 74. Boris Godunov and Nicholas Romanov

you have on the service and how they can access the service. Finally, think about the social sites you regularly visit. When you pass, they will show your failure to post and your online friends will wonder what became of you. Give loved ones the ability to log into those accounts as well, so they can let your online friends know of your passing. A couple of years ago a friend from my 30s posted his joy at being part of a sailboat crew ferrying a boat to Bermuda. He must have shared his login credentials with his parents, because a week later they posted to his account the sad news of his having been swept overboard and lost at sea. Facebook even has a way to turn your page into an “In Memoriam” page. These pages remain but can’t be added to. Nor does your birthday appear in reminders. I accidently wished a friend a happy birthday one year, forgetting he’d passed a couple years before. Had his family known about memorializing the page, this wouldn’t have happened. For links mentioned in the column or to share this column online, go to http://www. familytechonline.com. For Mark’s contact information, visit markstout.info on the web. 8. Exotic jelly flavor 9. ____wig or ____ winkle 10. Second word in a fairytale? 11. *”The ____ is the thing” 12. Big name in chips 15. Former Himalayan kingdom 20. African antelope 22. Part of investment portfolio, acr. 24. Reminder of past 25. *Suffered 4 consecutive Super Bowl losses 26. Heretofore 27. Santa Maria’s companion 29. *She’s a Lady 31. Tug-of-War prop 32. Locker room infection?

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Mountain View girl hoopsters rebound nicely » DAVID STEGON For InsideNoVa

Going into this Friday’s game against Potomac, the Mountain View girls basketball team will have had a solid week to reflect on the previous week that, in all honesty, probably could not have gone better. With a 10-point win over Stafford and a 1-point win over Massaponax, the Wildcats notched victories over their biggest competition for the Conference 15 title. Now at 11-7, Mountain View looks poised for a trip to regionals, not bad for a season that started with just one win in the team’s first five games. “The first two big conference games are out of the way, but we still have to play well to win the games still on our schedule,” said Mountain View Coach Ben Sargent. The Wildcats try to win games on defense, but feature a balanced offensive attack with three players scoring more than 10 points per game: senior Janae Robinson, junior Cheyanne Suamataia and sophomore Maggie Sharp. Suamataia has dominated the post, pulling in more than 12 rebounds a game. She collected 18 rebounds against Stafford and Sargent said she helps open up the outside for Robinson and Sharp. With

three capable scorers, especially two who can shoot from distance, Mountain View presents matchup problems for a lot of teams. “We want to find that balance,” Sargent said. “If our opponent doubles Cheyanne, we can kick it outside. If they pay too much attention to our shooters, Cheyanne can work inside. As long as we keep hustling on defense and avoid lazy plays, we can maintain our momentum.” Sargent hoped for even more depth on this year’s team. Kayla Jackson, a valuable player on last year’s team, tore her ACL during the off-season and is missing the entire year. She also missed her freshman year with an injury to her other knee. After the rocky start, though, the Wildcats found their groove. They won six straight games following their start and took third out of eight teams at a holiday tournament. It was the Massaponax game, though, that showed Sargent what his team had. “That was a tough game,” Sargent said. “It was close throughout, but we were able to keep the score low, play good defense and make our free throws. They are always tough, but that showed we could play with them.” Dave Stegon can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.

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Colonial Forge High School grad Desmond Weinberg-Jones has moved up to competition in the decathlon and the heptathlon during his time at Division I Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. PHOTO BY CHUCK STEENBURGH

Forge’s Weinberg-Jones makes his mark with VMI track and field » BY DAVID DRIVER For InsideNoVa

Desmond Weinberg-Jones was a threeyear letterwinner in both indoor and outdoor track at Colonial Forge High School. He set the school record in the 300-meter hurdles at 38.34 seconds and was a two-time Coach’s Award winner. But Weinberg-Jones focused on just a few events while he was in high school. That is certainly not the case now as he competes for Division I Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. He has taken part in the decathlon and heptathlon during his career with the Keydets. “College was the first time I got to do it,” he said. “My high school coach said they have [multi-events] in college and I can try them.” He certainly has and the redshirt junior, who is strong in the hurdles, was part of 14 points as VMI finished second in the outdoor championships in the Southern Conference event in 2016. Weinberg-Jones finished third in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 53.71 and was sixth in the 110 hurdles with a time of 15.44 in the conference event for VMI. He also took part in the fifth-place 4 x 4 relay squad. The Stafford resident was also fifth in the 400 hurdles at Bucknell and sixth at Appalachian State during the 2015-16 season. He was seventh in the 110 hurdles at High Point. Indoors he was fifth in the heptathlon at the conference meet for VMI. That came after he sat out the 2014-15 season for the Keydets. “The toughest adjustment was basically the school in general with all of the military, and the school and having so much to do all of the time,” he said. “I was not used to

having 100 percent of my time consumed. It was like a growing experience. I had to learn better time management and adjusting to the harder classes. It was not easy.” As a freshman during the 2013-14 season, he was fourth in the 400 in the conference outdoor meet and ran a time of 54.29 in the 400 in the Radford Invitational in southwest Virginia. He was fourth in his only decathlon of the outdoor season, the Liberty Collegiate Invite, with 5511 points, and was eighth in the heptathlon indoors. The Colonial Forge grad also logged a time of 8.85 in the 60-meter hurdle at the JDL Kickoff Classic. “This year we lost a lot of male sprinters [to graduation],” he said. “I have not seen how the freshmen are. We have a new sprint coach this year. I think he is a lot better.” The new sprints and hurdles coach is Sean Bernstein, who began the job in August. "I am excited to welcome Sean to our staff," said VMI's Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Darrin Webb in a statement at the time of hiring. "I believe he is going to be a fantastic addition. Throughout this process, I was impressed with his passion for our sport, as well as his excitement and commitment to collegiate track and field. He has earned multiple certifications, has had outstanding mentors throughout his career and has helped his athletes record great improvements quickly.” “His experiences as an athlete really left an impression on me as well, as he was able to take his coaching and use it to transform from an average high school sprinter to a multi-time NCAA Division III champion. What I was most impressed with, however, was his knowledge of sprint

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and hurdle training and his ability to communicate his philosophy in that area. He is a humble, grounded individual that has the knowledge and expertise to help our sprints and hurdles continue to improve as we move forward,” Webb added. Coming out of high school, WeinbergJones looked at several schools, including Division III Bridgewater and Division I Virginia Tech. He said VMI made the best fit financially as he was awarded a track scholarship to the school in Lexington. He is one of several Stafford residents with the VMI track and field program. Others on the men’s team include freshman James Granderson (Colonial Forge), junior Luke Lysher (Stafford High), freshman Rohan Martin (Colonial Forge) and freshman Jahanzib Shahbaz (Mountain View). “I know a couple of them. There is at

least one person that I know that comes here [each year from Stafford]. This year I have met two, and one has a track and football background,” Weinberg-Jones said. Weinberg-Jones will take part in the outdoor season this spring and he has one more year of eligibility left after this academic year. He is majoring in computer science. VMI was at the Liberty Invitational in Lynchburg last weekend and will host a dual meet against The Citadel of South Carolina on Jan. 28. On Friday, Weinberg-Jones took part in several events in the heptathlon and was 12th in the 60 meters, 12th in the high jump, 20th in the long jump and 21st in the shot put to rank 16th after the Friday events. David Driver can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.

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Virginians would be able to buy liquor with almost 50 percent more alcohol than is currently available under a bill passed Wednesday by the House of Delegates. The legislation would raise the limit on the alcohol content of neutral grain spirits – alcohol that is “without distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color” – sold at state-controlled liquor stores from 101 proof (50.5 percent alcohol) to 151 proof (75.5 percent alcohol). The bill passed with a bipartisan vote of 83-14. Advocates view the bill as a common-sense measure to align the state’s alcohol policy with that of the rest of the country. Virginia and Vermont are the only states that prohibit the sale of 151-proof liquor such as Everclear. College and health officials say the bill would endanger college campuses already dealing with underage alcohol abuse, binge drinking and sexual assault. Teresa Sullivan, the president of the University of Virginia, has compared highly potent liquor to a “date rape” drug. The outcry led Gov. Terry McAuliffe to veto a similar bill last year. The veto came after legislators rejected McAuliffe’s request to delay enactment of the legislation until further study.

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in essence, to be effective, a sort of ‘sign police’ would be needed to enforce the rules. It would take an army to support that, he said. “It’s just way too much,” Cavalier noted. Stafford resident Alane Callander asked whether the county would be prepared to pay people to keep tabs when a sign is posted and monitor when it would need to come down. She wondered whether that would be the case or whether it would be more voluntary. “I think Stafford can find a balance,” she said. Chairman Paul Milde, R-Aquia, said that the board isn’t looking to create new sign laws. However, a limit of three signs is new for landowners within the sign ordinance, with Supervisor Wendy Mauer, R-Rock Hill, pointing out that supervisors supporting this who were on the sign committee, Milde and Supervisor Laura Sellers, up for reelection.

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Del. Barry Knight, R-Virginia Beach, sponsored both the 2016 legislation and HB 1842 this session. On the House floor Tuesday, he said provisions had been added to the measure after consultations with public safety, health and education officials over the summer. The provisions include a five-year sunset clause: Lawmakers would have to revisit the issue before the legislation expires on July 1, 2022. Knight said that important concessions were made to the Virginia College Alcohol Leadership Council and other advocacy groups and that he foresaw a clearer path for passage of HB 1842. “There is now peace in the valley,” Knight said. Knight reminded his colleagues that they supported his bill last year by a vote of 97-0. In contrast, HB 1843 faced some opposition when it was considered by the House General Laws Committee. Last week, the committee voted 19-3 to recommend approval of the bill. Knight stressed that the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control would still be able to restrict which products are sold at certain ABC stores. That would allow the agency to keep higherpotency products away from college campuses.

Also at the meeting, Sellers planned to meet with Mine Road commuters in the next two weeks to discuss options for sluggers who miss out on commuting past 6:30 a.m. The board also discussed: • neighborhood concerns about a proposed Patriot’s Crossing project and its potential impact on Wolverine Way near North Stafford High School. Sellers discussed her support of the project, noting that Wolverine Way is a state-maintained road, not a school road. She said if given time, the community should see that the project would add to the community instead of being a safety issue or burden. • safety concerns surrounding the Winding Creek development and Winding Creek Road, specifically residents’ worries about more people and traffic coming to the area and making the surrounding community congested and its roads more dangerous to drive on.

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Luxco Inc., the company that makes Everclear, has supported the legislation. The St. Louis-based distiller also has supported Knight: It gave him a $1,000 campaign donation last April, according to the Virginia Public Access Project, a nonpartisan group that compiles data on political contributions. McAuliffe has yet to declare a position on this year’s legislation. But in explaining his veto last spring, the governor said he shared the concern of university health officials “that a prime market for these products is young people who are attracted to their high proof and low cost.” “Therefore, I continue to believe the best course of action is to study this issue further,” McAuliffe stated in his 2016 veto message, “with particular focus on the restrictions and strategies implemented by other states that can be codified to reduce potential abuse of such products by young adults and youth, before selling this product in Virginia.” How They Voted Here is how t he Hous e voted Wednesday on HB 1842 (“Alcoholic beverage control; neutral grain

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In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $228,682.88, dated September 21, 2007, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for Stafford County on September 27, 2007, as Instrument Number LR070023352, the undersigned appointed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction, at the main entrance of the courthouse for the Circuit Court of Stafford County, 1300 Courthouse Rd, Stafford, VA on February 6, 2017 at 9:00 AM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: Lot 14, Section One, Charlestown Commons, as shown on plat entitled Plat of Subdivision Section One, Charlestown Commons, dated February, 1995, and recorded in Plat Book 27 at Page 131 in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Stafford County, Virginia. Tax ID: 54FF 1 14.

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