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CIVIL WAR CHARGE!

A repeat of the fireworks between Falls Church Mayor Robin Gardner and Dr. Steve Rogers, chair of the Falls Church Housing Corporation (FCHC), at Monday’s City Council work session is not likely when the Council meets next Tuesday to consider an ambitious affordable housing project. But you never know.

Gardner and Rogers, a former F.C. vice mayor, went toeto-toe Monday over the timing

of Council approval for the plan to build 174 affordable housing apartments in property adjacent to the now-approved $317 million City Center project on S. Maple Avenue.

Gardner argued that if the Council gave a preliminary OK to the plan, which would involve a considerable subsidy from City taxpayers, then City boards and commissions, including the public, would need two months to review the matter prior to a vote on final approval.

But Rogers said the matter will have to be finalized in

only one month, because that’s the deadline needed to develop the plans in order to apply for and get vitally-needed low state interest rates.

“We are now working on a path to go down collectively,” Carol Jackson, executive director of the FCHC told the News-Press yesterday, crediting Assistant City Manager Cindy Mester with refereeing constructive progress toward an amicable resolution.

“If we can’t have a final OK

Nationally, Democrats may not have decided who their presidential candidate is going to be yet, but that didn’t stop 500 party activists in Fairfax County from a rousing pep rally Sunday dedicated to turn Virginia “blue” this November.

The high-energy partisan event, the annual JeffersonJackson Dinner sold out for the first time in memory, was standing-room-only. It was held on the same day that word was getting out that Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain had opened his Virginia campaign headquarters in Pentagon City.

A Democratic presidential candidate has not carried Virginia, long considered solidly in the “red,” or GOP, column, since 1964. But all the numbers point to the fact that this November could break the streak.

The numbers also suggest the pivotal shift will be centered in Fairfax County, Virginia’s largest with over a million residents, which has exhibited a dramatic shift toward Democratic majorities in statewide elections since 2000.

Eastern Fairfax County, in the areas closest to the City of Falls Church and Arlington, is considered especially key.

That area encompasses the 11th Congressional District, where four Democrats are now vying for their party’s nomination in a June 10 primary to replace Rep. Tom Davis in the fall.

The district has been named one of the three most likely in the U.S. to shift from Republican to Democratic control this year.

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by the end of June, then we’ll pull this project off the table right now,” Rogers told Gardner and the City Council at its work session Monday. “We simply won’t be able to qualify with the state.”

Gardner questioned whether the FCHC had dragged its feet getting the proposal to the Council, causing the time crunch. But Rogers insisted adamantly that it was the City’s timetable, not the FCHC’s, that was responsible.

“There might have been an impression created that we were procrastinating, but that is definitely not the case,” Jackson said. She would not offer details on what kind of agreement is being hammered out between her organization and City Hall, but she said it “should work” when the matter comes for the Council vote Tuesday.

The proposed project is a seven-story, 174 unit structure developed jointly by the FCHC and Homestretch, Inc.,

a non-profit that currently owns the site. Atlantic Realty, the prime developer of the City Center South project next door, would be the builder of the new structure, fulfilling some of its proffer to the City for the approvals it needed for the City Center.

The need for affordable housing in Falls Church was underscored by a report that the new City Center project would create 1,450 to 1,475 new jobs, alone, while 200 existing affordable housing units in the City were lost since 2000, and another 650 are potentially at risk of being demolished or refurbished into high-priced units.

The proposed structure, the most ambitious project of its kind ever in the City, would provide housing for those earning up to 60% of the area’s median annual income. Half of the project would open up for current residents at Winter Hill affordable housing units, and the FCHC would then renovate the Winter Hill units to sell to qualifying first-time home buy-

ers earning up to 80% of the area median income.

In addition to money already set aside for affordable housing in the City, the project would involve real estate tax exemptions for all the units, debt service and government service costs.

“This is going to cost a lot of money. Affordable housing doesn’t come cheap,” Rogers said. “But the City has a commitment to this, and it is needed by the business community to provide the opportunity for close-by housing for employees. The bottom line is that this is the best project we’re going to get.”

Among the financial concerns some Council members expressed was the matter how much some other, more profitable development on the site would accrue. However, the property is presently owned

by Homestretch, a non-profit which has no intention of putting the site to a different use, it was pointed out.

While Gardner argued that

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a final approval could not be achieved before the end of July, others on the Council disagreed, including Councilman Dan Sze. “I’m willing to do everything humanly possible to get this done by June 30,” he said. “It comes down to the question of whether or not we want affordable housing.”

In another development Monday, the Council decided

to postpone a second and final vote on exceptions requested for the construction of a Hilton Garden Inn in the 700 block of W. Broad, since developer Robert Young indicated he was beginning new talks with neighbors to the site, including those representing the St. James School, and he needed more time. The vote is now set for June 9.

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Davis helped buoy alreadyhigh spirits at the Democrats’ Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in McLean Sunday. His words about how bad things have become for the GOP were displayed on a large screen at the event. “The political atmosphere facing House Republicans this November is the worst since Watergate,” Davis wrote in a memo, displayed at the dinner, “and is far more toxic than the fall of 2006 when we lost 30 seats and our majority and came within a couple of percentage points of losing another 15 seats.”

Davis has also been quoted widely on the Internet saying, “If the Republican brand were dog food, they’d take it off the shelf.”

“Thank you, Congressman Davis,” Fairfax Democratic Party Chair Scott Surovell exclaimed gleefully from the podium, as the 500 activists at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner cheered Sunday.

Surovell, the young, enthusiastic new Democratic county chair, showed off an impressive power-point presentation to

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the audience demonstrating just how key Fairfax County will be to the Democrats’ chances, nationally, in November.

The county first demonstrated this in the narrow election of Democratic U.S. Senator James Webb in November 2006. Not only did the county tip the balance in Webb’s favor during the Democratic primary earlier that year, but its absentee ballots counted in the wee hours of the morning after the November 2006 race were decisive in giving Webb a narrow 9,329-vote win that tipped the balance to a Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate. Since it gave Webb an upset victory over GOP Incumbent Sen. George Allen, by torpedoing Allen’s political career, it likely also denied the Republicans their best presidential candidate for the 2008 election.

Webb’s margin over Allen, while 9,329 statewide, was by a whopping 64,723 in Fairfax County.

Citing five successive statewide elections since 2000, Surovell in his power point showed everyone there the unmistakable trend in Fairfax County voting patterns. In

2000, George Bush won Fairfax by 5,680 votes, but in 2001 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Warner won Fairfax by a 25,738-vote margin. In 2004, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry won Fairfax by a 33,691 margin, and in 2005, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tim Kaine carried the county by a 60,382 margin.

Then came 2006, when the margin for Sen. Webb was 64,723 in the county.

The reasons for the dramatic shift in voting patterns in the county, Surovell proposed, includes the unpopularity of George Bush and “the changing Northern Virginia workforce,” fueled by the growth of technology-based defense contracting industries.

“Tech workers are more diverse and higher educated,” Surovell noted. While the county was 81% white in 1990, it was only 67% white in 2006, with the growth of Asian and Hispanic populations being the most dramatic.

This better-educated, techsavvy workforce also tends to be more progressive in its thinking, others such as George Mason University’s Dr. Richard

Florida have noted. Florida coined the term, “the creative class,” to define this phenomenon, which has been the subject of two widely-acclaimed books.

News of the opening of McCain’s state headquarters in Pentagon City, which was leaked onto the Internet last week, broke into the main-

stream media on Tuesday. State GOP Chair John H. Hager noted that the office is being opened far earlier than the usual postLabor Day timetable for a presidential campaign. It will be used not only to give McCain a jump-start in Virginia, but to boost the GOP changes in a number of Congressional races, as well.

Drunkenness, 800 blk. W Broad St., May 13, 7:14 p.m., police arrested a male, 55, of Falls Church, VA for DIP. Destruction of Property, MEHMS, 7130 Leesburg Pike, May 14, between 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., unknown person(s) cracked the windshield of a 1998 Dodge Stratus.

Larceny, Aalan’s Service Station, 100 Hillwood Ave., May 15, 6:38 a.m., unknown person(s) pumped $62.27 worth of gasoline and then left without paying.

Drunkenness, 300 blk. Hillwood Ave., May 15, 8:02 p.m., police arrested a male, 55, of, Falls Church, VA for DIP. Simple Assault, Eden Center, 6795 Wilson Blvd., May 16, 12:33 a.m., police arrested a male, 40, of Chantilly, VA for Assault on a Police Officer, Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Arrest, and Destruction of Property.

Assault-Intimidation, MEHMS, 7130

Leesburg Pike, May 15, 9:15 a.m., a male juvenile (student) made threats to cause physical harm to a member of the faculty staff. Charges are pending.

Aggravated Assault, Eden Center, 6795 Wilson Blvd., May 17, 12:13 a.m., a male victim was stabbed in the center of his back below the shoulder blades. He was transported to Fairfax Hospital. On May 18, 1:54 a.m., police arrested a male, 31, of Falls Church, VA charging him with one count of Malicious Wounding.

Urinating in Public, Eden Center, 6757 Wilson Blvd., May 17, 11:04 p.m., police arrested a male, 25, of Alexandria, VA for Urinating in Public.

Drunkenness, Eden Center, 6793 Wilson Blvd., May 18, 12:35 a.m., police arrested a male, 35, of Silver Spring, MD for DIP. Larceny from Vehicle, 500 blk.

Roosevelt Blvd., between May 18, 10:00 p.m. and May 19, 7:22 a.m., unknown person(s) shattered the front passenger window of a 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer and stole a GPS holder and 25 blank CDs. Larceny from Vehicle, 500 blk.

Roosevelt Blvd., between May 18, 8:00 p.m. and May 19, 9:29 a.m., unknown person(s) shattered the front passenger window and cracked the windshield of a 2001 Subaru and stole a B-stat GPS receiver and an Encore hands free phone receiver.

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with friends and neighbors yielded two important observations.

First, most people, however they may have voted, are not antidevelopment and understand the need to continue to develop our tax base. Most of these same people, however, are not happy with the results of the recent spurt of development in the City. The only difference of opinion is whether or not they believe that this is the best the City can get.

The so-called anti-development votes simply believe that the City Council can do better, while the votes against the referendum to enforce commercial construction minimums in commercially zoned property were often a “this is the best we can do” decision. This is hardly a decisive measure.

Secondly, I was surprised at the number of intelligent and highly educated people who, in the context of their busy lives and the nuance and complexity of referendum, simply were not well versed in the issues. Many of these people likely did not vote, not as a de facto vote for the status quo, but as a result of uncertainty and a lack of digest-

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ing quality information.

If one considers the odds of running a campaign against an alliance of the single party in power, the local press, the developers, and Chamber of Commerce, the results of the recent election indicate a strong undercurrent of concern. Think what would happen if the independent voices in the city were truly organized and the community fully informed.

Joe Howard Falls Church

Editor, I very much enjoyed Sam Mabry’s letter last week.

Washington is a town of spin doctors and he showed himself to be a master of the art. I particularly liked the reference to the fact that Ed Hillegass, Margaret Housen and Patrice Lepczyk combined received more votes than any single candidate – which, of course, doesn’t take into account the fact that each voter had three council votes to cast. In that circumstance it is much more impressive that Robin Gardner received almost as many votes as those three other candidates could garner together!

Anyway, congratulations to

Sam on his victories. May he have many other similar “victories” in the future.

David Chavern, Member Falls Church City Council

Editor, I am writing to announce an organizational meeting for a Parent Action Group. This meeting will take place this Thursday, May 22 at my home -- 813 Fulton Avenue at 7:30 p.m. I moved into Falls Church City six years ago and in that time, I have heard from so many families about the barriers their child faces accessing the great education we hear so much about. This has been especially true for kids with some executive functioning issues for which a 504 plan falls short or they are turned away at eligibility. But there are many other issues as well and we need to hear from all families in order to make things better.

The purpose of the meeting is to organize so we can work together to make our schools better for all our kids. The “Blue Ribbon” we hear about, needs to be for everyone.

Alison Kutchma Falls Church

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Gov. Kaine Weighs In on 11th District Dem Primary Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine threw his support to Fairfax County Board Chair Gerry Connolly Tuesday, balancing the endorsement U.S. Senator Jim Webb gave last month to Connolly’s rival, Former Rep. Leslie Byrne. Connolly and Byrne appear to be the front runners in a hot, four-way race to win the Democratic nomination in a June 10 primary for the 11th District U.S. Congressional seat being vacated by Rep. Tom Davis in the fall. Given recent years’ evidence of shifts in voter trends, the district is ranked among the most likely in the U.S. to switch from Republican to Democratic control this November. Connolly hailed Kaine’s endorsement yesterday, saying, “I am very honored. The governor and I have been comrades in arms in a lot of battles in the General Assembly. It’s a common sense, results-oriented coalition that we’ve always put together.” In his statement, Kaine said Connolly has his “enthusiastic support,” citing Connolly’s “passion and integrity” and “deep sense of commitment to all he undertakes.” A third candidate running in the June 10 primary, Iraq War veteran Doug Denneny, questioned the timing of Kaine’s endorsement in a statement yesterday, suggesting it was linked to recent Byrne charges of Connolly’s alleged ties to war profiteering. “I am disappointed that Gov. Kaine chose to insert himself into this race,” Denneny said.

GMHS Ranked 3rd in Region on ‘Challenge Index’ Falls Church’s George Mason High School was ranked third in the D.C. Metro region, and 58th nationally out of over 27,000 public high schools, on Newsweek magazine’s latest annual Challenge Index, developed by education writer Jay Mathews. Arlington’s Woodlawn High led the region, ranked 16th, followed by Langley High, ranked 55th. Other Virginia schools in the top 100 were Woodson, Yorktown, Lake Braddock and McLean. The index ranks the number of IB and AP tests against the size of the schools’ graduating classes, and also factors in economic considerations such as the number of subsidized school lunches provided.

GMHS’ Atkeson Wins ‘Dear Editor’ Award Again For the second straight year, George Mason High School student Sam Atkeson took first place in the annual E. B. Henderson “Dear Editor” letter writing contest leading into the 15th Annual Tinner Hill Blues Festival set for June 14. Atkeson’s was one of scores of entries received from more than a dozen Northern Virginia schools. The competition honors the work of civil rights pioneer E. B. Henderson who as a resident of Falls Church in the early 20th century not only founded the first rural chapter of the N.A.A.C.P., but also wrote and had printed over 3,000 letters to the editor in newspapers nationwide. Atkeson won a $1,000 prize for his top finish. Luther Jackson Middle School student Jacqueline Harrell won second place ($500) and George Mason’s Synneva Elthon won third place ($300). Other winners, each getting $50, were: 4th Place—Lori Pandit, Luther Jackson; 5th Place – Elie Silverman, GMHS; 6th Place – Hailey Johnson, Thomas Jefferson High; 7th Place – Adrea Jackson, Thomas Jefferson High; 8th Place – Nithya Murali, Carlson Middle School; 9th Place – Elsie Poon, GMHS; 10th Place – Nikki Pangilinan, Thomas Jefferson High. The Tinner Hill Festival will be held in Cherry Hill Park from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. The “Dear Editor” winners will be introduced and receive their awards at that time.

Former F.C. School Board Member Dies Janice M. Eklund, 57, member of the City of Falls Church School Board from 1994 to 1998 and its vice chair for two years, died after a lengthy illness on May 6 at her home in Annandale. A memorial service is scheduled June 7 at the Falls Church Presbyterian Church. A complete obituary report will appear in next week’s News-Press.

Baroukh Reiterates F.C. Council Bid Was Independent Nader Baroukh, elected to the Falls Church City Council in the May 6 municipal election, issued a statement Tuesday to clarify the independent nature of his campaign. He disputed the language in a News-Press article last week which said that former Vice Mayor Sam Mabry “spearheaded pro-referendum and non-CBC candidate efforts.” Baroukh stated, “I ran as an independent. No one particular person ‘spearheaded’ my campaign. My campaign was based on a grassroots effort and was successful due to the hard work of numerous volunteers.” News-Press Editor Nicholas Benton, who authored the piece, apologized for the word choice, saying that while Mabry “spearheaded” the pro-referendum effort, he “supported” the non-CBC candidate efforts.

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In 1965, Mancur Olson wrote a classic book called “The Logic of Collective Action,” which pointed out that large, amorphous groups are often less powerful politically than small, organized ones. He followed it up with “The Rise and Decline of Nations.” In that book, Olson observed that as the number of small, organized factions in a society grows, the political culture becomes more divisive, the economy becomes more rigid and the nation loses vitality.

If you look around America today, you see the Olson logic playing out. Interest groups turn every judicial fight into an ideological war. They lobby for more spending on the elderly, even though the country is trillions of dollars short of being able to live up to its promises. They’ve turned environmental concern into subsidies for corn growers and energy concerns into subsidies for oil companies.

The $307 billion farm bill that rolled through Congress is a perfect example of the pattern. Farm net income is up 56 percent over the past two years, yet the farm bill plows subsidies into agribusinesses, thoroughbred breeders and the rest.

The growers of nearly every crop will get more money. Farmers in the top 1 percent of earners qualify for federal payments. Under the legislation, the government will buy sugar for roughly twice the world price and then resell it at an 80 percent loss.

Parts of the bill that would have protected wetlands and wildlife habitat were deleted or shrunk.

My colleagues on The Times’ editorial page called the bill “disgraceful.” My former colleagues at The Wall Street Journal’s editorial page ripped it as a “scam.” Yet such is the logic of collective action; the bill is certain to become law. It passed with 81 votes in the Senate and 318 in the House -- enough to override President Bush’s coming veto.

Nearly everyone in Congress got something.

The question amid this supposed change election is: Who is going to end this sort of thing?

Barack Obama talks about taking on the special interests. This farm bill would have been a perfect opportunity to do so. But Obama supported the bill, just as he supported the 2005 energy bill that was a Christmas tree for the oil and gas industries.

Obama’s vote may help him win Iowa, but it will lead to higher global food prices and more

hunger in Africa. Moreover, it raises questions about how exactly he expects to bring about the change that he promises.

If elected, Obama’s main opposition will not come from Republicans. It will come from Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill. Already, the Democratic machine is reborn. Lobbyists are now giving 60 percent of their dollars to Democrats, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

The pharmaceutical industry, the defense industry and the financial sector all give more money to Democrats than Republicans. If Obama is actually going to bring about change, he’s going to have to ruffle these sorts of alliances. If he can’t do it in an easy case like the farm bill, will he ever?

John McCain opposed the farm bill. In an impassioned speech on Monday, he declared: “It would be hard to find any single bill that better sums up why so many Americans in both parties are so disappointed in the conduct of their government, and at times so disgusted by it.”

McCain has been in Congress for decades, but he has remained a national rather than a parochial politician. The main axis in his mind is not between Republican and Democrat. It’s between narrow interest and patriotic service. And so it is characteristic that he would oppose a bill that benefits the particular at the expense of the general.

In fact, in this issue, McCain may have found a theme to unify his so far scattershot campaign. He has always been an awkward ideological warrior.

In any case, this year may not be the best year for Republicans to launch a right versus left crusade.

But McCain has infinitely better grounds than Obama to run as a do-what-it-takes reformer.

He has a long record of taking on not only the other party, but his own. In the current Weekly Standard, the brilliant young writer Yuval Levin suggests that McCain put reforming America’s decrepit governing institutions at the center of his presidential race.

Levin points out that the health care system, the immigration system, the regulatory system and the entitlement system all need reforms. Instead of talking about personal honor or perpetual tax cuts, McCain should focus relentlessly on modernization.

In fact, Monday in Detroit, McCain declared: “In all my reforms, the goal is not to denigrate government but to make it better, not to deride government but to restore its good name.”

Obama, sad to say, failed the farm bill test.

McCain may have found a theme for a nation that has lost faith in its own institutions.

The general election is about to unfold and we’ll soon see how smart or how foolish Americans really are. The U.S. may be the richest country on earth, but the economy is tanking, its working families are in trouble, it is bogged down in a multitrillion-dollar war of its own making and the price of gasoline has nitwits siphoning supplies from the cars and trucks of strangers.

Four of every five Americans want the country to move in a different direction, which makes this presidential election, potentially, one of the most pivotal since World War II. And yet there’s growing evidence that despite the plethora of important issues, the election may yet be undermined by the usual madness -- fear-mongering, bogus arguments over who really loves America, race-baiting, gay-baiting (Ohmigod! They’re getting married!) and the

wholesale trivialization of matters that are not just important, but extremely complex.

In his book, “Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed?,” Jared Bernstein reminds us that the economic expansion from 2000 to 2006 was something less than nirvana for working people.

The economy grew by 15 percent during that period, and the official rates of joblessness and inflation were low. But as most of us know, the benefits of that expansion were skewed to the high end of the economic ladder.

Bernstein, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, writes: “Over the course of this highly touted economic expansion, poverty is up, working families’ real incomes are down and some key prices are growing a lot faster than the average.”

Steven Greenhouse, the labor correspondent for The Times, has also written a book that examines, among other things, the imbalance in the way the benefits from the expansion have been distributed. In “The Big Squeeze: Tough Times Continued on Page 38

BERLIN -- I have seen the future, and it works.

OK, I know that these days you’re supposed to see the future in China or India, not in the heart of “old Europe.”

But we’re living in a world in which oil prices keep setting records, in which the idea that global oil production will soon peak is rapidly moving from fringe belief to mainstream assumption. And Europeans who have achieved a high standard of living in spite of very high energy prices -- gas in Germany costs more than $8 a gallon -- have a lot to teach us about how to deal with that world.

If Europe’s example is any guide, here are the two secrets of coping with expensive oil: Own fuel-efficient cars, and don’t drive them too much.

Notice that I said that cars should be fuel-efficient -- not that people should do without cars altogether. In Germany, as in the United States, the vast majority of families own cars (although German households are less likely than their U.S. counterparts to be multiple-car owners).

But the average German car uses about a quarter less gas per mile than the average American car. By and large, the Germans don’t drive itsy-bitsy toy cars, but they do drive modest-sized passenger vehicles rather than SUVs and pickup trucks.

In the near future I expect we’ll see Americans moving down the same path. We’ve already done it once: Over the course of the 1970s and 1980s, the average mileage of U.S. passenger vehicles rose about 50 percent, as Americans switched to smaller, lighter cars.

This improvement stalled with the rise of SUVs during the cheap-gas 1990s. But now that gas costs more than ever before, even after adjusting for inflation, we can expect to see mileage rise again.

Admittedly, the next few years will be rough for families who bought big vehicles when gas was cheap, and now find themselves the owners of white elephants with little trade-in value. But raising fuel efficiency is something we can and will do.

Can we also drive less? Yes -- but getting there will be a lot harder.

There have been many news stories in recent weeks about Americans who are changing their behavior in response to expensive gasoline -- they’re trying to shop locally, they’re canceling vacations that involve a lot of driving, they’re switching to public transit.

But none of it amounts to much. For example, some major public transit systems are excited about ridership gains of 5 or 10 percent. But fewer than 5 percent of Americans take public transit to work, so this surge of riders takes only a relative handful of drivers off the road.

Any serious reduction in American driving will require more than this -- it will mean changing how and where many of us live.

To see what I’m talking about, consider where I am at the moment: in a pleasant, middle-class neighborhood consisting mainly of four- or five-story apartment buildings, with easy access to public transit and plenty of local shopping.

It’s the kind of neighborhood in which people don’t have to drive a lot, but it’s also a kind of neighborhood that barely exists in America, even in big metropolitan areas. Greater Atlanta has roughly the same population as Greater Berlin -but Berlin is a city of trains, buses and bikes, while Atlanta is a city of cars, cars and cars.

And in the face of rising oil prices, which have left many Americans stranded in suburbia -- utterly dependent on their cars, yet having a hard time affording gas -- it’s starting to look as if Berlin had the better idea.

Changing the geography of American metropolitan areas will be hard. For one thing, houses last a lot longer than cars.

Long after today’s SUVs have become antique collectors’ items, millions of people will still be living in subdivisions built when gas was $1.50 or less a gallon.

Infrastructure is another problem. Public transit, in particular, faces a chicken-and-egg problem: it’s hard to justify transit systems unless there’s sufficient population density, yet it’s hard to persuade people to live in denser neighborhoods unless they come with the advantage of transit access.

And there are, as always in America, the issues of race and class. Despite the gentrification that has taken place in some inner cities, and the plunge in national crime rates to levels not seen in decades, it will be hard to shake the longstanding American association of higher-density living with poverty and personal danger.

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Sen. Barack Obama’s religious denomination of choice, the progressive, 1.2-million-member United Church of Christ, announced yesterday that the Internal Revenue Service has backed away from its controversial scrutiny of the church body. The IRS began a formal investigation of the denomination in February, suspicious that it was violating its tax-exempt status because it invited Obama to speak to 10,000 church members gathered for its biennial national synod in June 2007.

This classic form of selective IRS harassment, aimed at damaging the United Church of Christ explicitly because of its ties to Obama, is matched by this spring’s media rampage against Obama’s former minister, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, a long-standing and highly-respected UCC minister.

It is almost laughable that this witch hunt was launched against the UCC for a single incident, after the years and years of political organizing by the religious right churches dating back to the 1970s that have never been so scrutinized. Symptomatic of this extreme prejudice was the lack of media attention to the anti-Catholic rants of the pro-McCain Rev. John Hagee of Texas, compared to the heat taken by the Rev. Wright.

Rev. Hagee’s pathetic attempt to recant earlier this month, clearly under political pressure, was belied by his long career built on spewing hate-filled prejudice. But the media has given him a pass.

It took an extraordinary effort by the UCC to end the IRS harassment and the negative publicity associated with it. The church scrambled to raise the funds to fight the charges legally and with a public relations offensive aimed at crying “foul” in a very public way.

But it was political pressure that played the key major role, and in this case it got a major boost from an unexpected source.

Independent U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, the powerful chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Oversight Committee, weighed in on behalf of the UCC in March.

Among other things, his committee oversees the IRS. Of course, Lieberman is no supporter of Obama’s presidential campaign. He’s backing the GOP’s assumed presidential nominee Sen. McCain, much to the consternation of his erstwhile Democratic allies.

But Lieberman, who was the Democratic Vice Presidential hopeful on the unsuccessful ticket with Al Gore in 2000, takes his Jewish faith very seriously, and matters of religious freedom mean a lot to him.

On March 14, Lieberman penned a strong letter to the IRS’ Acting Commissioner Linda Stiff. “Throughout my career in the Senate, I have supported strong and fair enforcement of our nation’s tax laws, including laws applicable to religious institutions,” Lieberman wrote.

“But I am concerned about the chilling effect on legitimate activity by religious organizations that results from initiating a church tax inquiry without first satisfying the reasonableness standard, and I am further concerned by the lack of clear guidance in this area.”

Lieberman noted that “the UCC took significant precautions to ensure that Sen. Obama’s appearance at the synod satisfied all legal requirements.” For instance, he added, “UCC leaders told synod attendees on several occasions and in advance of Sen. Obama’s speech that the UCC had invited him before he launched his presidential campaign, and also that Sen. Obama was invited to speak on a topic of interest, rather than his candidacy. UCC leaders also directed attendees to refrain from bringing signs and campaign paraphernalia into the synod facility. Based on these precautions, I would expect that had the IRS contacted the UCC before sending its letter, the IRS’ concerns would have been addressed.”

In a letter to the UCC dated May 13, an IRS official found that all Sen. Lieberman cited was indeed the case, and conceded, “We have determined that the activity about which we had concern did not constitute an intervention or participation in a political campaign,” adding that the denomination will continue to qualify as tax-exempt. Just to be sure, however, the author noted that copies of two IRS publications were enclosed “that may assist you in maintaining future compliance.”

Naturally, there was no apology or offer of compensation for the grief, negative publicity and emergency funds required to fight this egregious injustice.

Welcome to the presidential campaign of 2008.  Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com

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“What do you want? Please, Sweetie, would you just tell me what you want?”

“Don’t Sweetie me, Twiggy.

You know what I want.”

“Besides that, Hillary.

Seriously, you don’t want your delusion to put John McCain in the White House. Or maybe you do. You have no shot. I’m 60 delegates away from nomination nirvana. You should stop stalking me. I come down to Florida for a victory lap and you follow me down here and call for a recount. Look what that did for Al Gore. If you show a shred of common sense and take a powder now, the party will put you on a pedestal.”

“Pedestals are for losers. You’re on a pedestal.

I’ve never been a loser. I refuse to lose. I won the West Virginia and Kentucky derbies, and I’m not going to end up like Eight Belles.”

“Hillary, you’ve been a great candidate, better than your train-wreck campaign. You’re Churchillian in your indomitable tenacity. You’ve inspired women all over the country. In fact, you’ve inspired some of them to hate me. But now it’s time for you to try to muster a gracious exit.”

“Forget it, Bones. Once Harold Ickes works his dark magic on the delegate rules to count Michigan and Florida, I’ll have the popular vote.

And then the superdelegates will grovel back.

They know in their hearts that they don’t want to go on a blind date with a guy who’s going to be BFF with Cuba, Hamas, Iran and retired Weathermen. You can bet your white turban that I’m not raising the white flag.”

“Like hell you aren’t, sister.”

“Sexist!”

“Racist!”

“Speaking of whites, you can’t win without them. And if you think your Secretary of Hairdressing, John Edwards, is going to help, you’re more delusional than I am.”

“Hillary, when are you going to realize that these whites you consider your pawns are so sick of the Republicans that they’re going to vote for anybody who has the ‘D’ next to their name, and it’s going to be me. So cool it with the White Fright. Now what do you want? Debt relief?”

“Bill and I don’t need your Netroots arugula moolah. We don’t need your stinking $20 donors.

We’ve got Burkle, the Saudis, the Kuwaitis and Kazakh uranium loot on tap.”

“Settle down, Hillary. What if I let you write the health care plank in the party platform?”

“Wow, you’re so-o-o generous. Can I also write the plank on switchgrass?”

“I switched from grass a long time ago.”

“Listen, rookie, we’re gonna have to share this thing.”

“Fine, you can have the 3 a.m. shift on the White House switchboard.”

“Oh, you’re so witty with all your stupid rallies with 75,000 people and spending $100 million on ads to promote one puny word: Change. I’ve made sacrifices in this campaign. While you’ve been fake-eating and losing weight, I’ve had to stuff myself with all that greasy working-class junk food and chase it with Boilermakers.”

“What about me? I’ve come from nowhere, with a single mother on food stamps and a funny name.”

“Oh, you’re so inspiring. For the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m really proud of my country.”

“Don’t mock Michelle. I would be polite and ask you to be my vice president, but you’d accept, just the same way Lyndon Johnson sandbagged Bobby Kennedy, so I can’t. You and Bill are just too much drama for me. Bill is off-the-charts crazy.”

“Tell me about it. But he’d be way over on Massachusetts Avenue, a completely different ZIP code than the White House. And Cheney built that underground bunker there, so we’d always have someplace to stash him. If you don’t put me on the ticket, I’ll signal my faithful to vote for John McCain. He’s more fun than you, anyhow.”

“Hillary, I don’t trust you. And Michelle hates your guts. Look, the Senate is a wonderful place.

I enjoyed my two months there. You’ve never made the most of the experience because you were so busy using it as a launching pad.”

“Back at ya, Skeletor.”

“Can you stop talking, Hillary? Is that even possible?”

“No, I won’t, Mr. Never-Convened-YourEuropean-Affairs-Subcommittee. I don’t want to go back. It’s boring. And why should I work with all those self-hating, so-called feminists who stabbed me in the back, like Claire McCaskill and Amy Klobuchar?”

“Look, Hillary, a few years back in the Senate helping me move my world-changing agenda will help you repair some of those relationships. In Barack Obama’s Washington, there will be no more game-playing, mud-slinging or back-stabbing.”

“Hey, Senor Appeaser, there’s another primary in 2012. Bill and I are already gearing up for it.”

“You’re not likeable enough, Hillary.”

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A few years back, Warren Throckmorton, an erstwhile psychologist and full-time blogger from a tiny Christian school, filmed a noxious “ex-gay” video, “I Do Exist.” The documentary begins at New York’s porn palaces on 8th Avenue - with the seedy atmosphere shot deliberately to signify gay life.

Not long into the video, we were introduced to a nutty exorcist who is known to extract demons from the anuses of gay men. In his typical slippery way, the public relations conscious Throckmorton fails to identify the woman as an exorcist (as she was identified in two other movies, “One Nation Under God” and “Chasing the Devil,” with apparently less truth challenged producers) Later in the movie, we meet Noe Gutierrez, who had supposedly gone from gay activist to “ex-gay “ spokesperson. For several minutes, he prattles about his tale of transformation - essentially becoming “living proof” that ex-gays exist. Well, last week he renounced his testimony, meaning that as an ex-gay he doesn’t exist. History, once again, has repeated itself, with the latest so-called “ex-gay” leader coming out of the closet. This has happened so many times that this story line, quite frankly, has become somewhat stale. I mean how many times can we see this rerun before people get it?

Unfortunately, professional humiliation hasn’t stopped Throckmorton from hawking his fictional movie - or just giving it away on his website. Lacking basic integrity and personal responsibility, this slick charlatan persists in retailing ruin to desperate and vulnerable people.

One would think that a person who talks incessantly about values would have the humility to admit he was wrong and repent for his sins. How about a new movie, “I Don’t Exist”? That, however, would take solid character - something that is sorely lacking in Mr. Throckmorton’s duplicitous career. He still has not come forward with success stories from his alleged 250 clients. He is also not upfront about his cozy relationships, over the years, with right wing extremists like Bob Knight, Peter LaBarbera and Richard Cohen. (One wonders how many of these fringe elements are on his “Fav Five” speed dial? ) In promoting this fraudulent video, Throckmorton is mirroring the behavior of the American Family Association, which sells “It’s Not Gay,” a title that features failed, orgy-loving Michael Johnston. Until “I Do Exist” is expunged from his website or a new version is made with the real Noe Gutierrez story, Throckmorton is no better than a shameless con artist or backcountry huckster. What kind of man claims to be moral and Christian, while consciously misleading people?

Of course, the oleaginous Throckmorton is using semantic tricks to cover his retreating behind. Dr. Duplicity spins his failure by saying it was “a snapshot in time involving 5 people who had reported shifts in sexual orientation.” Well, Mr. Throckmorton, the sun has set on your movie, just like your fading and fringe career.

If you have a shard of sincerity or a modicum of morality, you’ll extinguish every trace of this false film and apologize to the possible victims you may have damaged.

It is time for Throckmorton to redeem himself by acknowledging - without qualification - that “ex-gays” only exist in his wild and overactive imagination. Until this time, he lacks the credentials and credibility to be taken seriously in rational discussions of sexual orientation.

Last month, Throckmorton was scheduled to speak on a panel at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting. No doubt, his goal was to pose in front of the APA’s logo and make his junk science appear sound. At the last minute, the symposium was aborted after fellow panelist, Gene Robinson, the openly gay Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire, withdrew.

The experience embittered Throckmorton, who promptly went on a “Sour Grapes Media Tour,” portraying the APA, in right wing publications, as fearful of an honest debate. However, if Throckmorton and his right wing cronies really want a truthful discussion, why don’t they propose hosting one of their own forums at Focus on the Family? Perhaps, it’s because they are petrified of allowing their flock to hear what APA experts really have to say about sexual conversion programs.

Throckmorton also fails to mention that he lacks the substance to be taken seriously. He has yet to write a book, conduct a genuine study or show empirical evidence that would legitimize his efforts.

Instead of laboring in the lab, Throckmorton eschewed hard work and rented a video camera to film the fragile. The catastrophic climax to his B-movie monstrosity was a predictable end to his directing debut. That he continues to direct the right wing’s ex-gay efforts shows their desperation and how far they are willing to go to spin science to justify their dubious political efforts.

May 22 - 28, 2008

May 22 - 28, 2008

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Trapped in the middle of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge! Trucks speeding by on the Outer Loop with air horns at full blast! The new draw span soaring 150 feet into the air – no way to get off!

Not that anyone at the dedication of the second new Woodrow Wilson Bridge last Thursday morning wanted to get off. The sun was shining and the temperature balmy as several hundred invited guests gathered in the middle of the new Inner Loop span to celebrate the completion of the bridge. Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters, and retiring Virginia Senator John Warner arrived at the speaker’s stand aboard President Woodrow Wilson’s 1919 Pierce-Arrow presidential limousine, provided by the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library in Staunton, Virginia, his birthplace. The shiny Pierce-Arrow traveled somewhat more slowly than the regular traffic on the adjoining span, and provided a sharp contrast to the four jet flyover by the 113th Wing of the D.C. Air National Guard. Following the governors’ remarks, Senator Warner “torqued” the final bolt into place on the north guard rail with a space-age steel wrench, completing the new crossing.

The public will start using the new span after a switchover scheduled for the weekend of May 30 – June 1, weather permitting. The interim period is needed to allow contractors to make

The political flap of the week has gurgled up from the Arlington Civic Federation thanks to arch-Republican John Antonelli. Mr. Antonelli has proposed that the Civic Federation consider telling the Arlington ichard D e m o c r a t i c Party to broadBarton en greatly citizen participation in its endorsement/nomination process by dropping the requirement that voters sign a pledge that they are Democrats and will support the Democrats’ endorsee/nominee in the general election.

This sounds good on the surface, particularly since the party’s endorsement or nomination has been tantamount to election in Arlington for several years. But it reflects a profound ignorance of the nominating process during virtually this country’s entire existence.

To over-simplify, the members of a political party – Democratic, Republican, Green, Whig, Tory, Bull Moose, you name it – have met in various types of meetings to select their candidates for public office from president to local school board members almost since the beginning of our republic.

Back in the good old days, these were often the fabled smokefilled rooms of party leaders.

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final preparations for the switchover.

Initially, only the local lanes will be open, as major work remains on the long-distance lanes on the bridge and in both states. The long-distance lanes should be finished this fall, providing two more lanes in each direction, for a total of five lanes each way. The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project is jointly sponsored, and paid for, by the Federal Highway Administration, the Virginia Department of Transportation, the Maryland State Highway Administration, and the District of Columbia Department of Transportation. ***** Memorial Day provides an opportunity for everyone to remember and reflect on the wonderful gift of freedom and democracy here in the United States, gifts that many countries across the globe do not, or cannot, enjoy. As we plan for the traditional pool openings, family picnics, and a day off from work, let us also remember all the gallant souls who fought and died for our freedoms in so many wars. Fly the American flag on Memorial Day. Join the observance hosted on Monday at 11 a.m. by American Legion Bicentennial Post 1976 at the “Cannon” on Columbia Pike in downtown Annandale. As the song says, “Every heart beats true for the red, white, and blue…”

Supervisor Penny Gross may be emailed at mason@fairfaxcounty.gov 

Nowadays, the process has been broadened to include large primaries, state and national conventions, to local caucuses in people’s living rooms.

What has not changed is that the process has always been limited to members of a specific political party. The rub is that the concept of exactly what constitutes a “member” of a party is somewhat amorphous. Are they the elected precinct leaders that form the local committee? Are they the district, state, or national convention delegates selected for the purpose of nominating candidates? Or are they something else?

The answer is “yes” to all of these questions. But with the broadening of the nomination process, party membership for the purposes of caucuses and primaries has come to mean those citizens of a particular jurisdiction who have registered to vote as members of a specific party.

That is all well and good, but the rub comes in states such as Virginia where voters do not register by party. How can we assure that those who vote in caucuses or primaries are in fact bona fide party “members” and not interlopers from another party bent on torqueing the process toward

their party’s ultimate candidate? In a primary process where all parties are participating, the voters can vote in only one party primary, thus declaring themselves by the simple act of signing up to vote in one or another party’s election.

When the parties hold these processes separately, there is only one choice – if we still desire to exclude those from other parties whose only goal is to screw things up. That is to require all who show up at the polls to sign a statement that they are a member of that party and will vote for the nominee/endorsee in the ensuing general election.

Of course all of this could be eliminated in Virginia if the state would just have voters register by party, as it should. But in lieu of this, there must be some way to identify those voting in internal party processes as members of that party, even if it is only for the split second they are signing the pledge.

Either that, or endorse scrapping the party system all together, as suggested by Mr. Antonelli. But that subject deserves its own column.

Richard Barton may be emailed at rbarton@towervillas.com 

Somehow the The director of the Month of May Virginia Economic seems to be rushDevelopment ing by.

Partnership briefed Although the me in some detail Regular Session about his agency and the first Special and its work.

Session of the This week is the General Assembly retreat of the subBy Mary were completed in committee at Lake April, there is still Margaret Whipple Anna State Park to another Special consider the natuSession on transral resources part portation coming of our work, pare up on June 23rd ticularly to considIn the meantime, er legislation that there are Committee responsi- was referred to us during the bilities for every member. general session.

This month I chaired a One day is devoted to Rules Committee meeting land preservation issues. in Richmond to fill Senate Virginia’s land preservation appointments on various new tax credit is considered to be and existing commissions. one of the best in the nation, Senator Janet Howell is the and some bills were submitAppointments chair for the ted to perhaps improve it Rules Committee and she and further. For example, we I worked many days to fill the are considering the issue of Senate seats on 105 boards whether the tax credit should and commissions. We tried to be more generous if public ensure that each Senator had access is included in the sceat least three commissions on nic easement. which to serve and no one had The subcommittee is more than eight or nine. also considering water qualThe Governor signed one ity issues and the funding of of my bills, Senate Bill 301, agricultural best management in a ceremonial bill-signing practices. Although my bill to in Richmond. It is legislation establish a Natural Resources that establishes a Common Commitment Fund passed, it Interest Communities Board does not yet have a dedicated that will govern condomini- source of revenue. Yet we um, cooperative, time-share, know that nonpoint source and property owners associa- pollution must be addressed tions. It will require managers in a thorough and comprehento be licensed, bonded and sive way if we are to make the insured and will provide for progress needed to improve grievances to be heard. water quality in our streams, I attended my first meet- rivers and the Chesapeake ing of the Chesapeake Bay Bay. Commission, a tri-state comIn between the official mission of legislators and citi- meetings, I’ve attended breakzens of Virginia, Maryland, fasts and dinners, spoken to and Pennsylvania that works civic groups, participated in to improve the health of the conference calls, marched in Chesapeake Bay. In the after- the Arlington Neighborhood noon we called on Senator Day parade, met with conJohn Warner to thank him for stituents, attended political his ongoing support of the activities, and even enjoyed Bay and its tributaries. a few quiet evenings at home.

As chair of the Economic No wonder May has gone by Development and Natural so quickly!

Resources subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee,  Senator Mary Margaret I have been learning more Whipple may be emailed at about these important areas. district31@sov.state.va.us

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May 22 - 28, 2008

Local High Schools, Named Newsweek’s Best

FC Communications Director Named

Newsweek released its Top High Schools Ratings this week, many of which where local and made the top 100 including rating number 16H-B Wooten in Arlington, number 55- Langley in McLean, number 58- George Mason in Falls Church, number 64- WashingtonLee in Arlington, number 74- Yorktown in Arlington and number 97- McLean in Mclean.

City Manager Wyatt Shields has appointed Hyun June Lee as the Acting Communications Director for the City of Falls Church, effective May 19, 2008. She fills the position following the resignation of Communications Director Nicole Gobbo. Lee has served as the city Communication’s Specialist since April 2006.

Local Graduates UVA

Join Veterans Leonard “Len” Michalowski and others at the Veterans Common Ceremony at the intersection of Little Falls Street and the WO&D trail in Falls Church.

Nathaniel B Cram received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Virginia.

Veterans Celebrate Memorial Day

LOCAL KARATE CLUB GRABS GOLD for Mother’s Day as 10 athletes from William’s Martial Arts and Fitness bring back 24 medals to Northern Virginia. Competitors include (left to right) Back Row: Todd Pinney, Marita Grover, Samantha Moore, Martika Moore. Middle Row: Powell Benedict, Demi Juranek, Logan Codell. Front Row: Jordan Codella, Grace Codella, Mathew Pinney. (PHOTO: COURTESY CHRISTINA MURTO)

The ceremony’s purpose is to educate the younger generation about the sacrifices made by those that came before them and inspire a spirit of volunteering.

The ceremony will take place on May, 26 at 2 p.m.

an Industrial Design major, Alexandra Schultz of Falls Church a Photography major, Eric Willenson of Falls Church a Graphic Design major and Jennifer Kaplan of Falls Church a Photography major.

Local’s Make SCAD Dean’s List

Local Graduates Duke

The Savannah College of Art and Design announced the Dean’s List for their winter quarter 2008. Students must be full-time undergraduate, earning a grade point average of 3.5 or above for the quarter to receive recognition on the dean’s list. These students include Celia Chadwick of Arlington an Illustration major, Bart Johnson of Arlington a Film and Television major, Sarah Schmidt of Arlington an Illustration major, Carl Andersen of Falls Church

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Mendenhall Given FirstTeam Honors Randolph-Macon

A RIBBON CUTTING AT CURVES OF FALLS CHURCH and grand re-opening was held on Saturday, May 11. Pictured is new owner Kathy Hamor standing between Mayor Robin Gardner and Vice Mayor Linda Hockenberry. Also in attendence were members of the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce and Curves staff and clients. (PHOTO: COURTESY SALLY COLE)

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Falls Church resident Alice Zimmerman graduated from Duke University on May 11, 2008 earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in Art with distinction and Psychology.

Zimmerman was a Robertson Scholar during her four years at Duke. She will be moving to San Francisco to work for ComScore, a global internet information provider.

College right-hander Byron Mendenhall was one of four Yellow Jackets named First-Team All-ODAC and named the league Co-Rookie and Co-Pitcher of the Year.

Mendenhall, a resident of Falls Church, shares both individual awards with Virginia Wesleyan rookie Gary Bulman and the duo becomes the first freshmen in league history to win pitcher of the year honors. He is currently 7-0 on the season with a 1.68 ERA, which is second best among ODAC hurlers. Mendenhall has struck out 68 batters in just 64.1 innings of work on the bump, while walking just 17. He has allowed just one run in his last 28 innings of work and was named to the ODAC AllTournament team after punching out 12 over seven innings against Bridgewater College in the opening round.

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May 22 - 28, 2008

AIDS Awareness Fashion Show The Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry (NOVAM) in partnership with the Youth-led group Youth Education for AIDS Awareness (YEAA) will be putting on a free Fashion Show on Saturday, May 24 from 7 – 9:30 p.m. at the Johnson Cinema in the George W. Johnson Center of George Mason University, Fairfax Campus (4400 University Dr., Fairfax) to raise HIV/AIDS awareness in Northern Virginia.

Rotary Essay Contest Winners Three eighth graders from Trinity School at Meadow View received awards at The Falls Church Rotary Club’s meeting at the Harvest Moon Restaurant for their essays in the Rotary Four-Way Test Essay Contest.

Winners include Julia DeCellesZwerneman, third place, Sharon Lee, second place and Molly Earner, first place. Molly Earner also won third place in the finals of northern Virginia Rotary District 7610. She will receive a $250 District award. The Falls Church Rotary Club awarded $50 for first place, $35 for second place and $25 for third place.

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Needed: Used Soccer Cleats!

On Monday, May 26 bring your used soccer cleats to the Lion’s Club stand at the Falls Church Memorial Day celebration.

Sam Hoehn, a member of Boy Scout Troop 681 and goalkeeper for MPS Thunder U-16 soccer team, is working with Physicians for Peace (www.physiciansforpeace.org) to collect used soccer cleats as part of his Eagle Scout service project. The goal is to collect 2,000 pairs of cleats for youth soccer players in Asmara, Eritrea (Africa). Eritrea is a poor country and most of the youth players have no shoes. Cleats will be included in a shipment of medical supplies donated by Physicians for Peace that is destined for Eritrea.

Ahlborn Recognized by Liberty League The

Liberty

announced its weekly men’s and women’s track & field awards and honored three Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) student-athletes including Connor Ahlborn who earned Rookie of the Week, on the women’s side.

Ahlborn, a freshman from Falls Church, posted top-five marks in each of the events she competed in. She was second in the shot put with a throw of 12.29 meters and fifth in both the hammer throw (42.29m) and the discus (34.06m).

‘Closing Time’ The Keegan Theatre new island project presents “Closing Time” at Theatre on the Run (3700 Four Mile Dr., Arlington).

Showing Thursday, May 15 – Saturday, June 7, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m. Cost is $20 general admission and $15 seniors and students. For more information, call 703-892-0202.

League

PETER KADELI, of Boy Scout Troop 681, was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor at the Scout House on Saturday, May, 10. Kadeli is a senior at Trinity School at Meadow View and plans to study music composition at George Mason University in the Fall. He is seen here with his mother and father, Ellen and Lek Kadeli of Falls Church.

(Photo: Richard Lobb)

Earlham Graduate Nora McCulla, the daughter of William and Cheryl McCulla of Falls Church, was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree from Earlham College during commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 3, 2008. McCulla majored in Classical Studies and received college honors.

Music Panel Discussion A Music Panel Discussion, hosted by Fairfax County Association of the Gifted (FCAG), will be held on Wednesday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m. at Luther Jackson Middle School (3020 Gallows Rd., Falls Church) For more information, contact Louise Epstein, FCAG President at 703-917-7960 or

JUSTIN LOKKE of Falls Church, a senior at Trinity School at Meadow View and a member of Troop 681, received his Eagle Scout award at a Court of Honor at the Scout House on Saturday, May 10. He is shown here with his parents, Suzanne and Mark Lokke. Justin will attend George Mason University in the fall and intends to major in electrical engineering. (Photo:

ROBERT KANIA, a member of Troop 895 in Falls Church, received his Eagle Scout award at a Court of Honor at Falls Church Presbyterian Church on March, 30. He is shown here with his mother Susan Kania and father Philip Kanina.

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(Photo: courtesy robert kania)

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As gasoline prices go higher and higher and as the polls show voters more and more concerned about how they are going to fill their tanks, the Congress is starting to stir. Now mind you, they have passed a couple of major energy bills in the last few years, but these of course were drafted in the accustomed manner. Hoards of lobbyists from oil, coal, Detroit, agriculture and even a few environmentalists were on hand at every stage to ensure that no serious damage was inflicted on the status quo. The major result from years of hearings, horse trading and administration threats were bills that redirected a significant portion of our food supply into our gas tanks and put meaningful conservation measures so far down the pike that they are completely irrelevant to what is about to happen.

In recent weeks, efforts to treat the symptom (high gas prices) rather than the underlying problem (oil production no longer keeping up with global demand) have become more and more bizarre. We naturally have had proposals to cut taxes -- by pennies at a time when prices seem destined to go up by dollars -- and actually passed a bill to stop loading a few miserable barrels into our strategic reserve.

Then we have had bills to drill for oil everywhere and, my favorite, the one to sue OPEC for not sending us cheaper oil. In recent days, we have had bills to punish the Saudis by not selling them guns if they don’t send us enough oil and to restrict futures trading on the grounds that evil speculators alone are responsible for the unaffordable gasoline prices. All this says the Congress, in the main, is detached from reality.

Someday soon, however, the Administration and Congress will realize that we have a real problem on our hands. This problem will dwarf any that our currently active politicians have ever known and will rival that faced by our leaders during the American Revolution, the Civil War, the great Depression and World War II. So what needs to be done?

First, we have to wait for a critical mass to form in government that appreciates that major changes, pleasant or not, will have to be undertaken. This will have to wait until after the November elections and a few more dollars have been

added to the price of gasoline. It may take actual shortages at the pumps, but I suspect somewhere this side of $10 a gallon will be enough to appreciate that it will take more than political posturing to fix the problem.

The next step is to realize the scope of the problem. Most realists watching the numbers believe that petroleum exports as opposed to production are going to go away real fast. Experience with major exporters that already have peaked – Indonesia, the UK and Mexico for example – suggests that in about 6-9 years after an exporter’s oil production peaks,

they cease exporting. As Russia already is giving off peaking signals and the Saudis are not too far away, the evidence, whether we like it or not, is screaming that we will be importing a lot less oil and gasoline ten years from now than our current 12 million barrels per day.

Next, we have to appreciate the scope of the problem we face. Oil permeates everything we do and use 24 hours a day. We are going to have to stop doing and using a lot of things within the next ten years.

Decisions by the tens then the hundreds and finally the millions will have to be made.

Obviously we as a nation, and world for that matter, could just sit back and let the “markets” make the choices for us and there will be an element of this in what is to come.

Letting the richest five, ten or even 50 percent continue to drive around, watch their flat screens and eat their fill, while the rest abandon their cars, leave their homes and congregate at homeless shelters and food pantries is not acceptable. As long as

we have something resembling representative democracy in this country, this is not going to happen – at least for long. We have become too complex and too specialized a civilization.

So the government obviously is going to have to do something. But what? The problems will soon be everywhere.

Transportation, heating, electricity, food, jobs, education and the financial system --- the list of problems goes on and on and on.

Where to begin? Who other than the President and his immediate staff are in charge of the big picture? Can the Congress cope with hundreds of critical issues at once?

What bills do they pass? Every government agency will be involved, but each will come with its own mission, biases, lobbyists and mindsets. Who, for example, is going to tell the Defense Department that they have to stop sailing so many ships and flying so many airplanes around because we need the fuel to harvest the crop this year.

All this is leading to the notion that at some point the U.S. is going to need a person and agency to coordinate the great transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy that will take place in coming decades.

This individual is going to require unprecedented, nearly dictatorial powers akin the War Production Board in World War II. Congress and the President are going to have to delegate a great deal to this individual for much of our civilization is going to have to be peremptorily torn apart and put together in a new fashion. There does not seem to be much other choice.

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An offense that had been a bit of an Achilles’ Heel for the Mustangs has finally woken up, and the George Mason High School varsity baseball team may yet earn a berth in the Region B Tournament because of it.

Senior Mike Straub dominated the Madison County Mountaineers Tuesday night, striking out 15 and allowing just one run on four hits to propel the Mustangs into Thursday evening’s Bull Run District title game against the winner of Strasburg and Manassas Park.

The 4-1 win over Madison County is the first by the Mustangs over the Mountaineers this season.

Previously, Madison County, who finished second after the district’s regular season play, had defeated Mason in relatively easy fashion — 12-2 on April 15 and 6-0 on May 2.

Since then however, the Mustangs have come to life at the plate, outscoring their opponents 65-28 over the last five games. However, that figure is heavily skewed by a 30run outburst against Manassas

Park on May 7.

The more modest three-run margin of victory Tuesday night was provided by runscoring hits from Andrew Lieber and Alex Prewitt in the first inning and a two-RBI single by Mike Ward in the top of the seventh. Lonnie Millard and Straub both finished the game with two hits apiece.

The near perfect performance on the mound by Straub was made possible by the easy manner in which the Mustangs dispatched Rappahannock County a day earlier in the Bull Run quarterfinals. A 14-2, slaughter-rule shortened game allowed Mason to keep its ace in reserve.

“I had confidence that we had enough arms to get by Rappahannock,” Mason Head Coach Adam Amerine said.

“We always had Straub ready to come in if we needed to shut them down and get some key outs.”

Now, should Mason win the Bull Run finals on Thursday, or if Strasburg defeats Manassas Park in Wednesday night’s semifinal, the Mustangs will advance to the Region B Tournament beginning next week.

Should Manassas Park win Wednesday, the Mustangs would host the Cougars at 5

p.m. on Thursday. A win by Strasburg means Mason would hit the road to face the Rams in a 7 p.m. Thursday game.

On Monday, Rappahannock struck first, plating a run in the first inning, but Mason responded eight-fold.

The Panther pitchers struggled to find the strike zone all night long and the Mustangs jumped out to an eight-run first inning. Rappahannock only threatened once after that, putting runners on second and third with one out and trailing 10-2. However, Mason pitcher Brian Lubnow induced a popup to the pitcher for the second out, and then struck out the next batter to end the threat.

Rapphannock’s staff was not at all successful in retiring opposing batters. The Mustangs chased two Panther pitchers before the end of the first inning and Rappahannock issued a total of 15 walks on the day. Peter Campanelli and Prewitt provided the offense for Mason. Each had two hits and combined for five RBI. “Jumping out on Rapp was big for us,” Amerine said. “We had to respond to their run in the top of the first and not let them get confident and comfortable in the contest.”

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While the George Mason High School boys varsity soccer team emerged from their Bull Run District regular season schedule with an unbeaten mark of 10-00, they were not untested during that stretch. Tuesday night in the district tournament semifinals, the Rappahannock Panthers relentlessly challenged the Mustangs, giving the defending district champions all they could handle at times. However, just as in the regular season, Mason earned the win, 3-1, and advances to host Thursday night’s final against Clarke County.

Both teams seemed tentative to start the match, with neither side mustering much in the way of scoring chances. That changed at the 17-minute mark, when Mason broke the scoreless tie on a goal by sophomore Teddy Rueckert.

The Mustangs’ Nick Smirniotopoulos sent the ball into the box from the right side with a bicycle volley. Rueckert corralled it and fired it off a defender and into the goal.

The goal was the first solid offensive change of the game for either team, but the chances began to open up for Mason in the minutes following that first strike. However, Rappahannock’s keeper kept Mason off the board for the remainder of the half.

Three minutes after the first goal, Smirniotopoulos unleashed a left-footed shot that was snuffed out after a dive, followed by another rush down the right side two minutes later that resulted in a Smirniotopoulos shot that struck the outside of the net.

Smirniotopoulos’ best chance of the first half came at the 24minute mark when he controlled the ball at the left side of the box and shot the ball to the goal’s far side. The shot seemed destined for the upper-right corner of the goal, but he was again stymied by the keeper, who snared it with a fully-extended, diving grab.

Smirniotopoulos finally broke through seven minutes into the second half, breaking past a pair of defenders and placing the ball in the net to give the Mustangs a cushion. Mason would need that margin, as their two-goal lead was short-lived.

Less than a minute after Smirniotopoulos’ goal, the referee signaled for a penalty against the Mustangs inside the goal box, giving the Panthers’ a free kick against Mason freshman goalie Tyler Back. Back sprawled to

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his left to stop the initial shot, but couldn’t cover up the loose ball in time and Rappahannock pushed it over the line to make the match 2-1.

“We still don’t know what the call was,” Mason Head Coach Art Iwanicki said after the game.

He jokingly added, “We’re going to have to go upstairs and check the video tape for further review.”

Iwanicki ended the night in good spirits thanks to an insurance goal by senior Matt Gresko in the final 10 minutes of the match. Smirniotopoulos perfectly bent a head-high cross to a streaking Gresko. Gresko met the ball in full stride and launched it with tremendous force past the keeper on the short side for the goal.

Prior to that final nail in Rappahannock’s coffin, the Mustangs had to be sharp to stave off the Panther attack, rejuvenated in the wake of their goal.

After seeing his shutout streak end at four games, Back was poised in his first varsity postseason match, confidently handling several long-distance scoring chances by Rappahannock. A rocket shot from 45-yards out seemed destined to sneak under the top bar, but Back managed to tip the shot over the goal and out of bounds.

“He’s grown an awful lot during this season and he’s an integral part of this team,” Iwanicki said. “The boys are all confident in him.”

The Mustangs, who already secured a berth in the Region B tournament thanks to their regular season title, meet Clarke County at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 22 in the Bull Run District finals. The Eagles were 4-3 winners over Madison County on Tuesday.

A win Thursday would give Mason a home match on Monday in the opening round of the Region B Tournament, while a loss would send them on the road to Wilson Memorial.

Should the Mustangs win their opening round match in regionals, they are expected to receive a significant boost in their semi-final game next Wednesday with the return of senior striker Antonio Randrianasolo. Previously it was thought that Randrianasolo was lost for the season after suffering a fractured heel in the final home game of the regular season on May 9. Now, after a second series of X-rays revealed that he had no fracture after all, he’s set to begin training again on Friday.

The George Mason High School varsity girls soccer team began pursuit of pairing their first district regular season championship in six years with a Bull Run tournament crown on Tuesday, downing Rappahannock County 2-0 in the semifinals.

Even though the Mustangs secured a birth in the Region B tournament with their 2-1 victory over Clarke County and the regular season crown last week, coach Jennifer Parsons’ squad has their minds squarely focused on taking the tournament title.

In the previous two matchups between Mason and the Panthers, the Mustangs had won by a combined score of 15-0. This time, however, Rappahannock came out stacking the box with nearly every player they had, making it incredibly difficult for the Mason forwards to penetrate.

The modified defense was still no match for standout freshman midfielder Violet Miller, who scored both goals on the night to lead her team.

The Mustangs possessed the ball for nearly the entire night, but with so many Panther defenders packed into the box, they were unable to find many open looks on goal.

In tournament time though, a win is a win, as the victory sets up yet another showdown with Clarke County on Thursday in Falls Church at 7 p.m., part of a doubleheader with the boys’

After posting strong showings in the Bull Run District track and field meet last week, 11 George Mason High School athletes will compete in the Region B championships on May 23 in Charlottesville, Va. Leading the way for the Mustangs at the district meet May 14 was double winner Susanna Sullivan. The senior distance-running phenom turned in her usual dominating performances in the 1600m (5:21.29) and 3200m (11:38.81), demolishing the competition. Sullivan swept those races for the third straight year at districts; she is the defending Group A state champion at both distances.

Mason’s other district champion was senior Karina Robarge, who won the 300m hurdles (48.64), also for the third year in a row.

Robarge placed third in the 100m hurdles (18.18) and should contend for a high finish in that race as well at regionals.

Three more seniors earned All-District status and a spot in the regional competition: Meredyth Duncan, who placed third in the long jump (13’11.75”) and sixth in the triple jump (27’6”); Amelia Nystrom, who finished fifth in the 100m hurdles (18.61) and sixth in

squad. The winner of the Bull Run championship will earn the number one seed, and a home game, in the Region B tournament, that begins next Monday.

In the previous two meetings between the Mustangs and the Eagles, Mason has dominated the pitch consistently and, for the most part, has held Clarke’s main scoring threat, senior forward Danielle Moyer, in check. In their third meeting of the season, a key will be stopping the all-state Eagle. If last week’s contest was any indication — Moyer was held scoreless and limited to only a couple shots on goal — the Mason defense should be up to the task.

the 300m hurdles (53.17); and Lydia Fairfax, who finished fifth in the 800m (2:42.53).

A pair of Mason sophomore girls also were standouts at the district meet: Chantal Thomas took second in the high jump (5’0”) and third in the 300m hurdles (49.20), and Chantel Bailey was third in the 400m (1:03.49) and fifth in the 100m (14.07).

Robarge, Thomas, Bailey and junior Taylor Moot combined for a second place finish in the 4x400m relay (4:20.70), so Moot will join her teammates at regionals as well.

Overall, the girls scored 78 points, good for a strong third in the six-team meet, trailing Strasburg (85 points) and first-place Clarke Councy (182 points).

For Mason’s boys, three seniors fared well at the district meet and will advance to regionals. Yusef Becker took second in the 100m hurdles (17.18), Austin Lucas placed 3rd in both the shot put (42’2”) and discus (113’10”) and Matt Geurtsen finished 4th in the discus (112’3”).

In the May 23 Region B meet at Charlottesville’s Monticello High School, competitors will be vying for a place in the Group A State Championship May 30-31 at Radford University.

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Say it aloud. The very title causes the pulse to quicken, if you, like me, are a lover of pulp fiction. What I want is goofy action -- lots of it. I want man-eating ants, sword fights between two people balanced on the backs of speeding jeeps, subterranean caverns of gold, vicious femme fatales, plunges down three waterfalls in a row, and the explanation for flying saucers. And throw in lots of monkeys.

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a universe of their own. Hell, they created it. All you can do is compare one to the other three.

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of the Lost Ark� (1981). But if “Crystal Skull� (or “Temple of Doom� from 1984 or “Last Crusade� from 1989) had come first in the series, who knows how much fresher it might have seemed? True, “Raiders of the Lost Ark� stands alone as an action masterpiece, but after that the series is COMPELLED to be, in the words of Indiana himself, “same old same old.�

Yes, but that’s what I WANT it to be. “Crystal Skull� even dusts off the Russians, so severely underexploited in recent years, as the bad guys. Up against them, Indiana Jones is once again played by Harrison Ford, who is now 65 but looks a lot like he did at 55 or 46, which is how old he was when he made “Last Crusade.� He has one of those Robert Mitchum faces that don’t age, it only frowns more. He and his sidekick, Mac McHale (Ray Winstone), are taken by the cool, contemptuous Soviet uber-villainess Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett) to a cavernous warehouse to seek out a crate he saw there years ago. The contents of the crate are hyper-magnetic (lord, I love this stuff) and betray themselves when Indy throws a handful of gunpowder into the air.

In ways too labyrinthine to describe, the crate leads Indy, Mac, Irina and the Russians far up the Amazon. Along the way they’ve gathered Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), Indy’s girlfriend from the first film, and a young biker named Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf), who is always combing his ducktail haircut. They also acquire Professor Oxley (John Hurt), elderly colleague from the University of Chicago, whose function is to read all the necessary languages, know all the necessary background and explain everything.

What happens in South America is explained by the need to create (1) sensational chase sequences and (2) aweinspiring spectacles. We get such sights as two dueling jeep-like vehicles racing down parallel roads. Not many of the audience members will be as logical as I

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heroine (Audrey Dana) at 3 a.m. at a highway cafe, where she has been dumped by a jealous boyfriend. And in Claude Lelouch’s twister, which is too clever by half, various possibilities of his possible identities loop back upon themselves. Also starring Fanny Ardant, Truffaut’s widow, as an elegant best-selling novelist.

Rating: Two and a half stars.

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am and wonder who went to the trouble of building PARALLEL roads in a rain forest. Most of the major characters eventually find themselves at the wheels of both vehicles; they leap or are thrown from one to another, and the vehicles occasionally leap right over each other. And that Irina, she’s something. Her Russian backups are mostly just atmosphere, useful for pointing their rifles at Indy, but she can fight, shoot, fence, drive, leap and kick, and keep on all night.

All leads to the discovery of a subterranean chamber beneath an ancient pyramid, where they find an ancient city made of gold and containing ... but wait, I forgot to tell you they found a crystal skull in a crypt. Well, sir, it’s one of 13 crystal skulls, and the other 12 are in that chamber. When the set is complete, amazing events take place.

Professor Oxley carries the 13th skull for most of the time, and finds it repels man-eating ants.

It also represents one-thirteenth of all knowledge about everything, leading Irina to utter the orgasmic words, “I want ... to KNOW!� In appearance, the skull is a cross between the aliens of the special edition of Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind� and the hood ornaments of 1950s Pontiacs.

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chamber? “It’s a portal -- to another dimension!� Oxley says.

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Relationships between certain other characters are of interest, since (a) the odds against them finding themselves together are astronomical, and (b) the odds against them NOT finding themselves together in this film are incalculable.

Now what else can I tell you, apart from mentioning the blinking red digital countdown, and the moving red line tracing a journey on a map? I can say that if you liked the other Indiana Jones movies, you will like this one, and that if you did not, there is no talking to you.

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(2004). What do I mean by fevered?

What would you say if I told you that Mount Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled City of Gold built inside the mountain? Starring Nicolas Cage, Helen Mirren, Ed Harris, Jon Voight, Diane Kruger, Harvey Keitel and Justin Bartha, who were all but one in the first adventure, but never once mention it. I’d just about forgotten it, too. Rating: Two stars.

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Well made and acted; a sadistic nightmare. Rating: Three stars.

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OUTH WITHOUT YOUTH (Drama, R, 125 m., 2007). An incomprehensible metaphysical muddle by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Tim Roth as an aged professor who is struck by lightning and starts growing younger, only to meet the double of his long-lost love (Alexandra Maria Lara), who is struck by lightning and starts to grow older. A confusion wandering in a maze, but it sure looks good. Rating: One and a half stars.

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HE GREAT DEBATERS (Drama, PG-13, 127 m., 2007).

An affirming and inspiring film, retelling the story of a remarkable team and their coach. Little Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, in the heart of the Jim Crow 1930s South, fielded a debate team coached by Melvin Tolson (Denzel Washington) that won the national championship. But there’s much more to the story than just their victory; the film, directed by Washington, portrays the racist society against which they endured and prevailed. One of the year’s best. Rating: Four stars.

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AD MONEY (Comedy, PG-13, 104 m., 2008).

Curiously casual caper starring Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes and Ted Danson. The women are service workers at a Federal Reserve Bank who find a way to smuggle a fortune out of the building. Their plan is simple, the complications are few, and they don’t get excited much beyond some high-fives and hugs and giggles. Ladi-da. Rating: One and a half stars.

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’M NOT THERE (Biography, R, 135 m., 2007). An attempt to consider the contradictions of Bob Dylan by building itself upon contradictions. Todd Haynes’ approach is to use six actors to play facets of the Dylan image. This way each Dylan is consistent on his own terms, and the life as a whole need not hold together. Cate Blanchett is uncanny as the Dylan of the “Don’t Look Back” period, Christian Bale

is the young Village folksinger, and Heath Ledger, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere and Ben Whislaw play other aspects of the legend. Wallto-wall with Dylan songs, performed by himself and others, and more fascinating the more you care about Dylan. Not for those who don’t.

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Art-omatic May 9 through June 15.

Exhibition located at 1200 First St. NE, D.C., on the corner of First & M Streets NE. Nearest Metro station: New York Avenue on the Red Line. Hours: Wed. - Thu.: 5 - 10 p.m.; Fri. Sat.: Noon - 2 a.m.; Sun.: Noon -10 p.m.; Closed Mon. - Tues.

This week we pick a few highlights from the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors. WOW, it sure is a lot of stuff with roughly 1,000 artists shown.

One of the strong standouts on the Fourth Floor is Paul Taylor’s “Frank Gehry’s Grocery Store,” a wonderfully playful and incisive commentary on Gehry’s free-form architecture. Here we have, as a model, a mashed and twisted old metal grocery cart with frosted “glass” inside to finish off the walls. The sign below that states viewers shouldn’t touch it as it’s highly prone to fall over seems all the more cutting. The supporting blueprints are what really brings this presentation to life.

Not everybody labels their display areas so viewers can tell what’s what. The decoupaged antique wheelchair I think is by AMR31 Art Collective, but I’m a little fuzzy on that.

In any event, magazine ads for missiles and weapons make up the decorative surface of this wheel chair. The juxtaposition of war’s glamorization with the price individuals pay for fight-

ing wars seems especially poignant.

JD Yezierski has a series of photos made by projecting assorted imagery onto models and photographing the results.

Some of these are quite ironic and/or humorous. They need more lighting to be seen well, but that’s sort of a universal problem this year. The electrical system installed for this event is running at capacity and then some, forcing a reduction of lighting for everybody.

The Fifth Floor has my large scale figure drawings, and two small abstracts ... I leave the value thereof for others to decide. One of last week’s encaustic painters, Sondra Arkin, has spearheaded a collective barrier project on the Fifth Floor. You have to do a bit of a double take the first time you see it. If you just look at it in passing it looks like concrete, which you know is too big, and much too heavy to get up the elevator. It’s another war protest piece.

Sherill Anne Gross has a series of paper cut-out illustrations. I liked the shopping cart and toothbrush ones the best.

She does a god job of pulling them off when the images get complex and difficult to do.

Drew Graham has a graffitiinspired 3-D piece with interlaced fluid forms painted variegated blue. It’s quite nice, and takes the viewer into and out of the form as they look around it.

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Matt Smith has some nice photographic series images relating everyday objects.

My favorite on the Fifth Floor is a series of charcoal and graphite drawings by Matthew Carucci of buildings under construction, and the cranes around them. The images work on a literal and abstract level, while the graphite on top of the charcoal really brings them to life. Having seen these several times I must say, the more I look at them, the more I like them. It’s nice work.

Of the top three floors, Anna Nazaretz Radjou on the Sixth Floor is my pick for best art for the buck. These small acrylic

paintings are quizzical, humorous and fun, all for a lousy $100 bucks. The work titled “Suspicious” features an egg looking at the viewer while one of his brethren lays off to the side in a sunny-side-up state.

Shamus Ian Fatzinger shows an excellent collection of contentrich multimedia collage paintings of urban street life. Shannon McCarty has an installation-style collection of iron-scorched white fabrics. The best of these is probably the one on the floor atop the ironing board. I like the concept and look of the marks made, but they do seem to call for the content to be pushed further.

John Pack has two glass display cases full of seashells assembled into ice cream and sandwich sculptures. For subtle realism, I liked the baked potato best of all.

One of the best photos I’ve seen so far is a portrait by Jason Colston. Here we see a beautiful raven-haired young girl with lip piercings and a shoulder tattoo. She stands, arm outstretched holding a white wire in sling-shot fashion, clenching it between her porcelain white teeth, her inkblack eyes engage the viewer while she ostensibly listens to music on her headphones. It’s a perfect portrait of youthful angst, energy, and attraction.

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you’re kind of looked down upon [in the Louisiana music scene]. What they look for is how you’re going to handle that musical talent and how you’re going to stick to that root and make something unique out of it,” he says. “What’s important to the people in Louisiana is the root of that music, not the frillies on top. It’s not that you’re just a good player, it’s gotta say something and gotta mean something.

The leaves come and go every year, but the root remains and that’s all that keeps the tree alive.”

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Each night when award-winning bluesman Tab Benoit picks up his guitar he does so with a clean slate. No plans, no pre-fab approach to the setlist, no rehearsals.

“You don’t rehearse the blues, man,” Benoit says with a laugh.

Perhaps, but the blues don’t just happen either. There’s a commitment, life-long in many cases, during which the true bluesmen like Benoit work to get closer and closer to an ideal sound, coaxing a feeling into sonic sentiment with a flick of the pick and a touch of tremolo. And there’s always room for improvement.

“I feel like you should never fully enjoy your music when you’re listening to it,” Benoit says. When you listen, you should feel like ‘Man, I can do it better than that.’

You should feel like your best work is still to come.”

Benoit, an underrated guitarist largely unheralded outside of the Bayou, has been striving to achieve his best work for more than 16 years now. Since releasing his debut album, Nice and Warm, in 1992, Benoit has drawn comparisons to guitar gurus ranging from Albert King to Jimi Hendrix. He’s also collaborated with acclaimed musicians Jimmy Thackery and bass and drum duo Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton, who backed Stevie Ray Vaughn under their better-known nickname, Double Trouble.

His 2006 release, Brother to the Blues, snagged a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album.

But in Louisiana, where Benoit says every man, woman and child seemingly has natural musical ability, even those accolades do little to impress the Cajun connoisseurs. Staying afloat in that deepest of blues-playing talent pools however, now that’s something. And that’s what Benoit strives for, a slow growth, a consistency Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, decked that transcends sudden success and pop out and shiny but once a year. Give them appeal and brings him closer to the origins the stooped-over Cypress, rangy, mossy, of American music. one that grows out as much as it grows up, “If you go out and sell millions of records its roots spreading wider than its sparsely and play bubblegum music,TAB BENOIT. (PHOTO: PHILIP GOULD)

covered branches. It may not be a sexy image, but it’s one that endures … just like the bayou blues.

It’s that kind of model upon which Benoit bases his career. He’s happy to take slow and steady strides, always improving his style, if not his sales figures, and always

demanding the most from his music.

“I still feel like some of the things I feel don’t come out like I want it to,” Benoit says. “Somewhere in my brain and soul there’s a conversion process taking place, but it’s a slow process and it takes a lifetime to learn. Guys in their 80s and 90s are still at the top of their game.

Look at B.B. King. He just gets better with age. To me, that’s the way to do it.”

After a tireless dedication and lifelong commitment, the spoils seem all the sweeter. Recently, Benoit was named Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year by the Blues Foundation. While he doesn’t quite know how the honor is awarded, he’s humbled to be recognized.

“What can I say? That community, they accepted me as part of it. And you can’t say enough about that,” he says.

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VT Victim Honored at Annandale A newly commissioned piece of music in honor of Mary Read, Annandale High School graduate who died in the Virginia Tech shootings, will premiere at the Annandale High Spring Band Concert tonight, Thursday, at 7 p.m.

The piece includes snippets of the Annandale High fight song, Tech Triumph from Virginia Tech, and parts of “Amazing Grace” and was made possible thanks to the support of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts scholarship program. The Annandale bands will also perform music from “Pirates of the Caribbean,” a Glenn Miller medley, Broadway tunes and music from the Beatles.

GMHS ‘Spring Concert’ Set Thursday, May 29 As another school year begins to wind down at Falls Church’s George Mason High School, one last gala production will be held in the school auditorium. It’s the annual Spring Concert, set for Thursday, May 29 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and the concert will reprise the efforts of the concert and symphonic bands, the jazz ensemble, sax quarter and percussion ensembles. Among the graduating seniors are several who will be featured in solo performances, including Yusof Becker, Adam Gann, Seth Ensign, Morgan Moscati, Emily Perry, Nathan

Ward and Jeff Williams.

Barbrow Wins Best Practices Award Colin Powell Elementary School web curator Rhapsody Barbrow has been awarded the FCPS Best Practices Award for May for her work on the school website. Barbrow was cited for excellent adaptation of the elementary school template, which can be seen by visiting www.fcps.edu/powelles. Awards are presented monthly during the nine-month school year.

Fifth-Grader Named to U.S. Chess Team Jeevan Karamsetty, a fifth grade student at Oak Hill Elementary School, has been named to the U.S. team for the World Youth Chess Championship to be held in Vietnam in October.

Karamsetty, along with five other students from the U.S., will compete in the U-10 boys section of the competition.

He qualified for the tournament by being one of the three highest rated candidates in his age group in the country.

Karamsetty has been playing chess for five years and has won national and several state chess titles. More than 100 countries are expected to send teams to the competition.

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Students participating from Longfellow Middle School include Kyle Pyne, Jared Golant, George Liang, Billy Rieger, Ben Rosenblum, Tushar Kamath, Govind Mattay, Sarah Larkworthy, Seiyoung Jang, Graham Schmidt, Alec Brenner, Hope Flaxman, Allen Shi, Zhina Kamali, Lauren Bomgardner, Katie Ho, Katie Hsia, Anton Nekhai, Austin Ralls, Harry Na, Kevin Au, Varun Kumar, Anita Shammee, Joe Lafuria and Sam Hoffman.

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Argia’s Restaurant 124 N. Washington St., Falls Church • 703-5341033 • www.argias.com • Type of Food: Italian • Washingtonian’s 100 Very Best Restaurants, Zagat Rated, Full Bar, No Reservations • Hours: Lunch: Mon - Sat 11:30 am - 5 pm; Dinner: Mon - Thur 5 - 9:30 pm, Fri & Sat 5 - 10:30 pm, Sun 5 - 9 pm.

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Bubba’s BBQ & Catering 7810-F Lee Hwy, Falls Church • 703-560-8570 • Type of Food: American/Family, Salads w/ Meat & Ribs • Features: Best BBQ East of Mississippi • Hours: Mon-Sat- 11 am - 9pm

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Hoang’s Grill and Sushi Bar 502 W. Broad St., Falls Church • 703-536-7777 • Type of Food: Pan-Asian • Features: Single and Mingle Thursday Nights. • Hours: MonThurs 11 am - 10 pm, Fri-Sat 11 am - 10:30 pm, Sun - 11:30 am - 9:30 pm

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The novelty’s over. A serious look at South African wine lands yields adventure and beauty for wine lovers. Tourists on the wine trails will find big mountains, blue seas, whitewashed wineries and restaurants with round Dutch gables among the farms and vineyards. Shoppers in Florida will discover bright chenin blanc, a spicy cousin of pinot noir, lush ports, bubbly and world class reds.

There’s a vast industry with winemakers who give good value beyond the $6 rack. You’ll find superb bargains between $10 and $20. Top labels like Meerlust, Rust en Vrede and Bouchard Finlayson fetch $40 or more, still half what the Europeans are charging for their best wines.

If those prices mirror Australian and Chilean wine, well South Africa does have much the same “New” World story. Europeans who settled in the southern hemisphere thirsted for the wine of home. Over centuries some got pretty good with old favorite wines like port and grapes like chenin blanc, as well as wild blends and newer imported varieties such as chardonnay and syrah.

South Africa started earlier, in 1684, and with its own mix of colonists, Dutch farmers, English, French Huguenots and more. What made South Africa especially different, was the harsh apartheid, which subjected the majority black population until the end of the 20th century.

South Africa’s years of banishment cut its wineries off from changing world tastes, technology and trade. That’s a petty matter compared to human rights. Yet when the liberation of Nelson Mandela brought the country back into world acceptance 18 years ago, the wine industry was stodgy, stagnant and dominated by one big co-op.

It took time to catch up, for world buyers to try South African wines, and for Americans, including Floridians, to import the best small wines.

Now winemakers there are playing up to form. They have old traditions and vineyards, plus tricks as modern as a trio of golfer wines from David Frost, Gary Player and Ernie Els. South Africa’s new energy and old virtues showed up at Florida Winefest in Sarasota last month. The biggest list of South African wines, more than 130, is at Jiko, the signature African restaurant at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge in Orlando.

“Americans are realizing there is good wine in South Africa and now that more people are visiting, they realize that these people have made wine for 350 years,” said Linda Bragaw, a Boca Grande importer who lived in Africa for 12 years.

Bragaw brought winemaker Peter Finlayson and his wines to Sarasota. Finlayson is called the “prince of pinot” for his success with Burgundian grapes in partnership with Paul Bouchard. Other winemakers focus on syrah and spicy Rhones, strong cabs and German varietals. The local specialities are pinotage, a red cross of pinot noir and cinsault, and steen, as they call chenin blanc.

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The best tournament players actually try to avoid risky plays altogether. They prefer to wait for their opponents to make the risky moves. They’ll wait patiently until they catch a strong hand.

When they do, they’ll take down their overly aggressive foes.

Watch any tournament on television and you’re sure to see some no-name player at the final table.

Chances are you’ll never see him again. Sure, you’ll occasionally you’ll see an unknown player win using ultra-aggressive tactics, but trust me, that kamikaze style just doesn’t work consistently.

You see, great players will play a wide range of dealt cards but they’ll never risk a large percentage of their chips on a marginal hand. When they do push in their chips, they’ll have a premium hand to back up their bet.

In situations where it’s unclear whether they have the best hand, the best players will choose to play it safe.

To be sure, playing it safe isn’t a flashy style of poker. Some even claim that it’s too weak and passive. That being said, playing safe poker is still a proven recipe for success in the world’s biggest poker tournaments.

That’s because the goal in high-stakes tournaments is to win lots of small pots without the risk of going broke. Of course, you’ve got to occasionally win a big pot too. Just stay patient. Eventually, some hyper-aggressive player will go crazy with a bluff when you do have a premium hand.

Or, he won’t believe you when you have a strong hand and he’ll call your big bet. It’s bound to happen.

Don’t get me wrong, bluffing is a critical part of the game. It’s a weapon all pros use in tournament play. They just won’t bluff nearly as often as you think.

Also, professionals will tend to make smaller, more controlled bluffs to minimize their risk. If they get caught, well, that’s not the end of the world. A failed bluff could easily payoff later in a much bigger pot when the pro has the unbeatable hand.

Now, you will have to change up your game when you become

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If you do choose to run a bluff, don’t be afraid to put your table image to work. When other players observe that you don’t bluff often, that’s the time to confuse them with a little well-timed deceit.

And always pay attention to the skill level of your opponents.

Big buy-in events attract players with a wide range of poker ability. If you find yourself seated at a

table full of bad players, running a risky bluff would be foolish. Instead, wait for a good hand and hope you’re called.

That same approach won’t be quite as effective against highly skilled players; they’ll know just what you’re up to. Against tough players, you’ll have to bluff occasionally, but again, not as often as you think.  Visit www.cardsharkmedia. com/book.html for information about Daniel Negreanu’s new book, Hold’em Wisdom for All Players.

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The ordinance referenced below was given first reading on Monday, May 12, 2008; and second reading and public hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 7:30 p.m., Official Time, or as soon thereafter as may be heard.

hereby given that Branch Banking and Trust Company, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC, has made application to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for its written consent to relocate their Falls Plaza Branch, 1224 West Broad St, Falls Church,Falls Church City County, VA to 1220 West Broad St, Falls Church, Falls Church CityCounty, VA Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with the Regional Director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at its regional office located at 10 Tenth St NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30309-3449, within 15days after the date of last newspaper publication. The nonconfidential portions of the application are on file in the regional office and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the nonconfidential portion of the application file will be made available upon request.

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(TO8-10) Ordinance To Amend And Reenact Chapter 26, “Police” Of The Code Of The City Of Falls Church, Virginia PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following ordinance and resolution were given first reading on March 10, 2008, and referred to the Planning Commission and other boards and commission. The second reading and a public hearing scheduled for April 28, 2008 has been postponed to June 9, 2008.

(TO8-06) An Ordinance to Amend the Official Zoning District Map of the City of Falls Church, Virginia, by Rezoning Approximately 0.68 Acres of Land from T-1, Transitional District to B-1, Limited Business District for the properties with the Real Property Code Numbers 51-131-020, 51-131-021, 51-131-022, 51-131-023, and 51-131-029 by Jefferson Park LLC. (TR8-18) A Resolution to Grant a Special Exception for Commercial Height Bonus for Approximately 1.12 Acres of Land With the Real Property Code Numbers 51-131006, 51-131-007, 51-131-020, 51-131-021, 51-131-022, 51-131-023, and 51-131-029 by Jefferson Park LLC. All public hearings will be held in the Council Chambers, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, Virginia. Copies of legislation may be obtained from the City Clerk’s office (703248-5014) or at cityclerk@fallschurchva.gov.

This location is fully accessible to persons with physical disabilities. Special services or assistance to persons with disabilities may be requested in advance. To speak at a public hearing, fill out a speaker slip and give it to the Clerk at the left front table.

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MAY 22 Story Hour, 10:30 a.m.

Historic Architectural Review Board, 7:30 p.m.

24 Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-Noon 25 Library Closed 26 Memorial Day Festival & Parade City Hall, Courts, DMV Select, Library, Schools, Senior Center, Sheriff’s Office Closed Community Center Open No Yard Waste, Bundled Brush, or Special Collections Memorial Day 27 Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court in Session Story Hour, 10:30 a.m.

City Council, 7:30 p.m.

School Board, 7:30 p.m.

28 General District Court in Session 29 Tree Commission, 7:30 p.m.

31 Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-Noon

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Memorial Day Holiday Schedule CITY HALL

COURTS DMV SELECT SCHOOLS SENIOR CENTER SHERIFF’S OFFICE COMMUNITY CENTER

MARY RILEY STYLES PUBLIC LIBRARY GEORGE BUS

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OPEN May 26 until 6 p.m.

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Older Americans Month Celebration Come celebrate Older Americans Month at a mini health and information fair on Thursday, May 29 from 9-11:30 a.m. in the Falls Church Senior Center (223 Little Falls St.). Raffle drawings will be held after the following presentations: 9 a.m. - Be Stroke Smart - A representative from Virginia Hospital Center will speak on strokes.

10-11:30 a.m. - Mini Health Fair sponsored by Virginia Hospital Center 11a.m.-“StayHealthy,GetChecked” - Grandma Green from the Senior Coalition will speak on preventive care.

For more information, please contact 703-248-5020 (TTY 711).

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Special Events

Teen Center Activities

Midnight Madness for Middle School Students Friday, May 23, 7 p.m.-Midnight Teen Center (223 Little Falls St.) Call 703-248-5077 (TTY 711) for details.

Wakefield Skate Park Thursday, May 29 Do you think you are Tony Hawk? Have you ever thought about trying out some of his moves?

Bring your rollerblades, skateboard, helmet, and protective gear and show off your stuff. Call 703248-5077 (TTY 711) for details.

Rock Climbing (Ages 16 & older) Saturdays May 24 & 31 Spend two full days rock climbing and learning the basics of technique, belaying, and safety.

Pilates With Props (Ages 18 and older) Tuesdays, June 3-Aug. 5, 7-7:55 p.m.

Pilates With Props employs small apparatus including resistance rings, flex bands, spongeballs, and weighted bars to extend the range of intensity of Pilates mat exercises.

Yoga for Fitness (Ages 18 and older) Tuesdays, June 3-Aug. 5, 8-8:55 p.m.

Participants work to safely and gently increase or restore flexibility and range of motion, build stamina, and improve coordination and balance.

No previous yoga experience necessary; all levels welcome.

A complete listing of events, camps, and classes is available at www.fallschurchva.gov.

Classes

City of Falls Church Farmers Market Every Saturday from 8 a.m. - Noon

Paid registration required. All classes meet at the Community Center (223 Little Falls St.) unless otherwise indicated. Call 703-248-5077 (TTY 711) for fees and more information.

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Classes and Events Memorial Day Festival and Parade Monday, May 26, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

City Hall Grounds, 300 Park Ave. Celebrate Memorial Day in the City of Falls Church with amusement rides, arts and crafts, food, civic and business organization, live stage entertainment, a Don Beyer Volvo 3K Fun Run, and more!

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Monday, May 26, 2008 • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

City Hall Grounds, 300 Park Avenue Something for Everyone Throughout the Day: Amusement Rides, Pony Rides, Arts and Crafts Booths, Food Vendors, Civic and Business Booths, and Live Entertainment.

9 a.m.

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9 a.m.-noon 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

10:30 a.m.

Don Beyer Volvo 3K Fun Run • Meet at the intersection of Great Falls and Little Falls streets.

Rollerblades and bicycles not permitted.

The Merchants of Cool (on stage) Lions Club Eye Van (free testing!)

Tours of 163-Year-Old Cherry Hill Farmhouse

Rain or Shine

Free

10:45 a.m.

Pet & Owner Costume Contest Sponsored by the Falls Church Animal Hospital.

Bring pets to 313 Park Avenue.

Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition (on stage)

11 a.m.

12:15 p.m.

Veterans Ceremony at Veterans Memorial (Community Center) Falls Church Concert Band (on stage)

2 p.m.

Parade • Grand Marshal-Secretary of the Army Pete Geren.

Secretary Geren has served as the 20th Secretary of the Army since July 2007. He joined the Department of Defense in 2001 as Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense and later went on to serve as Acting Secretary of the Air Force, 28th Under Secretary of the Army, and Acting Secretary of the Army before taking his current post. Secretary Geren and his family live in the City and are active in the community.

Ken Smith Band (on stage)

3:30 p.m.

Presentation of parade trophies immediately following parade.

For more information, call the Memorial Day Hotline at 703-248-5178 (TTY 711).

The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703-248-5077 (TTY 711).

City Center South Design Charette

Thursday, May 29 ∙ 7 p.m. • Teen Center (223 Little Falls St.) This is your chance to voice your opinion and learn more about the architectural design of City Center South from developer Atlantic Realty and WDG Architects. The charette will feature: • a presentation from Atlantic Realty • a panel discussion from local architects • and round table discussions where you can provide your input on design elements of City Center South Information on City Center South is available at www.fallschurchva.gov.

The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703-248-5040 (TTY 711).

Growing Green Spring Recycling Extravaganza - Record Setting Event!

The City’s semiannual Recycling Extravaganza on April 26 was a record setting one.Several tons of electronics,textiles,bikes,cell phones,eye glasses,medical supplies and more were diverted from the waste stream to the recycling or refuse stream.In just five hours, volunteers helped to collect: • 26.7 tons of electronics – a record amount!

• 1.7 tons of textiles and clothing • 65 bikes • Dozens of cell phones,printer cartridges, eye glasses, medical supplies and more!

PNC Bank sponsored free paper shredding resulting in 2.14 tons of shredded and recycled paper! That represents about 143 file boxes of paper.

The Environmental Services Council and the Department of Environmental Services sponsors this semiannual event.Thanks to the many wonderful volunteers who donated their time in order to make this event possible. The next Recycling Extravaganza is Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Falls Church Recycling Center and Property Yard.

Pilot Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event a Success The City of Falls Church held its first Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event at the Property Yard on May 10. Two hundred thirty-five residents brought oil, gasoline, pesticides, oil-based paints and stains, and many other hazardous items for proper collection and disposal.

Falls Church Recreation & Parks Division Falls Church residents who missed the event 223 Little Falls Street may take household hazardous waste to Falls Church, VA 22046 Fairfax County’s Hazardous Waste Disposal 703-248-5077* Facility, located at the I-66 Transfer Station Phone Numbers Open Gym/Weather Hotline 703-248-5125* (4618 W. Ox Rd.), free of charge. The City of Special Events Hotline 703-248-5178* Falls Church plans to hold its next residential Fax 703-536-5125 Senior Center 703-248-5020*/21* hazardous waste collection event this fall.

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Chairman: Craig Cheney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vice Chairman: Ronald Peppe II . . . . . . . . . .

School Board Rosaura Aguerrebere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kathryn Chandler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Susan Kearney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kieran Sharpe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Joan Wodiska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Superintendent: Dr. Lois Berlin . . . . . . . . . . .

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For more news about the Falls Church City Public Schools visit: www.fccps.org

George Mason High School student Ze’ev Lailari is the winner of this year’s Ro Pa Sci contest.

Florence holds the longest service record of the nine FCCPS employees who have announced their intention to retire at the end of the current fiscal year, June 30th.

Each will be recognized during a reception and ceremony in their honor on June 4th at 5:00 p.m. in the Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School cafetorium.

The 8th grader and a few of his friends were treated to an hour-long ride in a limosene, including a stop at a restaurant, courtesy of Don Beyer Volvo.

This year’s retirement class includes two principals, Trudy Taylor from Thomas Jefferson Elementary, 26 years, and Bob Snee from George Mason High School who announced his retirement only last week after 28 years.

Thomas Jefferson Elementary 4th grade teacher Emily Florence Cheryl Gardner, Mount Daniel School, at 31 years holds the longest 19 years service record among the 2008 Beth Hull, Thomas Jefferson Elementary, FCCPS retirement class.

24 years Elizabeth Michael, Mount Daniel School, 28 years Betty Pitera, George Mason High, 28 years Maureen O’Neil, Student Services, 24 years Pat Schillig, Thomas Jefferson Elementary, 23 years Others to be recognized:

CSI: George Mason

Mark your calendar! The Falls Church City Public Schools summer sessions have been scheduled for the following dates and times: Mount Daniel School • July 7 - July 31 (M-TH); 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon Thomas jefferson Elementary School • July 7 - August 1 (M-F); 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Mary Ellen henderson Middle School • July 7 - August 1 (M-F); 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. george Mason high School • July 7 - July 25 (M-F); 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Beginning next year, the George Mason High School science curriculum will include a course designed to teach scientific techniques very similar to those portrayed in popular TV shows such as “CSI”.

FCC-TV Spotlight: Ablevision Tune in to Falls Church Community Television (FCC-TV) to watch Ablevision. Ablevision is a 30 minute show produced entirely by people with disabilities. They’ve covered issues such as pet therapy, living as a blind person, and self-defense for the handicapped.

Ablevision airs on FCC-TV at the following times: • Mondays at 9:30am • Thursdays at 10:30am and 6:30pm FCC-TV airs on Cox Channel 12, Verizon FiOS Channel 35 and RCN Channel 2. For more information about FCC-TV, or complete schedule of the variety of community programs on FCC-TV, visit www.fcctv.net or call 703-248-5538.

BIE Partner of the Week Russell Allan & Maryann Ogle Terra Landscape and Design School involvement: Sponsor of the Falls Church PTA Home & Garden Tour.

Why Russ is a BIE partner: “As a lifelong resident and business owner in Falls Church, and seeing my children benefit so much from the Falls Church City school system, I’m more than pleased to give back to the community that has given so much to me and my family.”

Why Maryann is a BIE Partner: “Having worked in Falls Church City for more than ten years, I’d like to continue contributing to this community by making sure that children have an environment that ‘grows,’ such as the outdoor classroom project.”

For more information about sharing your expertise through the BIE Partnership, visit www.fccps.org or contact Marybeth Connelly at connellym@fccps.org.

School content published in The Weekly Focus is written and edited by the Falls Church City Public Schools. For more information, contact the Falls Church City Public Schools Communications Office. Phone: (703) 248-5699 Fax: (703) 248-5613.

complete all of their homework, maintain or improve their grade from grading period to grading period and exhibit good classroom behavior. The students who “get in” earn a certificate of recognition for their hard work and become eligible to compete for the grand prize. The final competition is a big rock, paper, scissors contest, hence the fraternity name, Ro Pa Sci.

Teacher Joel Block established the coed Ro Pa Sci fraternity contest to provide incentive for his students to focus on their studies all year long. “My past experience has been that student grades go down in the third quarter,” Block said. “It is partially because the material gets harder as we build on the year’s learning, and it is partially due to the winter blues transitioning into distractions associ- (l to r) George Mason 8th graders Marek Wojtala, ated with spring fever.”

Takumi Nemec, Ze’ev Lailari (2008 Ro Pa Sci inductee) To become a member of and Lucien Blakemore get ready for an afternoon of fun Ro Pa Sci, students must and food as part of the Ro Pa Sci.

Summer School Dates Announced

Forensic chemistry is the science of examining trace evidence using sophisticated instrumentation and analytical techniques most frequently to solve crimes. Last week, the Falls Church City School Board approved the textbook for

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FCCPS to Honor 9 Retirees June 4th Lailari Inducted into Ro Pa Sci “I’m definitely going to turn off the alarm clock,” says Thomas Jefferson Elementary teacher Emily Florence about her upcoming retirement after 31 years with the Falls Church City Public Schools.

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the course, “Forensic Science: An Introduction” by Richard Saferstein following a month of public review.

The new course will be offered to second-year chemistry students.

54 students have already expressed an interest in the course. “This was many more than we anticipated,” said science teacher, Maggie Wiseman. “Two classes have been created but some students may not be able to get in because of scheduling conflicts.”

School board Approves new Day care Fee Schedule The Falls Church City School Board has approved a two percent increase in day care fees for the 2008-09 school year or roughly six dollars more per month at the top end of the scale. The increase reflects rising operating expenses and follows a careful review of last year’s major fee restructuring.

Last summer, fees were restructured and set at 3.5 percent of household income, far less than the national average for school age child care fees of 5 to 9 percent of household income.

Reduced fees are still available for families meeting certain income eligibility requirements. And for all families, there is a sibling discount of 25 percent, after the first child.

To see a copy of the new fee schedule and for more information on both the FCCPS Extended Day Care Program and the After School Activities Program (ASAP) visit www.fccps.org/asap.

Summer Day care Registration opens Falls Church City Public Schools is accepting registration for summer day care and the middle school summer activities program. The programs will be offered from June 16th through August 22nd from 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. each day.

Children entering the 1st through 8th grades are eligible to attend. An exciting summer is planned with special guests, fabulous field trips, swimming, a daily literacy program, arts and crafts, music and much, much more.

Registration forms are available at www.fccps.org/asap. The program is open to all community children. Those who do not attend Falls Church City Public Schools must submit a copy of immunization records and an original birth certificate with their day care registration.

Space is limited, so register soon to ensure your children’s enrollment in the summer day care program!

SCHOOL CALENDAR DATES ARE SubjEcT To chAngE Testing now – 5/23 – K-3 PALS Testing (MD/TJ) now – 6/6 – AP & IB Testing (GM) now – 5/23 – SOL, MC, and CSH (TJ/MEH/GM) now – 5/23 – DRA & Q/SRI (MD/TJ/MEH) May 24 26 27

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GMAPLOOZA Music Festival (GM) Memorial Day (Schools closed/Day Care Closed) 6:30 p.m. School Board Work Session (MEH) 7:30 p.m. School Board Regular Meeting (MEH) 7:00 p.m. Beginning Band Concert (TJ) 7:30 p.m. 5th Grade Band Concert 3:30 p.m. Relay for Life (GM)

June 2 7:00 p.m. Special Ed. Advisory Committee (TJ) 7:30 p.m. 5th-7th Grade Chorus Concert (MEH) 3 7:30 p.m. High School Band Concert (GM) 4 5:00 p.m. Retirement Reception & Ceremony (MEH) 7:30 p.m. PTSA (GM) 5 7:30 p.m. 6th & 7th Grade Jazz Band Concert (MEH) (MD) Mt. Daniel Elementary (TJ) Thomas Jefferson Elementary (MEH) Mary Ellen Henderson Middle (GM) George Mason High Check the FCCPS Web site for more calendar information. www.fccps.org

Special Education Annual Plan Available The 2008-2009 Falls Church City Public Schools (FCCPS) Special Education Annual Plan is available for public viewing and comment.

Copies of the plan are located at the FCCPS Office of Special Education and Student Services at 803 W. Broad Street, Suite 320; at the Falls Church School Board Office at 803 W. Broad Street, Suite 300; and at the Mary Riley Styles Public Library at 120 North Virginia Avenue in Falls Church.

Questions about the annual plan should be directed to Dr. Barbara Baditoi, Director of Special Education and Student Services at 703-248-5630.

Save the Date: gMhS graduation Graduation ceremonies for the George Mason High School Class of 2008 Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.

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for the American Worker,â&#x20AC;? he says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a decade during which the American economy has thrived by many measures, with corporate profits and CEO salaries soaring, yet wages have languished for most workers, and health and pension coverage has grown worse.â&#x20AC;?

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ing them into the war zone for three, four and even more tours.

Stop-loss, the involuntary extension of an individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s term in the military (making them subject to still more combat duty), is another dangerous affront to those who have already given so much.

The Houston Chronicle did a long takeout on Sunday on the suicide in March 2007 of an Army recruiting sergeant, Nils Aron Andersson -- just one day after his marriage to Carry Walton.

Andersson, 25, had spoken of the many horrors that he had encountered in Iraq and was deeply depressed. He shot himself while sitting in his pickup in a parking garage. Distraught, Walton bought a 9 mm handgun at a sporting goods store the next day and killed herself.

Suicides have become a big problem for the military. Combat does terrible things to people. An independent study by the RAND Corp. found that nearly 20 percent of the troops who returned from tours in Iraq or Afghanistan reported symptoms of major depression or post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Let them talk about health coverage, which is a scandal, and the vanishing American pension. Let them offer competing plans for rebuilding the American infrastructure and creating real employment opportunities for the newest generation of workers. Let them go at it over energy policy.

Forget the foolishness, for a change. No Willie Hortons this year. No Swift boats. No attacks on John McCain like the mugging he endured at the hands of the Bush crowd in South Carolina some years ago.

For once, let the election be serious. Show the hacks and the hypocrites the door. Argue substance.

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VA Outdoor Power Equipment . . . . . . 207-2000 Ace Tool & Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 532-5600

SS Business Brokerage . . . . . . . . . . . 830-9526 Jon Rizalvo, PAYCHEX . . . . 698-6910 x27045

CATERING

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Drs. William Dougherty, Julie D. Tran 532-3300 Drs. Mark A. Miller, Melanie R. Love . 241-2911 Dr. Mike McCombs, Orthodontist . . . . 820-1011 Dr. Nimisha V. Patel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533-1993

Mike’s Carpet Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 978-2270 n

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HOME IMPROVEMENT NED Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533-7457 James Roofing & Home Improvement593-3383 Joseph Home Improvement . . . . . . . . 507-5005 Skyline Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 835-1101 FC Heating & Air Service . . . . . . . . . . 534-0630 M.D. Painting & Decorating Co. . . . . . 966-2954 Shiner Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560-7663 J & S Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448-1171 The Vinyl Touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 793-3111

COMPUTER SERVICES

Carol S. Miller, LCSW . . . . . . . . . . . . 395-4980 Josette Millman, APRN . . . . . . . . . . . 855-0396

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Alba Construction, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 204-0733 n

HOME CARE Human Touch Home Health. . . . . . . . 531-0540

Systems Management Technology . 891-1491 x14 Fast Teks On-Site Computer Srvcs . . 496-7807

Sunrise of Falls Church . . . . . . . . . . . 534-2700 n

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TAILOR Tailor Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534-8886

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TRAVEL All Travel & Cruises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 970-4091

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TUTORS Your Computer Tutor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204-2821 Huntington Learning Center. . . . . . . . 379-8810

MEDICAL Dr Gordon Theisz, Family Medicine. . 533-7555 The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy. . . . 536-4042

Miniatures from the Attic . . . . . . . . . . . 237-0066

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