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Project improves access, relieves Waxpool

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n one week, the long-awaited Gloucester Parkway extension connecting the Ashburn road to Nokes Boulevard in Sterling will open, providing congestion relief to Waxpool Road and Route 7, while improving access options for drivers within the county.

A number of elected officials gathered near the new extension that spans Broad Run and the surrounding wetlands.

“It’s probably the most important road project we’ve done in Loudoun County in very, very many years,” said Loudoun Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis Randall (D-At Large), who attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 28.

And the project came about sooner than anticipated after the county partnered with developer Kincora and the Commonwealth of Virginia to build the project faster.

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DATA CENTER ALLEY Loudoun County is king of the internet, data centers TOM JULIA Tom.Julia@loudountribune.com

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assive, windowless buildings rise from empty fields in eastern Loudoun County.

Large power systems suggest something big is going on inside. Some buildings are surrounded by black fences and security gates. Most are known by company names unfamiliar to all but those in the data center industry – names like Raging Wire, CyrusOne, Dupont Fabros, Digital Realty and Equinix.

What’s inside these giant buildings is a mystery too, and security is tight.

What we do know is that mega companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft and FaceInside a RagingWire data center. book are being serviced by ject of most of these stories. AOL these giants. We also know that Loudoun County is becoming the is still here, but the growth of the data center industry is the big stoking.

Much has been written over ry now – and one the biggest busithe years about Internet traffic and ness stories in the nation. It has also the data management industry in transformed how Loudoun County Loudoun County. There was a time is seen around the world.

Loudoun is home to more when America Online (AOL) was the big dog in town and the sub- than 60 data centers that house

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some 3,000 technology companies.

Equinix alone has 11 centers in the county. Buddy Rizer, executive director of the County’s Department of Economic Development (DED), calls it “Data Center Alley,” where about seven million square feet of data center space has been built and Continued on Page 10

Karlie Harman, Confident and Caring The confidence of Karlie Harman, a sophomore at John Champe High School in Aldie, would make any parent proud.

Doubt seems a notion that rarely furrows her young brow, yet she also understands the pitfalls of being cocky.

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6 Glory Days Veteran opens new gym in Ashburn

22 Race and Policing NAACP president, Loudoun Sheriff speak out

Sen. Jill Vogel Running for Lt. Governor

Parking Stirs Debate about Growth of ADAMS Center in Ashburn

School of Rock Loudoun teens go on tour

In this issue SECTION 1 • Government New state laws on July 1 > see page 8

• Business

Local partners join YEA! Loudoun > see page 10

• Public Safety Leesburg names new police chief > see page 17

SECTION 2 • Education

Class of 2016 gets $60M in scholarships > see page 24

• Community

Area farms stock local markets > see page 26

• Health

Ask Dr. Mike > see page 30

Businesses in Beaumeade Circle complex concerned about serving customers.

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upporters and opponents of the request by All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) to permit a mosque, and associated daycare and private school, in space it has purchase at the Beaumeade Circle business park in Ashburn voiced concerns and praise during a public hearing in July, with supporters outnumbering opponents about 2 to 1.

Concerns raised by opponents center on parking at the facility. ADAMS now uses space owned by the Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation, but has purchased additional space for which the special exception applications would apply. And in a new wrinkle related to the case, the nearby Loudoun Bible Church was served with notice from

the Loudoun Department of Planning and Zoning that staff had erroneously authorized that church’s special exception in 2013; the congregation will need to reapply for its special exception to operate in the business park.

Among the changes sought is the ability to serve 250 congregants, rather than the 200 ADAMS now has the authority to serve for each service. Some opponents have questioned that number, pointing out that 250 people attending three services, which is typical on a Friday at ADAMS, equates to 750 people.

Rizwan Jaka, chairman of the ADAMS board, pointed to other places of worship nearby. The business park is home to the Christian Fellowship Church, which sits across Beaumeade Circle from the row of condo units in question, as well as the

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Jewish congregation with which ADAMS now shares space.

“We just want to be treated like all other faith groups that got approval,” Jaka said.

Tenants share parking spaces at the business park and some have said the number of people entering and leaving the ADAMS make it difficult for customers to access their businesses, particularly on Fridays when multiple services are held at ADAMS. Those concerned about the parking make clear that they are addressing an existing concern, not raising a religious issue.

“They’re growing and they continue to grow,” said David Donald, president and CEO of Keeper Technology. “We’re beyond the ability of the business park to handle this already.”

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• Real Estate

Summer home market > see page 32

• Opinion

Our opinions, guest columns and letters to the editor > see page 38

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Seion 1  Government  Business  Public Safety

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Champion Bobsledder Opens Ashburn Gym Adaptive Athlete and Vet Reaches for the Stars CAMERON HOSSEINIAN Cameron@loudountribune.com

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ason Sturm’s Old Glory Gym, opened July 11 in Ashburn, is not just another start-up in a region booming with athletic-related businesses.

It’s unique because of the man behind the dream.

Army veteran, amputee, CrossFit enthusiast, world champion bobsledder and owner of the newly christened Old

Glory Gym, Jason Sturm is a man of many talents.

"Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears," Sturm reads the tattoo emblazoned on his right forearm. He looks down towards his left leg, "It took me almost two years to learn how to do a parallel squat again and even now it's hard for me not to look awkward."

Sturm lost the lower part of his left leg during an Army training accident at Fort Drum, N.Y., when his unit was

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hit by two mis-aimed 105mm artillery shells.

Two fellow soldiers in the 10th Mountain Division died, and 12 others were hurt by shrapnel.

Making light of the situation Sturm added, "When you play with bombs and bullets long enough, something is bound to happen."

Undaunted by such a setback, Sturm went on to become a world champion bobsledder after placing second in a race in Igls, Austria, and first in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

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With no prior experience, Sturm's amazement at his accomplishment surpassed even that of those watching.

After five practice runs in St. Moritz, Sturm proved he was a natural. In the race held on January 21, Sturm's combined time over two heats was 0.04 seconds faster than a rival Latvian racer's, winning him the gold.

"It was almost too much to take in," Sturm said. "I showed up having never driven a bobsled. Nobody thought I would end up on the podium. I was just floored."

Now the Vice Chairman of the board for Crossroads Adaptive Athletic Alliance and one of the head coaches for the seminar series, Sturm notes the potential in owning his own gym.

"Eventually we'll hold Adaptive Coaching seminars in here. Everything we’ve done here is in the hopes of bringing in adaptive athletes and coaches and mentoring them while running an open-to-all gym," he added.

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Jason Storm on opening day at Old Glory Gym in Ashburn.

More importantly, Sturm seeks to provide a gym that is more than a gym. "I want a community. I want people to come in here and not want to leave," he says as he motions to the lounge area adjacent to the gym. A small bar, shower, TV's, a couch and a large metallic version of Old Glory Gym's logo make up what is currently an ongoing project.

"After people workout, they will always have the option of staying around to enjoy a sports game and have a bite to eat," he said.

Old Glory's logo is Sturm's take on his Army unit's badge. What is now a barrel-shaped American flag crossed by two bench press bars was once a powder keg crossed with two swords. Where it now says "Old Glory" it once said "Mountain".

"Though it is a part of it, I didn't just choose our logo because it's very American

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or because I'm a proud civilian; it represents the struggle to overcome and the pride we should have in ourselves. We want people to be proud of who they are and have pride in what they're doing, and my intention is to foster that," Sturm said.

The gym enjoyed a successful opening day with over 30 members visiting and joining by noon. Sturm hopes to see a large influx in membership with the gym's upcoming CrossFit certification.

Old Glory Gym is up and running in suite 211 on Guilford Drive in Ashburn. •

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NVTA Funds Battlefield Interchange

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eesburg came one step closer to seeing construction begin on the Route 7/Battlefield Parkway Interchange after the

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority included the $20 million project in its FY2017 construction program.

A previous $13 million allocation paid for preliminary engineering,

leaving the project about $25 million short of full funding, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation’s estimates. That’s about $58 million for the entire project, which would replace the at-grade signaled intersection with grade-separated interchange.

The Route 7/Battlefield inter-

change is the most dangerous intersection in Leesburg, according to information provided by the town. It is the last signalized Route 7 intersection between Route 28 and Leesburg. More than 85,000 vehicles pass through daily.

"This is a big victory for Leesburg,” commented Leesburg Mayor David Butler. “This award means that we have well over half the funding

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Regional transportation authority includes $20M for project The Route 7/Battlefield Parkway Interchange received nearly half of its construction funding from NVTA.

needed for this interchange … This project will substantially improve traffic flow into and out of Leesburg." •

The Loudoun Board of Supervisors has begun its August break and will not meet again until September.

Jill Vogel wants to be Virginia’s next Lt. Governor

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Mom, lawyer and state legislator calls for bipartisan government and ethics reforms

Sen. Jill Vogel (R-27th)

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n every presidential election cycle the conversation in Virginia inevitably turns to the next election for Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General. That’s because Virginia and New Jersey are the only states to hold statewide elections in the year immediately following a presidential vote. Their elections are seen as barometers of the public’s mood after electing a president. Virginia and Loudoun County are especially good barometers because they’re considered a swing state and county in national and statewide elections, respectively.

The Tribune’s coverage of Virginia’s 2017 statewide elections starts today and will include analysis of the candidates’ positions once Democrats and Republicans

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select their nominees. Many have already announced; others have dropped their names to test the waters. The Tribune will also cover candidates who represent Loudoun County, or wish to, including elections for the state Senate and House of Delegates.

Last month, our editors met with Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel, who represents the 27th district as one of 21 Republicans in the 40-member state Senate. Her district includes the Middleburg, St. Louis and Aldie precincts of Loudoun, as well as Clarke, Fauquier and Frederick counties, the city of Winchester and two precincts each in Culpeper and Stafford counties.

Vogel announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination for Lt. Governor in March. Since then she has been traveling the state, meeting with Republican activists, and raising money. Two colleagues in the General Assembly have declared they are seeking the nomination too – Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-17) of Freder-

icksburg, and Del. Glen Davis (R-84) of Virginia Beach.

Vogel, 45, was elected in 2007 and is serving her third term in the state Senate.

Reeves is in his second term, and Davis was elected in 2013.

Among the Democrats, Northern Virginia lawyer Justin Fairfax is the only announced candidate so far. Fairfax lost to Attorney General Mark Herring in the party’s primary election three years ago, and is a former assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

A native Virginian, Vogel is married and the mother of six children. She’s a nationally known nonprofits, elections and ethics lawyer practicing in Winchester, a former deputy general counsel of the Department of Energy, and a graduate of the College of William and Mary and DePaul University School of Law. Vogel says that balancing home, work and public service is important, and that her family is her top priority. On priorities, she also makes the case that Virginia’s government needs a new one – leadership that earns the public’s trust in government and its ability to get things done. This is one reason why, Vogel says, she’s running

for statewide office.

Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) chairman John Whitbeck, a Leesburg lawyer, says “we have the most talented group of candidates we’ve ever had for statewide office.” Given the likelihood that the next Lt. Governor will be called on to break tie votes in the Senate, Whitbeck says the office has never been more important. “The Lt. Governor is critical to the functioning of the General Assembly, and should not be looked at as a stepping stone to the Governor’s office,” he explained.

Whitbeck predicts a statewide sweep for Republicans in 2017, and points to the legislative and campaign experience of Vogel and the other two candidates seeking the party’s nomination for Lt. Governor.

“They’re tested and they know how to win,” he said.

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have a lot of passion about what’s happening in Virginia and where we’re headed. It’s time for a different kind of leadership in Richmond, and for better decisions to help Virginia’s economy grow.

I will be pushing more for our technology Continued on Page 39

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Butler Wants to Continue as Leesburg’s Mayor

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ave Butler on July 11 launched his campaign for Leesburg mayor, a position to which fellow council members appointed him in February. The seat became vacant after former mayor Kristen C. Umstattd’s election to the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. The term expires Dec. 31.

Now voters have a chance to keep Butler as mayor or choose one of two other candidates: council member C.B. “Kelly” Burk or former council member Kevin D. Wright.

Butler held his kickoff event at K2M Group HoldPhoto Courtesy of Dave Butler ings Inc. Dave Butler will run to remain Leesburg's mayor.

Butler prides himself on accessibility, and points to a chaired the SE/SW Trails Committee, number of accomplishments and serves on, or is the council's liaison to under his watch, including approval of the the Leesburg Tree Commission, Northern Loudoun County Courthouse expansion.

Virginia Regional Commission and the Butler previously served as a counVirginia Municipal League’s Environmencil member, as well as a member of the tal Quality Committee. He served as vice Leesburg Planning Commission, Utility mayor from January 2013 to January Rate Advisory Committee and Standing 2015. • Residential Traffic Committee. He has

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Supervisors Boost District Budgets, Except Ashburn

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oudoun supervisors scuffled briefly before voting July 23 to increase their district budgets by $30,000 each – except for the Ashburn District – amounting to nearly a quarter of a million dollars in new spending for their offices collectively.

Ashburn was excluded at Supervisor Ralph Buona’s (R-Ashburn) request after he objected to the increases.

Buona was among three supervisors who objected to the proposal, including Suzanne Volpe (R-Algonkian) and Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg). But other board members said their staff are having difficulty keeping up with an increasingly demanding workload.

“We are well, well under what the neighboring counties provide for their boards of supervisors’ offices,” said Supervisor Matt Letourneau, who proposed the increase.

Since FY2013, Loudoun has allocated about $120,600 to each district. Prince William and Fairfax counties provide their district offices roughly three and four times that amount, respectively. The Loudoun Board of Supervisors has been allocating $161,000 to the chairman’s budget, while Fairfax ($529,726) and Prince William ($406,892) pay far more. Those counties have offices in each district, whereas

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Loudoun has a central office where all supervisors’ staff are located.

Umstattd said she appreciates the hard work staff members undertake, but pointed out that she had no office and no staff when she served as major of Leesburg.

“There are other things of value that we could use that money for, the schools, mental health,” she said.

Buona also opposed the proposal and even requested an amendment to exclude his office from the increase.

“I think with the proper management, you can manage things and not return your whole budget,” he said, adding that while he appreciates the use unallocated surplus funds, “after this year then it gets programmed in the budget as a budgeted amount going forward.”

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New Virginia Laws Began July 1 General Assembly Changes Affect Dogs, Driving, Hunting, Firearms, Marriage and More

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any Virginia drivers hitting the road for summer vacation might not have known that as of July 1 smoking in a car with passengers younger than 8 carries a civil penalty of up to $100.

New state laws that took effect July 1 apply to alcohol sales, teen drivers, traffic infractions, firearms, flags, home inspections and much more. Below are some examples:

AGRICULTURE • Dogs: Any dog that injures or kills poultry must be microchipped and either secured or transferred to another owner approved by the court. Previously, these dogs were euthanized or removed to another state (HB 1231).

• Hemp: A person with a license to manufacture industrial hemp products can engage in scientific, agricultural or other research involving the applications of industrial hemp without prosecution (HB 699 and SB 691).

EDUCATION: • Exercise: Students in grades K-5 will be required to complete at least 20 minutes of physical activity a day or an average of 100 minutes per week (HB 357 and SB 211).

Existing law requires students in grades 6-12 to participate in physical activity at least 150 minutes per week.

• Social Media and education: Higher education institutions, public or private, are now prohibited from requiring a student to give their username or password to any personal social media accounts. The law goes on to say that such a prohibition should not prevent a campus police officer from performing their official duties (SB 438).

• SOL Testing: Requires the Standards of Learning and program of instruction for students K-12 now include computer science and computational thinking, including computer coding (HB 831).

FIREARMS: • Out-of-State Open Carry Permits: As part of a compromise with Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Republicans passed a law that allows state residents with permits to conceal carry in other states. In exchange, Virginia recognizes the concealed handgun permits from those other states as well (HB 1163/SB 610).

• Possession Restrictions for Certain Protective Orders: Anyone served with a permanent protective order must hand over all firearms within 24-hours (HB 1391 and SB 715). In addition, HB 1087/SB 323 makes it a Class 6 felony to violate a protective order while armed.

• State Police to Perform Non-Dealer Background Checks: State police must be available to perform background checks for non-dealer sales at firearm shows if

requested by any party involved in the sale (HB 1386 and SB 715).

HEALTH/MEDICAL • Cannabidiol and THC-A oil: A pharmaceutical processor can obtain a permit to manufacture and provide cannabidiol oil and THC-A for the treatment of intractable epilepsy (SB 701).

• Medical Bills: The hospital must supply a patient, who requests 3 days in advance, with an estimate of the payment amount they will owe for an elective procedure, test or service (HB 905).

• Telemedicine Pilot Program: A pilot program to help expand health care access to rural areas will be created by the University of Virginia and the Virginia Telehealth Network (SB 369).

HUNTING: • Right to Sell Harvested Goods: A licensed hunter or trapper can make and sell products from wildlife they have legally harvested, as long as it isn’t detrimental to public health or wildlife management.

• Use of Slingshots: Hunting with a slingshot is legal now, except for hunting deer, bear, elk and turkey—as long as it’s not expressly prohibited by local rules (HB 1142).

DRIVING: • Dooring: Drivers are required to wait for a reasonable opportunity to open vehicle doors on the side of moving traffic. This includes waiting for bicyclists passing by.

Violations lead to a traffic infraction and a fine of up to $50 (SB 117).

• Smoking with Children: It is illegal to smoke in a vehicle with a child under the age of 8 years old (HB 1348).

• Student Drivers: A series of changes impact those under 18 who hold a learners permit, including a restriction against having more than one passenger under the age of 21, previously 19, in the car. members. In addition, the law removes an exception to the rule that applied if a parent was present (SB 555).

MISCELLANEOUS: • 18 to Marry: A new minimum age to marry was established as 18-years-old. The law gets rid of previous exceptions that allowed teens to marry at age 16 with the consent of a parent (HB 703 and SB 415).

• Booze: Part of the budget bill allows Virginia ABC retail stores to open at noon on Sundays and New Year’s Day, an hour earlier than previously allowed (HB 29 and HB 30).

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LGBT Advocates, Opponents Sound Off on BOS Resolution DUSTY SMITH Dusty@loudountribune.com

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oudoun supervisors on July 12 attempted to soften the collective community tone regarding a proposed resolution to recognize June as LGBT Pride Month retroactively, but speakers during the Board of Supervisors business meeting had a different notion.

Supporters and opponents of Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd’s (D-Leesburg) stood their ground, with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocates calling it a needed measure, and some opponents calling it an affront to their beliefs. Other opponents said board resolutions were not the place for such a statement.

Nick Harding said members of the LGBT community live in fear of discrimination, making it more difficult to experience pride.

“That discrimination, to the extent that is comes, or happens, happens because the straight community, or at least people in the straight community, have not had had their consciousness raised and are the ones who are discriminating,” he said.

But state Sen. Richard H. Black (R-13) pushed back, saying such measures cater to

a narrow portion of the population.

“I don’t believe it reflects the public sentiment of the county,” Black said.

“We really do not need our consciousness raised.”

Black then said members of the LGBT community have higher incomes, lower unemployment and more disposable income that the average person.

“Many families face greater struggles,” Black said. “If discrimination exists, it certainly is not one that they have to deal with.”

Black further responded to comments Umstattd made in June in which she called supporting the resolution the “decent and Christian thing to do,” saying LGBT advocates should not invoke Christianity.

Rather than single out any group, Black said supervisors should “celebrate the entire community.”

Then Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, a minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Sterling, spoke about the need to show support to the LGBT community because they face discrimination and greater rates of depression.

“Our youth struggle to see their own inherent worth and dignity, and out of desperation they take their own lives,” she said, pointing to a 2015 spike in suicides in

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When Patrick Henry College student Andrew Bambrick said the LGBT community “has already achieved their stated goal,” NOVA Pride president and executive director Brian Reach responded, “We didn’t just want gay marriage.”

Rev. Bill Cook weighed in as well, saying LBGT issues are being conflated with race issues, and that those who oppose homosexuality based on religious convictions

are made to feel “inhumane and bigoted.”

“God forbids sodomy,” he said, adding that is the board were to approve a measure such as the LGBT Pride Month resolution, “there will be divine intervention at some level.”

Supervisors opted instead to adopt a Love Loudoun resolution, and also changed its rules of order to prevent resolutions without unanimous board support from reaching the dais. •

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necessary for execution by lethal injection. In addition, the identities of such suppliers can be kept confidential and are exempt from the Freedom of Information Act “unless good cause is shown” (HB 815).

• Fantasy Sports: The operators of fantasy contests are required to register each year and pay a licensing fee (HB 775 and SB 646).

• Flags: The law requires any state or local public body or school division to buy U.S. or Commonwealth Flags that were manufactured in the U.S., if available (HB 1299 and SB 229).

• Home Inspection: Home inspectors must be licensed by the Virginia Board for Abestos, Lead and Home Inspectors.

They have until July 2017 to get licensed (HB 741 and SB 453).

• Service Dogs: Any person who knowingly fits a dog with a harness, collar, vest or sign to represent the dog as a service or hearing dog when it is not, will be guilty of a Class 4 Misdemeanor (SB 363).

• Stalking—Repeat Offenders: Repeat stalking offenses committed within five years of a prior stalking conviction are punishable as a Class 6 felony if the person committing the crime has previously been convicted of assault, bodily wounding or violating a protective order (HB 886). •

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Partners for Young Entrepreneurs Academy Announced

he Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce and Loudoun Economic Development Authority (EDA) have announced four new partners for the county’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) program, which will help middle and high school students develop and launch their own business or nonprofit organization.

The new 30-week program includes inclass instruction, field trips, guest speakers, a trade show and a pitch event with local investors. YEA! Loudoun begins in October and concludes in May 2017 with the aspiration that every student will have founded and

launched their own business.

Joining YEA! Loudoun as partners are Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS), the Loudoun County Department of Economic Development (DED), the Mason Enterprise Center-Leesburg and Loudoun Youth Inc. The Chamber and EDA are co-presenting YEA! Loudoun.

Chamber president Tony Howard called the backing for the program “a powerful demonstration of the commitment by Loudoun’s business, education and nonprofit communities to help our students learn the entrepreneurial skills they need to develop and launch their very own businesses.”

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“We believe that our bright and creative kids can conceive business ideas that adults cannot imagine,” said Brian Chavis, Chairman of the county’s EDA. “Enhancing entrepreneurship is a critical part of DED’s strategy to diversify Loudoun’s economy, and we are thrilled to play a part in this game-changing program,” said Buddy Rizer, Executive Director of DED. “We need young people who are not only knowledgeable, but who also display the entrepreneurial skills needed to make meaningful contributions as business leaders and community leaders,” said Dr. Eric Williams, Superintendent, LCPS.

“The desired outcomes of the YEA! program fit Loudoun Youth Inc.’s mission perfectly,” said Loudoun Youth Inc. President Jared Melvin.

"We're excited to host the program here at the Mason Enterprise Center in Leesburg,” said Eric Byrd, Manager of Small Business Development. “The YEA! Loudoun program brings these young entrepreneurs in contact with experienced business veterans who can help guide and teach them critical skills. That assistance early in their journey can make a huge difference as they become the business owners and employers of the future Loudoun County," he added. •

The Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce has planned a YEA! Loudoun Parent/Student Information Meeting at 6 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Mason Enterprise Center-Leesburg. Visit www.loudounchamber.org to register.

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Aerial view of CyrusOne's Sterling II facility.

another three million is in development, not including the recent announcement

by CyrusOne of its plans for the Kincora project at Route 28 and Route 7.

Up to 70 percent of the world’s Internet traffic flows through these data centers each day, and the region includes the largest concentration of tech work-

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ers in the United States, according to the DED. “Data centers are a major economic driver in Loudoun County,” said Rizer.

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their buildings, the surrounding infrastructure and the accessibility of fiber.

“We first started seeing major players coming over in the late 1990s,” Rizer said. “Loudoun is a tech hub now, bringing people from all over the world here who are experts in IT.” A data center centralizes an organization’s IT operations and equipment, and where it stores, manages and disseminates its data. Looked at simplistically, it’s a giant network server. Data centers house a network’s most critical systems and are vital to the continuity of daily operations. Consequently, the security and reliability of data centers is a top priority for their clients.

While data center designs are unique, they can generally be classified as internet or enterprise. Internet-facing data centers usually support relatively few applications, are typically browser-based, and have many users. Enterprise centers service fewer users, but host more applications that vary from off-theshelf to custom applications.

Industry research company International Data Corporation (IDC) puts the average age of a data center at nine years.

Gartner, another research company, says data centers older than seven years are ob-

solete. This helps make Loudoun County fertile ground for new centers.

The Tribune visited one giant, RagingWire, to learn more about what’s going on inside the thick walls, and why Loudoun attracted them. The company operates a 150,000-square-foot facility in Ashburn.

Jim Leach has enjoyed a 25-year career bringing to market technology-based products and outsourced services for business and government organizations.

For the past 10 years, Leach has been at the forefront of developing innovative technology services. His professional bio includes helping introduce ultra-high availability data centers, second generation cloud computing solutions, virtual private networks and route optimization, application hosting, content delivery networks, internet registry and DNS services, and web performance monitoring and testing. He was a marketing executive for several major companies during that time, and now is vice president of marketing for RagingWire.

“We have extensive physical security,” said Leach during a tour of the RagingWire facility. “We have concrete walls that could stop bombs and vehicles trying to break them down, and security that monitors guests and only allows authorized people in.”

All guests require an escort, and

there are cameras everywhere that watch every move. “Double security for one door, eye identification and passcode.

That’s why data centers are as big and secure as they are,” Leach continued.

While physical security is the most obvious, there is even more digital security.

“A data center holds so much of a company’s personal information,” Leach said. “That includes client addresses, social security numbers, things that could be used to steal identities, business information that could lead to hacks, and other information that could destroy a business.”

RagingWire’s systems are set up with complex codes and digital barriers so even if someone made it through all the physical security, they would still have to get through the sophisticated digital protection, according to Leach.

“People wouldn’t be able to access many of their favorite web sites if it wasn’t for data centers,” Leach said.

“The server we store and care for is how they’re getting to that site. Same thing with digital clouds and online storage.

That info is held in data centers,” he added.

Global data center powerhouse CyrusOne has had a presence in Loudoun since 2014, and recently announced a deal with the developers

of Kincora to build a 40-acre center there.

“Northern Virginia, in particular the area around Sterling, is the largest data center market, recently surpassing the New York/New Jersey market,” said Kevin Timmons, Chief Technology Officer of CyrusOne. “The driving force for data center growth is the amount of abundant fiber and local initiatives in Northern Virginia, which have made the area one the most highly connected Internet locations in the U.S.” For those familiar with the operation of data centers, Timmons highlighted his company’s just-in-time model. “CyrusOne’s goal has been to improve our supply chain efficiency to the point whereby we can deliver a completed data center in the same timeframe that our customers can order and receive the computing equipment that will reside in the data center,” he said.

Timmons foresees the continued need for more data center space, citing the increasing amounts of data being generated, the requirements of mobile users, connectivity needs and equipment refreshes that tend to change data center requirements.

“Increasingly, new or additional data center space is being placed in outsourced data center facilities,” he noted. This out-sourcing, playing out in Continued on Next Page

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Loudoun County, reduces up-front capital outlays for user clients.

Supervisor Ralph Buona (R-Ashburn), vice chairman of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, emphasized that data centers provide a major tax benefit to Loudoun County too.

“Currently, data centers contribute approximately $80 million in revenue to Loudoun County on an annual basis,” said Buona. “To put this into perspective, this represents about 12 cents on the real property tax rate. If Loudoun had to raise the tax rate by this amount to replace these revenues, this would result in an additional annual tax bill of $600 for

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a homeowner whose home is assessed at $500,000.”

Buona also noted that a large portion of these revenues come from personal property taxes, not real property taxes, because of what's inside the data centers.

"Silicon Valley is known worldwide as the home of technology, and with good reason,” said Rizer. “But there is actually a larger concentration of science and technology companies in the Dulles Technology Corridor than anywhere else in the country. What the Bay area has been to computers, Loudoun County has been to the internet and cloud computing. That's why MSNBC and others have called us the 'Silicon Valley of the east.'"

Mike Stankiewicz contributed to this story.

McManus Now HCA’s Capital Division President

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he Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) has appointed Tim McManus president of HCA’s Capital Division, with an effective date of Aug. 1. McManus takes over Rob Carrel, recently retired after nearly 25 years.

In the new position, McManus will oversee 18 hospital campuses in Virginia, New Hampshire, Kentucky and Indiana.

“His experience and proven ability to lead initiatives to ensure we are meeting the healthcare needs of our communities will serve him well as he continues to build on the Capital Division’s reputation for clinical quality and service excellence,” said Chuck Hall, president of HCA’s National Group.

After serving as chief operating officer (COO) of hospitals in California, Alabama and Mississippi, McManus joined HCA in

2007 as chief executive officer of the company’s Garden Park Medical Center in Gulfport, Miss. He was president of HCA’s Northern Virginia market for two years before becoming chief executive officer of Chippenham and Johnston-Willis Medical Center (CJW), a 758-bed, two-campus health system in Richmond Virginia, in 2012. While at CJW, McManus oversaw a successful conversion to a Level 2 Trauma center, significant growth and marked improvement in quality and patient satisfaction scores as well as significant improvements in employee engagement and satisfaction scores.

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ederal agencies have announced a $2 million grant for Loudoun County Fire and Rescue to help upgrade and replace self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) units.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program provide the operations and safety grant. OSHA mandated the upgrade of SCBA

equipment for those working particular conditions.

“These funds will provide critical financial assistance to keep our firefighters safer and healthier when entering these hazardous environments,” said Loudoun Fire and Rescue Chief W. Keith Brower Jr. The grant covers less than half of the total upgrade cost, which is estimated at $5.2 million.

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Jalloh arrested for assisting ISIL DUSTY SMITH

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he notion of acting out against members of the Unites States military weighed heavy on the mind of Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a 26-yearold Sterling resident arrested July 3 for assisting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Just two days before the Fourth of July, Jalloh entered a gun shop in Chantilly, Va., and purchased an assault-style rifle that, according to a criminal complaint, he intended to hand over to a member of ISIL for use in an attack.

“Jalloh praised the gunman who killed five U.S. military members in a terrorist attack in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in July 2015, and stated that he had been thinking about conducting an attack similar to the November 2009 attack at Ft. Hood Texas,” read the complaint, filed by Nicholas Caslen, an FBI special agent.

While the Fort Hood attack targeted a military base, in Chattanooga, Tenn., a gunman fired at a military recruiting center and a U.S. Navy Reserve facility. Six people died and two were injured as a result of the Chattanooga incident.

Investigators believe Jalloh first met with members of ISIL during a trip to Sierra Leone from approximately June 2015 to January 2016. Born in Sierra Leone in 1989, Jalloh has since become a naturalized U.S. citizen.

Jalloh joined the U.S. National Guard, but left following a short stint after watching videos online of Anwar al-Aulaqi, now deceased, who formerly headed Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, according to the complaint.

Jalloh’s contact with ISIL eventually introduced him to another man who turned out to be an FBI informant. After sending $500 that he believed would be used for an attack in United States and then purchasing a Stag Arms SA1 5.56 caliber rifle July 2, authorities arrested Jalloh.

The gun shop had rendered the weapon inoperable before Jalloh left the shop at the request of the FBI. The day before Jalloh had attempted to purchase a Bushmaster AR-15 form the same shop but did not have the proper identification.

Jalloh previously purchased a Glock 19 9mm handgun in February. According to the informant’s statement to the FBI, in April, Jalloh said, “he thinking about conducting an attack all the time and he was close to doing so at one point.” Also in

April, he expressed reservations about his involvement, saying, “I really want to but I don’t want to give my word and not fulfill it.”

A month later he told the informant, “Sometimes you just have to take action … you can’t be thinking too much.” On May 17, he said, “I will support with whatever you need from me, I need the reward from Allah for my sins to be forgiven.”

Besides attempting to provide weapons, Jalloh sent $500 to what he believed to be an ISIL account that was intercepted by the FBI and retained as evidence.

The attempt to purchase weapons locally appeared to follow previous unsuccessful attempts to buy such firearms in North Carolina with the assistance of a family member.

“We got nothing,” he told the informant after the trip.

Then in late June, when the informant indicated the weapons would be needed soon, Jalloh responded, “you’re just now letting me know you’re planning for this year’s Ramadan,” adding, “before you had told me it’s a years [sic] plan.”

At one point in his conversations with the informant, Jalloh is alleged to have identified a specific person for an attack.

“Jalloh identified a person by name who had organized multiple Draw the Prophet Mohammad contests in the United States,” the informant told the FBI, according to the complaint. Jalloh also said he wanted to die a martyr for Islam.

Ashraf Wajih Nubani represented Jalloh during a July 5 appearance before a magistrate. The next hearing date in the case has not yet been determined. •

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“We’ve accelerated this road by at least a decade, if not two,” said Supervisor Ralph Buona (R-Ashburn), calling it a critical project. “For Ashburn, this is the most important missing link.”

Gloucester is expected to reduce vehicle trips along Waxpool Road by about 30 percent and along Route 7 by about 10 percent.

“That’s a huge amount of traffic,”

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ridging the Gap – a forum on July 15 aimed at bringing the local faith community together with the community at large, elected officials and law enforcement – got heated at moments, but has already resulted in the production of videos demonstrating proper traffic stop procedures.

The forum followed two tragic events in other parts of the country – the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alton Sterling by police in Baton Rouge, La., and the killing of five police officers in Dallas and injury to others. Baton Rouge was the site of the murder of three more police officers in an apparent ambush Sunday morning. Three other officers were also injured in Sunday’s incident, at least one critically.

The shootings highlight some of what has been happening across the United States in recent years, including the dangers of police work, and the concerns and fears people of color have about encounters with the police.

With the intention of building more positive partnerships, Bishop Shawn Stephens of Fresh of Fire Ministries and Fellowship International and the Ignite Kingdom Church International of Leesburg, organized the forum at the Word of Life International Church in Ashburn.

“We want to get out the frustrations,” one speaker said. “We intend in this community to allow voices to be heard.”

Members of law enforcement who attended, including Loudoun Sheriff Mike Chapman and several members of his senior staff, and Leesburg Police Capt. Carl Maupin, listened and answered a barrage of questions. Chapman emphasized the dangers officers face, but also the importance of building relationships with all of Loudoun’s communities.

“If we didn’t think this was important, there wouldn’t be so many of us here,” Chapman said, referring to about seven or eight law enforcement officers. “We live in very dangerous times.”

He said about 200 LCSO officers have been trained in crisis intervention over the past few years, with the rest in line.

Some speakers during the gathering said they’ve experienced discrimination and what they perceived as racial profiling during interactions with police. One young boy named Zeke explained that his father taught

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him what to do during an arrest: hands up, don’t move fast, obey. “What else should I do?” he asked.

A man who later spoke put it another way: “What does compliance look like to you all?”

A woman asked the proper procedure for someone legally carrying a concealed weapon.

A truck driver said when he pulled over along Route 28 after dropping his mobile phone, the police immediately asked for his ID. “They didn’t ask if I was OK,” he noted.

Another woman she been involved in a traffic stop “at gunpoint in Loudoun County.”

Chapman said that since he took office in 2012, there have been more than 700,000 calls made to the LCSO and more than 150,000 traffic stops, but that his office had not received a single complaint about racism or racial profiling.

“If you all have unsatisfactory interactions, let us know,” he said, adding that the LCSO does not use racial profiling. “We will not stand for that in the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.”

But Pastor Stephens said he wasn’t so sure whether that’s true in Loudoun at all levels of law enforcement, referring to a past stop by a Virginia State Police trooper.

“We need to stop acting like profiling don’t exist,” Stephens said. “It exists; it just depends what lens you are looking through.”

He also was clear to say that “all police are not bad,” but that there are bad apples in every bunch. And because of recent stories about people – particularly African Americans, but people of color in general – losing their lives during interactions with police, there’s a sense of fear.

“There is a real fear that is in our community and it’s not just black men and black women,” he said. “I hope you hear my pain. I hope you hear my passion.”

Phillip Thompson, president of the Loudoun County branch of the NAACP, called upon those who feel they’ve been

treated unfairly to take the necessary steps to bring their complaints forward, rather than just turning to social media.

Pastor Michelle Taylor, of Holy and Whole Life Changing Ministries in Leesburg, closed the forum by asking about ways to interact with law enforcement. The county does not have a citizen advisory board, for example.

“We want to be a resource to you,” she said, noting that progress takes time. “Nothing is built in a day.”

On July 19, the LCSO released the two videos, the first of which explains “the actions of a deputy, what law enforcement expects from a driver, and what requirements a driver must lawfully follow.” Viewed the video online at https://sheriff.loudoun.gov/trafficstop.

The second video focuses on a traffic stop involving a driver legally possessing a loaded, concealed handgun. View that video at https://sheriff.loudoun.gov/CHPtrafficstop.

Residents wishing to engage with the LCSO can also attend quarterly meetings held in each of the department’s service areas. Here’s the latest schedule of meetings: Not sure which station serves your home or business? Visit http://sheriff.loudoun. gov/findmystation. To keep up with future meetings, visit the LCSO calendar at https:// sheriff.loudoun.gov/Calendar.aspx?NID=1&FID=256.

said state Sen. Dick Black (R-13), who attended the ribbon cutting.

Supervisor Ron Meyer (R-Broad Run) whose district includes the Gloucester extension said it demonstrates what can be accomplished when people work together.

“Private industry worked with government, in a partnership by the way, to help the county,” he said. “It’s a beautiful thing.”

Randall and Michael Scott, a member of the development team, pointed out that the previous board of supervisors, in partic-

ular former chairman Scott K. York, who pushed to have the project built faster. Scott said York called him almost immediately after Kincora won its rezoning to figure out how to get Gloucester built faster.

Loudoun funded the project, which was among the first to borrow money from the Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Bank. And CyrusOne’s recent purchase of 40 acres just south of Nokes Boulevard enabled Kincora’s development team – including NortonScott LLC and Tritec Development Group LLC – to repay

$8 million of the $30 million loan. The remainder of the loan will be repaid with residential capital facilities fees as well as fees on commercial properties.

Scott also thanked the late Robert Klancher, a former planning commissioner who passed away earlier this year.

“His public service, guidance and judgment will have a long impact on Loudoun County,” Scott said.

Crews will continue finishing work on the extension for another week before it opens on Aug. 4.

“Being a Facebook warrior does nothing toward solving the problems we have,” he said. “You have got to be proactive. You have to file complaints. We have to start taking care of our community.”

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Are relations between the African-American community and local police worse than in the recent past, or are incidents more visible thanks to body cams, cell phone cameras, YouTube and the 24/7 news cycle?

THOMPSON: Nationwide you’ve seen acts of violence against unarmed black men where there have been no consequences. When there are no consequences there is a concern that it’s open season. When you fly in a plane you’re taught to believe it’s safe until you see pictures of a plane crash. Then you start thinking about how safe it is. It’s the same thing with violence against young black men. Seeing it on television makes us feel less safe, and that adds to the perception that there’s a problem between law enforcement and the African-American community.

With everything going on, we haven’t had an act of racial violence here in Loudoun and my goal is to make sure it doesn’t happen.

CHAPMAN: Loudoun is the safest community in the metropolitan Washington area when it comes to crime. I can’t speak for other jurisdictions, but the percentage of racial incidents here is very small. Cameras and the internet have certainly changed how we get news, and sometimes the first thing we see isn’t everything that happened.

Could we do more community policing in Loudoun, could more deputies “walk a beat”?

CHAPMAN: We can do some of that in a few areas, but most of the county’s 519 square miles are pretty spread out so the way you walk a beat is to stop when you can, get out with your radio and talk to some people, then get back in your car and drive some more and do it again.

What you have to do is be visible in other ways. We use Loudoun Alert, Facebook, and technology to reach as many people as we can. We also do it through DARE, our school resource officer program and community meetings, and events like child safety day.

You both urge residents to file complaints if they have a bad experience with law enforcement, but isn’t that intimidating for most people, especially if it involves a racial matter?

THOMPSON: There are a lot of people who get intimidated, and these days the officers wear more on their body than I did when in the military. I saw one of the school resource officers in front of a school recently. He was strapped up with all this gear and I said to myself “come on man, get real.” We didn’t even have all that stuff going to war. But there’s an understandable intimidation factor, and although Mike won’t say it, I will. Police are intimidators, that’s their job. They have to be the baddest gang on the block.

Most African-Americans are not inclined to talk to the police. It’s not in our DNA. We’re taught to leave the police alone.

The less interaction you have with the police the better.

I tell people you’ve got to file complaints, even if it’s online.

If you ask me what else to do, the Sheriff could communicate more with churches and get information out on church web sites. I think that’s where you’ll start to break some of the ice.

What do you think of the Black Lives Matter movement? Is it raising legitimate issues or is it inciting racial division?

THOMPSON: I’m not going to denounce the Black Lives Matter movement, but I am going to disagree with those calling for killing people and separatist things.

Black Lives Matter should be bigger than interacting with the police. It should also about the safety of communities themselves. A lot of black people live in neighborhoods that for the most part have been ignored, the health care delivery system is not good, old people are dying early, and babies are born

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ast month, the Tribune sat down with Loudoun’s top cop Mike Chapman and local NAACP president Phillip Thompson, to talk about policing, traffic stops, Black Lives Matter and more. The following are excerpts of that conversation.

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Loudoun NAACP president Phillip Thompson and Sheriff Mike Chapman discuss race and law enforcement.

without enough help. A lot of black people also live in areas that are environmentally tainted.

I have property in downtown St. Louis [MO] and I don’t go there unless I have a gun. What does that tell you?

CHAPMAN: I was part of a small group of law enforcement leaders who met with President Obama and the Vice President earlier this month, and we talked about this. It’s not easy when you’re dealing with an organization that doesn’t have a lot of structured leadership, nor all with the same goals.

It’s important to have the public’s trust so that if something does happen people know you’re going to handle it in a responsible way. We need to keep making a sincere effort at integration in law enforcement as well as building the trust of the community about what we’re doing. I get concerned that there are some people in the Black Lives Matter movement who stoke the flames, and that heightens the potential for conflict.

THOMPSON: I agree with what Mike is saying. Some years ago there was a guy walking around Leesburg hitting people with a hammer. I remember wondering why we didn’t get the word about what was going on until we saw something in the DC press. The Leesburg police chief said he told a local pastor, and I replied that telling one person doesn’t mean we all know.

Is the media part of the problem in covering race relations?

THOMPSON: Whenever there’s a problem in the black community the media likes to find the most buffoonish person to talk to. There’s often an effort to portray us in a less serious way by the media. That’s just life in America, and you deal with it.

I live in a different world than many in the African-American community. I’m an attorney, former military, and I’ve prosecuted cases. I don’t know the latest rappers and dialects.

The minorities in Loudoun are mostly different than what you see in the inner cities, but some things are the same.

When I first took this job with the NAACP, there was a Martin Luther King rally and one of the other papers had a big article on dogs and a tiny blurb on Martin Luther King. Come on. When I found out there was going to be a cricket center here I thought that was good for diversity, but you don’t hear about it. But you would sure hear about it if we were opening a tennis or equestrian center, or another winery.

Last week a Loudoun deputy was charged with domestic assault. Another deputy was charged with the same unrelated offense a week earlier, and a third was arrested six weeks ago for felony animal cruelty. You’ve only had seven charges brought against your personnel in the four and a half years you’ve been in office, and four were the result of internal investigations. These other three just happened. Is something going on?

CHAPMAN: I don’t know if they’re isolated events or if other stress is contributing to this. We’ve talked about it internally, and we’ve reviewed County programs for assisting our employees as well as our chaplain program. Even though this kind of assistance is kept confidential, some probably feel there’s a stigma attached to asking for help. We’ve also hired a psychologist with a law enforcement background to be available to listen and serve as an avenue to relieve stress. It might be coincidental that there have been three of these events recently, and I don’t think it has to do with external things going on with law enforcement around the country.

Is profiling legitimate, and if so what’s legitimate profiling and what’s discriminatory?

THOMPSON: If you talk to 90 percent of the African-Americans my age, they’ve been profiled. When I was younger I had a jaguar and the police officer who pulled me over asked if the car was mine. I was a smart ass and said “well, it’s not yours.” As a result, I ended up getting a good look at the paint finish on the hood of my car. Things got worked out, but I didn’t think it was an appropriate question, and he didn’t ask me first for my ID and registration.

I couldn’t be a police officer, it’s not an easy job. I couldn’t listen to all the nonsense from people who get stopped and make excuses, or are involved in criminal activity. When I was growing up things were different. We spoke the Queen’s English at home, we cared about what we said and how we looked.

Now, with the way some people act, dress and talk, it can be harder to tell who’s in the game and who’s not. Back in the day we knew who the bad guys were. Now, it’s harder.

Still, I don’t think profiling is fair, and it causes a lot of problems. I don’t ever know when I get pulled over whether it’s because I did something or because I’m black.

CHAPMAN: It would not be appropriate for someone to do what happened to Phil., to ask a question like that. But we do look for anything that might be suspicious when we pull a vehicle over. We’re not going to stop a vehicle just to stop it, or because of the color of whoever is driving it. Racial profiling is not right.

Any final thoughts?

THOMPSON: It’s interesting living in America today as a black man. I’ve had a lot of success come to me as a result of hard work, but still I struggle every day and wonder if I’m going to be seen as legit.

I’m a big black man and live in River Creek. I stopped going to the club there because I got tired of being asked if I played for the Redskins. One day I was asked by a group of guys and said, “no man, but I used to be a pimp in DC.” And they’re all sitting there wondering how to react. Finally, one of them says, “hey, what was that like?”

That’s the world I live in.

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New Leesburg Police Chief

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ast week, Leesburg Town Manager Kaj Dentler announced the new chief and deputy chief of the Town of Leesburg’s police department.

Gregory Brown, currently a captain with the Loudoun County Sheri’s OďŹƒce (LCSO) and Commander of its Eastern Loudoun Station, has been named the Town’s new Chief of Police. Vanessa Grigsby, currently a captain with Leesburg’s police, has been promoted to Deputy Chief of Police and her rank will be major.

Brown will begin his duties Oct. 3, and Grigsby’s promotion was eective Aug. 1.

Brown has been with the Sheri’s OďŹƒce since 1997, serving as a patrol deputy, school resource oďŹƒcer, criminal investigator, and as an undercover oďŹƒcer in vice, narcotics and gangs.

He later served as a supervisor in each of these units as well as a member of the Emergency Response Team (SWAT) and Honor Guard. Brown has also served as Deputy Director overseeing basic law enforcement training at the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy. He was an oďŹƒcer with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department before joining the LCSO. “I am both honored and humbled to have been chosen as the Town of Leesburg’s next chief of police,â€? Brown said in a press release published by the town. “I look forward to serving and partnering with the community beside the men and women of the Leesburg Police Department in order to further solidify a culture of trust and legitimacy with the citizens, visitors and businesses of our town.â€?

The town retained the professional services of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) to manage the search process, which included the involvement of individual stakeholders and the community to develop a position profile. More than 80 candidates applied, and finalists were interviewed by the Town Council and participated in a community forum.

Dentler, the town manager, then met with each of them before deciding on Brown. “Mr. Brown distinguished himself throughout the process as the best candidate for the position of police chief,â€? Dentler said. “His professional integrity and approach to community policing in the 21st century along with his broad experience with the County of Loudoun Sheri’s OďŹƒce were important factors in the selection process. I look forward to working with Mr. Brown in the police department’s mission to serve and protect the community.â€?

Reached by the Tribune, Loudoun County NAACP president Phillip Thompson said he was involved in the citizen interview phase for the new chief, and is “extremely happy to see Captain Brown selected for that position.� “Both [finalist] candidates were impressive and Leesburg could not have gone wrong either way, but Captain Brown with his experience in Loudoun and his temperament, command presence and experience was probably the best selection,� he added. “I believe a lot of the credit for this hiring has to go to the Leesburg Town Manager who has worked hard since I brought the minority hiring issue up in 2013, even before I become president of the NAACP, to seek out a more diverse hiring pool,� Thompson continued. “The hiring of Captain Brown sends a strong message that finding qualified minorities

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Chief Gregory Brown and Deputy Chief Vanessa Grigsby.

in Loudoun County is not as hard as some in other parts of the local governments would lead you to believe.�

Brown holds a master’s degree in Justice Administration from the University of Louisville and a bachelor’s degree from Ramapo College of New Jersey. He is a graduate of University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute’s Administrative Officers Course where he obtained a Graduate Certificate in Police Executive Leadership. He recently completed the Mentoring Potential Chief Executive Officers Program, a comprehensive twoyear program co-sponsored by Cedarville University and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. Brown is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), and Alpha Phi Alpha, Fraternity Inc.

Grigsby has been with the Leesburg Police Department since 1996 and has been its acting chief since the retirement of former chief Joe Price in March. She was promoted to Division Commander of Administration and Support Services in 2014, and previously served as commander of the Criminal Investigations Section, patrol district commander, patrol sergeant, school resource oďŹƒcer, detective and patrol oďŹƒcer. “Captain Grigsby has done an outstanding job serving as the Interim Police Chief,â€? said Dentler. “Her experience and leadership have prepared her for this important role within the police department that will support the new chief.â€?

Grigsby holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA. Prior to her career in law enforcement, Grigsby served in the U.S. Army as an administrative specialist and intelligence analyst.

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Karlie Harman Stays Grounded in the Spotlight Aldie teen raising funds for vets sports foundation DUSTY SMITH Dusty@loudountribune.com

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he confidence of Karlie Harman, a sophomore at John Champe High School in Aldie, would make any parent proud.

Doubt seems a notion that rarely furrows her young brow, yet she also understands

the pitfalls of being cocky.

Karlie at just 16 has had a whirlwind of experiences already – athlete, celebrity, fundraiser for veterans – yet she remains grounded.

Much has been written about Karlie’s prowess on the football gridiron, where she played quarterback, safety and kicker for her Dulles South Youth Sports team. But getting on the field first required persuading her father.

“I’ve always wanted to play football, but my dad wasn’t really into it,” she explained.

As her mother, Karen Harman puts it, “Karlie was born with sneakers on her feet.

She’s always been the crazy, athletic girl.”

So after winning a punt, pass and kick competition, Karlie’s dad gave her permission to play for a year.

“That year went really well,” Karlie said, explaining that her team made it to the championship. That led to permission for another year, and eventually to the opportunity to play during an event at Redskins Park that featured VETSports, a nonprofit that helps veterans stay on their favorite sports fields or courts.

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Karlie Harman and U.S. Army veteran Brian Taylor Urruela at Redskins Park.

Watching the athletes play despite their injuries sounded a note in Karlie’s heart.

“Just seeing what they’re going through, and to see them enjoy playing sports on the field was inspirational,” Karlie said.

It was enough to prompt Karlie to become a fundraiser for VETSports. Being a jewelry lover, she decided to launch a website to sell inspirational jewelry with half of all profits going to VETSports.

In addition, she collects donations for the group, 100 percent of which support their cause.

Next, Karlie’s mother told her about the NFL’s Together We Make Football program aimed at finding great stories about young athletes. Karlie entered, a video was made about her story and then she moved on to basketball, playing for her high school varsity team.

Then someone called and asked her to be at Redskins Park in Ashburn for a special event. She was excited to get to watch the team, which included Robert Griffin III at the time, practice.

“When I saw them playing on the field, I tried to take a picture of him, not realizing he would give me the football,” she said during a recent interview. RGIII gave her a team ball and informed her she was a finalist in the Together We Make Football competition.

“That was awesome,” she said, touting what few other teenagers can about RGIII. “Now, we’re friends.”

In the end, Karlie, came in second in the contest, but her story won the attention of Proctor & Gamble. The company asked her to be their ambassador at the Super

Bowl in Phoenix where she met members of the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots as well as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

However, it was during a related event with the Today Show that she met one of her favorite celebrities, Katy Perry.

Asked if she felt comfortable in the limelight, she quickly responds, “Oh yeah.”

Karlie has given up football, but still loves team sports. She tried swimming, but prefers more physical sports.

“I like contact,” she said, offering a glimpse at some of her potential future endeavors. “I’ve always wanted to do boxing or cage fighting.”

She’s a huge fan of Rhonda Rousey, but criticized the former UFC champ and Olympian for her exuding too much confidence before losing her championship belt to Holly Holm.

“You can’t underestimate people,” Karlie said, adding that she believed Rousey’s criticism of Holm ahead of the fight was over the top. However, she admits, “I probably would have done the same thing.”

And that’s because Karlie likes to win.

“It’s like a natural high,” she said.

Despite all the celebrity hobnobbing, Karlie still enjoys the same things most other teens do. She likes to watch the Vampire Diaries and recently began to binge on Friday Night Lights.

And she’s working this summer at a local movie theatre.

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School of Rock is Rolling Loudoun Teens Join Nationwide Tour

BY CAMERON HOSSEINIAN cameron@loudountribune.com

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oudoun teens Madeline Miller, Kacy Hyatt and Tyler Beddow have made their first steps toward rock stardom after the School of Rock selected them to participate in the AllStars Nationwide Rock Tour.

The announcement came after an exhaustive selection process that picked just one percent of the school’s students worldwide. In the United States alone, the School of Rock has more than 26,000 students, including Madeline, Kacy and Tyler, who attend the Ashburn school.

“They are first nominated by their school management and must possess not only great musical chops, but be stellar leaders among their fellow musicians at School of Rock,” said Laura Bollettino, director and executive of the DC School of Rock. “The audition process has an intense live audition component in front of a panel of judges, and Kacy, Madeline and Tyler were simply outstanding.”

The tour has all the markings of a genuine rock tour: the travel, hotels and gigs will place the teens on some of the most iconic stages in the country.

Students in the past have performed alongside Slash, Perry Farrell and Eddie Vedder, and have performed at Lollapalooza, Red Rocks, B.B. Kings and Gathering of the Vibes.

The School of Rock attempts to cultivate the inner musicians in its students, providing lessons on guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums and vocals. The students then work together to form bands.

“We work very hard to create a community for young musicians to thrive, find other musically minded kids, have fun with their music and be inspired to take it further,”Bollettino said. “We want to create a passion for playing music that our students will carry with them

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Clockwise from top left: Tyler Beddow, Kacy Hyatt and Madeline Miller (courtesy of School of Rock)

throughout their lives and to teach them the skill set to do whatever they want with their talents.”

Heather Miller, Madeline’s mom, hopes the journey her daughter and her classmates take will inspire other hopeful musicians.

“I hope these stories will help other young musicians rise above their challenges to be accepted and appreciated in the world as we know it,” she said. “You don't have to be an athlete or scholar or concert pianist. Here you will be welcomed, accepted and loved at this school.”

Aside from the prestige of participating in a rock tour, the AllStars are raising money for Teen Cancer America, a cause championed by the classic rock band The Who. "Teenagers helping teenagers with cancer by performing live shows is incredible and means a lot to me personally,” said Roger Daltrey, lead singer for The Who, in a press release.

The tour began July 14, took the students to more than a dozen states, and wrapped up with a final performance July 31 in Chicago. •

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Class of 2016 Students Awarded Nearly $60 Million in Scholarships

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embers of Loudoun County Public Schools’ (LCPS) Class of 2016 have been awarded nearly $60 million in scholarships, almost 35 percent higher than the Class of 2015, which received a little less than $39 million in scholarships.

The 4,981-student Class of 2016 is about 6.4 percent larger than the Class of 2015.

Despite males outnumbering females in the Class of 2016 (2,558 to 2,423), female graduates won a higher

percentage of the scholarships (57.87 percent) compared with their male counterparts (42.13 percent).

Class of 2016 stats, provided by LCPS: • By ethnic group 59.2 percent were white; 14.07 percent Asian; 13.89 percent Hispanic. 8.43 percent African American; 4 percent multi-racial; 0.24 percent American Indian; and 0.16 percent Hawaiian/Pacific Islander.

• 62.22 percent (3,099) plan to attend a four-year college; 23.75 percent

(1,183) will attend two-year colleges; 6.90 percent (344) will take advantage of other continuing education opportunities; 1.83 percent (91) will enter the military; 2.33 percent (116) will enter the job market; while 2.97 (148) did not list future plans.

• Of the scholarships and grants, $33,626,101 (56.54 percent) were college-awarded grants; Military/ Navy ROTC scholarships accounted for $9,980,849 (16.78 percent); $9,141,163 (15.37 percent) were scholarships for athletics or special talents;

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and $1,992,852 in Pell Grants were awarded, making up percent 3.35 of the scholarship and grant total.

Other funding came from the Tuition Assistance Grant (TAG) program ($1,758,785, 2.96 percent); national or state awards ($1,198,788, 2.01 percent); community and civic service/ church awards ($886,411, 1.49 percent); business/industry scholarships ($385,461, 0.65 percent); scholarships honoring a person ($271,472, 0.46 percent); and local high school grants ($234,655, 0.39 percent).

The Loudoun County School Board's next meeting is set for 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Loudoun County Public School Administration Building in Ashburn.

Cardinal Ridge Students’ Artwork Displayed on NASA’s Dream Rocket Forty fourth-grade students from Cardinal Ridge Elementary School are anxiously awaiting for their artwork to be affixed to the skeleton of NASA’s Dream Rocket.

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he artwork of students from Cardinal Ridge Elementary School in South Riding will join the works of 8,000 other students displayed on NASA’s Dream Rocket, a 385foot Space Launch System (SLS) rocket replica that promotes NASA’s dream of someday taking humans to Mars, and even beyond.

Art teachers Abby Luckenbaugh and Lane Bolyard took advantage of the opportunity to advocate for the arts when they were approached by Jennifer Marsh of the Dream Rocket Project. Marsh had given the teachers a topic: “Stories of the American Revolution: Traitors or Patriots.”

“The Dream Rocket Project combines science and art,” Luckenbaugh said. “And as teachers, showing students the potential art has to connect all facets of life is an amazing experience.”

The Cardinal Ridge students focused on the American Revolution, with each student researching a specific individual or an event, illustrating their chosen topic and attaching a statement explaining their work.

Four students fit their works on a 2-foot by 2-foot quilt; 10 quilts from Cardinal Ridge will be wrapped around the rocket.

“So often, students today view art as an isolated experience separate from their

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So often, students today view art as an isolated experience separate from their other studies.”

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—Lane Bolyard, Art teacher

other studies,” Bolyard said. “When Jennifer came to us with this idea I saw that it fit perfectly with their curriculum.”

The project combined NASA’s dream of putting humans on Mars with lessons about the American Revolution, “and in the process, helped my students to understand that you can find art in everything you study,” Bolyard said.

The artwork remains on exhibit through Aug. 31 at the Thomas Stone National Historic Site in Port Tobacco, Maryland.

The Cardinal Ridge students whose art will appear on the dream rocket include: Alekya Dharmavaram, Mason Taylor, Zoey Murray, Eva Jovel, Catherine Nguyen, Arya Paranganat, Christina Zheng, Hussain Attai, Kierstin Han, Riya Pasupulati, Yolany Segovia, Ella Pisano, Pawanart Songsiriarcha, Emma Welsh, Thy Ngo, Rashad Safir, Emma Quach, Melanie Nguyen, Jenna Byrd,

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A sample of the submission from Cardinal Ridge students, including artwork by (clockwise from top left) Justin Walker, Hajna Czita, Seth Alexander and Madison Johnson

Sebastian Pulise, Nandakishore Sreejith, Emmie Duong, Anna Petty, Leena Fuleihan, Yahsvi Gupta, Sophia Curtin, Kyla Callaham, Zayaan Saleem, Ava Nassiri, Keyra

Ogura, Isabella Johnson, Madison Johnson, Seth Alexander, Gretchen Gilligan, Hajna Czita, Justin Walker, Henry Clark, Ananya Enganti, Manya Mahesh and Aashna Patel.

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A Teacher’s Reflection on the School Year and Critical Thinking

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t is Wednesday and I’m in a classroom, which is where I spend most of my time. I’m a high school teacher. However, it’s summertime, and today I am a student.

On Monday morning, instead of heading out to garden or read by the pool, I put off R&R and began a three-day Project Based Learning Workshop in which I’m enrolled (yes, voluntarily). I’m excited that the workshop is wrapping up, but not as excited as I am for school to start again in seven weeks (yes, honestly), although that’s not much time to finish and finetune the quarter-long election project I‘ve been designing in this workshop.

Replaying my three days as a student, I recognize that the work our class did was engaging, challenging, and exciting, mainly because I got to do a lot of critical thinking. In this case critical thinking was my means to an end, rather than the course’s end goal, but I’m struck by how much more value – and enjoyment – my semi-automatic critical thinking enabled me to get from my three days in the classroom.

Teachers are used to hearing students complain when an assignment or activity is “hard.” When I hear this, it’s often because I’ve asked my class to evaluate or conceptualize new information within a real-world context or a hypothetical situation. And I do that a lot, as a devout believer that “Teaching” includes equipping students to ask questions, create examples, draw conclusions, and solve new problems … constantly.

Analysis is essential to a rich understanding of any discipline, and is an integral component of critical thinking. Therefore, I’ve found that it makes sense to treat “critical thinking” as a verb, because it requires doing, not just passive listening, no matter how attentive. My students “do” a lot in my classes, and my expectations in this regard are particularly high because two decades of teaching have shown me that critical thinking skills play a key role in student success – across a wide variety of pursuits and situations.

Whether students are completing homework, playing sports, reading for pleasure, playing video games, interviewing for a job, driving or socializing, they benefit from strong, ingrained critical thinking skills that enable them to analyze, understand, and assimilate new information. Teaching these skills

can be a challenge because many students don’t intrinsically want to “do” school.

However, I’ve seen countless students come to appreciate the demands and benefits of critical thinking when teachers effectively differentiate classroom activities.

Some of my favorite classroom activities involve “forcing” students to ask questions. For some learners, asking questions is hard, but if it is modeled in a structured environment, it become less risky and more satisfying for each individual. I expect my students to learn to read an article or lecture critically by just jotting down “Two C’s” – something cool or interesting about what they’re reading and something confusing (i.e., a question). I use another assessment technique known as “3-2-1” where I ask students to reflect on a homework assignment or a documentary we’ve watched by outlining three essential ideas, two important vocabulary terms and one question (for clarification or curiosity). I follow-up both of these activities with group discussions, where I can address questions or complex material on the spot and students can continue to build their understanding by helping to develop the answers to their peers’ questions.

These kinds of “active learning” activities encourage students to interact with the material in a personal and meaningful way, and the repeated experience of “doing something” with their brains – even within the context of these simple but flexible and widely applicable exercises--should enhance their ability to think critically outside the classroom.

I look forward to school this fall because I’ll have a new project-based opportunity to make both curriculum and the classroom experience more applicable to the world my students will experience after high school, in which they’ll surely benefit from the ability to critically assess challenges and opportunities and make well-reasoned choices, regardless of what unique post-high school path they may take.

“Life skills” are frequently analysis and problem-solving skills. I, and many of my colleagues, enroll in classes each summer because we once had a teacher who taught us that it’s essential to maintain curiosity and learning as a daily habit, a never-ending, ever-exciting endeavor.

Summer is certainly a time for rejuvenation, and sometimes that means reinventing what we do best.

Kira Hoilman is a social sciences teacher at Potomac Falls High School.

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Backpacks for Kids

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he Rotary Club of Ashburn, along with Costco and Giant, participated in the third annual Backpack Stuffing Day on July 28 to help financially struggling students with back-to-school shopping.

The event, organized by the Rotary

Club and hosted by Automotive Quality Solutions in Ashburn, saw 600 Costco-donated backpacks stuffed full of Giant brand school supplies with the assistance of a local Girl Scout chapter.

The Rotary Club’s motto, ‘Service Above Self,’ was highlighted by Jimmy Olevson, president of The Rotary Club of Ashburn.

“Three years ago we created the

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Costco, Giant and the Ashburn Rotary Team Up for Back to School

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Automotive Quality Solutions provided space for the backpack stuffing event.

backpack stuffing program,” Olevson said.

“We started with 20 or 30 backpacks, and then last year was the big jump to about 200 backpacks. Now we’re at 600.”

For Olevson, it comes down to making

sure every student can start the year off right.

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Loudoun Parks, Recreation and Community Services has planned a 50th Anniversary Celebration from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 13 at Franklin Park in Purcellville.

Area Farms Stock Local

Markets

Courtesy Photo/Loudoun Valley Home Grown Markets Cooperative

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ince 1994, area farmers have been bringing their homegrown goods to Leesburg to provide healthy local food options, a practice that has endured and expanded across the county.

Today, four farmers’ markets, including

Leesburg’s year-round location, serve the county.

The Leesburg market has become so popular that its now open twice a week and during the winter. Summer markets also are open weekly in Brambleton, Cascades and

at One Loudoun.

On weekends, these agricultural smorgasbords plop down in suburbia under the Loudoun Valley Homegrown Markets Cooperative (LVHMC) banner, which requires members to produce

their goods within 125 miles of Loudoun County.

As “producer only” markets, the vendors must grow or produce anything sold at one of the markets. The markets, in turn, provide a venue for them to sell their goods.

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Donald said his concerns were solidly centered on business, pointing to challenging maneuvers that trucks making delivers to the complex face.

Former tenant Rovideo left the park because of the situation on Fridays.

“The parking and traffic situation on Fridays is really untenable and provided significant motivation for us to return to Fairfax County as our base of operations,” Rovideo partner Richard Peterson wrote in a letter to fellow tenant Donald, who has become a spokesperson for concerned condo association members.

When the Loudoun Planning Commission recommended approval in June, two commissioners were absent, two abstained from the vote and one voted against it. The four votes in support were enough to carry the recommendation forward.

In addition, the county staff indicated it would support the special exceptions if modifications are added. That said, a county staff report also raised the parking concern.

“However, staff continues to have reservations about the limited availability of parking space on-site during peak hours for the propose special exception uses, which in this case occur on Fridays, if other tenants of the Beaumeade Corporate Park are operating at maximum occupancy at the same time,” the report reads.

Parking and pedestrian connectivity remain among the concerns of staff members because there are no designated spaces for a particular tenant.

Despite that concern, John Merrithew, the assistant director of planning and zoning for the Loudoun, recently told supervisors, “We don’t believe they have a parking situation on the site.”

Supervisor Matt Letourneau (R-Dulles) raised questions about the staff’s position on the issue.

“I feel like the staff report on the

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parking situation is kind of muddled,” Letourneau said, but Supervisor Ralph Buona (R-Ashburn) said he’s seen the problem himself.

“I’ve made visits there on Fridays,” Buona said. “I don’t share the view that there’s not a problem. I’ve seen loading docks blocked.”

Letourneau responded that people were unhappy with the situation as it exists, so denying the application would leave the status quo intact.

In total, a trio of special exception applications call for a new worship center for up to 250 people, an accessory daycare for up to 96 students and private religious school for up to 180 students. In addition, ADAMS seeks a reduction in the number of spaces the condo must provide.

Plans call for a 4,000-square-foot worship hall, 2,439-square-feet of classrooms, a 1,350-square-foot daycare classroom, 1,100 square feet of circulation/ancillary space and 400 square feet of support office space.

To address parking concerns, ADAMS has posted signs in an attempt to restrict their members from using neighboring spaces. The center also maintains a presence in the parking lot to direct traffic.

Donald said at least one person attempting to go to a business was mistaken for an ADAMS member and told not to park in certain spaces. Jaka acknowledges such an incident occurred on at least one occasion that he’s aware of when a member of ADAMS who owns a business in the same row of condos attempted to park at his business.

For ADAMS, the notion of finding another location comes with uncertainty because similar concerns with be raised anywhere.

“Our service, because it’s in the middle of the day, it will have an impact anywhere,” he said.

Following the public hearing, supervisor forwarded the ADAMS request to the board’s Transportation-Land Use Committee in September.

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20626 Easthampton Plaza, Ashburn

Shooter Jennings

THURSDAY, AUG. 11

Open Mic Night, 7 p.m.

Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Boulevard, Leesburg

FRIDAY, AUG. 12

Broadlands Live!, 5 p.m.

Hillside Park (Old Stone House), 42935 Waxpool Road, Broadlands Jazz on the Plaza, 6 p.m.

One Loudoun Plaza, 20626, Easthampton Plaza, Ashburn Dry Mill Road, 7 p.m.

Lost Rhino Brewing Company, 21730 Red Rum Drive, Suite 142, Ashburn

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FRIDAY, AUG. 5

Farley Granger, 7 p.m.

Lost Rhino Brewing Company, 21730 Red Rum Drive, Suite 142, Ashburn Mandatory Recess, 7 p.m.

Lost Rhino Retreat, 22885 Brambleton Plaza, Ashburn

Deja Blue Band, 7 p.m.

Lost Rhino Retreat, 22885 Brambleton Plaza, Ashburn Peter Mccrory (5 p.m.), Julianna Macdowell (6 p.m.) and Jason Masi Band, 7:30 p.m.

Broadlands Live! , Hillside Park, 42935 Waxpool Rd, Broadlands Live Band Karaoke with The Harikaraoke Band, 8 p.m.

Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Boulevard, Leesburg

Justin Jones, 7:30 p.m.

Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Boulevard, Leesburg

The Young Guns of Comedy Tour, 8 p.m.

Tally Ho Theatre, 19 West Market St., Leesburg

SATURDAY, AUG. 6

SATURDAY, AUG. 13

Tour Ball’s Bluff Battlefield, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Ball’s Bluff Road, Leesburg, 703-737-7800

Tour Ball’s Bluff Battlefield, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Ball’s Bluff Road, Leesburg, 703-737-7800

Gary Smallwood, Acoustic on the Green, 7 p.m.

Town Hall Green, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg

Great Grapes! Wine & Food Festival, 11 a.m.

– 7 p.m.

Village at Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd.

SE, Leesburg

TRIPLEROC, 7 p.m.

Lost Rhino Brewing Company, 21730 Red Rum Drive, Suite 142, Ashburn The Reagan Years, 7 p.m.

One Loudoun Plaza, 20626, Easthampton Plaza, Ashburn

The Immortals, 7 p.m.

Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Ln., Purcellville

Sat. AUG. 6 The Machine Photo Courtesy of Jack Grace Band

Americana Brunch with Shane Gamble, 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Boulevard, Leesburg

TUESDAY, AUG. 16

Carnival at One Loudoun, 6 p.m. - 11 p.m.

One Loudoun Plaza, 20626, Easthampton Plaza, Ashburn

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17

Acoustic Wednesday: Red Wine Diaries, 6 p.m.

- 8 p.m.

20626 Easthampton Plaza, Ashburn Carnival at One Loudoun, 6 p.m. - 11 p.m.

One Loudoun Plaza, 20626, Easthampton Plaza, Ashburn

THURSDAY, AUG. 18

Carnival at One Loudoun, 6 p.m. - 11 p.m.

One Loudoun Plaza, 20626, Easthampton Plaza, Ashburn Open Mic Night, 7 p.m.

Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Boulevard, Leesburg Here’s to the Night, 7 p.m.

Brambleton Sizzlin’ Summer Concert Series, Brambleton Town Center, Ashburn

FRIDAY, AUG. 19

John Carroll, Acoustic on the Green, 7 p.m.

Town Hall Green, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg

Carnival at One Loudoun, 6 p.m. - 11 p.m.

One Loudoun Plaza, 20626, Easthampton Plaza, Ashburn

Delta Spur, 8 p.m.

Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Boulevard, Leesburg

James Aidz, 7 p.m.

Lost Rhino Brewing Company, 21730 Red Rum Drive, Suite 142, Ashburn

Greg Ward, 7 p.m.

Lost Rhino Brewing Company, 21730 Red Rum Drive, Suite 142, Ashburn

The Machine Performs Pink Floyd, 9:30 p.m.

Tally Ho Theatre, 19 West Market St., Leesburg

erin & the wildfire, Peyote Pilgrim, 7:30 p.m.

Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Boulevard, Leesburg

Kid Brother, 7 p.m.

Lost Rhino Retreat, 22885 Brambleton Plaza, Ashburn

Tour Ball’s Bluff Battlefield, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Ball’s Bluff Road, Leesburg, 703-737-7800

Changes in Latitudes: America’s Premier Jimmy Buffet Tribute Show, 9:30 p.m.

Tally Ho Theatre, 19 West Market St., Leesburg

Jarekus Singleton, 8:30 p.m.

Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Boulevard, Leesburg

Sunday Brunch with Lindsay Hough, 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Boulevard, Leesburg

SUNDAY, AUG. 14

SATURDAY, AUG. 20

SUNDAY, AUG. 7

Tour Ball’s Bluff Battlefield, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Ball’s Bluff Road, Leesburg, 703-737-7800

Tour Ball’s Bluff Battlefield, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Ball’s Bluff Road, Leesburg, 703-737-7800

Carnival at One Loudoun, 1 p.m. - 11 p.m.

One Loudoun Plaza, 20626, Easthampton Plaza, Ashburn Mary Ann Redmond, Acoustic on the Green, 7 p.m.

Town Hall Green, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg The Skyla Burrell Band, 7 p.m.

Lost Rhino Brewing Company, 21730 Red Rum Drive, Suite 142, Ashburn Breath of Soul, 8 p.m.

Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Ln., Purcellville Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 9 p.m.

Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Boulevard, Leesburg

SUNDAY, AUG. 21 Tour Ball’s Bluff Battlefield, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Ball’s Bluff Road, Leesburg, 703-737-7800 Country Brunch with Mindy Miller, 11:30 a.m.

- 2 p.m.

Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Boulevard, Leesburg Carnival at One Loudoun, 6 p.m. - 11 p.m.

One Loudoun Plaza, 20626, Easthampton Plaza, Ashburn

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24 Acoustic Wednesday: Crys Matthews, 6 p.m.

- 8 p.m.

20626 Easthampton Plaza, Ashburn Open Mic Night, 7 p.m.

Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Boulevard, Leesburg

THURSDAY, AUG. 25 Delta Spur, 7 p.m.

Brambleton Sizzlin’ Summer Concert Series, Brambleton Town Center, Ashburn Howie Day with Cassidy Ford, 8:30 p.m.

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FRIDAY, AUG. 26

Mosby Heritage Area Association night featuring Tara Mills and Jimmy Stelling, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg BandCamp, 7 p.m.

Lost Rhino Brewing Company, 21730 Red Rum Drive, Suite 142, Ashburn Chris Koethe Lost Rhino Retreat, 22885 Brambleton Plaza, Ashburn Sing for Your Life! Comedy, Karaoke and Murder Mystery Show, 8:30 p.m.

Tally Ho Theatre, 19 West Market St., Leesburg

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SUNDAY, SEPT. 18

SATURDAY, OCT. 1

THURSDAY, SEPT. 15

FRIDAY, SEPT. 23

Maggie Rose, 8:30 p.m.

Tally Ho Theatre, 19 West Market St., Leesburg

The Glimmer Twins: A Tribute to the Rolling Stones, 8:30 p.m.

Tally Ho Theatre, 19 West Market St., Leesburg

SATURDAY, SEPT. 24

SUNDAY, OCT. 2

Tour Ball’s Bluff Battlefield, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Ball’s Bluff Road, Leesburg, 703-737-7800

Tour Ball’s Bluff Battlefield, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Ball’s Bluff Road, Leesburg, 703-737-7800

SUNDAY, SEPT. 25

FRIDAY, OCT. 7

Tour Ball’s Bluff Battlefield, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Ball’s Bluff Road, Leesburg, 703-737-7800

Shooter Jennings w/Waymore’s Outlaws, 8:30 p.m.

Tally Ho Theatre, 19 West Market St., Leesburg

SATURDAY, SEPT. 17

Tour Ball’s Bluff Battlefield, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Ball’s Bluff Road, Leesburg, 703-737-7800 Live Wire: The World’s Greatest AC/DC Concert Experience, 8:30 p.m.

Tally Ho Theatre, 19 West Market St., Leesburg

Tour Ball’s Bluff Battlefield, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Ball’s Bluff Road, Leesburg, 703-737-7800

Tour Ball’s Bluff Battlefield, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Ball’s Bluff Road, Leesburg, 703-737-7800

Tour Ball’s Bluff Battlefield, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Ball’s Bluff Road, Leesburg, 703-737-7800

First Friday Comedy Night presented by Cool Cow Comedy, 8:30 p.m.

Tally Ho Theatre, 19 West Market St., Leesburg

SATURDAY, AUG. 27

Tour Ball’s Bluff Battlefield, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Ball’s Bluff Road, Leesburg, 703-737-7800 Jennifer Daniels, Acoustic on the Green, 7 p.m.

Town Hall Green, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg

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The Fabulous Hubcaps, 8 p.m.

Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Ln., Purcellville Movie At the Barn, 8 p.m.

20626 Easthampton Plaza, Ashburn Sam Grow w/Scott Kurt, 8:30 p.m.

Tally Ho Theatre, 19 West Market St., Leesburg Dead Cat Bounce, 8 p.m.

Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Boulevard, Leesburg

SUNDAY, AUG. 28

Tour Ball’s Bluff Battlefield, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Ball’s Bluff Road, Leesburg, 703-737-7800 Americana Brunch with Ken Wenzel, 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Boulevard, Leesburg

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31

Acoustic Wednesday: Ken Wenzel, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

20626 Easthampton Plaza, Ashburn

FRIDAY, SEPT. 2

First Friday Comedy Night presented by Cool Cow Comedy, 8:30 p.m.

Tally Ho Theatre, 19 West Market St., Leesburg

SATURDAY, SEPT. 3

Tour Ball’s Bluff Battlefield, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Ball’s Bluff Road, Leesburg, 703-737-7800

SUNDAY, SEPT. 4

Tour Ball’s Bluff Battlefield, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Ball’s Bluff Road, Leesburg, 703-737-7800

FRIDAY, SEPT. 9

The Stranger: A Tribute to Billy Joel, 8:30 p.m.

Tally Ho Theatre, 19 West Market St., Leesburg

SATURDAY, SEPT. 10

Tour Ball’s Bluff Battlefield, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Ball’s Bluff Road, Leesburg, 703-737-7800 A Tribute to the Eagles: Eaglemania!, 8:30 p.m.

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Staying Cool in Loudoun County

By Dr. David Goodfriend

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S Dr. Goodfriend is director of the Loudoun County Health Dept.

ummer is a perfect time to enjoy the great outdoors, be active and enjoy the beauty of Loudoun County and the world around us.

As schools let out and summer approaches, it is important for us to remember to stay healthy and safe under the sun and in the water.

Heat injuries can range from fatigue and cramping to heat stroke, which is a life threatening increase in body tempera-

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ture. Sun burns can be painful and can also increase the chance of developing skin cancer. Infants, seniors and those with medical conditions are particularly at risk for problems from the sun and heat.

The following steps will help ensure that all of us can continue to fully enjoy all that Loudoun County offers this summer in both a safe and healthy manner: • Dress for the heat. Wear lightweight, light-colored and loose fitting clothing.

Light colors will reflect away some of the

sun's energy.

• Take advantage of the shade. A wide-brimmed hat, umbrella or tree is great for a break from the sun’s heat.

• Drink water and juice. Carry water or juice with you wherever you go and drink continuously even if you do not feel thirsty; on a hot day, by the time you feel thirsty it may be too late to catch up on your fluids. Stay away from alcohol and caffeine during the day since they can actually cause you to lose more body fluid.

• Try to schedule your outdoor activi-

Donations for the Inova Loudoun Ladies Board Rummage Sale will be taken from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 6 at Inova Loudoun Hospital's Leesburg and Lansdowne campuses.

Ask Dr. Mike: Instilling Teen Work Ethic; Putting Princess in Place Motivating Teens to Look for Jobs

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t our insistence, our 17-year-old son is going to get a summer job. Well that's what he agreed to, but we are two weeks into the summer and guess what: he doesn't have a job yet. He's applied to two places online (so he says) but no phone calls, no interviews and no job yet! Any advice on how to motivate a mopey teen that just wants to play video games and hang out all summer.

Concerned Parent

Dear Concerned Parent: While you "agreed" for your son to get a job this summer, finding a job doesn't seem to be a priority for him. I recommend that you sit down with him for a talk on the topic. First, be proactive and positive in your message. Sharing with him that a job will put money in his pocket, will give him a sense of purpose and accomplishment, and will increase his social skills and independence, is a lot better than negatively telling him to get out of the house and get to work.

Second, your son needs to find a job because the job isn't going to find him, so I think you need to manage things more as parents. Yes, he can keep applying to larger companies online and wait, and wait

and wait. Or, he can go on foot to fill out applications. The local news publication posted 20 part-time jobs in Ashburn alone recently, and there are many Help Wanted signs hanging up in storefronts and restaurants throughout Loudoun County.

Why don't you make getting a job a positive parent-child moment where you drive around together to hunt out Help Wanted signs in nearby shopping centers; you could go fill out a bunch of applications and have lunch together. And keep in mind, the more applications your son fills out, the sooner he will be hired. Wishing you both a fun a productive Summer!

Breaking Princess' Costume Habit

O Dr. Mike,

ur 4-year-old daughter can't get enough of her princess costumes and fancy dresses, and she wants to wear them everywhere. From summer camp to birthday parties and to bed, she wants to be Belle or Anna or Elsa or Snow White or Rapunzel or Sophia the First, etc. It's not a big deal most of the time, but sometimes it's not appropriate, like when she ruined one of her favorite costumes on the playground last week. Every time my husband or I try to redirect her or explain why she can't wear her costumes or dress up at

certain times, she has humungous temper tantrums. Everything is princess and all of the time! Any thoughts on how to turn a princess back into a normal little girl?

Concerned Parent Dear Concerned Parent, Actually, at 4 years of age, your daughter’s desire to be a princess is very normal, but I understand your frustration.

Setting limits with children isn’t always an easy thing to do, especially when a child is very passionate about something and "no" is hard to accept.

Perhaps you could start by agreeing with your daughter on the types of places where it's okay for her to celebrate her princess self and places where it's not okay. For the places where it's not okay, I recommend coming up with an action plan. For instance, your daughter and you could agree to have a costume or two on hand, and she could dress up either before or after a "not okay" event or activity.

Planning ahead of time and getting your daughter involved and excited should help (e.g., you could help her pick out her costume and fold it nicely to keep in the trunk of the car if you are going somewhere). You could also come up with princess alternatives with your daughter where she could take her Barbie or a doll

or a princess storybook in tow. She could also watch a downloaded princess movie or movie clips on an iPad or phone when it isn't possible for her to dress up.

As frustrating as your princess conflicts can be at times with your daughter, take comfort in knowing that this is a phase that will pass. And remember to enjoy this precious time with your daughter because these sorts of moments go by fast.

Michael Oberschneider, Psy.D., is a clinical

psychologist and the founder and director of Ashburn Psychological and Psychiatric Services, a private mental-health practice located in Northern Virginia.

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In Brief before and reporting their findings to the ACR’s Committee on Accreditation.

StoneSprings Hospital Center, owned

by Hospital Corporation of American, is a 234,000-square-foot, 124-bed facility providing medical and surgical services to Loudoun County.

For more information about StoneSprings Hospital Center, visit www.stonespringshospital.com.

StoneSprings Hospital Gets ACR Recognition

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he American College of Radiology has accredited StoneSprings Hospital Center in Computed Tomography (CT) following a recent survey, providing the hospital’s second ACR accreditation.

“The ACR golden seal of recognition is synonymous with exceptional performance and dedication by our entire team of board-certified radiologists, qualified technical staff, and management,” says Scott Cassar M.D., department chair of radiology at StoneSprings Hospital Center.

Based in Reston, Va., the ACR awards accreditation after peer-reviewed evaluations.

Board-certified physicians and medical physicists assess the qualifications of personnel and the adequacy of facility equipment

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ties during the morning and late afternoon and stay indoors when possible during the middle of the day when the sun is at its strongest.

• Take regular breaks when engaged in physical activity on warm days. If you recognize that you, or someone else,

Inova Children’s ER Receives Lantern Award

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he Emergency Nurses Association has awarded Children Emergency Room at Inova Loudoun Hospital the Lantern Award for success in leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research.

is showing the signals of a heat-related illness, stop your activity and find a cool place where you can relax and replace your fluids.

• Never leave a child or pet in a closed, parked car, no matter how short a period of time. Cars heat up very rapidly and can quickly cause brain damage or death.

• Reapply sunscreen throughout the day to prevent sunburns.

Anyone can apply for a Lantern Award, but only 11 ERs nationwide received the award this year.

“They are devoted to making a difference to each patient and family member they serve,” said April Brown, Director, Inova Loudoun Hospital Emergency Departments, referring to her staff.

Successful Lantern Award applications must demonstrate a diverse set of initiatives with quantifiable outcomes and innovative, sustained improvements.

Evaluations are performed through a blind review process.

Inova Children’s ER opened in 2006 and treats about 20,000 patients each year.

The Lantern Award will be presented during an Emergency Nurses Association ceremony in September in Los Angeles. The award was named to honor Florence Nightingale, known as the “Lady of the Lamp,” who advanced the nursing practice from an untrained job to a skill profession.

• Reapply insect repellant throughout the day. At best, mosquito bites are annoying but they can also carry West Nile and other viruses.

So please take these simple steps, enjoy your summer, and contact the Health Department at health@loudoun.gov or our website at www.loudoun.gov/health if you have any questions or concerns for which we can be of assistance. •

Tips for heat cramps, exhaustion and stroke HEAT CRAMPS Symptoms • Painful cramps, especially in the legs • Flushed, moist skin First Aid & Treatment • Move to a cool place and rest. Do not continue to participate in the activity.

• Remove excess clothing and place cool cloths on skin; fan skin.

• Give cool sports drinks containing salt and sugar.

• Stretch cramped muscles slowly and gently.

HEAT EXHAUSTION Symptoms • Muscle cramps • Pale, moist skin • Usually has a fever over 100.4° F (or 34° C) • Nausea • Vomiting • Diarrhea • Headache • Fatigue • Weakness • Anxiety, and faint feeling First Aid & Treatment • Move to a cool place and rest.

• Remove excess clothing and place cool cloths on skin; fan skin.

• Give cool sports drinks containing salt and sugar.

• If no improvement or unable to take fluids, take your child to

an emergency department immediately. IV (intravenous) fluids may be needed.

HEAT STROKE Symptoms • Warm, dry skin • high fever, usually over 104° F (or 40° C) • Rapid heart rate • Loss of appetite • Nausea • Vomiting • Headache • Fatigue • Confusion • Agitation • Lethargy • Stupor • Seizures, coma, and death are possible First Aid & Treatment • Move to a cool place and rest.

• Call 911 or your local emergency medical service. Heat stroke is a life-threatening medical emergency and needs to be treated by a doctor.

• Remove excess clothing and drench skin with cool water; fan skin.

• Place ice bags on the armpits and groin areas.

• Offer cool fluids if alert and able to drink.

This information was provided by Inova Loudoun Hospital.

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Understanding Hydrangea Varieties Key to Plant Care

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By Julie Fourier

n recent years the use of hydrangeas has become a more and more common sight in gardens across the country. Lending height, movement, and long season color to the landscape, while evoking nostalgic childhood memories, the hydrangeas of today come in varieties of which our grandmothers never even dreamed.

Some newer hydrangeas grow in colder climates, some are so small they will fit into the perennial border, and others

have amazingly large blooms and deep colors. Although, many people are unsure about when to cut back hydrangeas, their confusion is understandable.

The best time and method to prune depends on a few factors.

Some hydrangeas might never need to be pruned. Even though the blooms fade, the plant can continue to thrive and grow without any cutting. However, if you don’t like the look of the fading flowers or if the shrub has grown too tall, you might want to cut them back a bit. Pruning hy-

drangeas can also improve their vigor and increase the size of the flowers. You need to be careful, though, because pruning, if done at the wrong time, can also cause a lack of blooms. Not all hydrangeas should be pruned at the same time. Those that bloom on old growth should only be pruned after flowering. Others bloom on new growth and should be pruned before they wake up in spring or as they are going dormant in fall.

Knowing the species of your hydrangea will help determine the best tie to

prune. You must conclude if your hydrangeas bloom on old wood (produce new spring blooms on last year’s buds) or new wood (produce new growth each spring and then bloom from that new growth in summer).

Hydrangeas that bloom on old wood must be cut only after their blooming peak. Since old wood bloomers start producing buds soon after blooming in late summer and early fall, it's essential to prune them as the blooms begin to fade Continued on Page 34

After Boom Spring, Optimism for Summer Sales

By Karen Wenner Cooper

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ow’s the market?” It’s one of the questions I’m asked most often. The health of the real estate market drives our local economy. When the market is good, buyers are buying homes either for the first time, or “moving up” and selling their previous property. Those processes keep local businesses and business owners working.

Homeowner’s spend money locally on home updates and improvements, home services like house cleaning, window

cleaning and lawn care. A healthy rental market helps to ensure a strong supply for those not yet ready to buy, or who are living in our area short term for employment for schooling.

The good news is that our local market is strong! We’ve recovered from the market correction in 2006-9-ish. While prices in most areas have not – and likely will not – return to the height of the 2005 market, values are strong and steady, with incremental growth.

Lower interest rates and higher consumer confidence helps to support that.

When you compare the

numbers locally for Loudoun County, inventory is down in 2016, but demand is still strong.

Overall days on market for a listing in Loudoun is nearly three weeks less than the same time period last year, with more overall units sold and more pending sales this year.

The spring real estate market – which really begins in our area in late January and ends around mid-May – remained steady this year despite the blizzard.

Our summer real estate market is known for ups and downs, and while things are relatively quiet for new listings coming on the market, buyers

are still out looking and new, well-priced listings are being scooped up with relative ease in many areas, and even listings that have been sitting for a while are beginning to see traffic and move when prices area adjusted. As more listings enter the marketplace through late summer and early fall, we should enjoy a healthy market going into the third and fourth quarters.

Karen Wenner Cooper is a lifelong resident of Loudoun County and licensed Virginia Realtor. She is affiliated with the Platinum Group Real Estate team at Pearson Smith Realty.

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Hydrangeas from page 32

BUY. SELL. FIND. TRIBUNE CLASSIFIEDS GO TO OVER 113,000 HOMES IN LOUDOUN COUNTY.

We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Virginia's policy for achieving equal housing opprtunity throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and support advertising and marketing programs in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap.

All real estate advertised herein is subject to Virginia's fair housing law which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation, or discrimination becaue of race, color religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, famillial status or handicap or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination."

This newspapr will not knowingly accept advertising for real estate that violates the fair housing law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. For more information or to file a housing complaint call the Virginia Fair Housing Office at (804)367-8530.

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Remove old blooms, and cut dead or dying canes at their base. Promote fresh growth by taking out some of the older canes on plants that are a few years old. To reduce the shrub’s overall size, trim back the branches by a third to the nearest joint. This isn’t necessary for the health of the plant, but rather if you want it to take up less space.

New wood blooming varieties tend to bloom later than old wood bloomers.

Varieties that produce new wood need the additional time to create buds so the best time of year to prune new wood varieties is in the late winter just before new growth

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begins. Pruning at this time of year will help the shrub to produce bigger more vibrant flowers. Allowing better air flow and encouraging the plant to grow stronger will be achieved when pruning our dead canes and tanged branches. Never prune this variety right before that are starting to bloom in the spring and early summer.

On both types of bloomers, some old growth should be left to help support the plant. Hydrangea flowers tend to be on the heavy side, so don't go overboard pruning old canes. Leave a good network of canes intact so that the branches don't flop over under the weight of the flowers.

Knowing the variety of hydrangeas is essential to properly maintaining and promoting growth of the plantings. • Julie Fournier works at Epling Landscaping and Lawn Services Inc. in Bluemont.

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Summer has arrived and it is HOT! Here are some tips to keep your pets safe and happy JENNI BOHAN, CATOCTIN VETERINARY CLINIC

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ever leave your dog in an unattended car. Even if you crack a window, the temperature of a car can reach dangerous, even fatal, levels extremely quickly. On an 80-degree day, the temperature inside a parked car can reach between 100 and 120 degrees in about 10 minutes to 15 minutes.

Try to only walk your dog early in the morning or later in the evening. Hot pavement can cause sensitive paw pads to get burned, leaving them raw and painful.

Extended walks during the heat of the day

can lead to heat stroke or heat exhaustion.

If you notice your pet excessively panting, salivating, having diarrhea or vomiting, or having seizures after being in the heat you should take them to your veterinarian right away.

Always make sure that your pets have plenty of access to cold water and if they are going to be outside for any extended period of time, make sure they have some sort of shelter to get out of the sun. Taking your dogs swimming can be a great way to keep them cool. Just make sure that they know how to swim and that you are supervising them while in the water. Once they are done

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If your dog drinks out of a pond, river or any stagnant water, they could be susceptible to dierent intestinal parasites. These intestinal parasites can cause diarrhea or lethargy, but some dogs remain asymptomatic. Have your dog screened regularly by submitting fecal tests to your veterinarian.

Remember that in these hotter months fleas and ticks are on the hunt. Make sure that your pets are on monthly flea and tick prevention, as well as heartworm prevention. Heartworm disease is spread by infected mosquitoes, even if your dog doesn’t go outside, mosquitoes can still get in your house and use your dog as a blood meal.

Loudoun County is a hot spot for Lyme disease and many dogs contract it, just like people. If your dog has been bitten by a tick and you notice any lethargy, limping, fever, or joint swelling take your dog to the vet as soon as possible to make sure they get proper treatment. Ticks also carry other diseases that can make your pets sick.

Check your dogs daily for ticks, especially if you take them on walks in the woods or live in wooded areas. Your veterinarian

can run a quick test in-house to determine whether or not your pet has contracted a tick-borne illness.

Fleas are not just annoying and hard to get rid of; they can cause flea allergy dermatitis, making your pets itchy and miserable.

If a dog is itching constantly around its tail base, hind legs and groin, or if a cat scratches constantly around its neck or licks to the point of removing hair, this could be a sign of flea allergy dermatitis.

Lastly, summer time is prime time for thunderstorms. Some dogs have storm phobias. They can be afraid of the thunder, lightning or the change in barometric pressure. This can manifest in many dierent ways. Trembling, salivating, vocalizing or excessive panting can occur. Some dogs will hide in bathtubs, under beds, behind couches. Others will run away. Some dogs get destructive, eating furniture or trying to escape and tearing through doors or walls. There are things you can do if you notice any of these signs of storm phobia.

Some pet owners have found success with a product called a Thundershirt that wraps around the dog. Sometimes just being with their owner is enough to help calm a dog in these stressful situations. Trying to use distractions, such as giving a toy or special treat to keep their mind o of the storm may help. If that does not work for your dog, talk to your veterinarian about medications or natural supplements that may help. •

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The work required the help of 77 volunteers, 10 rescue partner organizations and donations from the community.

In addition, 35 kittens are now available for adoption from the SPCA of Northern Virginia, Loudoun County Animal Services, Fancy Cats Rescue Team, Humane Society of Loudoun County and Feline Foundation of Greater Washington.

The next TNR clinic is set for Nov. 13. Visit www.LoudounCommunityCats.org to donate, volunteer or to request assistance for community cats that need to be fixed or are in need of medical attention. Recurring donations can be set up online, or send donations by mail to P.O. Box 1960 Leesburg, VA 20177.

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hat’s happening in America should be disturbing to any sane person. Cold-blooded murders of police officers doing their jobs, shootings by police officers that some see as unjust and race-influenced, unruly crowds shouting bellicose chants, and reminders of the civil strife of the 60’s. All captured live and on the internet.

Our nation may be more polarized today than any time since the turbulent years surrounding the Vietnam War and Watergate. Primeval fear and anger appears to be growing, as does frustration with government’s incapacity to protect, serve and solve problems.

It’s about race and more. Americans yearn for leadership to calm their anxiety over racial and religious divisions, and about risks to our homeland. Leadership that unifies people and facilitates aspirational and pragmatic solutions.

On this count the President’s rhetoric often sounds disen-

gaged, and Congress is entirely invisible.

Last month, Loudoun’s Mike Chapman represented the Major County Sheriff’s Association at the White House as one of eight law enforcement leaders to meet with President Obama and Vice President Biden about policing and racial tensions. To the President’s credit, he was fully engaged in the meeting, but the press release that followed spoke of the Administration’s commitment to find solutions, and little more.

What does it take for leaders to actually lead?

Disturbing too is having to choose the next President from the likely nominees of the major parties. On the one hand, civility and substance are often replaced by name calling and platitudes. The alternative is a candidate who the FBI Director let off the hook for transgressions that most Americans would expect to go to jail for, and who is not contrite.

Democrats blame Republicans, Republicans blame

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eeting on July 21, Loudoun supervisors voted to raise their office budgets by $240,000 for reasons that the six who voted in favor generally characterized as the growing cost of serving constituents. Read: more staff.

We credit the three supervisors who voted nay – Ralph Buona (R-Ashburn), Kristen Umstattd (D-Leesburg) and Suzanne Volpe (R-Algonkian). Vice chairman Buona even pressed for an amendment to exclude his office from the annual increase and will not receive it for the remainder of his term.

What are the rest of them thinking?

Let’s review. The Board completed its annual budget process this spring, making decisions on which programs get more money

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and which don’t. These decisions affect the salaries, office budgets and activities of everyone in county government, and by extension those in the public school system too. These decisions also affect Loudoun’s taxpayers.

Now, in the heat of the summer when most citizens are assumed to be on vacation or not paying attention, and at its final meeting before taking the traditional August “month off”, the Board of Supervisors discovers that it has “unallocated” money to spend AND that supervisors need more money to do their jobs.

Wait a minute. Why didn’t that conversation happen during the regular budget process as part of the public discussion of how to prioritize the tax revenue used to serve Loudoun County?

We heard advocates for the increase say

Democrats, and both sides hustle for political advantage.

As they do, Americans become increasingly less trusting of government.

The latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows that only 29% of likely voters think America is moving in the right direction, and that’s the high water mark of similar surveys.

Reuters says the number is just 20%. If you think it’s all about the President and his job rating, it’s not. The latest Real Clear Politics average of all surveys shows an underwhelming 14% of the nation believes the U.S. Congress is doing a good job. It would help if they worked together for practical results, at least sometimes.

America deserves better from our elected leaders, especially those in Washington. We need more healers, more doers, more men and women who inspire by their words – and their deeds.

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that Loudoun pays much less for supervisor offices and staff than does Fairfax. That has been true for decades, and Fairfax has a population three times the size of Loudoun’s.

We heard the same said about Prince William County. That’s not a fair comparison either, as Prince William also gives its supervisors money to dole out to nonprofit groups, something only done through the annual budget process here in Loudoun. It’s only $240,000 someone told us. That’s not small change to most citizens, and as a percentage of current budgets a $30,000 per office raise is significant.

Still, it’s not the amount we take issue with here nor the value of dialogue about how much the Office of the Chairman has to spend each year ($161,000, after another raise a year ago) and how much each of the eight other supervisors have to spend ($120,597).

The problem is the Board’s process and timing.

It gets worse. The Board’s action last week was not just to allocate unspent funds; supervisors built that same increase into their budgets on an annual basis, absent action to reverse it, and Chair Randall (D-At Large) asked for even more money during her closing comments.

This is not the first time there have been rumblings of supervisors trying to give themselves more money outside of the regular budget cycle, but this year they actually did it.

Voting yourself a back door budget increase is always bad politics and does nothing to inspire the public’s trust.

It’s an uncharacteristically dissonant move from a new Board still getting its sea legs.

UPDATE: Chair Randall has requested that the Tribune clarify that the additional $12,000 she asked for beyond the $30,000 approved for her office and each of seven other offices was being requested from the two members of the Board who voted against the motion but were accepting the new monies.

CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE

e called out the Board of Supervisors for its vote to boost supervisors’ office budgets in a way that we consider poorly timed and handled. But their accomplishments also deserve credit, and the recent dedication of the Gloucester Parkway extension is certainly a milestone for Loudoun County. The

connection of Gloucester to Nokes Boulevard will provide significant traffic relief to Sterling and Ashburn drivers, especially those who endure the exasperating congestion on Waxpool Road.

Many more transportation improvements are underway or soon to be started, and it is a credit to the previous and

current Boards that they’ve kept road improvements and mass transit at the top of the priority list. Chair Randall is leading a pro-transportation Board that continues to support innovative solutions. We commend her for continuing the work of her predecessor Scott York, whose leadership and tenacity made so much of this possible.

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sector to grow, for jobs to grow and for the economy to grow, and I’ve been most effective in the past when I’ve put principal over party.

Are you making ethics part of your campaign platform?

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bsolutely. I’m an ethics lawyer and I practice in all 50 states. Let’s have a gift ban in Virginia for all legislators, just like they do for Congress. Take those issues out so there is not even the appearance of an ethics issues. Same thing for using the proceeds of your campaign funds for personal use. All this should be off the table.

In that case how do you feel about the ethics prosecution of former Gov. McDonnell?

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t has tarnished the Governor’s office.

Perhaps there were bad decisions, but this has gone on and on for too long. We need to change the law in Virginia so it’s not so ambiguous and impossible to apply.

Let’s just ban gifts. [Immediately after the interview it was reported that the U.S. Supreme Court threw out McDonnell’s conviction.]

What do you think of the Democrat holding the Lt. Governor’s office, who is now running for Governor?

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veryone who knows Ralph Northam knows him to be a good person, but his politics are different than mine. He’s changed since we were both elected to the state Senate. I charged ahead and was an advocate for government reform, business, veterans issues and other things, and I see him as having been pulled away from Virginia’s issues and toward national Democratic issues. That’s also been the big disappointment about Mark Herring, who hasn’t defended the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

You mention technology a lot. Isn’t government doing enough to support this sector?

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chair the finance subcommittee that’s in charge of money for technology and other things and I look at forward-thinking states like North Carolina and Texas and see some companies are leaving Virginia or not coming because we’re not doing enough.

How do feel about the governor acting by executive order on controversial matters, such as the restoring certain rights to thousands of felons as Gov. McAuliffe recently did?

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t’s disappointing and shocking. As a process matter, there are times when the governor can issue an executive order, such as when the legislature cannot act because

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lar. I’m here for solutions, I’m here to be effective.”

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it’s not in session and it’s in his purview. I believe you can pay your debt to society, I believe in restoration of rights. We’re all human and we all make mistakes. But you go on a case-by-case basis, just as I do for clients coming to me as their lawyer, by filing an application to get their rights restored. That’s the right process, not by the governor doing it at the eleventh hour without any discussion with legislators or prosecutors, and without considering the impact on victims and who might be selected for a jury. I would say the same thing if a Republican or a Democrat did this.

Will you support and campaign for Donald Trump as the Republican nominee for President?

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es, I will. I am a not, never Hillary Clinton person. When it comes to populating the executive branch and decisions about the U.S. Supreme Court, I think Donald Trump would absolutely put people in place I would support.

As one of the most prominent women in public office in Virginia, how do you feel that most women appear to be supporting Hillary Clinton, and about some of the things said by Donald Trump?

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’m not ready to say it’s going to be as clean as some people think. If you’re looking at who is advancing women’s issues in Virginia, such as women’s health, who is showing that you can have a job, be a professional woman, run for office, and have a family, that’s me. When I go around Virginia and talk to women I remind them that conservatives are fighting for women’s rights, including property rights and Second Amendment rights. And the women I’ve talked with are unbelievably supportive of Donald Trump. He has said things that are offensive, things I flat out disagree with and wish he had never said. But the stakes are so high in this election, and his lapses in judgment and insulting remarks are nothing compared to the ethical lapses and decisions by Hillary Clinton and how she has lived her political life.

What would you do to mitigate the chance of more shootings like what just happened in Orlando? What do we do to get past the rhetoric and gridlock in Congress and the states?

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irst, enforce the laws we have, don’t let convicted felons get access to weapons.

Then do more to identify the mentally ill who might become a law enforcement problem. I will never be in favor of limiting gun owner’s rights.

How do you stop those kind of people from buying a gun at a gun show?

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agree that our goal should be to protect the public and keep those kind of people from hurting the public or hurting themselves.

What about universal background checks?

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don’t think it’s necessary. I’m in favor of all kinds of safety measures, but I will draw the line and say we should all have the right to defend ourselves with a weapon.

Talk about leadership and your approach.

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’m prepared to be wildly unpopular.

I’m here for solutions, I’m here to be effective. We’ve got to discuss health care in Virginia, such as COPN [Certificate of Public Need] reform and competition.

Health care is the largest employer in most districts in Virginia, and has more impact on the quality of people’s lives. Everyone’s going to have to give a little, I believe there is a middle ground and it’s not just about more beds. Tech and education are the same way. Why can’t we have a 5-year plan, 10- and 15-year plans too.

What public figure is your role model?

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y dad. He’s not a public figure, but he had a tremendous work ethic, he built a business, he was highly ethical, and he was kind to everybody. He set a great example for me from the time I was a little child. Dad told me if you’re going to take the time to do something, do it well. •

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Residents Must Remain Vigilant on AT&T, Short Hill

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t’s been a little over two weeks [one month] since the Commission Permit for the proposed AT&T facility on Short Hill was overruled by the Board of Supervisors. This is just about the right time to reflect on some important conclusions and observations.

I would like to thank the many citizens who came out and got involved, Catoctin Planning Commissioner Gene Scheel for sounding the alarm and my fellow Board Members for supporting me in denying this application.

A lot of things matter in a process like this. Ridgelines in Loudoun County matter. A 35-foot high, two-story, 160,000-square-foot structure does not belong on any of them including Short Hill. The voices of the residents matter. This is our home where we work and live our day-to-day lives. Being involved makes a difference. The Blue Ridge and Short Hill are the anchors of our community and should never be compromised. The work of the Planning Commission matters – a lot. Take your time, there is no room to maneuver by the time a commission permit gets to the Board. Adequate time must be afforded at the Planning Commission level to review an application as complex as this one.

The Comprehensive Plan matters. Although staff identified four areas supporting the commission permit’s compliance with the plan, I easily identified at least eight areas of noncompliance.

However, as important as the Comprehensive Plan is, it serves as a guideline and foundation for the Board’s land use development policies. Findings for approval or denial of an application based on the Comprehensive Plan can be subjective and possibly go either

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way if litigated, especially since the current plan was adopted almost fifteen years ago.

So, therefore, the law matters. No one wanted to provide a back door avenue for AT&T to litigate the board’s decision to overrule the commission permit and somehow proceed to build a 35-foot-high structure. Denying the application based on the Comprehensive Plan would have done just that.

Monday morning quarterbacks always exist. This situation is no different. Some critics have personal agendas, some just don’t like the board and some don’t have all of the information, but the bottom line is that our goal was achieved. The Planning Commission’s approval of the commission permit was overruled. Furthermore, the findings of the board to dismiss the commission permit based on withdrawal of the application are on firm legal ground.

This is a solid victory no matter how you look at it. This application did not go forward.

Where do we go from here? We stay right where we are – vigilant. No motion or board action can guarantee forever. As I mentioned on the night of the vote, this will not be the last we hear about this facility. AT&T still owns the property and the current facility will remain in operation.

I and my staff have spent numerous hours reviewing and researching this application and we are not about to stop now.

AT&T’s submission of an updated site plan amendment for the existing permits on the facility should and will draw just as much scrutiny. The Comprehensive Plan needs to be updated. Ridgelines, slopes, mountainside overlay, telecommunications and rural policy areas are critical items that need to be strengthened and reflect the important lessons from Short Hill.

GEARY HIGGINS Supervisor Higgins (R) represents the Catoctin District on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors.

DRIVING THE RUST BELT TO CLEVELAND

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n my drive from Leesburg to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, I decided to stop in Youngstown, OH – perhaps the nation’s most salient example of the decline of our U.S. industrial base, which has become a central issue in this year’s presidential campaign.

This community was once the home of thriving steel mills – 2nd after Pittsburgh in steel production. But on Sept. 19 1977, a date still known here as “Black Monday,” the owners of the venerable Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. announced the furloughing of 5,000 workers and closure of its massive Campbell steel works.

By 1980, four other steel companies closed their plants, furloughing another 20,000 workers.

Youngstown’s population plummeted from around 115,000 in 1980 to about 65,000 today. Housing values dropped and today, one local museum operator told me about 500 abandoned homes are bulldozed yearly. Organized crime, which had been dominant here in the good days, gained more of a toehold and one local congressman went to prison. The current mayor was charged with felony and misdemeanors related to his days as a county commissioner.

Downtown was desolate on my visit on a Saturday. At least there is a thriving university, Youngstown State, plus government offices, and one steel mill. But the abandoned buildings of Republic Steel, Sheet

Tube and traces of U.S. Steel’s Ohio Works are still visible.

Indeed, foreign competition was only one reason steel making declined in Ohio and across the U.S. Many of these companies failed to modernize their plants, plus demand for steel dropped. Unions, OSHA and EPA regulations also played a part.

The cost to communities like Youngstown is significant. Within a matter of years after the mills closed, the Mahoning Valley region saw a domino effect with other businesses closing. Wikipedia said the valley lost an estimated 40,000 manufacturing jobs, 400 satellite businesses, $414 million in personal income, and from 33 to 75 percent of the school tax revenues.

But reading through the local archives one sees that neither the Carter Administration nor Reagan Administration, nor local officials, could do much to keep these facilities open. In fact, the Carter Administration approved mergers of some of these mills, on grounds that if they went bankrupt, it would be worse. Sounds a lot like the arguments about the GM and Chrysler bailouts.

In the 1980s, Democrats fought for “industrial policy” so the U.S. could link government with corporate interests, which they argued Japan was doing. Republicans argued against government intervention and “picking winners and losers.” As a result, nobody came to the rescue of communities like Youngstown. Both political parties abandoned not only the industrial blue collar communities, but the poor minority populations in the inner cities too.

Is it any wonder today that millions of people are not in the workforce and we spend so much on disability and welfare programs?

In Cleveland, there is much heavy industry. But according to a recent Pittsburgh Post Gazette article, the total number of people employed in metro Cleveland manufacturing has declined by nearly 50 percent in the last 26 years. As much as I saw some nice neighborhoods and revived downtown, Cleveland ‘s poverty rate is the second most in the U.S. Its population is 388,000 – not much bigger than Loudoun County.

Loudoun County residents are among the most generous around. We not only give a lot to charity, but we raise money for charities and we volunteer.

But when we vote, I am not so sure many of us are thinking about the coal miners losing their jobs in Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and other states, or those in DC struggling to survive, or the loss of manufacturing jobs, which were once the staple of our economy and yielded high wages for millions of Americans. By and large, people vote based on how their personal lives are affected.

A lot has to do with the media and the failure of members of Congress and several presidents to really see the gravity of losing our manufacturing base and seeing this nation become a net importer of almost every good imaginable. So, is it any wonder that our focus is on what we see or hear in the news or on social media – gun rights, abortion rights, or the right of the unborn; LGBT rights; police shootings, Hillary’s emails and honesty. Trump’s bluster and tone.

But I am pleased, thanks not just to Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders, that the plight of blue collar folks and the urban poor are on the agenda. After all, these are the folks who make our cars, our homes, and serve our meals at restaurants.

They work at Wal-Mart and Target, where we can buy so many cheap foreign goods; they drive the trucks that deliver our food and other goods and their sons and daughters are often the first to go in to the military to defend us.

It would be my hope that more of us pay visits to some of these communities. Visit their museums and look at the economic devastation. Go to Bethlehem, PA, and see some 1 million square feet of office space, formerly occupied by Bethlehem Steel, just sitting there abandoned. Visit coal country and see the unemployed and destitute. Look at the abandoned buildings in Baltimore and DC. Just drive through some time and show your kids, too.

Hopefully, we will get away from social media and TV to take these trips and perhaps if more of us do, we will not see more “Black Mondays” and the next president and Congress will work together to truly help all of us prosper again.

Ken Reid is a former Leesburg District Supervisor and was a Virginia alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland which concluded July 21. In addition to this column, Mr. Reid provided daily dispatches from the convention which are posted at www.loudountribune.com.

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Apart from readiness for class, the school supplies provide a sense of confidence and establish an equalizer amongst the students. “They can go to school and feel like everybody else,� said Phyllis Randall (D-At Large), Chair of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. “They can show up with the same supplies as their friends and feel more confident.�

Dr. Michael Richards, Chief of Sta for Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS), added, “It’s a self-esteem factor. They go to school and they need a foundation for that self-esteem. Pencils, backpacks, crayons, they’re much more important than many people think.â€?

Crayons, pens and pencils, glue sticks, folders, binders, paper, notebooks and other essentials don’t come cheap, and providing a school-ready backpack can be a costly hindrance for a family already under financial duress. “Approximately 17 percent of our students are in financial need and buying school supplies can put a strain on their families,� Richards said. “It can cost around $85 to fill a backpack like that.�

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