Stories for January 2022

Stories for January 2022

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Wednesday, January 26

Northern Virginia Faces Loss of Legislative Experience

Redistricting Creates Opportunities and Forces Change

Redistricting

Kids Mask Up for School

Masks at School

New County Supervisory Districts/Precincts Get Name Review

Redistricting

Losing the Greatest Park Leaders

Park leaders

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Impact of Vehicle-Bicycle Collisions in Fairfax Courts

FABB's discussion with Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney for Community Justice and Policy

Bike ruling

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Brabrand: 'Stay the Course'

We have a right to do things up until that right impinges or infringes on the rights of others.

Masks

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FCPS Takes Legal Action Challenging Gov. Youngkin's Ex. Order No. 2

County School Board files suit jointly with six other boards.

Executive order

Romance and Intimacy after 60

Reviving and developing romantic relationships in the golden years.

Senior issues

Column: Protecting Student Learning

Student learning

Wednesday, January 19

Parks = Innovation

NOVA Parks

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Reconsidering Marijuana

Pot is still legal, but the plan to regulate its sale is in jeopardy.

Marijuana

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New Governor Revokes Mask Mandate for Schools

FCPS says masks requirement remains in effect.

Mask Mandates

News Briefs

News Briefs

Column: A New Day in Richmond and Many Challenges

General Assembly

Column: Peaceful Transfer of Power

State government

Earning College Credit with Work Experience and Training

Program expansions makes college degree accessible and affordable for many.

Community college

Wednesday, January 12

MCA: Build Pedestrian Bicyclist Friendly Projects in McLean

$100 million available countywide over six years.

Bike Ped Projects

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Matters of Importance to Great Falls in 2022

Supervisor John W. Foust's perspective.

Stuff happening in Great Falls

Tuesday, January 11

Column: Fox in the Chicken Coop

K Plum Column

Tax on Plastic Bags

Bag tax

Veri Peri Named 2020 Color of the Year

Described blue with red-violet undertones, the hue is expected to be on trend this year.

Colors

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Return to School 2022

After a week of weather closures, FCPS opens with Covid-19 surging

Returning to school

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FCPS Faces Staff Shortages in the Face of Omicron

Superintendent pledges to keep students in the classroom, but it will “not be business as usual.”

School with Covid

Thursday, January 6

Fire Department Staffing

Fire department hiring

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Snow and Schools in Fairfax County

The communication and snow removal system continues to evolve to keep all the boxes checked.

Snow and school

Wednesday, January 5

Column: My Elected Representative

“A defensible result that will move Virginia into a leadership role of independent redistricting”

Ken Plumb

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Let It Snow, Let It Snow in Vienna

Snow in Vienna

Searching for Answers to Racism in McLean

Daryl Davis headlines McLean Community Center’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. event

MLK

Tuesday, January 4

Grocery Tax Change Proposed

Alternative revenue source not identified

Grocery tax

Virginia Now More Humane for Animals

Cruelty free cosmetics law in effect Jan. 1, 2022.

cosmetics

Making Decision During COVID

Even small decisions can cause anxiety, stress.

Covid Stress

2022 Real Estate Forecast

Real Estate Forecast