The Good, and Bad, of America
Just after I turned 16 years old, I took a long-distance bicycle journey, riding across America from my home in Falls Church to my family's home in Mississippi. I rode 10 to 12 hours a day at a leisurely pace, sleeping at campgrounds and taking plenty of time to stop and chat with people along the way.
May 16, 2008
New Norm for Town Council
There was widespread speculation over the past two years that the Town Council election in 2006 was a fluke. Some said that election, in which almost all the candidates who had endorsed the official day labor center were ousted from the board, was heavily influenced by outside groups promoting national agendas.
May 9, 2008
- New Norm for Town Council - May 9, 2008
- Rail Project Gets Big Boost- May 2, 2008
- Trouble Ahead for County Budget - April 25, 2008
- An Eye on the Fuel Gauge - April 18, 2008
- A Good Deed Makes Any Day Great - April 11, 2008
- Same Ol' Tune for Town Council - March 28, 2008
- Parents, Children Need to Study New Rules for The Internet Age - March 21, 2008
- Hoping for Leadership on New Roads Plan - March 14, 2008
- Time to Move Beyond School Boundaries - Feb. 29, 2008
- One Year Later, Transportation Funds Threatened - Feb. 29, 2008
- A Taste of Success - Feb. 15, 2008
- Another Downtown Plan in Jeopardy - Feb. 8, 2008
- Time for Dulles Rail is Now, But Without More Tolls - Feb. 1, 2008
- The Problem's Not the Phone - Jan. 18, 2008
- The Challenge of Hidden Tolls - Jan. 11, 2008
- No Surprise in Reston Heights Development - Jan. 4, 2008
2007 Close to Home
- ResTOWN Project Thrown Off Track - Dec. 21, 2007
- Downtown Project Comes Into Focus - Dec. 7, 2007
- Toys Become Computers, But Giving Continues - Nov. 30, 2007
- Facing Up to Changes in School Attendance Areas - Nov. 16, 2007
- Forget Canada, Blame China - Nov .9, 2007
- A Year-Long Campaign Season - Nov. 2, 2007
- Positively, Reality TV - Oct. 26, 2007
- A Big Debate Looms for a Huge Project - Oct. 19, 2007
- Lucky is as Lucky Does- Oct. 12, 2007
- Living in a House of Dolls - Oct. 5, 2007
- Va. Steps in Again Where Feds Fail - Sept. 28, 2007
- A Slow Drive Through Town- Sept. 21, 2007
- Higher Still on Greenway - Sept. 14, 2007
- 'Strongman Contest 2007' - Sept. 7, 2007
- Back at the Starting Line- Aug. 31, 2007
- Airplanes, Trains, Etc.- Aug. 24, 2007
- Arts Center Draws Closer - Aug. 17, 2007
- Home Run Dreamers - Aug. 10, 2007
- RELAC Problems Persist Throught Heat of Summer - Aug. 3, 2007
- Chasing Down the Buses-July 27, 2007
- Politics of Exclusion, Prejudice - July 20, 2007
- Town Day Labor Site: Round 3 - July 13, 2007
- Speak Up, Speak Out - July 5, 2007
- Jumping Forward, With a Splash - June 29, 2007
- The Cost of Information May Go Up in Herndon - June 22, 2007
- A $54 Million Chuckle - June 15, 2007
- A Tunnel It Should Never Be - June 8, 2007
- Deaths Highlight Unlearned Lessons - June 1, 2008
- Bye Bye, Bumble Bee - May 25, 2007
- What's in a Name? - May 18, 2007
- Confusion Dogs Postal Rate Hike-May 11, 2007
- Those Broken Rule Days - May 4, 2007
- A Kicking Frenzy - April 27, 2007
- Sharing the Grief - April 20, 2007
- Don't Fear the High-Rise - April 13, 2007
- Rule of Law Alive in Herndon- March 30, 2007
- Keep on Truckin' - March 23, 2007
- The Chilling Effect of 287(g) - March 16, 2007
- An End Run on Roads - March 9, 2007
- Solution for Labor Site Elusive - March 2, 2007
- The Elusive Mrs. Thomas - Feb. 23, 2007
- Great Time to Open Hiring Process - Feb. 16, 2007
- Delgaudio's 'Rules' Waste of Time - Feb. 9, 2007
- Land That's Out of This World - Feb. 2, 2007
- The First Good Meal of Winter - Jan. 26, 2007
- A Legal Challenge, More Questions - Jan. 19, 2007
- Council Makes Quick Work, But For What? - Jan. 12, 2007
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