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Friday, November 13, 2009 (EST)

Fairfax Sta./ Laurel Hill

A Presidential Ballot
Mark your calendars for November 2012, when City Council and School Board will be on the ballot.

A FOUR-TO-THREE deadlock on the City Council over the issue of staggered terms has killed the potential for a charter amendment to reshape the city’s election — at least for this year. That means the action of the lame-duck City Council earlier this year to abandon the longtime tradition of springtime election in favor of November balloting will land the municipal election in the middle of a presidential campaign. Council members could take another stab at a charter amendment next year, although two or more members would need to retreat from their entrenched positions for that to work. Read more...

7,500 Vaccinations
Fairfax Count Health Department offers mass vaccination clinic for the H1N1 virus.

BURKE RESIDENT Glenda Scheiner was one of the lucky ones at the Fairfax County H1N1 mass vaccination clinic Saturday, Nov. 7. Hundreds of people, having heard stories the last couple weeks about flu shot clinics quickly reaching capacity, lined up as early as 6:30 a.m. for the 9 a.m. opening. Read more....

War Stories and Memories
Veterans honored at Fairfax ceremony.

IT WAS ACTUALLY a few days before Veterans Day, but American Legion Post 177 and VFW Post 8469 celebrated the day of remembrance on Saturday, Nov. 7 in Fairfax. Veterans shared war stories as Boy Scouts listened in awe, old friends greeted each other and the fallen were remembered. Read more...

For the Birds

This Week in Our Papers...
Good Food	Presidential Park	Seasonal Switch	Feeding Others	Woodson Reborn

Alexandria A Divided Election Another Black Eye Life Plus Seventy	Arlington Hunting for Literary Treasure ‘Pink Jams!’ Stimulating Rosslyn	Ashburn Loudoun Returns to Republicans Gang Problem Easing LINK Needs More Help	Burke Flu Vaccinations Play Season Begins After Cuccinelli	Cascades Loudoun Returns to Republicans Gang Problem Easing LINK Needs More Help

Centre View Patriotism on Parade This ‘Dracula’ Has Bite ‘Goldilocks on Trial’	Fairfax Woodson Reborn Veterans Day Feeding Others	Fairfax Station/Clifton Veterans Day Good Eats After Cuccinelli	Great Falls Comstock Ousts Vanderhye in Close Race Eclectic Park Adds One More Attraction Futuristic Show ‘From Our Time’	Herndon Rust, Comstock Win Brought Together by Art and Craft Fair Scouting for Food in Herndon

Laurel Hill Candidates, Meet Constituents Transportation Secretary Paints Gloomy Scenario Riding for a Reason	McLean Comstock Ousts Vanderhye in Close Race MCA Approves Three Projects Futuristic Show ‘From Our Time’	Mount Vernon 64 Years Later Surgeon Operates on Indigents in Latin America Voters Approve School Bond	Potomac Family, Friends Mourn Cryor’s Death For Cabin John, a Double Dose of Maintenance Opening Up for Santa	Reston Ice Skating at Reston Town Center South Koreans Tour Reston Students Get Dictionaries, Virtual Field Trips

Springfield Pets on Parade 7,500 Vaccinations Play Season Begins	Vienna Keam Wins 35th District Holiday Bazaar Promotes Palestinian Culture Marshall High Ensemble Meets Governor	Local Politics Who Succeeds Cuccinelli? Dreading School Cuts Albo Wins	E: Entertainment Holiday Bazaar Rams Stage 'Rumors' TJ Presents ‘Meet Me in St. Louis’	Sports Life With the Whitmires: All Sports All the Time South County Crowned Region Field Hockey Champs South Lakes' Coaching Duo

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