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Despite a projectedshortfall of nearly$100 million facing

Fairfax County going into theFY 2016 budget, Board of Su-pervisors chairman SharonBulova remains encouragedby a 2014 that she said wasfull of accomplishments.

“We can’t stop pedaling,”she said in a question-and-answer session following ascreening of her 2015 State ofthe County address video. “Itbecomes increasingly harder,with reduced revenue streamfrom past years. It just contin-ues to be not easy.”

The chairman’s half-hour address, re-leased Wednesday Jan. 14, highlights trans-portation improvements around the county,including the opening Phase I of the MetroSilver Line, two new VRE stations, the BusRapid Transit and Metro extension hybridoption being looked at for the U.S. Route 1corridor and the December opening of theI-95 Express Lanes.

“With our current population at over 1.1million residents and growing,” Bulova saidin the address, “Fairfax County is planningahead when it comes to county services,redevelopment opportunities and transpor-tation options in our community.”

Bulova noted the effort to revitalize thehousing market through mixed-use urbancenters like Tysons Corner, the Mosaic Dis-trict, Reston Town Center and the newSpringfield Town Center.

When asked if the growth has yielded asimilar growth in non-residential revenuefor the county, Bulova responded that theyare seeing “some increase.” While some newdevelopment buildings aren’t full yet, shedidn’t express a concern for overbuilding.

Fairfax County Public Schools superinten-dent Dr. Karen Garza appears in the video,

highlighting the projected growth of theschool system to over 200,000 students by2020, its growing special needs populationand academic achievements that “continueto exceed their counterparts in the state.”

Garza also noted the adoption of the FCPS“Portrait of a Graduate” set of ideals as partof a long-term strategic plan for the schoolsystem that’s under development.

“Graduates should leave FCPS knowinghow to be a communicator, collaborator,ethical and global citizen, creative and criti-cal thinker, and goal-directed and resilientindividual,” she said.

FCPS is facing a significant deficit of itsown, as Garza outlined in the recent releaseof her 2015-2016 school year budget.

The county’s budget process will advancein February when the county executive Ed-ward Long brings forward an AdvertisedBudget. Whether residents can expect aproperty tax increase to cover the county’sshortfall, Bulova said, “We’ll see what heputs on the table.”

The full video of the State of the Countyaddress has aired on Channel 16 and canbe viewed on the chairman’s homepage athttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/chairman/.

Bulova Releases 2015 Stateof the County Address

Human Trafficking: Discussion of the Glo-bal Issue

On Saturday, Jan. 24, the American Association of University Women, the Na-tional Council of Negro Women, the Giving Circle of Hope and Reston Lions Youthwill host a presentation and discussion of an issue affecting our community and,indeed, our planet. The event will be held at the Reston Community Center—LakeAnne. This session follows a presentation last year by Detective Mike Mackey andwill focus on specific local as well as global implications of this still growing prob-lem. The program will begin at 10 a.m.

The program will feature a brief documentary, “Not My Life” depicting the dehu-manizing practices of trafficking and modern slavery. Susan Conway, of the Interna-tional Justice Mission who is featured in the film, will address the global dimensionsof trafficking. Next, Suzanne Pigg from Shelter House/Artemis in Herndon will brieflyaddress helping local victims. Note: A frequently asked question is “what can I do tohelp?” Shelter House has a pressing need for new or gently used twin-size sheets,blankets, pillow, towels as well as kitchen or bathroom appliances. Such donationswill be greatly appreciated. There will be a closing presentation by the Reston LionsClub on their local activities in the Herndon-Reston area.

Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

Board of Supervisors chairman SharonBulova speaks at the 2015 State of theCounty Address.

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By Reena Singh

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The working draft for phase twoof Reston’s master plan will bepresented on Jan. 29.

The second phase focuses on improv-ing residential neighborhoods and vil-lage centers.

“I think this is an opportunity to getthe feedback that is needed,” said HunterMill Supervisor Cathy Hudgins.

Community members have been meet-ing with county Planning and Zoningrepresentatives for the past severalmonths to talk about their hopes andwishes for the village centers that onceserved as community gathering spaces.

“The amount of time we’re spendingon it is much simpler than the first halfof the master plan,” said Hudgins. “Wewanted to make sure there was comfortand guidance for the neighborhoods andthe village centers.”

The meeting will be at the one villagecenter that is not a part of the master plan:Reston Community Center at Lake Anne at7 p.m.

“We’re assuming most of the people havebeen to other meetings,” said Planning andZoning representative Richard Lambert.“We’ll spend most of the time explaining thechanges of the working draft.”

Questions submitted before the meetingwill be addressed. There will also be a ques-tion and answer session following the pre-sentation of the working draft.

“The previous meetings were interactiveand localized in small groups,” he said.

While that method won’t be used at theJan. 29 meeting, he is encouraging com-munity members to continue to submit feed-back until the second week in February.Because the staff report for the planningcommission needs to be submitted twoweeks in advance of the meeting, the com-munity will have only two weeks to send intheir feedback about the working draft.

“We hope that we’ve had enough conver-sations that the changes won’t be signifi-cant,” said Lambert. Information about the

Reston Phase II Working Draft to be Presented

Residents listen to a presentation by the county Department of Plan-ning and Zoning at the Phase II Master Plan meeting in November.

working draft can be found at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/reston/documents.htm.

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Reston Community Center iskeeping the dream alive. RCC’sannual Hunters Woods lun-cheon program to celebrate Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr. and analyze currentissues in racism was held on Monday, Jan.20, with keynote speaker Anna DeavereSmith’s series of monologues showingRestonians how Americans have reclaimedgrace in the face of adversity.

“It is an incredible honor to be in a com-munity with a vision like this,” said Smith.“There is this idea that we can all be to-gether in a healthy way - like you do inReston. That’s how we keep Dr. King’sdream alive.”

Smith uses a singular brand of theater tovoice - utterance for utterance - monologuesshe recorded from more than 1,000 Ameri-cans that range a variety of topics. For her

performance Monday, she focused on themonologues that show how the speakersreclaimed themselves despite the odds.

She claimed that racism is more compli-cated today than when segregation wasbeing battled in the 1960s.

“Now we have a different situation today,”she said.

One powerful monologue depicts a fresh-man at Stanford University that remem-bered losing almost all of her family mem-bers during the genocides in Rwanda in astory about two tribes who pitted them-selves against each other in the deadliestway. Another depicts Charlayne Hunter-Gault, one of the first two African-Ameri-cans enrolled at the University of Georgia,during the riots that followed desegrega-tion.

Her last speech, however, came from Dr.King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.”

“Some people think that the ‘I Have aDream’ speech was his best work,” said

Smith.She noted that the current education sys-

tem has a long way to go to lessen the gapbetween the wealthy and the economicallydisadvantaged.

Fairfax County School Board member PatHynes - Hunter Mill - spoke at the lunchabout this issue.

“We are a segregated county,” she said. “Idon’t think anyone is doing this on pur-pose.”

She continued, noting that the poorestareas in the county are those that, histori-cally, have been separated for African-American residents.

However, she said education is the bestway to pull families out of intergenerationalpoverty.

“In education, there is hope,” she said.Hunter Mill District Supervisor Cathy

Hudgins said the county has made progressbut also recognizes the inequities that ex-ist.

“It’s in the school system, it’s in the num-ber of students not diverted from the jus-tice system,” she said. “It’s in the povertywe have.”

Board of Supervisors Chairman SharonBulova talked about her youth during thedays Dr. King was starting to make waves.She said before he started making whiteresidents “uncomfortable,” she was com-pletely unaware of the community of blackresidents just down the street from her.

“Is the world a better place than whenDr. Martin Luther King was alive?” sheasked. “Absolutely.”

However, she said her greatest fear wouldbe the day the Board of Supervisors stops“pedaling,” stops moving forward and try-ing to right wrongs.

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) said thatDr. King risked everything for his cause.

“He had the moral clarity to understandyou cannot silence yourself against a sys-tem that is evil,” he said.

Fairfax County School Board member Pat Hynes, Hunter Mill District Supervisor Cathy Hudgins and U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) speak atthe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration at Reston Community Center.

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A family-friendly showcaseof invention and creativitywill return to Reston on

March 15. Tech enthusiasts andinnovators will gather March 15,in Reston as the second annualNoVa Mini Maker Faire meets atSouth Lakes High School andLangston Hughes Middle School.The original Maker Faire event was

held in San Mateo, Calif., and hassince been held in other cities. “Weanticipate to have more makersand longer hours,” said JeanneLoveland, one of the coordinatorsof this year’s show.

Last year was the first NoVa MiniMaker Faire, which sold over3,000 tickets, and more than 300volunteers helped guide visitors tovarious displays related to technol-ogy and engineering. The successof last year’s show has helped in

preparation for the NoVa MiniMaker Faire in March.

According to Brian Jacoby, oneof the Faire organizers, the Faireis a showcase of invention, creativ-ity and resourcefulness and a cel-ebration of the Maker movement,the tech-influenced DIY commu-nity that is generating new prod-ucts and services. Faire-goers canparticipate in workshops, food,performances, and a series of shorttalks. Attending again this year

A sign displaying the logo of Nova Labs at the first inaugural NoVA MiniMaker Faire at Reston South Lakes High School. Last year was the firstNoVa Mini Maker Faire, which sold over 3,000 tickets, and helped guidevisitors to displays related to technology and engineering.

The current location of Nova Labs at 1916 Issac Newton Sq. West inReston. Members of Nova Labs are helping coordinate the upcomingMarch 15 second annual NoVa Mini Maker Faire which will be held atSouth Lakes High School and Langston Hughes Middle School.

NoVa Mini Maker Faire Returns To RestonTickets available for NoVa Mini Maker Faire at Reston South Lakes High School.

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be held around the Northern Vir-ginia area. Tickets are availableonline now. Early bird tickets areavailable at $10 for adults and $2for children through Jan. 23.Regular tickets are $15 for adultsand $5 for children through March14. Tickets at the door are $20 foradults and $8 for children.NoVa Mini Maker Faire is indepen-dently organized by Nova Labsand is operated under license fromMaker Media, Inc. Recently, NovaLabs relocated to a facility at Sun-set Hills Road to 1916 Issac New-ton Sq West in Reston. The movemarks the culmination of threeyears of continued growth for thenon profit organization, whichwith support from Veatch Com-mercial Real Estate was foundedby 14 makers in 2011 andbootstrapped with no capital.

Sponsors and community part-ners for this year’s Maker’s Faireinclude the Community Founda-tion of Northern Virginia, FairfaxCounty Public Schools, RestonCommunity Center, GEMS, Work-house Arts Center and MerrillLynch. Additional sponsorship op-portunities for the Faire are stillavailable.

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will be the D.C. Area Drone UserGroup, which is dedicated toteaching people to build and op-erate their own flying robots andpromoting positive social applica-tions of civilian drone technology.“Northern Virginia has long beena hotbed for technology, innova-tion, creativity, and the entrepre-neurial spirit,” Jacoby said. “TheNoVa Mini Maker Faire will bringtogether a diverse audience of allages interested in technology, en-gineering, arts, crafts, food, mu-sic, science and sustainability.”Last year, faire volunteers gavebasic soldering instructing, infor-mation on 3D printers, and dis-played art made of fiber opticcables. Visitors to last year's faireincluded Fairfax County PublicSchool faculty, U.S. Rep. GerryConnolly (D-11), Fairfax CountySchool board member Pat Hynes(Hunter Mill), and Reston founderRobert E. Simon Jr.

THE 2015 CALL FOR MAKERSis open through Jan. 23 at http://makerfairenova.com/call-for-makers/. Makers of all kinds areencouraged to apply. There will bea series of informational meetingsfor both makers and attendees to

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Obituaries

Theresa K. Robinson ofReston, passed away Jan.3, 2015. She is survived

by her daughters Lisa Robinsonand Wendy Fox; brother RaymondKonisky Jr.; sister-in-law LorraineKonisky; nephew RaymondKonisky III; nieces Cindy Koniskyand Kathy Mitsin; great-nieceAlexandra Konisky and great-nephew Brian Konisky.

Born in 1930, to RaymondKonisky Sr. and his wife Viola,Terry was raised around the fam-ily business, Greenwood Dairy inMillbury, Mass., which wasfounded and operated by hergrandfather Anthony Kosciuszkoand passed down to two additionalgenerations, during which timethe family name was changed toKonisky.

After graduating from ClarkUniversity with a BA in English in1951 she worked throughout the70s as a substitute teacher atHerndon High and other FairfaxCounty Public Schools. More re-

cently Terry worked as a MeetingPlanner at ASA (American Societyof Appraisers) coordinating andattending many meetings aroundthe country from 1988 through1993.

She was an avid traveler andenjoyed frequent internationaland domestic travels with friendsto the Greek Islands, Egypt, Eu-rope, Majorca, Malta, and Austra-lia to name a few. Terry was anorganizer of L.A.R.C. (Lake AnneReaders Club) in Reston for sev-eral years as well as a frequentattendee of adult education classesthrough Osher Lifelong LearningInstitute.

Family will receive guests Friday,Jan. 23, 2015 from 5 p.m. untilmemorial service at 6 p.m. atAdams-Green Funeral Home, 721Elden St, Herndon.

In lieu of flowers donations maybe made to the ArthritisFoundationº(www.arthritis.org).

Information and condolences atwww.adamsgreen.com

Theresa K. Robinson of Reston Dies

Vilma L. Musk, age 77, diedDec. 7, 2014, in her homein Reston.

Vilma L. Musk, 77, of Reston, DiesShe has been a Reston resident for13 years and is missed by hermany friends.

Sue W. Erickson, age 79, ofAshburn, formerly of Restonpassed Jan. 14, 2015. Be-

loved wife of late Robert D.Erickson. Loving mother ofMichael (Karen) Erickson of MontVernon, N.H,, Donna (Ricki)Church of Ashburn, Jerry (Nancy)Erickson, of Reston. She is alsosurvived by grandchildren, Devin,Whitney, Maria, Ryan, Mikey aswell as four siblings, numerous

nieces and nephews, other rela-tives and friends. Preceded by el-dest daughter Patricia A. Erickson.A service will be held at CulpeperNational Cemetery, Culpeper, Va.,on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 at 11a.m. Memorial donations are sug-gested to Herndon-Reston FISH,I n c .(www.herndonrestonfish.org). In-formation and condolences atwww.adamsgreen.com.

Sue W. Erickson, 79, Dies

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MONDAY/JAN. 26NARFE Dulles Chapter 1241

Meeting. 11:30 a.m. AmphoraDiner, 1151 Elden Street,Herndon. Speaker: BillShackelford, accompanied by EllieFusaro, Fairfax CountyCommission on Aging. BillShackelford is currently NARFE’sRegion 10 Vice President. EllieFusaro is an active member of theDulles Chapter and OutgoingSunshine Committee Chair. Theluncheon entree cost is $18. Thisincludes tax and gratuity. Makechecks payable to NARFE DullesChapter 1241 or have exact cashready. Cash is preferred.

TUESDAY/JAN. 27INOVA Blood Drive. 12-7 p.m.

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Finally, now that the Fairfax CountyPolice Department has taken stone-walling into the arena of the absurd,the Fairfax County Board of Supervi-

sors has at least said it is time for change. It isa step, but a step that continues the appear-ance of obfuscation if not outright obstruction.

John Geer of Springfield was shot dead in-side the doorway of his own home in Spring-field on Aug. 29, 2013. Following an argumentwith his longtime partner, police arrived atGeer’s home and spoke with him for more thanhalf an hour while he stood in his doorway,unarmed, with his hands raised and resting onthe frame. As he began to lower his hands, byall accounts still at shoulder level, he was shotin the chest and died in his house without re-ceiving medical attention.

It took more than 16 months, a $12 millioncivil suit by Geer’s family and a court order toget the first tiny bit of information on the shoot-ing, which came earlier this month. Policenamed the police officer who fired the shot thatkilled John Geer.

The short written statement by Police ChiefEdwin C. Roessler Jr. included some very trou-bling references that appear to blame the

shooting on the fact that Geer was a knowngun owner. At least 35 percent of Virginia resi-dents are gun owners; are they all more vul-nerable if for some reason police are called totheir homes?

Now Board of Supervisors Chairman SharonBulova has asked the County Executive to lo-cate “independent expertise in the field of po-lice department operations and, specifically, inthe area of policies and procedures with re-spect to information disclosures in the case ofpolice-involved shootings.”

We agree with Supervisor Pat Herrity, whosays: “As elected officials it is our job to makepolicy, not hire an ‘outside expert’ to do ourjob for us. ... We currently have the resourcesof a professional staff at our disposal.” Herrityalso notes that the proposal does not containa provision for public input, and that manycounty residents have researched this topic andqualify as experts.

A few minutes of research shows, for ex-ample, that the National Association of PoliceChiefs, for example, has extensive documen-tation about best practices in a variety of po-lice shooting incidents. (Naming the officerinvolved after 48 hours is among the recom-

mendations.)The problem goes beyond Fairfax County,

and beyond police shootings.The first paragraph of Virginia Freedom of

Information Act, passed by the General Assem-bly in 1968, states that all public records “shallbe presumed open.” But the legislation includesan exemption that allows police to withhold“complaints, memoranda, correspondence,case files or reports, witness statements andevidence.”

Police officials in Fairfax, Arlington and Al-exandria have adopted what they call a “blan-ket” approach to using their exemption. Thatmeans they have decided to withhold any docu-ment they can without any analysis of whetherthey should, whether the case is open or closed,whether they are about a “police-involvedshooting” or information requested by a fam-ily about a homicide victim, or even about rou-tine police activity in a neighborhood. Not evendefense attorneys or victims of crimes can gainaccess to actual police reports.

This is about lack of accountability and de-nying the public access to information thatmust be made public.

Leaders of police departments here are en-gaged in serious and significant abuse of power.It’s time for elected officials to represent thepublic and impose change on those who wouldhide behind a culture of secrecy.

— Mary Kimm

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Baby Steps, Not EnoughSupervisors should take action, not defer to“outside expert,” on absurd and outrageousbehavior of police department.

By Kenneth R. “Ken”

Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

Candidate TerryMcAuliffe cam-paigned on a plat-

form of “building a new Vir-ginia economy.” His themeclearly resonated with voterswho elected him and with thosewho were concerned withVirginia’s sluggish recoveryfrom the Great Recession. Fol-lowing his campaign closely, I

was im-p r e s s e dwith hisgrasp of

the issues and his commitmentto resolving them. With hisusual exuberance, the Candi-date and now Governor madeclear that he broadly definesthe elements of a new economy.If there was any question re-maining about what the Gov-ernor views as the neweconomy, those questions werelikely answered in his speech to

a joint session of theGeneral Assemblylast week.

Certainly a neweconomy is aboutbringing in new busi-ness and diversifyingthe state’s economicinterests, especiallyin light of federal se-questration. In hisfirst year in office theGovernor hasbrought $5.58 billion in capitalinvestment to the Common-wealth—over twice as much asany previous administration.Sometimes referred to derogato-rily during the campaign as a“deal-maker,” his skills are prov-ing invaluable in attracting newand expanded business to thestate. He clearly relishes his roleas chief salesman for the Common-wealth. As the Governor madeclear in his speech, a new economyneeds a world-class workforce tosupport it. He proposed to the leg-islature that funding for workforceprograms be increased and that

the complex and con-fusing structure of jobtraining programs bestreamlined and sim-plified with more at-tention to apprentice-ship programs andgreater transparencyand accountability inthe system. To ensurethat young people areprepared to enter theworkforce, the Gover-nor requested that K-

12 and colleges and universities bespared from further cuts as thebudget is balanced. He also pro-posed legislation to make daycaresafe, to expand preschool educa-tion, and to reduce the number ofchildren who go hungry at school.He will give special emphasis toseeing that veterans get jobs.

The Governor describes the neweconomy as a place where no Vir-ginian would go without access toquality, affordable healthcare.While his definition is supportedby policy in about half the states,it is controversial in Virginia where

the General Assembly has re-fused to accept more than twobillion dollars in federal fundsto expand Medicaid to coverhealthcare needs of the work-ing poor.

Other elements of thegovernor’s vision of a neweconomy that I support includediversifying the state’s fuel mixthrough solar, wind andnuclear power; ensuring thepublic’s safety withcommonsense, reasonable lawsto reduce gun violence, sexualviolence and domestic abuse;and ending discriminationbased on race, gender, religionor sexual orientation. He wantswomen to be paid equally forequal work and to have theirrights protected to make theirown healthcare decisions.

Many of his proposals maybe threatening to the old estab-lishment in Virginia, but thatis alright. Virginia in so manyregards needs to move into the21st century and embrace theglobal new economy.

Building a New Virginia Economy

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Opinion

By John Lovaas

Reston Impact Producer/Host

There is a lot of talk in the mediathat serious ethics reform couldhappen in this session of the Vir-

ginia General Assembly. Don’t count onit! Too many legislators regard specialinterest gifts as entitlements. While theyprofess to support limiting “tan-gible” gifts to a minimal value andmore reporting, they fiercely guardtheir rights to certain gifts whichsupplement their incomes. I’ve communicated withsome delegates and state senators claiming to favorreform, including Reston Delegate Ken Plum andState Senator Janet Howell, both Democrats. To-gether they’ve served over 50 years. Both are re-spected and are generally progressive, especiallyPlum. So, what is the problem? Both insist that mealsand trips be protected from reform. They indicateno willingness to limit these exceptions. I guess Idon’t have a problem if, e.g., Dominion Power(Virginia’s biggest corporate gifter and major cam-paign funder to both) wants to take Ken or Janet toan occasional meal at Clydes and spend $25 or $30.But, they are more likely to spend $100 or $200/person in much fancier settings. And, let’s be seriousfor a minute. Dominion and other corporates whostand to benefit by Virginia legislative action do NOTwine and dine our legislators for humanitarian rea-sons or to further good government. They do it tocurry favor, and influence actions favoring their in-terests. The only defense I have heard to date is thatlegislators are so busy they have little time to talkwith folks with interest in legislation unless they dinetogether. If that is the case, why not dine at a Clydesor the Montmartre, and report it. The other gifting

our legislators want to protect is travel.They argue that trips to Turkey or theFar East, for example, can serve a legiti-mate legislative purpose. Thus, they ar-gue, it should be OK if the benefittinginterest pays their travel and associatedcosts—including meals, of course. Idon’t think so. If travel serves a legiti-mate legislative purpose, then it should

be justified as such and paid fromthe legislature’s budget. If a tripserves the public interest, it shouldbe paid for by public funds, not by

special interests whose purpose is their own benefit.On occasion, legislators I talk with bemoan their lowsalaries in the context of conversations about ethicsreform and exceptions for meals and travel. Indeedtheir salaries are very low for the time they reallyput in: as a Senator, Howell makes only $18,000/year; and, as a Delegate, Plum makes just $17,640.These amounts are in the lower one-third for all statelegislators. They do make up some lost ground withper diems of $180 and $170 respectively—sixth high-est in the U.S.

Linking valid complaints about low salaries to dis-cussion of gifts and wanting to protect meal andtravel gifting is where the sense of entitlement comesin. The suggestion seems to be that since senator ordelegate pay is less than it should be, it is somehowOK to make it up with meals and travel paid for byfolks seeking influence. When I suggest instead theytake action to research fairer salaries and raise themappropriately, the response is that to do so is to riskjeopardizing all important re-election by voting them-selves a raise. Better to be partially indebted to spe-cial interests?! This thinking can underminedemocracy’s foundation. Let your reps know whatyou think. They need and want your input.

Ethics Reform Tough inVirginia—Despite McDonnell

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Andrew DeLillio, a sophomore at SouthLakes High School, earned his Eagle Scouton Aug. 13, 2014. Andrew’s final Eagle

service project, completed March 2014, benefitedMended Hearts Chapter 200 of Northern Virginia.Andrew led a group of community and Troop 1313volunteers to create more than 110 heart-shapedpillows to be used in Mended Hearts’ hospital vis-iting program. Andrew enjoys learning music byear and creating rearrangements of music on thepiano. He plays soccer and basketball, swims onthe summer Reston Glade Swim Team, is a mem-ber of Troop 1313, Order of the Arrow, South LakesHigh School Science Olympiad and National So-ciety of High School Scholars.

I hope to follow my brother Andrew’s path toearn my Eagle Scout. To earn the rank of EagleScout, scouts are required to complete 21 meritbadges, of which 13 are required merit badges, inaddition to completing service hours and projects,being an active member of a Troop, participatingin camping trips, holding leadership positions,earning ranks of Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class,First Class, Star and Life leading to Eagle, boardof reviews for each rank and completing a final

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By Jon Roetman

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Michael Griffin apologized to Herndonboys’ basketball coach Gary Hall fol-lowing Friday’s game againstWestfield.

Girffin, a sophomore guard, shot the lights out forthree quarters, knocking down five 3-pointers on hisway to a team-high 19 points. However, Griffin felthis contribution to Herndon’s 22 turnovers provedcostly.

“I would trade all those 3s for [not] turning the ballover,” Hall said that Griffin told him after the game. “Ifelt like my turnovers really cost us the game.”

Westfield defeated Herndon 69-56 on Jan. 16 atHerndon High School. However, between Griffin’spostgame presentation of maturity and the fact theHornets trailed by just one point two minutes intothe fourth quarter, Hall said he felt good about histeam’s performance against a Westfield squad thatimproved to 13-1 and is considered one of the bestin the region.

“We’re right there,” said Hall, whose Hornets fellto 8-6. “If that’s the second-best team in the state,the best team in the region, I like where we are. Theyknew they were in a game and last I checked therewas no award ceremony going on out there.”

Herndon graduated several key players from lastyear’s Conference 5 championship team that finishedone win shy of reaching the state tournament, in-cluding Dorian Johnson, Brandon Alston and KentAuslander. On Friday, it was the sophomore Griffinleading the way for the Hornets.

Griffin knocked down a pair of 3-pointers in thethird quarter, with the second tying the score at 38with 4:42 remaining in the period. However, Griffindid not score in the fourth quarter.

Hall said Griffin will continue to get better as headds size and strength to his 6-foot-2 frame.

“He did what we expect him to do and what he’scapable of doing,” Hall said. “He’s a real talentedplayer.”

When asked what Herndon did well againstWestfield, Griffin said: “We did a good job shootingthe ball. That was pretty good.”

Herndon kept itself in the game with perimetershooting for three-plus quarters. A 3-pointer byFawad Rahimyar pulled the Hornets within one at49-48 with 6:27 remaining. After a Westfield bucket,Herndon’s Dupree Monk scored to pull Herndonwithin one, this time the score was 51-50 with 6:07left on the clock.

That’s where things started to unravel for the Hor-nets.

Westfield pulled away with a 16-2 run that lastedlonger than four minutes, including a stretch of 10consecutive points. Bulldog guard Blake Francisscored seven points during the run, including a movethat shook a Herndon defender so bad he fell to theground, allowing Francis to drop in a layup.

Francis and Tyler Scanlon each scored 17 forWestfield. Jacob Williams finished with 12 points andPatrick Lawless added 11.

Chris Kucik scored nine points for Herndon.Keyshawn Hamlin and Amit Gattadahalli each scoredeight points, and Trevon Wright and Monk each hadsix.

Herndon connected on nine 3-point attempts.Herndon faced Centreville on Tuesday, after The

Connection’s deadline. The Hornets will travel to faceOakton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 23.

“We allowed one turnover to turn into anotherturnover, into another turnover,” Hall said.

It’s tough to stop that.”

Hornets fall to Westfielddespite 19 points fromsophomore Griffin.

Turnovers Spell Trouble for Herndon

Herndon sophomore Michael Griffinknocked down five 3-pointers and scored19 points for the Hornets during a loss toWestfield on Jan. 16.

Photos by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Herndon’s Keyshawn Hamlin soars towardthe basket on Jan. 16 against Westfield.

South Lakes Boys’, Girls’Basketball Fall to Fairfax

The South Lakes boys’ andgirls’ basketball teams each lostto Fairfax during a home double-header on Jan. 15.

The South Lakes boys’ teamfell by the score of 66-50, givingthe Seahawks three losses in afive-game stretch following a 6-1 start. The following night,standout guard and Northeast-ern commit Brandon Kamga re-turned to the lineup and scored20 points during a win againstLangley.

The South Lakes’ girls’ teamlost to Fairfax, 52-38, and fell toLangley, 53-39, the followingnight, giving the Seahawks athree-game losing streak. SouthLakes, led by Penn commit Prin-cess Aghayere, won the Confer-ence 6 title last season.

The South Lakes teams faced McLean on Tuesday, after TheConnection’s deadline. The teams will face Washington-Lee at7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 23 — the boys’ team at home and thegirls on the road.

Herndon’s Stone, Palacios, DukeEarn All-State Honors

Herndon field hockey players Taylor Stone, Sofia Palacios andAlexis Duke earned VHSL all-state honors for Group 6A follow-ing the 2014 season.

Stone, a senior midfielder, and Palacios, a senior forward, werenamed first-team all-state. Duke, a senior defender, earned sec-ond-team honors.

The trio helped Herndon win the Conference 5 championshipand reached the 6A North region semifinals, falling one win shyof the state tournament.

Squash TournamentComing to McLean

A junior squash tournament will be held at The McLean Racquetand Health Club Feb. 13-15.

Registration deadline is Feb. 10.It’s a silver tournament, which is recommended for those play-

ers who have finished in the upper half of a bronze tournament.Age groups for boys and girls include U11, U13, U15, U17 and

U19.Early registration fee is $95. Registration after the deadline is

$110. Register online at ussquash.com/tournaments or contactHunt Richardson at [email protected] or by calling 202-365-1526 for more information.

Junior guard Marty Gryski, left, and the South Lakesboys’ basketball team lost to Fairfax on Jan. 15.

South Lakes seniorcaptain PrincessAghayere shoots againstFairfax on Jan. 15.

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According to Wendy LeBolt,Ph.D., in her new book “Fit2 Finish – Keeping Your

Soccer Players in the Game” thecycle of success boils down to “De-velop – Balance – Observe – andrepeat” to keep our young athletesfit and on the field, and takingtheir sport as far as their interestand skill can take them. Herndonresident LeBolt has some real skinin the game of soccer – literally.She’s played it at several levels.She’s coached it - holding the Eand F coaching licenses throughU.S. Youth Soccer. She’s studied it.Her daughters play it. But evenwith all that life experience, LeBolt(like many others, who perhapsstill do), used to believe thatyoung soccer players could be-come fit by simply playing thegame. After all, she reasoned, “thegame puts all the right demandson them. It’s the most specifictraining they can get, right?’

THEN SHE STARTED noticingall of the injuries. All of the kneebraces, kids on the sidelines withcrutches and kids limping abouton the pitch. More research andshe discovered that the rate of in-juries, especially for girls and inparticular anterior cruciate liga-ment (ACL) injuries was beingcalled epidemic. Parents fromsome of those teams that she ob-served started asking her to help.Why ask LeBolt? Well, aside fromall that personal experience andvested interest in the health and

safety of her own young daugh-ter-players, she also brings morecredentials to the field than anycoach has strategies in his or herplaybook.

Starting with a bachelor’s in Bi-ology from The College of Williamand Mary, adding an MEd in Exer-cise Science from The GeorgeWashington University (GWU),then impressively topping off witha Ph.D. in Physiology from theMedical College of Virginia, LeBolthas also been on the GWU faculty,teaching Human Anatomy andPhysiology, Kinesiology and Exer-cise Physiology there from 1991 to1999. She also practices privatelyas an Exercise Physiologist. So itshould come as no surprise thatshe accepted this next challenge.She started what she calls her “res-cue mission” by asking a few ba-sic, but far-reaching questions:Why are so many kids getting in-jured? Why are so many droppingout of sports? How do you get andkeep all kids playing? What canyou do to help those who want toplay hard and compete further?How can you prepare kids, wholebody and mind, for what the game– or any sport – asks of them?Those questions, and the answersthat LeBolt continues to develop,led to the formation of her com-pany, Fit2Finish, LLC, incorpo-rated in 2005.

The company specializes in de-signing sport-specific, age-appro-priate and engaging training toimprove the young athletes’ per-formance, and more importantly,help prepare their bodies for thedemands of their sport and reduce

the risk of potentially debilitatinginjuries. For years, LeBolt has beenworking with coaches, parents andyoungsters in group and individualsettings and presenting seminarsand workshops from injury pre-vention to proper nutrition for theathlete, conditioning, and eventips for parenting the championathlete and how to incorporate fit-ness into the lives of today’s busyfamilies. There is even a “GapCare” program designed to helpthe sidelined athlete return fromserious injury. The training pro-grams, seminars, workshops andindividual assistance evolved to in-clude a weekly blog, an informa-tive website, a Facebook page, andlinks to videos demonstratingsome of the training techniquesand exercises that LeBolt recom-mends or has developed to meetspecific needs and circumstances.Considering that she has hundredsof articles and columns with herby-line, and writes weekly forSoccerwire.com, it seemed thenatural next step to condense awealth of information into thehandbook “Fit 2 Finish – KeepingYour Soccer Players in the Game.”Published in late 2014, LeBolt’s“trainer’s manual” just had its of-ficial launch. But don’t expect anyfanfare to accompany its arrival.As LeBolt said, “It’s not about thebook, but what’s in it. That’s what’sreally important.”

THE SCIENCE AND THEMETHODOLOGY outlined in thebook and practiced as part of theFit2Finish mantra, have earnednumerous ringing endorsements,including that of the author of thebook’s foreword, Diane Drake,head women’s soccer coach.Fit2Finish, LLC, serves the greaterD.C. Metro area, specializing insoccer, basketball, volleyball andlacrosse training. On the websiteFit2Finish.com there is LeBolt’sbook, blog, training videos andlinks to additional resources.

“Fit 2 Finish” author, coach, consultant and speakerWendy LeBolt gives some instruction to a girls youthsoccer team.

Herndon woman ups hergame with book on propertraining for young athletes.

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Center. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. RestonTown Center, 11900 Market Street,Reston. From early Novemberthrough the early March, the Pavilion floor istransformed into a gleaming ice skating rink. Iceskates and other supplies are available inside theSkate Shop directly beside the Pavilion (behindClyde’s). Admission: $10 per adult; $9 forchildren under 12; $5 per skate rental.

THURSDAY/JAN. 22Meditation in Our Daily Lives. 7:30 p.m.

Unitarian Universalist Church, 1625 WiehleAve., Reston. Participants will learn the basicprinciples of meditation and how to carry theexperience of meditation into their daily life.$10 ($5 unemployed, fulltime students, 65 andolder). www.meditation-dc.org

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Environmental Film: The City Dark. 7 - 9p.m. Walker Nature Center, 11450 Glade Drive,Reston. Adults. After moving to New York Cityfrom rural Maine, filmmaker Ian Cheney asks:“Do we need the dark?” Exploring the threat ofkiller asteroids in Hawaii, tracking hatchingturtles on the Florida coast, and rescuing injured

birds on Chicago streets, Cheney unravels theimplications of a globe glittering with lights. Co-sponsored by Friends of Reston. Reservationsrequired by Jan. 20. $5 suggested donation .

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Nature Center, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston. Allages. With leaves off the trees and the forestplants dormant, many of the secrets of the forestare revealed. Take a short hike in search of birdand squirrel nests, fox dens, snow fleas, andother forest secrets that you can only glimpseduring the winter. Reservations required by Jan.21. $5/person RA members, $7/person Non-members. For more information, [email protected], or call 703-476-9689and press 5.

Rock ‘n’ Skate. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Reston TownCenter, 11900 Market Street, Reston. Live DJ &music, games & prizes. restontowncenter.com/skating

SUNDAY/JAN. 25World War I Centennial Lecture Series:

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2 p.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Presented by Dr. HarryButowsky.

TUESDAY/JAN. 27Zoe Mulford and Brad Yoder. 6 p.m. Amphora

Diner Deluxe, 1151 Elden Street, Herndon. ZoeMulford is an American songwriter that presentsevocative, beautifully crafted and endlesslyvaried music. She backs her clear voice withguitar or claw-hammer banjo and interspersesher own songs with American and British folkballads and Appalachian banjo tunes. BradYoder’s unique mix of humorous, poetic,political, and edgy original songs covers amusical range from folk to indie rock (withunexpected musical and lyrical twists) and hasearned him a loyal following of all ages. Thesetwo talented singer-songwriters performmagnificently independently, yet know eachothers’ work and will bring to Reston-Herndonan evening that promises to delight theaudience.

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THURSDAY/JAN. 29Meditation in Our Daily Lives. 7:30 p.m.

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FRIDAY/JAN. 30Paper Making. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.Walker Nature Center, 11450 GladeDrive, Reston. Ages 5 to 12. Sinceancient Egyptian times, people have beenmaking paper for both artistic andpractical purposes.Discover how to make your own recycledpaper and learn how to use it in futurecraft projects. This is a perfect way toenjoy your day off from school.Reservations required by January 27.Fee: $7/child RA members · $9/childNon-members. For more information,email [email protected], or call703-476-9689 and press 5.

ONGOINGLRA Displays “Changing Colors.”Through Friday, Jan. 9. Parkridge 5Building, 10780 Parkridge Blvd., Reston.This League of Reston Artists’ showincludes original painting, mixed media,two-dimensional hangable art, andphotography. Free.www.leagueofrestonartists.org.Free Comedy Showcase. Thursdays8:30 p.m., at Kalypso’s Sports Tavern,1617 Washington Plaza N., Lake AnneVillage Center, Reston.Kalypso’s hosts weekly comedy showsthat feature some of the best nationaltouring and local comedians in the area.Free of charge.Family Fun Entertainment Series.Saturdays 10-10:45 a.m., at Reston Town

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Movies and Mimosas. Saturday and Sunday 11a.m., at Reston Town Center, 11940 Market St.,Reston. Showings in the morning; look upshowings online. www.bowtiecinemas.com.

Smart Markets. Wednesdays 3-7 p.m., SmartMarkets at 12001 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston.Smart Markets is a producer-only farmers’market that offers food and live music from localjazz group, devoted to supporing local economyand a healthier environment. For moreinformation visit, facebook.com/smartmarketsreston, twitter.com/smartmarketsand www.smartmarkets.org.

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TGIF Free Fridays. 5-7 p.m., at Greater RestonArts Center, 12001 Market St., Suite 103,Reston. An evening of family art making andstorytelling. 703-471-9242 orwww.restonarts.com.

Insomnia Theater. Friday and Saturday 11:30p.m., at Reston Town Center, 11940 Market St.,Reston. Look up showings online.www.bowtiecinemas.com.

Christine Carter, Kathy Olhaber and Wilson Paine in Reston CommunityPlayers’ whodunit “Rehearsal for Murder,” running Jan. 16-31 at RestonCommunity Center, 2310 Colt Neck Road, Reston. Audiences are invitedto test their wits as they enter a world of backstage drama where noth-ing is as it appears – or is it?

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Four local boys who became Cub Scouts together 11 years ago were recognized recentlyfor achieving the rank of Eagle Scout, the high-

est advancement award the Boy Scouts of Americaoffers to Scouts. Troop 1313, chartered by SunriseValley Elementary School PTA in Reston, held a qua-druple Eagle Court of Honor to recognize seniorsVijay Iyer, Tom Joyner, Jonathan Lee, and CharlieQuinn on Jan. 7.

The Eagle Scout rank is a performance-basedachievement that requires the Scout to earn at least21 merit badges and demonstrate ideals of charac-ter, service, and leadership, including organizing andleading an extensive service project. Fewer than fivepercent of Boy Scouts nationwide attain this illustri-ous rank.

On their way to achieving the Eagle rank, the boyscollectively performed more than 466 hours of ser-vice to the community:

Iyer, a senior at South Lakes High School, led theconstruction and placement of three turtle baskingplatforms in Lake Audubon. The turtles now have asafe place to bask and can be seen there regularly onsunny days. His project beneficiary was the RestonAssociation. Iyer is the son of Ravi and Anu Iyer.

Joyner, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School,led the construction of a compost bin and installa-tion of deer fencing around a community gardenbeing built at his church. His project beneficiary wasTrinity Presbyterian Church in Herndon. Joyner isthe son of Vernon and Kathy Joyner.

Lee, a senior at South Lakes High School, led therepair of pathways in one of the Reston communitygardens. His project beneficiary was the Reston As-

sociation. Lee is the son of John and Jean Lee.Quinn, a senior at South Lakes High School, led

the removal of kudzu from the banks of the W&ODTrail at its intersection with Gallows Road. In addi-tion to removing an invasive plant, this also improvedsight lines and led to a safer environment for trailusers and vehicular traffic at that point. His benefi-ciary was the W&OD Regional Park. Quinn is the sonof Beth Sabbath and Tim Quinn.

The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to pre-pare young people to make ethical and moral choicesover their lifetime by instilling in them the values ofthe Scout Oath and Law. Since its chartering in thelate 1980s, Troop 1313 has had 80 Scouts earn therank of Eagle. While Sunrise Valley Elementary isundergoing renovations, the troop meets at LangstonHughes Middle School on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.For more information, visit www.troop1313.org oremail [email protected].

Four Reston Scouts Earn Eagle Rank

Powhatan District Eagle Advisor StephenHousley (left) joins Troop 1313 Scoutmas-ter Vernon Joyner (right) to congratulateEagle Scouts (from left) Vijay Iyer, CharlieQuinn, Tom Joyner, and Jonathan Lee.


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Theresa K. RobinsonOf Reston, VA, passed away January 3, 2015.She is survived by her daughters Lisa Robinsonand Wendy Fox; brother Raymond Konisky Jr.;sister-in-law Lorraine Konisky; nephewRaymond Konisky III; nieces Cindy Konisky andKathy Mitsin; great-niece Alexandra Koniskyand great-nephew Brian Konisky.Born in 1930, to Raymond Konisky Sr. and hiswife Viola, Terry was raised around the familybusiness, Greenwood Dairy in Millbury, MAwhich was founded and operated by her grand-father Anthony Kosciuszko and passed down totwo additional generations, during which timethe family name was changed to Konisky.After graduating from Clark University with a BAin English in 1951 she worked throughout the70’s as a substitute teacher at Herndon Highand other Fairfax County Public Schools. Morerecently Terry worked as a Meeting Planner atASA (American Society of Appraisers) coordi-nating and attending many meetings around thecountry from 1988 through 1993.She was an avid traveler and enjoyed frequentinternational and domestic travels with friendsto the Greek Islands, Egypt, Europe, Majorca,Malta, and Australia to name a few. Terry wasan organizer of L.A.R.C. (Lake Anne ReadersClub) in Reston for several years as well as afrequent attendee of adult education classesthrough Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.Family will receive guests Friday, January 23,2015 from 5:00 p.m. until memorial service at6:00 p.m. at Adams-Green Funeral Home, 721Elden St, Herndon, VA.In lieu of flowers donations may be made to theArthritis Foundation (www.arthritis.org).Information and condolences atwww.adamsgreen.com

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OBITUARYSue W. Erickson, age 79, of Ashburn, formerly of Reston passed January 14, 2015. Beloved wife of late Robert D. Erickson. Loving mother of Michael (Karen) Erickson of Mont Vernon, NH, Donna (Ricki) Church of Ashburn, Jerry (Nancy) Erickson, of Reston. She is also survived by grandchildren, De-vin, Whitney, Maria, Ryan, Mikey as well as four siblings, nu-merous nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. Pre-ceded by eldest daughter Patricia A. Erickson. A service will be held at Culpeper National Cemetery, Culpeper, VA on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Memorial donations are suggested to Herndon-Reston FISH, Inc. (www.herndon-restonfish.org) Information and condolences at www.adams-green.com

21 Announcements 21 AnnouncementsSneezy, Coughy, Phlegmy, Stuffy,Achy. No-Sleepy and Post-NasalDrippy; and no Doc, which is possiblywhat led to this column being written.To tell you the truth – and I always do –if I didn’t have stage IV, non-small celllung cancer, I wouldn’t have giventhese symptoms a first thought, letalone a second one. But since I dohave cancer and it’s mostly all I thinkabout; as much as I tried to pretendotherwise and consider these symp-toms unrelated, my lungs/breathing didseem to be affected.

And so after 10 days or so of cough-ing, then full-blown “colding” and backto coughing again, I acquiesced andscheduled an appointment with myPrimary Care physician. After askingme the usual and customary how-I-feelquestions – which did not prompt anOMG-type reaction from my doctor,he next unwrapped his stethoscopefrom around his neck and approachedme to listen and presumably learn. Heplaced his stethoscope on my upperback and then on my chest and ofcourse asked me to “breathe in,” and“breathe out,” repeatedly. Apparently,he heard nothing of consequence. Noindications to warrant a chest X-ray, hesaid; no suspicious sights or sounds tofurther investigate. As he summarizedhis assessment: “It’s winter,” which Icorrectly understood to mean mysymptoms were not cancer-related, Iexhaled in relief, smiled widely andthanked him for the reassurance. Thenhe put his hand on my shoulder andsaid: “Nothing to worry about.” A fewminutes later, I left his office with aprecautionary prescription for coughmedicine and four days of antibiotics;completely normal protocol, lung can-cer notwithstanding. But it didn’t stopme from worrying. Cancer sort of hasan intent of its own.

And that’s the problem, underlyingand overlaying. Everything I say or door think or write is filtered – uncon-sciously anymore, through the prism ofmy being originally diagnosed with a“terminal” form of cancer. If ever therewas a disconnect between symptoms,feelings, mortality, etc.; well, there isn’tanymore. We’re (cancer and I) notexactly one big happy family, but weare all living together under one roof,residing in one head; mine, mostly. I’vehad better roommates, that’s for sure.Unfortunately, this is one I can’t simplyask to leave.

Usually, I can manage, except whenthere’s a blip, something not typicallyseen or felt on my emotional radar.This most recent bout with the symp-toms I’ve described, completely normaland expected almost at this time of theyear, probably should not have beenneglected by yours truly for as long asthey were (seven to 10 days). Some-times, fear has a way of affecting yourbetter judgment, though. In retrospect,I certainly should have acted sooner.Hopefully, I’ve learned my lesson. Nexttime, I won’t ignore the “seasonalseven dwarfs.” I was lucky this time.Life is not a fairy tale. Pretending other-wise could be grim.

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

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