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A Personal Journey
Where the past meets the present: Springfield resident returns to Vietnam, writes a book.
As Robert (Bob) L. Bob Tecklenberg got off the plane the familiar tropical heat and landscape triggered memories of long ago when he was just 19-years-old, and in Vietnam. He, like many other veterans, wanted to know what happened to the country and its people. Tecklenberg began his personal journey by going back to Vietnam twice, once in 2003 and then again in 2004.
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Herndon Reston Youth Softball Takes on New Commissioner
Veteran fastpitch softball player and coach Jordan Foster says she’s ready for the challenge of leading the Herndon Reston Youth Softball League as Commissioner Bob Thomas retires and a new slate of officers takes the helm. The growing girls' fastpitch softball league, serving players ages 6 to 18 in the greater Herndon-Reston area, will take on Foster to take the baton from Bob Thomas, who helped build a good name for the league.
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Local Man, 23, Dies in Motorcycle Crash
Local Man, 23, Dies in Motorcycle Crash
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Mason for the 37th
Mason for the 37th
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An ‘Eye Opening’ Experience in Mount Vernon
Local optometrist gives vision screens to West Potomac baseball players.
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West Nile Will Be Gone with Frost
West Nile Will Be Gone with Frost
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Commuters, Speeders Plague Clifton Residents
Commuters, Speeders Plague Clifton Residents
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State PTA Volunteer of the Year
Del. Tim Hugo attended the April PTA meeting at Union Mill Elementary to present Kate Trussell with a proclamation from Gov. Bob McDonnell recognizing her as the Virginia PTA volunteer of the year. Hugo commended Trussell for coordinating our Bread Basket program that made over 11,000 sandwiches for Food for Others last year. As of this year, students at Union Mill have already made almost 13,000 sandwiches for Food for Others. Above, with Trussell are her husband, Jeff, and daughter, Sarah.
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Brief: Anne Gruner Appointed to the GMU Board of Visitors
Last week, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced appointments to five boards of visitors.
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'A Force to Be Reckoned With’
W-L senior dominates National District Indoor Track and Field Championships; Generals finish 2nd.
'A Force to Be Reckoned With’
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Madison, Oakton Girls Compete in Shortened Region Swim Meet
In district track, Cougar girls garner a title; Marshall’s Johnson wins three events.
Madison, Oakton Girls Compete in Shortened Region Swim Meet
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Dozier's Dash Seals Win for Edison Relay
Eagles win five events at Leslie Sherman Memorial Invitational track meet.
Dozier's Dash Seals Win for Edison Relay
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'A Force to Be Reckoned With’
W-L senior dominates National District Indoor Track and Field Championships; Generals finish 2nd.
'A Force to Be Reckoned With’
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Commentary: Reston’s Disappearing Performing Arts Center
If you want to read a good book that will inform and entertain at the same time, get a copy of Kristina Alcorn’s “In His Own Words.”
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Column: The Sad Saga of the McDonnells
Please tell me that I won’t have to see any more photos of the grim, or confidently smiling, faces of Bob McDonnell, Maureen, and their phalanx of lawyers either walking into or from the courtroom daily.
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Opinion: Column: The Doggone Truth
I don't remember much substance from my freshman-level psychology 100 class at the University of Maryland in 1972 except that the lecture hall sat approximately 600 students, tests were graded on a bell curve (with which I was totally unfamiliar), the professor always wore black leather pants, and he brought his dog to every lecture.
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Opinion: Commentary: Unprecedented Virus Crisis
Cash reserves will help buffer the coming recession in Virginia.
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