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Editorial: Where did all of Fairfax's Merit Semifinalists go?

Editorial: Where did all of Fairfax's Merit Semifinalists go?

Major decline in total number for Fairfax County Public Schools deserves an explanation
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Editorial: Local area's media landscape continues to evolve

Editorial: Local area's media landscape continues to evolve

Northern Virginia has seen vast decline in local-news coverage, but there are some bright spots
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Editorial: The one down-side to restricting phones in schools

Editorial: The one down-side to restricting phones in schools

Teachers, staff tempted to act inappropriately will have more freedom without access to cameras
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Letter: Local leaders must own up to need for controlling deer

Letter: Local leaders must own up to need for controlling deer

'With no predators other than the occasional motor vehicle, deer populations in parts of the county are out of control.'
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Editorial: Superintendent too invested in making brouhaha disappear

Editorial: Superintendent too invested in making brouhaha disappear

Fairfax's schools chief seems to be trying to sell the public something they are not buying when it comes to questions about Hayfield Secondary School's football program
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Editorial: Budget fearmongering an old trick in local governance

Editorial: Budget fearmongering an old trick in local governance

Trust us: It's all a setup for another round of local tax increases in 2025
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Editorial: Imposition of meals tax won't reduce residents' burden

Editorial: Imposition of meals tax won't reduce residents' burden

Additional funding will go into coffers of government, not benefit homeowners
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Editorial: Why the low bail on major retail-theft incident?

Editorial: Why the low bail on major retail-theft incident?

If we’re going to be serious about stemming well-organized retail-theft rings, we’ve got to stop with get-out-of-jail-free cards
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Letter: U.S. Senate needs to follow lead of House on Falun Gong

Letter: U.S. Senate needs to follow lead of House on Falun Gong

'I urge Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner to support the Senate bill to impose sanctions on foreign individuals involved in the involuntary harvesting of organs from prisoners of conscience.'
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Editorial: Stuck forever with 19th-century school calendars?

Editorial: Stuck forever with 19th-century school calendars?

There is no reason to accept learning students' loss during the summer months
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