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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Roundup: Fairfax County News to Know

The week that was in Fairfax County.

If you didn't have time to catch up on local news around town last week, no worries. We've compiled a round-up of our top stories here: Romney Promises Defense Spending, 12 Million Jobs GOP presidential nominee Gov. Mitt Romney told veterans Thursday in a campaign stop in Springfield that as president, he would reverse the military cuts set to take place in the sequestration passed by Congress. “I will stop it. I will not cut military funding,” he told an invitation-only crowd at American Legion Post 176 in Springfield. Herndon Deaths Ruled Murder-Suicide The family of four found dead Tuesday inside a home on Point Rider Lane in Herndon was killed in a murder-suicide, police said Wednesday. A Fairfax County Police Department investigation …

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Five Things: The Smithsonian's 165th Birthday

Starting your kindergartener off on the right foot, Federal Reserve talks interest rates, tarantulas need to eat, too

A high today of 93 with some clouds in the first part of the day, but clear skies by the afternoon.  By Friday, we’ll feel a significant cooling of temperatures. Governor Bob McDonnell declares August School Readiness Month for preschoolers getting set to enter kindergarten. For all grades, do you know what your child’s summer reading requirements are? Contact your school or check out your school website. Today is the Smithsonian’s birthday! On August 10, 1846, President James K. Polk signed the act that established the Smithsonian Institute into law. The money, well over $500,000, was bequeathed by a little-known scientist, James Smithson who died some 20 years earlier.  He had never even visited the United States, but his will read …

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