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Passionate about hunger relief? How you can help

By Potomac Local News
Foley

Good morning – Are you passionate about hunger relief? If so, SERVE Food Assistance Specialist opportunity is the role for you. Duties include: greet clients arriving for assistance and get them checked in, welcome them to the self-serve shopping area and assist them as needed, prepare food packages and check clients out before they leave, among other duties. Volunteer hours are flexible Monday-Saturday. Youth under 16 must volunteer with a parent. Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds.

For more info, please contact Jan Hawkins at [email protected]

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Opinion

Bills on predatory lending, transportation, environment in works

By Potomac Local News
Surovell

On January 13, 2016, I take my oath of office as your state senator.  I am planning on introducing approximately 40 bills and about a dozen budget amendments in our 60-day session. 

Predatory Lending
Predatory lending is a major problem in the U.S. 1 Corridor.  Car title lenders have been abusing this loophole by charging rates over 200% by recharacterizing car title loans as separately regulated car title loans.   To reign in car title lender bait and switch tactics, I am proposing to limit interest rates on consumer finance loans at 36%.  I have also introduced legislation to prohibit car title lenders from using subsidiaries from using the open end credit loophole to also evade consumer protections.

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News

Business owners face penalties, rising prescription costs

By Potomac Local News

A total of 8.6 million people have enrolled for healthcare benefits from the Federal Government since late last year.

Between Nov. 1, 2015 and Jan. 31, it’s open season for anyone to go online, or to a healthcare broker, to choose a new health plan through the federal healthcare marketplace.

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Registration opens for Greater Manassas Baseball And Softball League

By Potomac Local News

The Greater Manassas Baseball League (GMBL) has opened its registration for this year’s baseball and softball spring season

GMBL is a Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken sanctioned baseball league and a Babe Ruth sanctioned fastpitch league. We offer baseball and softball to boys/girls ages 4-18 years of age. The Cal Ripken Divisions include Blastball (4 yr olds), T-Ball (5-6 yr olds), Rookies (7-8 yr olds pitching machine), Minor A (9 yr old kid pitch), Minor AA (10 yr old kid pitch), and Majors (11-12 yr old kid pitch). The Babe Ruth Divisions include Babe Ruth (13-15 yr old) and Senior Babe Ruth (16-18 yr olds).

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Local beans, great atmosphere key to Manassas coffee shop success

By Potomac Local News

Go there for the coffee, go back again and again for the great people and experiences.

I originally found GCS in March 2015 while in Manassas on business. I had time between meetings and wanted a great cup of coffee and an equally good experience. Not being too familiar with Manassas I turned to Yelp for guidance and boom – I found GCS (with a 4.5 star Yelp rating to boot).

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Press Release

Futrell: We fought for the sick, veterans, school children, commuters

By Potomac Local News
Futrell

On today, the final day of my term in the Virginia House of Delegates for the 2nd House District, I wish to say, thank you.

My family and I are grateful to have been trusted to serve the Commonwealth of Virginia in this capacity. When I began working in the community, I never intended to run for political office, I was just a young guy who wanted to help improve my community. Our community.

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