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NFIB Endorses Colgan, Barker

By Potomac Local News
Virginia Sen. George Barker (D-36, Fairfax, Prince William)

PRINCE WILLIAM — The National Federation of Independent Business, along with the Virginia Association of Realtors®, including the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors® and the Prince Williams Association of Realtors®, and NVTC’s TechPAC, the political action committee of the Northern Virginia Technology Council, announced their endorsement of Senator George Barker for re-election in the 39th District and State Senator Chuck Colgan for re-election in the 29th District.

“Senators Colgan and Barker have been proven allies for small businesses throughout Virginia, and we are proud to announce our support,” said Nicole Riley, State Director of NFIB/Virginia, Virginia’s leading small business association. “We believe Senator Colgan and Senator Barker will continue to take a fiscally responsible approach to managing state government and support efforts that help our small businesses grow and create jobs.”

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6-lane U.S. 1 the next Transportation Priority?

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U.S. 1 at Occoquan Road in North Woodbridge.

Woodbridge, Va. — During a political debate this week, Prince William Chairman Corey Stewart (R, At large) said he will put more focus on widening the entirety of U.S. 1 in Woodbridge and the Dumfries area.

“We’re seeing a lot of interest, especially because of BRAC, the defense industry, the Stonebridge development that is now building another 58 acres of high-end retailers and office space… I think we are going to do that and I think the economic development of the eastern end [of Prince William County] is coming along just fine,” said Stewart.

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150 Attend Job Dumfries Job Fair

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Officials said more than 150 attended Dumfries' first ever government contractors jobs expo on Wednesday night.

The Town of Dumfries held their first-ever Government Contractors/Technology Job Expo on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. The purpose of holding a Government Contractors/Technology Job Expo was to Connect the Defense/Technology Industry located in the Town of Dumfries with talent located in the community and the Greater Prince William County area. The town is fortunate to have several nationally and worldwide government contractors located within the town limits and right-outside the town limits. With the close proximity to Quantico Marine Corp Base, the Town of Dumfries is becoming a natural hub for defense and technology related companies.

“We are seeing more inquiries from defense contracting and Technology companies inquiring about expanding or moving their operations to Dumfries,” stated Debi Sandlin, Director of Community and Economic Development. “The expo was initiated by companies located in the town and along with the Town collaborated together to hold a government contractor/technology specific job expo.”

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Schools

Schools Band Together to Fight Hunger

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Mountain View High School in Stafford.

The first annual “BAND Together to Fight Hunger” marching showcase of bands will be held on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m., at Mountain View High School, at 2135 Mountain View Road in Stafford.

The event will take place on the football field and consist of an evening filled with exciting and powerful music and marching performances of all five Stafford County award-winning high school bands.

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Intel Insights: Nuclear War Loomed 49-years-ago this Week

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Cedric Leighton

As we go about our daily routines it is hard to imagine how close the world came to the brink of nuclear war 49 years ago this week. Now known to history as the Cuban Missile Crisis, the events of October 1962 tested every element of national power, especially our nation’s intelligence community.

On Oct. 14, 1962 a U.S. Air Force U-2 reconnaissance aircraft overflew Cuba. The U-2’s mission was to help the US find out if the Soviet Union had deployed nuclear missiles to the island that were capable of targeting the U.S. The photographs the

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Politics

Campaigns Turn to TV Ads

By Potomac Local News
Babur Lateef in his TV ad took to a baseball diamond to slam his opponent and current Prince William County Board Chairman, Corey Stewart, depicting Stewart as a pitcher who can’t throw it over home plate.

Dumfries, Va. — It’s a sure sign of a heated race: candidates running for office in the Potomac Communities are now advertising on TV.

One of the most heated races this fall is the competition for the 36th District seat in the Virginia Senate. Encompassing the area from Mount Vernon in Fairfax County south Stafford, democratic incumbent Toddy Puller is in a contentious race with former state delegate and former Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Jeff Frederick.

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‘Eyesore’ Restaurant Being Demolished

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The old Cedar Post Rib and Crab restaurant, once one of only two sit-down restaurants in Stafford County, is being demolished. (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

Stafford, Va. — One of the first sit-down restaurants in Stafford County, now an abandoned building across from the county’s historic courthouse, is being demolished.

Cedar Post Rib and Crab house opened in 1981 and closed about 16 years later, well before Va. 610 in North Stafford was lined with chain restaurants and strip malls.

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