Pacific Rim — Rated PG-13 — 1 star out of 5
Today I saw “Pacific Rim,” which should have been called Godzilla versus Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots. That’s what it looked like in the trailers, and that’s what it is.
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News
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Volunteer Opportunities in the Area
Good morning – Its summer time and the weather is . . . well mostly rainy. Cure those summertime blues and get out and volunteer! There is a wide variety of activities and if you don’t see something here then visit www.volunteerprincewilliam.org
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Mom on the Run
I straighten up and shut the drawer, lavender booklet in my hand. I am so relieved. I mean, I knew I still had it, this medical records book has been closely guarded since the pediatrician gave it to me at my son’s four-day-old check-up in May of 1995. It’s got his height and weight and blood pressure for every check-up through to when he turned 16, plus, most importantly, I flip through, looking – aha, there it is! – his vaccination record.
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Editor’s Note: Connie Moser brings her neighborhood perspective to Potomac Local News in her debut column. Moser lives in Dale City, is active in several community organizations, and will pen a weekly Sunday column that will appear in this space.
Opinion
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OPINION
I like 11st Congressional District Congressman Gerry Connolly, I really do. I don’t always agree with his politics; however, he has supported a few initiatives I am really fond of, like Telework, and his constituent services are first class. While I lean right, I voted for Connolly in the past, and had planned to for the indefinite future.
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10 a.m. Saturday
For the last customer without power after Friday’s outage in Manassas, the lights were back on for them just before midnight, said city spokeswoman Patty Prince.
Reports of the death of “hyperlocal” news are premature. While Patch and other corporate-backed online local news efforts are struggling, a trio of independent local news websites in the Washington, D.C. area are thriving.
ARLnow.com and BethesdaNow.com, published by Arlington, Va.-based Local News Now LLC, and PotomacLocal.com, published by Woodbridge, Va.-based Potomac Local Media LLC, have enjoyed significant traffic and revenue growth over the past year.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — A Dumfries man was killed on Independence Day in a motorcycle crash on Joplin Road that involved two motorcycles.
Police were called to the intersection of Joplin and Mawavi roads just before 1 p.m. Thursday. Two motorcycles were headed east on Joplin Road toward Interstate 95 and Quantico when one of the riders moved to pass a vehicle traveling in front of him, and then collided with an oncoming vehicle traveling on the opposite side of the road, according to Prince William police.
I cheated. I may have splurged on some ice cream. And, possibly some chips. Forgive me, readers, I had company visiting.
While I could have offered them ants on a log and carrot sticks as an afternoon snack, I knew that such healthy appetizers are not “special occasion food,” particularly for those who are not willingly participating in the unprocessed food challenge. So, even though I didn’t complete a flawless 10 day “real food” stint, the experience still gave me some food for thought (look I made a pun).
MANASSAS, Va. — A new commuter lot on Interstate 66 will open on Monday in Manassas.
The new $5.9 million, 433-space Cushing Road commuter lot can sits near the interchange of Prince William Parkway and I-66. The lot can be accessed by using Cushing Road, just off Balls Ford Road.