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From a press release:

The Capital Region Chapter of Women in Aviation International (WAI) will hold their annual event, Girls in Aviation Day, to introduce local girls ages 8 to 17 to potential careers in aviation. The day’s activities will take place at the Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) in Virginia from 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 23. More than 100 girls have signed up, tripling the attendance of last year’s event.


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Join me during this National Craft Open Studios weekend, a celebration of Amrican craft organized by the American Craft Council (ACC). Come visit my studio July 18-19th, 11am-5pm at 10449 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington, MD. Please drop in, see how my work is created, tour my studio and try your hand at hammering some metal.


Obituaries

Jeremy Hummer, age 32, of Providence, Rhode Island passed away suddenly Saturday, September 16, 2017 at the Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center.

He was born at home with midwives attending with his beloved sister Jennifer eagerly awaiting his arrival on September 25, 1984 in Lexington, Kentucky. The son of Robin Leigh Pickering and John Edward Hummer grew to be a caring, compassionate boy who loved nature, hiking, camping, Native American totems and other natural items of beauty, including seashells which he avidly collected on trips to Virginia Beach and the Outer Banks. In elementary school, he began his fascination with the game of chess, garnering State Championship titles as a fifth grader in Maryland and as a 6th, 7th, and 8th grader in Virginia. In 2001, he won the Virginia State High School Chess Championship, earning him a spot in the prestigious Denker Tournament of High School Champions. He went on to earn a full-ride scholarship to the University of Maryland Baltimore County from which he graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in December 2007. Next, he attended graduate school in Economic Policy Analysis, while supporting his life partner, Alisha Crowley, in her pursuit of a medical degree.


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STAFFORD — There have been weeks of public comment and debate over a Confederate battle flag that has become a staple of the skyline over Interstate 95 in south Stafford.

At the Stafford County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday night, elected leaders allowed county attorney Charles Shumate explain why he says the county cannot force the removal of the flag that sits on private property.