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Pool Cleaners Need Resumes, too

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Mom on the Run: The Next Chapter

I recognize my son’s ringtone immediately. It cuts through any sound, any background, no matter where I am or what I’m doing. I don’t like the ringtone, it’s a weird robotic kind of thing, but my husband set it a year ago when I first got my smart phone and I don’t know how to change it, so it stays. And it’s just as well, because my ears are programmed to listen for it; my son calling from college is rare and important, and every fiber of my being is eager to know about and take his calls.

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Smaller Class Sizes, Increased Teacher Pay Hinges on Tax Rate

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Chairman Corey Stewart says and says money to lower class sizes and increase teacher pay has to come from somewhere.

He and the Prince William County Board of Supervisors is now wrangling over a proposed $975 million budget that doesn’t leave much room for the hiring of new police officers and fire and rescue personnel, or bringing on new employees into government that saw positions go unfilled or slashed since the start of the recession in 2008.

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Proposed 2015 Budget Shows Increased Tax Bills, Keeps Focus on Public Safety

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The Seal of Prince William County, Va.

Prince William County residents could see an $85 annual increase in their tax bills next year.

Officials on the Board of County Supervisors got their first look at the county’s proposed FY 2015 nearly $1 billion budget which takes effect July 1, as proposed by County Executive Melissa Peacor.

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Biartisan Leaders Call License Plate Data Storage Unnecessary Gov’t Intrusion

By Potomac Local News

Officials in Richmond are raising questions about how local police departments, including Prince William County’s, store data collected from automatic license plate readers.

On Monday, several officials to include Delegate Richard Anderson (R-Prince William) and Senator Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) announced they would band together to “protect the privacy and liberty of Virginians against unnecessary intrusion by government agencies and law enforcement.”

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‘You Can Do Anything, too’ Symposium Aims to Educate, Empower

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This coming Saturday, an event will feature local business, networking opportunities, giveaways, and will also broadcast the notion that anyone can achieve.

The “You Can Do Anything, too” symposium” is a first for the area. The event aims to bring featured speakers and a panel of local community leaders, business owners, and residents, to talk about success.

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