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Congressional candidates DonBeyer and Micah Edmondsquared off last week at a fo-rum in what could rank as one

of the election season’s tamest political de-bates. With bipartisanship as a major themeof each party’s platform, neither candidatecould afford to appear confrontational.

For the two major party candidates forthe 8th congressional district which com-prises Alexandria, Arlington and part ofMount Vernon, the debate, hosted Oct. 9by the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Com-merce, came down to priorities. For Beyer,the Democratic candidate, the highest pri-ority is addressing environmental concerns.While he acknowledged that this might notbe the most popular stance, it was one thatneeded to be addressed.

“Great leaders don’t think short term, theythink about 10, 20, 30 years from now,” saidBeyer. “Sea levels are on the rise…. Half ofall animals on planet have disappearedsince 1970. As much as I care about em-ployment, the greater threat is environmen-tal change.”

For Edmond, the Republican candidate,nothing on the agenda was more importantthan solving the current financial crisis.

Edmond emphasized his business back-ground as an investment banker and hisbudget work for the government as crucialto his focus on economic issues.

“People want a long-term stable budget,”said Edmond. “This is a discussion aboutpriorities, mine will be the economy. Beyerhas said his is climate change, woman’sright to choose, and gun control. All im-portant, but those are politically partisan,

and they won’t do anything to help theeconomy or the things that you careabout.”

The first question from the audience, ask-ing how a carbon tax would help NorthernVirginia businesses, indicated that both is-sues were a major concern to the local busi-ness community.

“It’s not designed, in the short run, togrow businesses,” said Beyer. “But look at

the larger picture, at what’s happening inAmerica and in the world, and what that’sgoing to mean for us, to our budgets andour businesses, if we don’t do anythingabout it.”

Beyer also raised the possibility of usingsome of the revenue raised by the carbontax to refund small businesses and as cor-porate tax relief, but Edmond was skepti-cal.

“The short answer is, it won’t, “saidEdmond. “You always hear about big sweep-ing government policies that will change thenature of things. That’s not progressive, it’sregressive.”

According to Edmond, the most likelyscenario is that larger businesses decidethey’d rather pay a fine or a tax on theirpolluted materials and continue to oper-ate in the same manner. It’s the smallerbusinesses, he says, which will bear the fullburden of a carbon tax.

“It’s going to generate a lot of money, butthey won’t tell you where that money goes,”said Edmond, “but I can tell you it won’t beto the little guy.”

While each wanted certain conditions laidout, both candidates openly supported anincrease in the minimum wage. Accordingto Beyer, the full increase to $10 per hourwould help lift 900,000 Americans out of

8th Congressional Districtcandidates differ over priorities.An Economic Debate

Republican Candidate Micah Edmond (left) in discussion with RashanColbert (middle) and Democratic Candidate Don Beyer.

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By Vernon Miles

The Connection

John Saylor says with pride that hewas Gwendolyn Beck’s friend longbefore he became her campaign

manager. Like most friends in the Washing-ton area, he’d talk politics with Beck. Theconversation always seemed to get back towhy Congress isn’t working and what canbe done to fix it. People in these conversa-tions always ask “What can somebody do?”and someone always jokes “well, you canrun for Congress.”

But Beck wasn’t joking. Saylor, who hadworked on political campaigns before, triedto make sure Beck understood how muchwork was involved: Not just in terms ofgetting elected, but in actually getting thefederal government to function. She under-stood the commitment it would take, andin October last year she asked Saylor to beher campaign manager if they had the op-portunity to run for Congress.

Early the next year, that opportunity cameup. In January, 8th District U.S. Rep. JimMoran announced his retirement, and theelection scramble to find his replacementbegan. In a heavily Democratic district,there’s a passive assumption that the posi-

tion will likely pass on to Democratic can-didate Don Beyer, but Beck won’t let thathappen without a fight.

“People say we have to have a balancedbudget in a certain amount of time, andthat’s got us gridlock. That’s gotten us shut-down,” said Beck. “We need to fix theseproblems. If you send a Democrat or a Re-publican, it’s just going to keep the two sidesapart.”

She added that she has the utmost respectfor Beyer and the work he’s done for Vir-ginia, but she believes he’ll face the samepartisan obstacles Moran did and thegridlock will continue.

“There’s nothing wrong with them,” saidBeck, “they just don’t work with the TedCruz’s and John Boehner’s of the world.”

According to Saylor, that change has tostart now and it has to start in the 8th dis-trict.

“Let’s get the message out there, thatthere are alternatives,” said Saylor. “Thetiming is now. Congress is so dysfunctional,what’s it going to take to fix that?”

Beck started working with her mom inthe travel industry when she was a child.There she discovered her love of math andfinances. She went on to work in bonds,then stocks, eventually become a vice presi-dent at Morgan Stanley. Along the way shewrote a book, “Flirting with Finance,” thattries to break economic principles down into

By Vernon Miles

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Jeffrey Carson, the 8th district’s Lib-ertarian candidate, has an unconven-tional campaign. From a focus on

social media over television to the choiceto meet for interviews at Arlington’s FirstDown Sports Bar, Carson has found that hecan’t follow the preset election paths. Hisonly option was to make his own. In theheavily Democratic district, Carson’s fightwon’t be an easy one, and one he can’t runthe way his opponents do.

“We’ve got to play an unconventionalgame,” said Carson. “If we go to bat think-ing ‘we have to do what Micah Edmond andDon Beyer are doing’, we’ve already lost.”

Carson knew from the outset that thecampaign was going to be an uphill battle.Carson’s inspiration for the campaign, Rob-ert Sarvis, lost his 2011 Virginia State Sen-ate campaign, his 2013 Virginia guberna-torial campaign and faces a difficult elec-tion in the 2014 Senate campaign. It wasSarvis’ 2013 gubernatorial campaign thatinspired Carson to get involved with theLibertarian party and run for office.

“I like being the underdog here, it suitsme,” said Carson. “The vast majority ofpeople I talk to … as long as they’re nothardcore Democrats or Republicans, after10 minutes they are generally very support-ive. The problem is to reach all of them.”

This is where campaign financing be-comes troublesome. According to Carson,while campaign financing was pushed for-ward in the guise of helping third party can-didates, it is generally more hurtful.

“Campaign finance reform meant to screwthird party candidates,” said Carson.“There’s no way I have the rolodex Beyeror the Republicans have, and so there’s noway I can compete. It’s counterintuitive, butit’s the truth.”

While elections tend to favor candidateswho spend more, David Brat’s victory in the7th congressional district Republican pri-mary over incumbent Eric Cantor has in-spired potential dark horse candidates likeCarson and other independents. The big-gest problem, says Carson, is that too manypeople stay at home and don’t engage inthe process. Carson understands this pointof view all too well, as he used to avoidvoting.

“I was trying to make a statement by notlegitimizing the process, and I thought thatwas a good way to send a message,” saidCarson. “In hindsight I realized that’s notthe best approach to trying to change.”

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Carson was a frustrated citizen long before he wasa Libertarian candidate. Carson says he bought threeObama t-shirts early in the candidate’s run for of-fice, saying he finally felt empowered by a messagethat promised to curtail the interventionist foreignpolicy and restrain the War on Drugs, but onceObama became President it was clear that thereweren’t a lot of differences between him and previ-ous presidents.

“It was very disillusioning,” said Carson. “Very dis-heartening.”

After four years of service in the U.S. Army, Carsonleft to travel across Africa, South America, the MiddleEast, and Australia. Carson returned to the UnitedStates during the financial crisis and was disap-pointed with what he saw in American politics.

Others in Carson’s campaign shared his unhappi-ness with the modern two-party system.

“I campaigned a lot when I was younger and I re-ally strongly believed in things, but it seems like somuch hot air that I never really wanted to get in-volved,” said Vera Medici, Carson’s social media co-ordinator. “It’s nice to be involved again.”

“My least favorite part of the campaign is the fail-ure of the Democratic Party nominee to regularlyengage in debates or forums with the other candi-dates,” said Mat Thexton, Carson’s volunteer coor-dinator, referencing Democratic candidate DonBeyer’s absence from events like the previous week’sUrban League Young Professionals Network forum.“He is assuming the voters will vote Democrat, with-out even knowing his positions.”

Medici described the campaign staff as almostevenly split between Libertarians and people whojust don’t identify with either political party, but saysthat while they occasionally discuss politics while

Carson Runs as Libertarian

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Jeffrey Carson speaks with attendees atthe Urban League Young ProfessionalsNetwork forum on Oct. 6 in Alexandria.

working at events, their focus on the campaign haskept infighting away.

“I’m not a Libertarian, but I listened to him,” saidMedici. She met when he was campaigning at aFarmer’s Market. “I went home and looked at hiswebsite, because I didn’t want to dismiss someonebecause of their political ideology.

Medici said she was impressed with his militaryand travel experience, but it was his lack of connec-tions with the political establishment that won herover.

“He won’t be pressured to be pushed into a partyline,” said Medici, adding that this could help dis-tance him. “We can’t have corporations taking overbut not so much restriction that it’s over-regulated.”

Carson is upfront about his slim chances, but sayshe and too many of America’s undecided middle havesat on the sidelines for too long.

“Everybody has one good fight they need to takeon,” said Carson. “This felt right. This felt like whatI needed to be doing.”

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simple, relatable stories.“Finance taught me to deal with

coalitions and contract negotia-tions,” said Beck, “how to get par-ties to a table that don’t necessar-ily agree on everything, and leav-ing with a win-win situation. I alsounderstand the intricacies of thefinancial system. We’re all con-nected to each other. Our currencyhas certain values. We need to becognizant of what we’re doing go-ing forward.”

Beck gestured out the windowto Washington Street, that runsalong their campaign headquar-ters.

“Our corporations are leaving,” Beck said. “Andwe’re seeing more ‘For Sale’ signs every day.”

Beck largely attributes this to businesses’ inabilityto repatriate profits from overseas, which forces themto leave money in other countries and continue toinvest there. America’s corporate tax rate, one of thehighest in the world, also keeps businesses that couldboost the economy out of the country.

As an Independent, Beck says she’s willing to reachcompromise where most Democratic or Republicancandidates won’t. Beck is a gun owner, but acknowl-edges that the government has a responsibility totake measures to reduce gun violence. Beck says the

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Gwendolyn Beck in hercampaign office with Raika,a campaign staffer.

primary focus should be on ad-dressing problems with treatmentof mental illnesses, but says she’ssupport more extensive back-ground checks to help keep gunsin the hands of responsible gunowners.

This emphasis on building coa-litions extends to her foreignpolicy. Rather than focusing onwhether or not to deploy soldiersto combat terrorism in Iraq andSyria, Beck says the U.S. needs torefocus its efforts on workingthrough nearby countries to enlisttheir support.

She acknowledges that her cam-paign is ambitious, but says that

anyone who replaces Moran will go as a junior con-gressman. As an Independent, though, Beck says shecan use this to her advantage in a way Democrats orRepublicans can’t.

“The closer in number the Democrats and Repub-licans are,” said Beck, “the more they’ll have to reachout to any Independents there.”

As an independent, Beck believes she can help fa-cilitate coalitions between Democrats and Republi-cans. It won’t be easy, but it’s more than she expectsthe 8th district would see from a Republican or aDemocrat.

“Take a chance on me,” said Beck. “At least withme, there’s a chance for change.”

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poverty.“At $7.25, you’re making less

than the federal poverty level,”said Beyer. “They have to go outon food stamps and federal hous-ing just to get by, and that’s notfair.”

Beyer acknowledged that theCongressional Budget Office es-timated that the increase wouldcost 500,000 jobs, but that thisgrowth only represented 2months’ worth of the current jobgrowth trend. Beyer also ac-cepted certain limitations, likenot changing the level for teen-agers still living with their par-ents who did not need to pay thecosts adult Americans workingminimum wage do.

While Edmond also supporteda raise in the minimum wage, hedid not want it raised to $10 perhour.

“Members of Congress mustbroker a compromise that waspalatable to national distributionof local economic zones,” saidBeyer. “An acceptable raise inminimum wage in Northern Vir-ginia is not the same for Mon-tana.”

Edmond also referenced a needfor a small business tax cut to off-set cost of an increase in the mini-mum wage.

Both candidates agreed thatthe social security system needsreform, specifically both candi-dates supported “means testing”which would limit social securitybenefits to those with greatereconomic need. While Edmondalso stated a need to raise theretirement age to affect morelong-term reform, Beyer wasmore hesitant.

“Raising the social security agemakes sense for me and forMicah, but a lot of my employ-ees are mechanics,” said Beyer.“I look at them and they’re wornout at 60 and 62. We’ve often hadto take them off the line wherethey’re working transmissionsand bending over inside cars allday long and give them mucheasier jobs, they’re just plainworn out. For the majority ofAmericans, who’ve spent theirlives busting their backs, itdoesn’t make sense.”

Beyer and Edmond both statedobjections to much of the Afford-able Care Act, though eachvoiced unequivocal support forthe inability of insurance compa-nies to deny a person based onpreexisting conditions and foryoung adults being able to stayon their parent’s plan. Beyer citedthe drop in teen abortions andpregnancies as one of theprogram’s biggest successes.

Edmond was more critical of

the act, saying it had created anadditional burden on theeconomy, but also acknowledgedthat it needs to be accepted as lawnow. His core complaint, that thegovernment was even involved inthe healthcare business, was metwith cheers from the predomi-nantly business-oriented audi-ence.

Both Beyer and Edmond alsoagreed that the federal budgetneeds to have a heavier focus ontransportation, specifically expan-sion of mass transit options.

Both also agreed that PresidentObama should have sought con-gressional approval for the airstrikes in Iraq. The two differed,however, on whether or not to putmore troops back on the groundin Iraq.

“We need boots on the groundin Iraq and possibly Syria,” saidEdmond, emphasizing this wasmore likely in Iraq than Syria. “Wehave existing military structure inplace and can set a time table. Notso in Syria.”

Beyer urged caution beforemore foreign intervention.

“We need to continue, as apeople, to assess how much of athreat ISIS represents to us,” saidBeyer. “Beheadings and all of thatis incredible barbarism, but wesee barbarism all around theworld for much of our lives, butthat doesn’t always justify use ofmilitary force.”

The forum ended with a returnto the core discussion of theeconomy.

“We need to make the Ameri-can dream more achievable,” saidEdmond. “We need to put in placea long-term, stable budget thatgrows the economy by having in-centives for businesses to create… we actually have to provide taxrelief and provide targeted taxcuts for small businesses and themiddle class.” While unemploy-ment has gone down, Edmondalso lamented that unemploy-ment is consistently twice thenational average for minorities.Beyer followed up with his ownunhappiness with current unem-ployment in America.

“We need a full employmenteconomy,” said Beyer. “The poorare getting poorer, and that’s be-cause there’s not enough compe-tition for labor.”

Beyer and Edmond agreed thatthe United States cannot affordto decrease its investments in na-tional defense. Beyer said that theworld still looked to the UnitedStates to take a leadership role ininternational security. In theirclosing statements, both pledgedto take a very bipartisan approachto their representation of the 8thDistrict.

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The Arlington Partner-ship for AffordableHousing (APAH) hon-ored retired state Sen.

Mary Margaret Whipple and BrianP. Coulter, managing partner, andThe JBG Companies, at its 25thanniversary annual fundraiser atthe Clarendon Ballroom on Oct. 8.More than 375 attended this cel-ebration of affordable housing andcontributed a record-breaking$350,000 to the fundraising event.

The nonprofit APAH develops,preserves, owns, and advocatesquality rental housing that is af-fordable to low and moderate-in-come families and promotes op-portunity for residents throughpartnerships and programs. APAHis celebrating its 25th year as theonly nonprofit affordable housingdeveloper working exclusively inArlington County. Founded in1989, APAH now helps 1,200households live in stable, secureand affordable rental homes.APAH was named Developer ofthe Year in 2014 by the HousingAssociation of Nonprofit Develop-

ers (HAND) and received thePrize for Innovation and Impactfrom the Arlington CommunityFoundation in 2011; in 2009APAH received the HAND Innova-tion Award and in 2008 wasnamed Best Nonprofit by the Ar-lington Chamber of Commerce.

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During the last week of each year,The Connection devotes its entireissue to the creativity of local stu-dents and children. The results are

always remarkable. It is a keepsake edition formany families.

The annual Children’s Connection is a tradi-tion of well over a decade, and we be-gin getting inquiries from teachers andparents about submitting artwork andwriting almost as soon as summer isover.

We publish artwork, poetry, essays, creativewriting, opinion pieces, short stories, photog-raphy, photos of sculpture or gardens or othercreative efforts.

We ask that all submissions be digital so theycan be sent through email or delivered on CDor flash drive. Writing should be submitted inrich text format (.rtf). Artwork should be pho-tographed or scanned and provided in jpegformat.

Some suggestions:❖ Drawings or paintings or photographs of

your family, friends, pets or some favorite ac-tivity. These should be photographed orscanned and submitted in jpeg format. Photosof sculpture or larger art projects are also wel-come.

❖ Short answers (50 to 100 words) to someof the following questions: If you could giveyour parents any gift that didn’t cost moneywhat would that gift be? What are you mostlooking forward to in the upcoming year? Whatis one thing that you would change aboutschool? What do you want to be when yougrow up? What is your favorite animal? Whatis your favorite toy? What makes a good par-ent? What makes a good friend? What is the

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Identify each piece of writing or art, includ-ing the student’s full name, age, grade andtown of residence, plus the name of the school,name of teacher and town of school location.Please provide the submissions by Monday,Dec. 8.

To send CDs or flash drives containing art-work and typed, electronic submissions, markthem clearly by school and hometown and mailthe CD to Children’s Connection, 1606 KingStreet, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Please send all submissions by Dec. 8. TheChildren’s Connection will publish the weekof Dec. 27, 2012.

Halloween Parties,SoberRide

Halloween is now as much of an adult partyas a children’s festival. Along with the Fourthof July, the holiday period including New Year’sEve and a few other dates, Halloween stands

out as a holiday connected to increases indrinking and driving.

If you will be out celebrating with alcohol,you can plan ahead. Assign a designated driver.Celebrate at home. Take public transportation.But if these plans fall through, the nonprofitWashington Regional Alcohol Program(WRAP) Halloween SoberRide program pro-vides a safety net.

For six hours from 10 p.m. on Wednesday,Oct. 31 until 4 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1,SoberRide serves as a way to keep impaireddrivers off the road. During this six-hour pe-riod, area residents ages 21 and older celebrat-ing with alcohol may call the toll-freeSoberRide phone number 1-800-200-TAXI andbe afforded a no-cost (up to a $30 fare), safeway home.

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REGISTRATION OPENNature and History Programs.

Registration to Arlington’s full guideon nature and history programs isnow open. Register online forcampfire evening magic, nature hikesor sign up for a seashell workshop.There are classes for children of allages. Visit arlingtonparks.us/snag/#p=1 for a list of classes.

New Arlington Emergency AlertSystem. Arlington has switched to anew alert system that brings instantemergency warnings, but residentshave to sign up for the new system.To continue getting the emergencyalerts, sign up atemergency.arlingtonva.us/.

OCTOBERNational NeighborWoods Month.

Alliance for Community Trees andCSX are partnering with localgreening organizations to strengthenand reestablish urban tree canopies.As part of ACTrees’ NationalNeighborWoods Month in October,30 communities across the countrywill receive CSX Tree GiveawayGrants and CSX Restoration Grants.Find specific dates, times andlocations on the website: http://actrees.org/news/media-center/actrees-news/actrees-and-csx-announce-national-neighborwoods-

tree-plantings-and-giveaways.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 15Community Forum. 7-9 p.m. at

Wakefield High School,1325 S.Dinwiddie St. The Arlington CountyChief of Police, along withCommonwealth Attorney, CountySheriff and other panel members,will conduct a forum focusing on thecommunity’s trust and confidence inthe criminal justice system. Free,open to the public. Visitnews.arlingtonva.us for more.

SATURDAY/OCT. 18Conference on Developmental

Assets. 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. atKenmore Middle School, 200 SouthCarlin Springs Road. Choose frommore than 20 workshops that willhelp parents strengthen therelationship with children. Pre-registration is required. Visitwww.arlingtonoutofschool.us formore.

SUNDAY/OCT. 19Seminar. 2-4 p.m. Learn how to

prepare soil for roses in winter andspring. Call 703-371-9351 or [email protected] for more.

Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date, time,location, description and contact for event: phone, email and/or website. Photos andartwork welcome. Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least two weeks before event.

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Arlington Office of Senior Adult Pro-grams for Oct. 26-Nov. 1.

Senior centers: Lee, 5722 LeeHwy.; Langston-Brown, 2121 N.Culpeper St.; Culpepper Garden, 4435N. Pershing Dr.; Walter Reed, 2909 S.16th St.; Arlington Mill, 909 S.Dinwiddie St.; Aurora Hills, 735 S. 18th

St.Senior trips: Monday, Oct. 27, NPR

headquarters, D.C., $8; Tuesday, Oct.28, Hollywood Casino, Charles Town,W.Va., $9; Wednesday, Oct. 29,

Alexandria Ghost Tour, $20; Thurs-day, Oct. 30, Utz and Snyder’s ofHanover Factory, York, Pa., $10; Satur-day, Nov. 1, Metro Stage, Alexandria,“Three Sistahs,” $71. Call ArlingtonCounty 55+ Travel, 703-228-4748. Reg-istration required.

Holiday Budgets, Monday, Oct. 27,2 p.m., Arlington Mill. Free. Register,703-228-7369.

Veterans Aid and AssistanceBenefits, Monday, Oct. 27, 11 a.m.,Culpepper Garden. Free. Register, 703-228-4403.

Tennis, Monday through Friday, 8a.m. – 12 p.m., Bluemont Courts. De-

tails, 703-228-4745.Seated Exercise, Monday-Wednes-

day-Friday, 9 a.m., Madison. $60/15sessions; $4 drop-in. Details, 703-228-4878.

Madison Chess Club, Mondays,9:30 a.m., Madison Comm. Center.Free. Details, 703-228-0555.

Ice Skating, Mondays, 8:10 a.m. –9:20 a.m., Kettler Ca[pitals Iceplex,Ballston Mall, $1. Register, 703-228-4745.

Seniors Only Weight RoomHours, Langston-Brown, $60/15 ses-sions. Details, 703-228-6300.

Silkscreen Printing Class, Tues-day, Oct. 28, 11:15 a.m., Lee. Free.Register, 703-228-0555.

Foreign Language ConversationGroups, free. Details, 703-228-4721.

Arlington Mill Trekkers, Tues-days, 9:30 a.m. Free. Register,703-228-7369.

Table Tennis, Tuesdays-Thursdays,10 a.m., -12 p.m., Walter Reed. Free.Register, 703-228-0955.

Duplicate Bridge, Wednesdays, 10a.m. -10 p.m., Aurora Hills. Cost $5.Register, 703-228-5722.

Line Dancing Class, Wednesdays,

9:30 a.m., Walter Reed. Register, 703-228-0955.

Arlington Walking Club, Wednes-days, 9 a.m., $4. Register,703-228-4403.

Women of Arlington, historical,Thursday, Oct. 30, 1 p.m., Walter Reed.Free. Register, 703-228-0955.

Advanced Line Dancing, Thurs-days, 1:30 p.m., Lee. Details,703-228-0555.

Solving Sudoku Puzzles, Thurs-days, 1 p.m., Lee. Free. Details,703-228-0555.

Comedy Club relives classic radioand TV shows, Friday, Oct. 31, 10:30a.m., Aurora Hills. Free. Register, 703-227-5722.

Belly Dance Workshops, Fridays,10a.m., Lee. Free. Register, 703-228-5722.

Lee Walkers, Fridays, 10 a.m., $3.Register, 703-228-0555.

Fast-paced Walking Group, Fri-days, 8 a.m., Aurora Hills. Free.Register, 703-228-5722.

Tai Chi Practice, Saturdays, 9:15a.m. – 10 a.m., Langston-Brown. Free.Register, 703-228-6300.

“Flourishing After 55”

MONDAY/OCT. 20Become a Foster Parent. 10 a.m.-

noon. Learn how to become a fosterparent at this informational session.Call 703-228 -1550 or visitwww.arlingtonva.us/fostercare formore.

Fall Lecture Series. 3- 4 p.m. atArlington Central Library, 1015Quincy St. Encore Learning is

continuing its fall lecture series“Meet the Speaker.” Dr. LilaneWillems will share her eyewitnessaccount of life in Shanghai fromWWII to the establishment of thePeople’s Republic of China. Call 703-228-2144 for more.

Auditions. 7-9 p.m. ArlingtonPresbyterian Church, 3507 ColumbiaPike. Nova Lights Chorale isaccepting news singers for their Dec.14 performance. Vistwww.novalightschorale.jigsy.com or

email [email protected] more.

Yorktown Lacrosse Fundraiser.The lacrosse team is selling threecubic foot bags of premiumhardwood shredded mulch for $4.99per bag. Minimum order of 10 bagsincludes free delivery by the team.Orders must be received by Oct. 20and delivery will be on Saturday,Oct. 25. Visitwww.YorktownLacrosse.com formore.

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Entertainment

By Steve Hibbard

The Connection

Synetic Theatre in Crystal City will open its2014-2015 season with “The Island of Dr.Moreau” Oct. 2 through Nov. 1.

Originally a novel written by H.G. Wells and firstpublished in 1896, the play tells the story of a ship-wrecked young man named Parker (Alex Mills) whois rescued by a passing boat and deposited onto anisland inhabited by the deranged Dr. Moreau and his“children” — the subjects of his bizarre experiments.It was made into the 1996 film starring MarlonBrando and Val Kilmer.

Synetic Theater is famous for its physical theaterthat fuses dynamic art forms — such as text, drama,movement, acrobatics, dance and music. Having al-ready produced several Gothic horror adaptationslike “Dracula,” “Frankenstein,” and “The Fall of theHouse of Usher,” Synetic’s new show is taking theconcept to a whole new level.

“We’ve had animal characters in our shows before,in one form or another, but never characters thatwere a blend of human and animal,” said SyneticCo-Founder and CEO Paata Tsikurishvili, who di-rected and stars as Dr. Moreau.

He decided to bring the classic horror to life be-cause “it affords our actors the opportunity to moveand perform in truly unique and striking ways, touse their physical skill sets to create a truly bizarreand striking hive of ‘human beast’ hybrids,” he said.

As with much of H.G. Wells’ work, “Dr. Moreau” isabout science run amok, and about humanity’s in-ability to control technology, said Tsikurishvili. “Butwith this particular story, Wells presents a biologicalangle as well, and I just find all this incredibly timely,”he said.

“I wanted to convey this timelessness: Technologypervading every aspect of our lives, the constant needfor physical improvement, our obsession with physi-cal image — the novel could’ve been written today,”he said.

Tsikurishvili said he hopes the audience takes awaythe questions he believes Wells was asking in hisnovel — “When it comes to technological and bio-logical improvements (or what one believes are im-provements), when is enough enough?” he said.

He said, “At what point, in trying to improve qual-

Synetic Stages ‘Dr. Moreau’“Human beast” hybridsfrom 1896 H.G. Wellsnovel spring to life.

ity of life and humanity, do you lose your own? I’mnot saying we today are at any sort of point-of-no-return in terms of all this, but I do wonder how farwe can go, where that point is.”

Describing her character as “weird,” Eliza Smithplays the passionate and emotional role of Moreau’sdaughter growing up on an island with a scientist asa father. Her idea of fun and play time can be de-scribed as creepy and abnormal to an average per-son, she said, but to the girl, it is all that she has everknown. “While she may be innocent, she does havea sense of what is wrong and right and displays thatin the show,” she said.

She was challenged in finding the right emotionsand purpose behind the emotions in her differentscenes during rehearsals, she said. And with thechanging music and choreography, she said, “This isa piece that is constantly evolving and it is not so-lidified yet, so that is really a challenge to evolvesmoothly, taking the changes in stride.”

Victoria Bertocci, who plays the role of the felinewoman, said, “Something about her consumes, in-vigorates and frustrates Moreau.”

“She will fight for what she wants, a loner most ofthe time, because she is continuously searching forwhat she wants most,” she said

Actress Kathy Gordon plays the role of Beast 5.Because her character has goat legs sewn into thelegs of her costume, it helped influence the way thatshe would walk. “I also studied small wild dogs andcats,” she said, and because she is small in size, “Iwanted to create a character that would fit with myown physical presence on stage.”

Her finished costume had large horns sewn on hershoulders and large rib-like protrusions on her chest,“So I am having fun experimenting with how theychange my body shape,” she said. She also watcheda few zombie movies and videos of animal experi-ments to help her understand how her characterwould react in certain scenes.

One of the challenges, she said, was working withthe set and feeling comfortable moving on the bars.“Safety has been a No. 1 priority for everyone in-volved; every movement on the set is choreographedso that we all know where we are at any given mo-ment,” she said.

Synetic Theater will present “The Island of Dr.Moreau” through Nov. 1. Show times are Wednesdaysthrough Saturdays at 8 p.m.; with Sunday matineesat 2 p.m. Tickets are $35 and up; student tickets startat $15; senior citizens and military receive $5 off; groupdiscounts are available. Synetic Theater is located at1800 S. Bell St., Arlington, in Crystal City. Visitwww.synetictheater.org or call 866-811-4111.

Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.

ONGOINGYappy Hour. Fridays through Oct. 31,

6-8 p.m. at the Le Meridien, 1121 N19th St. Le Meridien hotel, alongwith the Rosslyn BID, is hosting aYappy Hour every Friday. This eventwill be held on the terrace outside ofAmuse. Amuse will be servingspecialty cocktails and appetizers forpet owners as well as a few treats fordogs. Free. Visit www.rosslynva.org/do/yappy-hour#sthash.tuQQKjco.dpuf.

Historic Home Tours at the Ball-Sellers House, 5620 S. 3rd St. Theoldest surviving house in ArlingtonCounty opens for the season withfree tours and refreshments. Thehouse is open 1-4 p.m. SaturdaysApril through October. Visitwww.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

Children’s Music. 10:30 a.m onFridays through Oct. 31. MarketCommon Clarendon, 2800 ClarendonBlvd. Mr. Knick Knack will performmusic for children at the gazebo inThe Loop at Market CommonClarendon. Call 703 476-9377 or visitwww.marketcommonclarendon.com.

Gallery Underground OctoberShows. Runs through Nov. 1. In theFocus Gallery, a new exhibit “WorldAesthetic” will be featured. This is anall-media national juried landscapeshow spotlighting the creativeinspiration provided by travel near orfar. The opening reception will beheld Friday, Oct. 3, 5-8 p.m. Thegallery will be open Monday-Friday10 a.m-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. -2p.m. Visit www.galleryunderground.org for more.

Elmer Gantry. Runs through Nov. 9.Signature Theatre, 4200 CampbellAve. The second show of SignatureTheatre’s 25th Anniversary season.Tickets now on sale. Visitwww.signature-theatre.org/shows/elmer-gantry for more.

Theater Performance. Runs throughNov. 2 at 1800 S. Bell St. SyntheticTheater presents a new adaptation ofHG Well’s novel “The Island of Dr.Moreau.” The Oct. 9 show willfeature American Sign Languageinterpretation. All performancesbegin at 6:30 p.m. Visitwww.synetictheater.org for more.

Invasive Plants Removal. Workparties are held every month to keepthe parks free of destructive invasiveplants. Teens, adults and familieswelcome. Every second Sunday of themonth 2-4:30 p.m. at Gulf BranchNature Center, 3608 Military Road;call 703-228-3403. Every thirdSunday of the month 2-5 p.m. atLong Branch Nature Center, 625 S.Carlin Springs Road; call 703-228-6535 or visit https://registration.arlingtonva.us. Free, noregistration required.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 15Teacher Appreciation Night. 6:30

p.m. at One More Page Books, 2200North Westmoreland St. Enjoy anEducator Appreciation Night for areateachers and librarians. Call 703-300-9746 or visit www.onemorepagebooks.com for more.

THURSDAY/OCT. 16Book Signing. 11 a.m. at Little Falls

Presbyterian Church’s FellowshipHall, 6025 Little Falls Road. BarbaraGlickman, author of “CapitolSplendor: Gardens and Parks ofWashington, D.C.,” will present aphotographic slide show and sign

copies of the book. Free, open to thepublic. Call 703-532-1959 or [email protected].

Casino Night. 6-10 p.m. atWashington Golf & Country Club,3017 N. Glebe Road. Housing andCommunity Services of NorthernVirginia will host the Everyone’sHome Matters Gala and CasinoNight. Visit www.hcsnv.org for more.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 17-19Friends of the Planetarium

Programming. This organizationorganizes and hosts public programsfor one weekend each month. Thetheme for this month is planets andthe moon. Donations from thecommunity benefit the purchase ofdigital programming to complementthe library being developed byArlington Public Schools. Visitwww.friendsoftheplanetarium.org formore.

Freedomwalk Festival. The USFreedomWalk Festival is a weekendlong, non-competitive, social walkingchallenge bringing participants of allages and abilities together for fun,fitness, and internationalfriendship.Different trails will beoffered each day, and a variety ofdistances ranging from 3-27 miles (5-43 kilometers) starting at the HolidayInn Rosslyn, 1900 N Fort Myer Drive.Visit www.rosslynva.org/do for more.

FRIDAY/OCT. 17Studio Grand Opening. 6:30-9:30

p.m. at 2100 Crystal Drive. The 296Project is a fully functional andhyper-modern art studio for thesingular purpose of providing theresources for our Nation’s active dutyand retired service members. Vistwww.the296project.org for more.

Community Concert Series. 7:30p.m at The Falls Church, 115 EastFairfax St. The Choral Arts ChamberSingers will perform. Call 202-244-3669 or visit choralarts.org for more.

SATURDAY/OCT. 18-DEC. 20Fall SOLOS. Opening reception, Oct.

18 from 6-9 p.m. Artists from acrossthe Mid-Atlantic region are selectedfor solo exhibitions to take place inone of AAC’s seven separate galleryspaces, or outside on the grounds.Visit www.arlingtonartscenter.org/solos/apply for more.

SATURDAYS/OCT. 18-MARCH 28Family and Teen Skate Nights.

Through March 28 at The ThomasJefferson Community Center, 300 N.Park Drive. The evenings start withFamily Skating from 6:30-9 p.m. andclose with Teen Nights from 9-10:45p.m., for middle and high schoolstudents. $2 per person/$3 skaterental. Visit parks.arlingtonva.us/kids-events/roller-skating-nights-skate-parties-thomas-jefferson formore.

SATURDAY/OCT. 18Fall Heritage Festival. 1-5 p.m. at

Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608Military Road. Step back into historyand enjoy some old time games andcrafts. Call 703-228-3403 for more.

St. John’s Annual Tea. 1-3 p.m. atSt. John’s Episcopal Church, 415South Lexington St. Enjoy a widechoice of teas, scones, fingersandwiches, pastries, cakes andcookies. Call 703-671-6834 for more.

A-Z of Beer and Wine. 3:30-6:30 p.m.and 7:30-10:30 p.m. at 1500 WilsonBlvd. Sample Beer or Wine for eachletter of the alphabet. Visitwww.rosslynva.org/ for more.

Anniversary Fundraiser. 5-8 p.m. at3185 Clarendon Blvd. Attend the

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Arlington Partnership for AffordableHousing’s 25th AnniversaryFundraiser and support keepingArlington affordable and diverse.Visit www.rosslynva.org/ for more.

Movie Night at the Planetarium.6:00 p.m. at David M. BrownPlanetarium,1426 N. Quincy St.“Apollo 13,” a 1995 motion picture,will be shown. Visitwww.friendsoftheplanetarium.org formore.

Arlington Academy of Hope. 6-9:30p.m. at 4301 Wilson Blvd.Complimentary wine, food and musicwill be provided at this diamondanniversary gallery and auction. Vistaahuganda.org for more.

Lit Ball. 8 p.m. at Artisphere, 1101Wilson Blvd. 1950s attire issuggested for an evening of intrigueand glamour at the Arlington PublicLibrary. Tickets $30. All proceedssupport the literacy program. Visitarlingtonlibraryfriends.org/lit-up-ball/ for more.

Fall Festival. 6-9 p.m. at LangstonHigh School Continuation Program,2121 North Culpeper St. Enjoy a cakewalk, moon bounce, face painting,crafts and a haunted hall. Cost is $4per child. Call 703-228-5295 formore.

Lit Up Ball. 8-11 p.m. at TheArtisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd. Enjoyjazz performances, dance instructorsshowing era-appropriate dances,raffles for a wide variety of prizesand a variety of desserts. Visitwww.artisphere.com for more.

SUNDAY/OCT. 19Towers Park Ribbon Cutting. 11

a.m. at 801 S. Scott St. Celebratethe recent improvements at TowersPark Visit projects.arlingtonva.us/

projects/towers-park-replacement-courts-site-improvements for more.

Sunday Science Presentation. 1p.m. at David M. BrownPlanetarium,1426 N. Quincy St. Dr.Harold A. Geller, associate professorat George Mason University, willprovide background on Maven, aNASA probe that is currently onMars. Visit www.friendsoftheplanetarium.org for more.

MONDAY/OCT. 20Laughter Yoga. 6:30-7:30 p.m. at

Arlington Central LibraryAuditorium, 1015 N. Quincy St. Usebreathing, clapping and movementexercises to relax and boostcreativity. Session ends with silentmeditation. Free. [email protected] formore.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 23-26Marine Corps Marathon. Several

times and locations through theweekend. A weekend of eventsleading up to the race. Visitwww.marinemarathon.com/ toregister and for more.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 22Open House for High View Park.

6:30-7:30 p.m. at Langston-BrownCommunity Center, 2121 N CulpeperSt. The Parks and RecreationDepartment surveyed communitymembers earlier this summer as towhat they liked or felt was needed inthe park. Their input will be sharedat this event. Visitparks.arlingtonva.us/locations/langston-brown-community-center-park for more.

THURSDAY/OCT. 23Art Show. 6-9:30 p.m. at The

Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd.Phillips Programs for Children andFamilies, a local nonprofit helpingyouth with a variety of challengesand qualities succeed, is hosting its2nd annual Toast to Fall. Thefundraiser also features live music,craft beers, wine, food and a raffle.

Visit https://phillipsprograms.ejoinme.org formore.

Author Speech. 7 p.m. at CentralLibrary, 1015 N. Quincy St. AnnPatchett will share her personal storyon how she became a writer. Call703-228-5990 for more.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/OCT. 24-25Evening of Kirtan. 7 p.m. at

Artisphere Spectrum Theatre, 1101Wilson Blvd. Embark on a vocaljourney through the sacred sounds ofancient India. Visitwww.artisphere.com or call 703-875-1100.

FRIDAY/OCT. 24Beer Garden. 4-8 p.m. at Plaza on

19th,1901 N. Fort Myer Drive. Kickoff fall with the Rosslyn BID at thenew Plaza on 19th. The ContinentalPool Lounge will have seasonal beers.Visit www.rosslynva.org for more.

Launch Party. 6:30 p.m. at One MorePage Books, 2200 NorthWestmoreland St. Author DanielleEllison will celebrate the release ofher new novel, “Follow Me throughDarkness.” Call 703-300-9746 or visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com formore.

SATURDAY/OCT. 25MCM Kids Run. 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Pentagon North parking Lot. Childrenages 5-12 are eligible to participatein the one-mile run. Visitwww.marinemarathon.com for more.

Dog Walk. 9-11:30 a.m. at JamesHunter Dog Park, 1230 N. HartfordSt. Join local politicians for the 4thAnnual Howl-O-Ween Dog Walk andCostume Competition for theHomeless in Clarendon. Registrationis $30. Visit http://tiny.cc/l55zmxfor more.

Walk for a Cure. 10 a.m. BluemontPark 601 N. Manchester St. Thepublic is invited to participate in thefirst Greater Washington ChapterTourette Syndrome 5K AwarenessWalk. Visit www.tsagw.org or call410-867-1151 for more.

Ride with the Rangers. 11 a.m.-1p.m. at Bluemont Park, 601 NManchester St. The Arlington CountyRanger Unit is hosting a free ride.The ride will cover 6.8 miles. Visitparks.arlingtonva.us/events/bike-tour-with-arlington-county-park-rangers for more.

Afternoon of Music. 4-7p.m. atAdvent Lutheran Church, 2222 S.Arlington Ridge Road. The concertwill support the ELCA MalariaCampaign. Visit www.elca.org/malaria for more.

Night of Italian Opera. 7:30 p.m.Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre atArtisphere, 1611 N. Kent St. TheNational Chamber Ensemble,together with the Embassy of Italyand the Italian Cultural Institute,celebrate the seasoning opening. Visitwww.NationalChamberEnsemble.orgor call 888-841-2787 for more.

Harvest Dance. 7:30-10:30 p.m. atUnited Methodist Church, 4201 N.

Fairfax Drive. Dance to Big Bandstandards as well as great dancemusic from each decade.Refreshments will be served andchildcare will be provided. Avoluntary donation will be accepted.Visit www.cumcballston.org formore.

SUNDAY/OCT. 26The Beacon 50+Expos. noon-4 p.m.

at the Ballston Mall, Arlington. Morethan 100 exhibitors will offerinformation and answer questionsabout retirement communities, homeremodeling, financial planning,healthcare, travel, fitness, seniorservices and government resources.Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the well knownoctogenarian sex therapist andauthor, will be speaking about (andautographing) her latest book. Call301-949-9766 for more.

MONDAY/OCT. 27Author Panel. 7 p.m. at at One More

Page Books, 2200 NorthWestmoreland St. The store will hostan author panel featuring MartinaBoone, Melissa Marr, Leah Cypess,Wendy Higgins and KimberleyGriffiths Little. Call 703-300-9746 orvisit www.onemorepagebooks.comfor more.

Book Signing. 7 p.m. at ArlingtonCentral Library, 1015 N Quincy St.Meg Medina, author of the award-winning “Yaqui Delgado Wants toKick Your Ass,” will make anappearance. One More Page will beon site offering books for sale andsignature. Call 703-300-9746 or visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com formore.


News

By Vernon Miles

The Connection

Micah Edmond’s 8th District Con-gressional campaign has a prob-lem. Without massive campaign

donations and party funding, it’s impossibleto get air time for commercials and diffi-cult to build a major ad campaign. But ifEdmond has experience in anything, it’ssolving problems with tight budgets. Hissolution is as ambitious as it is simple: heand his team would walk the 8th Congres-sional District.

All of it.Well, at least half of it. Edmond concedes

that his team will get as far as they can, butby their projections they may have sur-passed this goal. Starting in Mount Vernon,Edmond and his campaign staff have gonedoor to door in every neighborhood, get-ting their political message out to local citi-zens and encouraging them, regardless ofstated political affiliation, to vote.

“Is it all about raising a lot of money? Getbig money, and you can run commercialsand you can run ads,” said Edmond, “or isit about doing the impossible; looking at adistrict and walking about half of it? Thereare about 159 precincts in this district andwe said we’re going to walk all of them.”

Edmond and his campaign manager, AnneWard, reflected that while it sounds like afairly simple task, it’s a fairly exhausting

enterprise.“It is a painful, painful exercise,” said

Edmond. “But if you don’t have the fire todo that, if you’re not willing to do that, thenyou’re never actually going to carry out thecharge of being a representative … If youreally want to know how people feel, youwalk half the district and you say to your-self ‘Every one in three people; did they likeyou or did they not like you?’”

The results have not been overwhelm-ingly positive. Edmond shared experienceswhere he’d approach neighbors who woulddisagree with him on every single policyissue, but the people who talks to appreci-ate hearing from a candidate who doesn’ttake them for granted.

“We had one person who called in andleft a voicemail saying ‘you have my vote’,”said Edmond.

“That was it,” chimed in Ward. “No name,no number to contact him back at. Just ‘youhave my vote’ and then he hung up.”

This strategy has been helpful in politicalforums, where Edmond says he can ask aperson in attendance where they’re fromand there’s a good chance he’s been in theirneighborhood.

“How can you represent a neighborhoodwithout knowing what it looks like,” saidEdmond. “I think that’s the most positivething that’s kept me going, more than any-thing else.”

In return for people talking to you,

Edmond says honesty is paramount, andthere’s nothing more honest than a budget.

“Policy and politics is over there,” saidEdmond, gesturing to the far side of theoffice, “it’s a promise of what you believein and it’s great, it sounds good, but yourbudget over here is what you’re really go-ing to do. Your budget is your greatest re-flection of what you truly believe.”

To Edmond, the best way of spotting acandidate who isn’t serious about his be-liefs is one who can’t narrow his platformdown to a few things. It means that candi-date hasn’t done the hard work of lookingat what is most important. Edmond says he’ssuccessfully narrowed his budget to educa-tion, transportation and national defense,the three major areas he says the countrycan’t afford not to invest in.

For Edmond, national defense also ex-tends to taking care of veterans returningfrom America’s wars.

“These guys coming home that are bat-tered and wounded,” said Edmond. “Ninetimes out of ten they’re not going back intodoing the job they were before ... The ques-tion they ask is ‘what now sir?’ and that’s avery different cost of war. How do you tran-sition them into healthcare benefits, andinto a new job, and it’s a conversation wehaven’t really had.”

Edmond says he helped get this conver-sation started with the 2008/200 WoundedWarrior legislation. Part of the problem, he

also says, is that hospitals avoid diagnos-ing post-traumatic stress disorder. Edmondhopes to help implement these reforms ifhe gets a chance to serve on the Armed Ser-vices or the Ways and Means committees.

“Freedom comes at a cost,” said Edmond.“For most Americans, that’s in the abstractsense of war. The average American isn’t atDover when the caskets come in. The aver-age American isn’t going to Walter Reed andBethesda to see it. As a military officer, fromday one you’re steeped in an understand-ing of that cost.”

Edmond hopes, as a former military of-ficer, he can help bring that understandingto Congress, and maybe in the process helpbring Congress a little closer to the people.

“People are distant from their politicians.We knock on every door, and that’s chang-ing politics,” he said.

On the campaign trail with Micah Edmond.Walking the District

Micah Edmond at his campaignoffice.

By Vernon Miles

The Connection

Don Beyer likes climbing moun-tains. One of his two currentdreams is to climb a via feratta,one of the climbing routes

along the alps. Beyer has a certain fascina-tion with the Eiger, or “The North Wall.”For Beyer, the appeal is in the challenge.

Beyer’s second ambition is to be electedDemocratic representative for the 8th con-gressional district.

“You know some days, when you feel likeyou’re in the wrong business?” said Beyer.“I don’t have those, not with this.”

Beyer’s political resume goes back to hiselection as Lieutenant Governor of Virginiain 1989 and continues through to his re-cent Ambassadorship to Switzerland andLiechtenstein. But for Beyer, it feels like ithas all been leading to this election.

“I feel like I was born to do this,” saidBeyer. “Ambassadorship is a messenger role;someone else is making the policy. I’m look-ing forward to being in a change agent role,where I can affect policy.”

While Beyer enjoyed both being an am-bassador and being lieutenant governor,he’s looking forward to being able to workon a federal level. Immigration, infrastruc-ture, and corporate tax code are all thingshe feels passionately about but has had avery limited ability to influence. Beyer’s toppriority in office is to deal with climate

rored in 16.9 percent unemployment ratefor 19 to 29 year olds, and mirrored in thefact that everyone loves that young peoplecan stay on health insurance until 26.”

Beyer’s third major priority is America’s30,000 gun deaths each year.

He said the attack on former Gubernato-rial candidate Creigh Deeds hit this noteparticularly hard. Beyer has said one of hismajor focuses in office would to implementgreater measures to keep guns out of thehands of criminals and those in a mentallyill state.

Beyer hopes to build strong partnershipswith his Republican peers in Congress, andcited his eight years of experience as lieu-tenant governor for a Democratic, and thenRepublican, governor. With a 20-20 split inthe Virginia Senate, Beyer says he cast lotsof tie-breaking votes, but never voted outof partisan ties. Beyer believes it was hislargely his experience as lieutenant gover-nor that helped him win the Democraticprimary.

“All of the people I was running againstwere really good people, but they havemuch smaller bodies of experience,” saidBeyer. “With Frank Wolf and Jim Moranleaving, there’s a loss of leadership inVirginia’s congressional delegation. Weneed experience.”

It was this political experience that drewa lot of his campaign staff to his cause.Rashan Colbert, Beyer’s deputy finance di-rector, said Beyer’s eight years as lieuten-

ant governor and years representing theUnited States overseas is a large part ofwhat drew him to the campaign.

“I looked into who was going to be run-ning … of the mountain of people pilinginto the race, he stood out,” said Colbert.“He had an amazing record, and I’d grownup seeing his dealerships and had heard ofhis ambassadorial appointment from thePresident.”

For Tia Shuyler, Beyer’s communicationsdirector and an Alexandria native, Beyerwas a large part of why she got involved inpolitics, so she wouldn’t pass up an oppor-tunity to work on his campaign.

“My first political experience was goingwith my parents to volunteer for Don’s 1993campaign,” said Shuyler. “My whole life,politicians – local or national – have beenmeasured against Don Beyer.”

Beyer admits that the primary, compet-ing against other highly qualified Demo-crats, was more nerve-wrecking than thegeneral election, but that he doesn’t wantto take the general election for granted.

“The primary fight was against a bunchof incredible elected officials, some reallysmart people, well grounded in the com-munity,” said Beyer. “That was harder thanbeing in a solidly Democratic seat runningagainst people with much thinner recordsand connections to Northern Virginia. Butevery day in this office we say ‘well, that’swhat Eric Cantor thought.’”

change.“It’s not what I hear most about knock-

ing on doors, for a lot of people it’s still re-mote, especially after a cool summer,” saidBeyer. “But the best leaders think long-term,they’re not just thinking about the warmSeptember we had. All of the science, planetwide, suggests that biggest crisis we face isclimate change.”

Beyer’s second priority is the economy,which he identified as a less grim but moreimmediate crisis. As the owner of the BeyerVolvo dealerships, along with his brotherMichael, he cites his first-hand experiencein business as essential to his economicpolicy.

“The globalization of the Americaneconomy forces us to ask what the nextgeneration will do,” said Beyer. “That’s mir-

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By Marilyn Campbell

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While this school year mightstill feel new, some parentsare already thinking nextfall. Or if they’re not, they

should be. For parents who are consideringsending their children to one of the area’sprivate schools for the 2015-2016 schoolyear, the application process should be un-derway.

“Now is the time to begin the indepen-dent school admission process for the 2015-2016 academic year,” said Diane Dunning,director of admission and financial aid atSt. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School in Alexan-dria. “Application deadlines vary by school,but generally fall between mid-Decemberand late January.

“Parents often start the process by explor-ing school websites and speaking with

trusted friends who have personal experi-ence with specific schools. Doing your re-search may be time-consuming, but whatcould be more important than finding theright educational fit for your child?”

Use this time to peruse school websitesand get to know the schools you think mightbe a good fit for your child. “Go beyond theadmission [web] pages,” said MimiMulligan, assistant head and director ofadmission and enrollment management atNorwood School in Bethesda, Md. “Read aschool’s magazine or its weekly parentmemo. Follow a school’s Facebook page orTwitter feed. Looking at a school throughvaried lenses will provide a better sense ofculture at the school.

“Talk as a family about what would bethe best kind of school for your child,” shecontinued. “Coed versus single gender, tra-ditional versus progressive, suburban ver-sus urban, no uniform versus uniform, kin-

Local educators offer insider tipson how to select and get a childadmitted to the perfect school.

The Private SchoolAdmissions Process

Photo courtesy of Norwood School

Visiting prospective schools will give parents and students a sense of theinstitution’s atmosphere and culture.

dergarten through second versus kindergar-ten through eighth versus kindergartenthrough 12th.”

Consider your child’s strengths and weak-nesses, and what they need to be happy andsuccessful in school. “Keep your mindopen,” said Mulligan. “The spectrum of ex-cellent schools in our area is broad, enablingparents to think beyond name recognitionand focus on right fit when selecting aschool.”

There are a few factors for parents to con-sider: “Does a school’s mission resonatewith your family’s values?” asks Dunning.

“Will the curriculum challenge your child’sstrengths and support him or her in otherareas?”

PARENTS AND STUDENTS should be-gin by creating a list of schools where theyplan to apply and start contacting their topchoices. “The most important piece of ad-vice for a family is to visit the school websiteoften. That is full of interesting stories abouta school,” said Ann Richardson Miller, di-rector of admission and financial aid at TheMadeira School in McLean.


Wakefield FootballImproves to 5-1

Kicker Ben Kline booted a 24-yard fieldgoal as time expired and the Wakefieldfootball team improved to 5-1 with a 26-25 victory over Falls Church on Oct. 10at Wakefield High School. The Warriorsovercame a 25-10 fourth-quarter deficitto pull out the win.

Leon Young carried 29 times for 178yards and a touchdown, helpingWakefield reach five wins in a season forthe first time since 1987.

Kline’s field goal gave the Warriors

their first win as time expired sinceWakefield defeated Fairfax 17-14 in 1985.It was also the first time since 1985 thatWakefield won after overcoming a two-touchdown deficit in the fourth quarter.

Wakefield will host Yorktown at 7:30 p.m.on Friday, Oct. 17.

W-L FootballBeats Mount Vernon

The Washington-Lee football team im-proved to 4-2 with a 38-21 victory overwinless Mount Vernon on Oct. 10.

The Generals have won four of five afterdropping their season opener againstMcLean.

W-L will travel to face Edison at 7:30 p.m.on Friday, Oct. 17.

Yorktown FootballFalls to Hayfield

The Yorktown football team lost toHayfield 34-21 on Oct. 10.

The Patriots fell to 3-3, alternating winsand losses throughout the season.

Yorktown will travel to face Arlington foe

Wakefield at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17.

O’Connell FootballLoses to DeMatha

The Bishop O’Connell football team fellshort by a touchdown against DeMatha,losing 37-31 on Oct. 11.

The Knights fell to 5-2 and havedropped back-to-back WCAC games bya combined 12 points after starting 5-0.

O’Connell will travel to Coolidge HighSchool to face Gonzaga at 1 p.m. on Sat-urday, Oct. 18.

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By Jon Roetman

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The 2013 Glory Days Invi-tational was cancelled dueto inclement weather. Thisyear, harriers were able to

compete at Bull Run Regional Park,but not without the challenge of amuddy course.

Washington-Lee senior DoniaNichols battled the elements betterthan most, earning a medal with a10th-place finish in the girls’ varsityrace on Oct. 11. Nichols finished witha time of 19 minutes, 31 seconds, andplaced third among runners from the6A North region.

The other two harriers from the 6ANorth region to finish in the top 10were Patriot High School’s RachelMcArthur, who won the event with atime of 18:40, and Westfield’s SaraFreix, who placed sixth (19:22).

What did Nichols think of her per-formance?

“I thought it was pretty good for thecourse. It was really muddy,” Nicholssaid. “I just try to stick with the girlsas long as I can and try to move upeach time I race.”

Nichols’ effort helped Washington-Lee finish runner-up as a team with ascore of 167. Patriot finished first witha score of 104. Churchill (Potomac,

Md.) placed third (184) and West Spring-field took fourth (194).

Jordan Grimaldi finished 22nd for W-Lwith a time of 20 minutes. Kathryn Eng was25th (20:05), Laura Ramirez took 26th(20:05) and Alice Naland finished 108th(21:43).

The Generals finished state runner-up in2013. Eng was W-L’s top finisher at the state

Boys’ team finishesninth in muddyconditions.

W-L Girls’ XC Places Second at Glory Days Invite

meet, taking 35th. Nichols finished 40th andGrimaldi was 48th.

“I think we definitely know the work thatyou need to put in to [be successful],”Nichols said. “I think we also recognize thatwe have a lot longer ways to go this year,so that makes us work better together. Weunderstand what we need to do.”

In the boys’ varsity race, Washington-Lee

finished ninth with a score of 339. Dulaneywon the event with a score of 71, followedby Good Counsel (160), Thomas Jefferson(189) and Chantilly (220).

Christopher Mutty led the Generals witha 24th-place finish, turning in a time of16:51.

The Conference 6 championship meet isscheduled for Oct. 29 at Burke Lake Park.

Washington-Lee’s Laura Ramirez (2843), JordanGrimaldi (2830) and Kathryn Eng compete at theGlory Days Invitational on Oct. 11 at Bull Run Re-gional Park.

Photos by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Christopher Mutty was the top finisher for the W-Lboys’ team, coming in 24th.

“I thought [myperformance] was pretty

good for the course.It was really muddy.”

— W-L harrier Donia Nichols

Arlington Connection Sports Editor Jon Roetman

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“Once you’ve narrowed down yourchoices, make plans to visit the schools.Tours have started, and there will be addi-tional opportunities such as open houses,student visiting days, and curriculumnights,” said Dunning. “It is important toexperience the culture of the school to getan accurate picture. Each independentschool has its own distinctive mission, andyou will feel it as soon as you step onto cam-pus.”

Miller says open houses can help reducethe potential anxiety a student might haveabout other parts of the application process,

such as an interview or standardized test,which are often requirements for privateschool admissions. She also suggests attend-ing a school play or athletic event. “Thoseare great ways to see a school community.”

Keep a list of the school’s applicationsrequirements, test requirements and appli-cation deadlines. “If testing is required, callto make an appointment as soon as possibleso that you can schedule a time that worksfor your child,” said Mulligan. “Think aboutwhether a morning time or an afternoontime works better for your child and find atester with that time available. Block offtime before and after your testing appoint-

ment to make sure that you are not rushedgetting there and have time to relax after-wards.”

“Students in the upper grades should haveregistered for the Secondary School Admis-sion Test (SSAT) or the Independent SchoolEntrance Examination (ISEE),” addedMiller.

While talking to friends and colleaguesabout area private schools and the applica-tion process, there is a caveat, saidMulligan: “Take their advice with a grainof salt. Finding the best fit school for yourchild and your family is a very personaldecision.”

The Private School Admissions Process

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

For many children, Halloween isone of the most anticipated holi-days of the year. From PowerRangers and athletes to princesses

and pirates, dressing up in their spookiestor most imaginative attire and trolling thestreets in search of treats is a major part ofthe fun for school-age children. For youngerchildren, however, the ghosts and goblinswho are meant to entertain can cause toomuch of a fright.

“Halloween can be a wonderful holidayfor children,” said Linda Gulyn, professorof psychology at Marymount University inArlington. “But fears related to Halloweenare real to children, especially in the pre-school years, ages 2-5.”

One of the reasons that Halloween canbe particularly frightening for small childrenis because they are highly imaginative, butnot logical, she added. “They believe whatthey see is real and true. For example, if alittle [3-year-old] boy puts on a werewolfmask, he sees himself as a werewolf andbelieves he is.”

The same is true when children see adultsin costume. “If Mom puts on a witch cos-tume, this could lead to fear that she hasturned into a witch” Gulyn said. “Kids failto realize that appearance can be trans-formed, such as placing a mask on a face,but the person is still the person.”

Parents and caregivers can help determinewhat is too scary for a child and at whatage. “It is important know your child andobserve their reactions to certain charac-ters or situations during the Halloween sea-son,” said Ashley Akerman, a family coun-selor in private practice in Potomac, Md.“Something as innocent as a 6-year-old ina furry squirrel costume can frighten a 2-

year-old child. Keep a close watch on theway that your child reacts and notice if theyseem frightened or concerned.”

HALLOWEEN CAN BE OVERWHELM-ING for many. With strangers ringing thedoorbell, people walking around withmasks on, and some costumes that aredownright gory, it can be very scary, espe-cially for younger children. “It is importantto know your child’s developmental stageas well as their overall temperament, aseach child is different,” said CarolynLorente, associate professor of psychologyat Northern Virginia Community College’sAlexandria campus.

Validate and avoid diminishing the sig-nificance of a child’s fears, says Lorente. “Ifthey express fears or insecurities, followyour child’s lead,” she said. “Remember, youare their safe place. But telling them thatthere is nothing to be afraid of starts a life-time of not cuing into their own feelingsand intuition. This is not what you wantyour child to learn.”

Instead, make sure a child knows that itis normal to be afraid of people, environ-ments or situations that are unfamiliar.There are ways, said Lorente, to familiar-ize young children with Halloween. “Play.

Kids learn through play,” she said. “For allkids, before the big day, talk about Hallow-een so they know how your family cel-ebrates the event and what to expect.”

Festive cooking, as well as arts and crafts,can also make the holiday less intimidat-ing. “Build up to the event by making Hal-loween-themed cookies, decorating apumpkin and drawing pictures to post onthe door to greet the trick-or-treaters,” saidLorente. “Play dress up with your child. Givethem opportunities to see you putting on amask and taking it off. You can even makeyour own masks using a paper plate, cut-ting out space for eyes, decorating it andgluing on a popsicle stick.”

Gulyn suggests forgoing potentially scarymovies and gory, dramatic costumes andmasks. “For young children, I like costumeswhere the child’s face is still recognizable,for example, a ballet dancer or a firefighter.That is really fun for the child.”

A child’s pleasure during the holiday isthe most important factor to consider. “Re-spect the limitations of young children’sunderstanding of reality,” said Gulyn. “Takecues from the kids, even if you worked tire-lessly on a realistic-looking vampire cos-tume. Don’t worry: that vampire will beappreciated in a year or two.”

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Parents of special needs children willhave a forum to learn about educa-tional opportunities available to

them in the Washington, D.C. area nextmonth. Representatives from more thanmore than 30 mid-Atlantic Schools will beavailable at the 8th Annual ExceptionalSchools Fair (ESF) on Nov. 16 from 11 a.m.to 1 p,m.

“Twenty years ago, not only did we nothave acknowledgement of learning differ-ences and learning challenges, we did nothave support,” said Lois McCabe, head ofthe Diener School in Potomac, Md., whichhas been participating in the fair since itsinception. “A decade and a half later, it’s anew world. And we as schools in the com-munity are involved in this fair because weare invested in supporting parents who arefaced with a difficult situation.”

The event founder and organizer, BekahAtkinson, director of admissions at The Si-enna School in Silver Spring, Md., says theESF was created solely to provide a resourceto parents whose lives changed when theyreceived a diagnosis that their child was dis-abled. “ESF is a forum for parents to exploreeducational options for their children,” shesaid. Atkinson says the event is meant to bea helpful resource for parents who are fac-ing an unknown future for their children,educationally, financially and emotionally.

Atkinson says that ESF brings most of thearea’s “exceptional schools” to parents. Shedescribes the fair as a place where familiesthat may be floundering can feel empow-ered as they walk through one-location tosee the number of options available to them.“It can be a very isolating emotional situa-tion, and this one environment, one loca-tion to research what’s out there makes itless scary,” she said. “You can see there is aworld of other families out there in the samesituation. You can talk to professionals whoare passionate about what they do in theirschools.”

Local schools including CommonwealthAcademy in Alexandria, The Diener Schoolin Potomac, Oakwood School in Annandaleand Phillips School in Annandale will haverepresentatives at the event.

Event organizers say the fair has beenendorsed by the National Institutes ofHealth. The ESF will be held at the KatzenArt Center at American University in Wash-ington, D.C. For more information, visitexceptionalschoolsfair.com or call BekahAtkinson at 301-244-3600.

Event providesinformation forparents of specialneeds children.

ExceptionalSchools FairLocal experts offer

advice for keepingtrick-or-treating fun,not scary, for smallchildren.

Getting Children Excited for Halloween

For some young children, Halloween festivities that are meant to enter-tain can cause too much of a fright. Merriment that includes activitiessuch as arts and crafts can make celebrations less intimidating.

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IMPROVEMENTS IMPROVEMENTSSometimes, believe it or not, I’m not in

the mood to be a terminal cancer patient(duh). Not that the effect is particularlytangible, but the weight of it, as well as theassociated waits I’ve occasionally writtenabout, can get awfully heavy. Moreover, inspite of my best psychological efforts, gen-erally speaking, there seems little I can doto diminish its effect. More often than not,it’s merely time; simply time passing and/or time spent trying to talk myself out-ofhow I feel and in-to how I haven’t failed.

Obviously, surviving five years andalmost eight months after initially receivinga “13-month to two-year” prognosis frommy oncologist on February 27, 2009 issuccess with a capital “S.” I understandthat miraculous fact amazingly well.Nevertheless, on a daily basis, I might notfeel so successful. I attribute it to thingsbeyond my control: the underlying dis-ease; the treatment/side effects; the figura-tive rewiring of my brain after it learnedand began to live with the diagnosis/ prog-nosis and the responsibilities of being aproactive cancer patient; these are cer-tainly reasonable and customary consid-erations given the world in which I nowexclusively reside. Still, it’s my life and Ihave to live it.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not “woeing-is-me,” nor am I the least bit ungrateful forthe great good fortune I’ve had beating thehell out the original life-expectancy odds Iwas given. I’m thrilled, every day. But I’mstill a cancer patient with incurable stageIV, non small cell lung cancer, one of theleast desirable diagnoses in the cancerworld. Lung cancer is a killer, almostalways – and I don’t mean inevitably so, Imean prematurely (not that every deathisn’t premature, but you get my meaning,right?).

Every day – or so it seems, there arewords, phrases, references, articles, news/media reports, and miscellaneous remind-ers that I see, hear and/or read, that con-nect me with my situation. I haven’texactly completed a study on the nature ofthis exposure, but it sure seems/feels, how-ever inadvertent or random it may be, thatit is impossible to escape and next toimpossible to ignore – although I try, andin reviewing the content of this column, itis an ongoing failure of mine.

Some days, I can shrug it off; most daysin fact. But this day (today when I’m writ-ing this column), I couldn’t. I’m not exactlydepressed, more like forlorn. I don’t feelhopeless, maybe a little helpless. I don’tfeel unlucky, perhaps a bit unsettled.Nothing really out of my ordinary; but still,a little out of my character. I’m entitled; Iunderstand that. I’ve been carrying thisweight for over five and a half years. Noone said being a terminal cancer patientwas going to be easy; in fact, they said theexact opposite: that it was going to be thetoughest thing I’ve had to do, and ofcourse, they were right. Today is simplyone of those days when it’s most difficult.I’m sure tomorrow will better. Of that I’mpositive (at least that’s what I tell myself –ALL THE TIME).

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

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