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Wellesley College junior Zara Ibrahim,the daughter of

Rizwan and Amna Ibrahim ofGreat Falls and a graduate ofLangley High School, has beennamed a fellow of theMadeleine Korbel Albright In-stitute for Global Affairs, whichprepares women for positionsof global leadership.

Ibrahim’s participation in theinstitute began with an inten-sive course this January, whereshe began lessons from variousinternational relations and pub-lic policy experts. Those expertsinclude former U.S. Secretary ofState Albright, a member of theWellesley College class of 1959,who served as the institute’s dis-tinguished visiting professor.This summer, Ibrahim will par-ticipate in a Wellesley-fundedinternship in the United Statesor abroad, applying what shehas learned in a real-life setting.

“As an Albright Fellow, I hopeto gain a deeper understandingof how I can rise to our mostpressing global challenges,” shesaid.

Ibrahim, a biological sciencesand Spanish double major, hasworked as an intern at KantiChildren’s Hospital inKathmandu, Nepal, and is a cer-tified Emergency Medical Tech-nician. At Wellesley, she worksas a research assistant in theDepartment of Biological Sci-ences; as a Spanish tutor in thePforzheimer Learning andTeaching Center; as a residen-tial assistant. She serves as themulti-faith council representa-tive for Al-Muslimat, the Mus-lim organization on campus.

In January 2010, WellesleyCollege launched the AlbrightInstitute to educate women tofulfill leadership positions, tostrengthen the role of womenin international relations and toinform policy discussions andacademic thought in global af-fairs.

“The Wellesley women of thefuture have to understand howtoday’s global challenges areconnected,” Albright said. “Theinstitute will adopt an interdis-ciplinary approach to give thesewomen leaders the tools theyneed to deal with the mostpressing issues.”

The institute combines theacademic resources of Wellesley,the research capabilities of theWellesley Centers for Womenand the insights of global lead-ers. It draws on faculty fromacross the liberal-arts disciplinesand alumnae in fields rangingfrom government to conserva-tion to social entrepreneurship.By combining academic theorywith real-life perspectives, theprogram cultivates a new un-derstanding of global issues.

This year’s crop of AlbrightFellows hail from 12 countries:Afghanistan, Bangladesh,China, Ghana, Israel, Hungary,Japan, Nepal, Republic of Ko-rea, United Kingdom, UnitedStates and Zimbabwe.

Since 1875, Wellesley Collegehas been a leader in providingan excellent liberal arts educa-tion for women who will makea difference in the world. Its500-acre campus near Boston ishome to 2,300 undergraduatestudents from all 50 states and75 countries.

Preparing forLeadershipA Great Falls student becomesAlbright Institute Fellow.

Zara Ibrahim

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The Safe Community Coalition hosted ascreening of “Race to Nowhere” Feb. 2 atLangley High School, hoping to start adiscussion about stress in students, even

in elementary school. Parents and administratorsfrom schools around the county filled the auditorium,all hoping to gain insight on pressures faced by themodern student.

“As the parent of three teenagers, two at LangleyHigh School and a freshman in college, I have beenconcerned about the pressure that my children feelas they have to balance everything in their lives,”said Susan Mayman, who served as first vice presi-dent for the Langley Parent Teacher Student Asso-ciation. “When my oldest graduated last year, mymain feeling was one of relief.”

The film deals with the struggle many studentshave to balance their lives between hours of home-work, preparing for their future, extracurricular ac-tivities and just being a kid. Many students in thefilm spoke of staying up past midnight every singlenight to do homework, starting as early as middleschool.

SUCH PRESSURES can lead to drug abuse, cheat-ing, dropping out, eating disorders and in the caseof one 13-year-old girl, suicide. The film says that

students are pressured to get straight A’s as early aselementary school, and it can lead to a total aban-donment of motivation.

“It’s such as emotionally charged film, there’s sad-ness in children who want to please and the terriblepain of being trapped in a situation you don’t wantto be in,” said Joan Tannenbaum, a guidance coun-selor at Langley, who also served on a panel discus-sion after the film. “The song played over the open-ing credits says ‘nobody really knows me,’ and it’strue. Even as adults it’s common to feel that peopleonly know you through one prism, whether it’s pro-fessionally or academically.”

Donald E. Fraser Jr., director of education for theNational Association for College Admission Counsel-ing, and a member of the panel, urged parents torethink their priorities when pressuring their studentsabout school. He also told parents that while changesto the educational system might be a long time com-ing, they also had a duty to their students who arecurrently in school.

“We can’t wait for the system to change, that’s notgoing to help anyone now,” he said. “We can workfor change, but it won’t help our children at thismoment.”

Fairfax County has established a homework guide-line, available on their website. They recommend atotal of 30 minutes of homework for students ingrades 1-2, one hour for grades 3-6, 1.5 hours (30minutes per core subject) in grades 7-8 and two hoursfor grades 9-12.

But the two-hour guideline for high-schoolerscomes with an asterisk, saying the amount of home-work may be greater for students enrolled in APclasses. According to the film, students cramming

Safe Community Coalitionhosts showing of‘Race to Nowhere.’

Getting Stress Out Of Schools

From left, Beth Werfel, apsychologist at McLean HighSchool and Kate Lewis, En-glish teacher at ThomasJefferson High School forScience and Technology,speak at a panel discussionfollowing the Feb. 2 screeningof “Race to Nowhere” atLangley High School.

From left, Beth Werfel, apsychologist at McLean HighSchool, Kate Lewis, Englishteacher at Thomas JeffersonHigh School for Science andTechnology, JoanTannenbaum, a guidancecounselor at Langley HighSchool and Donald E. FraserJr., director of education forthe National Association forCollege Admission Counselingspeak to parents and admin-istrators after the Feb. 2screening of “Race to No-where.”

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Optimist Club Hosts SpeakerThe Great Falls Optimist Club will meet Thursday, Feb. 15 at 7

p.m. at the Great Falls Library. The speaker will be Lynne Russell,Founder of the District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH), dedi-cated in memory of her 19-year-old daughter who was murderedby her abusive ex-boyfriend.

The mission of DASH is to raise awareness of the dangers ofteen dating abuse, educate and encourage teens to engage inhealthy relationship behavior, help teens and parents to recog-nize and act upon warning signs and provide resources to iden-tify places of help for teens in distress.

Lynne has been invited by Lynn Rosenhal, White House Advi-sor on Violence Against Women to participate in a roundtablediscussion about teen dating violence with experts in Law en-forcement and victim advocacy. She will be speaking before theGeorge Mason University Sexual Assault Service

There is no charge for more information call President T.R. Cookat 703- 938-1609.

Del. Comstock Honors WolfTrap, Forms Arts Caucus

Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34) introduced HJR 655, a resolu-tion commending Wolf Trap on the occasion of their 40th anni-versary serving the community with “lasting memories that mil-lions of people will treasure over their lifetimes, through uniqueperforming arts experiences and arts education programs.”

On Monday, Jan. 31, a special Center Aisle presentation in theHouse of Delegates was held to commend Wolf Trap and presentthe resolution to Karen Pittleman, Director of Wolf Trap NationalPark for the Performing Arts, and Terre Jones, President and CEOof the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts.

On Arts Advocacy Day, Jan. 27, Del. Comstock and Del. EileenFiller-Corn (D-41) held the inaugural meeting of the House ofDelegates Arts Caucus. The mission of the caucus is to promoteand work with local arts community to highlight and supporttheir programs and performances and promote their efforts withthe business community and the donor community.

MPA to HostMonoprint Workshop

Stephanie George, a McLean based artist who recently exhib-ited her work in the Ramp Gallery at McLean Project for the Arts,will conduct a Monoprint Workshop for teens and adults on Sat-urday, Feb. 12, 12:30-3:30 p.m. as part of DuVal Art Studio Birth-day Celebration. Cupcakes included.

Participants will learn the basic techniques of making, register-ing and hand printing a monoprint using oil paints. Studentsshould bring an image they would like to work from. All supplieswill be provided.

The workshop will take place at McLean Project for the Arts inthe Susan B. DuVal Art Studio. $20 per person. Registration re-quired. Call MPA at 703.790.1953 or email [email protected].

Susan Bontecou DuVal, an accomplished painter and catalystfor the arts, was an active member of McLean Project for the Artsfrom its inception in 1963. After her death in 1997, her husband,the late Senator Clive L. DuVal, 2d, and the DuVal family, wantedto honor Sue by building a living memorial to her belief in theimportance of the visual arts. With the goal of providing a placefor artists of all ages to learn and work, the DuVal Studio wasborn.

Starshine Theater toHost Open House

Starshine Theater will host Open House and Reception on Sat-urday, Feb. 12, 4:30-5:30 p.m. at The School of Theatrical DanceStudios, 760 Walker Road # C, Great Falls. Meet Patricia andJerry Budwig of Starshine Theater, and learn about performingarts workshops in music, voice and acting for all ages. 703-790-9050 or [email protected].

Week in Great Falls

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

Growing up in Great Falls, Tristan Herbertfound from an early age that he was acompetitor. After years of amateur motorcycle and racecar driving, he has fi-

nally taken his competitiveness to a professionalstage, driving for Brimtek Motorsports of Ashburn.

“I’ve always been a competitive person and play-ing sports, I loved the camaraderie of a team,”Herbert said. “As I got older, I wanted to do what-ever I could, and while racing is dangerous and physi-cally demanding, it’s not like running long distances.”

Herbert is no stranger to the physical consequencesof his need for speed. He started racing motorcyclesin 1999, which he continued until suffering an off-track accident where he collided with a deer at 70miles per hour.

AFTER SEVERAL SURGERIES, and at the urgingof his wife, he switched to racing cars in 2008. Hepurchased a 1984 ITB Rabbit and started racing forthe Sport Club Car of America’s Washington, D.C.region. Last year he broke his leg snowboarding, giv-ing him another speed bump to cross.

“I remember being on crutches and helping outsome of my friends who race, and I was just dying toget back in the car,” Herbert said.

Herbert will be representing Brimtek in the 2011World Challenge and he plans to compete in eightraces this year. Team owner David Tilton says he sawHerbert’s potential after seeing him race three yearsago.

“He had a lot of potential, but he was driving withhis heart, not his head,” Tilton said. “But I decidedto sponsor him and as we worked with him the nextyear, I realized we had a winner. He has profession-alism and a desire to win and he’s always willing tolisten and learn.”

In 2009, he won the Mid-Atlantic Road RacingSeries and over the past three years he has 18 wins,which includes two track records.

Tom Martin, a friend of Herbert’s since their days

at Langley High School and now his crewmember atBrimtek, said that the team’s chemistry has thempoised for big things.

“With the guys and gals on our team, we have areal shot at doing well,” Martin said. “We’ve got someolder guys who have been around racing for 10-15years, and they bring in a wealth of knowledge andexperience.”

Even though the team is in its first year of racingprofessionally, Tilson says they have high hopes.

“We would love to win the championship. That’salways the goal, but it’s our first year,” Tilton said.“Hopefully we get through the season with somegood races and some wins. The team has gellednicely, we’ve learned each other’s strengths and weak-nesses and now we know what we can do.”

HERBERT says he is fully aware of what the transi-tion to being a professional means.

“I’m looking forward to having a good time, butthere is a massive amount of stress on my shoulders.I’m the only driver on the team, so there’s a lot ridingon me.” Herbert said. “It’s the preparation that’sstressful, but once I’m out there, in the car, there’snot much on my mind. You just have to get out thereand convince yourself that you’re the best. You can’tsecond-guess yourself. Your biggest enemy is your-self.”

Martin says Herbert is more than ready to com-pete on a high level.“I know he will do well,” martinsaid. “He’s an amazing driver and it’s our challengeto keep him on his game.”

More information on the team can be found atwww.brimtek.com/racing.

Great Falls native takes onthe world ofprofessional racing.

TristanHerbert, aGreat Fallsnative, willbe racing inthe 2011Sport ClubCar ofAmerica’sWorld Chal-lenge thisyear.

Tristan Herbert, Great Falls native anddriver for the Brimtek Racing team, exam-ines his car. Herbert will be racing in the2011 Sport Club Car of America’s 2011World Challenge, his first professionalseries of races.

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By Alex McVeigh

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Capt. HeidiStefanyshyn-Piper, aformer NASA astronaut, came to St.

Luke’s Catholic School in McLeanlast Thursday. Her goal was to edu-cate students on the benefits of sci-ence, technology, engineering andmath and it had its intended ef-fect on at least one student.

“It made me want to do betterin science and math, because I sawwhat you can actually do withthose classes,” said eighth-graderMaeve Cosgrove. “And I thoughtit was really cool that she was agirl.”

Stefanyshyn-Piper has spentmore than 27 total days in space,including 33 hours and 42 minutesof “Extravehicular Activity” spacewalks. She participated in missionsin 2006 and 2008 to the Interna-tional Space Station, including thefirst assembly mission following

the explosion of the Space ShuttleColumbia.

She gave a presentation to stu-dents which included photos andvideo footage of her time in space,as well as her previous work in theNavy doing rescue and mainte-nance missions on large boats.

“The photos showed me thatbeing in space would be a lot morefun that I thought it would be,”said sixth-grader Molly Hilliard.“She has a job and is working, butit also looks like they had time to

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“It is our hope that the founda-tion of math, science and technol-ogy offered to students at St. Luke,combined with visits from scien-tists like Capt. Piper, will inspire anew generation of Americans com-mitted to STEM,” said principalRenee Quiros White.

Lessons From Out Of This WorldAstronaut speaks atSt. Luke’s School.

Capt. Heidi Stefanyshyn-Piper, a former NASA astronaut,answers questions from students at St. Luke’s School Feb. 3.

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AP classes into their schedule to buildtheir college applications are especially vul-nerable.

Brigitte Lavey, a social studies teacher atLangley, and Fairfax County’s 2010 Teacherof the Year, who teaches AP classes, said theissues raised by the film are complex froma teacher’s standpoint.

“If I don’t assign work and just assignreading, [most] won’t do it, I’d like to knowthat they’re all doing the reading, and thenthey would come in ready to have a livelydiscussion,” she said. “To change the waywe do things, we can’t wait for it to start atthe top or the bottom, we have to start allthe way from elementary to college age.”

MANY STUDENTS in the film said thatthey worked so hard all the time to keep upwith parent expectations.

“It’s OK to allow children to fail occasion-ally so they see that failure is not the end of

the world,” said Kate Lewis, an Englishteacher at Thomas Jefferson High Schoolfor Science and Technology. “We just needthem to know that we’ll be there to catchthem when they fall.”

Mayman said she was affected by the film,and that she hopes everyone else who seesit feels the same way.

“I believe this film really hits home for somany of us parents,” Mayman said. “I hopeeveryone takes some time to be introspec-tive, ‘Do I put pressure on my child? Whatkind of messages do I give my childrenabout success?’ The film has certainly mademe think about my own part in mychildren’s ‘race.’”

Money raised by the Feb. 2 showing willgo towards holding future programs hostedby the Safe Community Coalition. Langleywill host a follow-up discussion with Dr. BillStixrud, a clinical psychologist specializingin training and supervision of learning spe-cialists on March 22 at 7 p.m.

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For those who missed the showing of “Race toNowhere” Feb. 2 at Langley High School, therewill be two more local showings in February.

James Madison High School, 2500 JamesMadison Drive, will show the film Feb. 9, at 7p.m. followed by a panel discussion. Tickets canbe purchased online at http://rtnjamesmadisonhs.eventbrite.com.

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More Local ShowingsTemple Rodef Shalom, 2100 Westmoreland St.

in Falls Church will show the film Feb. 24 at 7p.m. and it will be followed by a discussion ofthe film with Dr. Deborah Cohen, a licensedclinical psychologist who works with childrenfrom pre-school age through adolescence.Tickets can be purchased at http://rtntemplerodefshalom.eventbrite.com.

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By Lizi Arbogast

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The General Assembly is about halfwaythrough its 2011 session, and the dust isstarting to clear on which bills may become laws and which ones will end up in

the dustbin.The House of Delegates has made quite a bit of

headway, especially in the areas of higher educationand transportation. Last Friday, for example, theHouse passed the transportation plan proposed byGov. Bob McDonnell – one of many bills that couldhave a big impact on Northern Virginia.

Tuesday is “crossover day” in the assembly: If abill hasn’t cleared the House or Senate by then, it isdead for the session.

With that as a backdrop, Connection Newspapersvisited with Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34) askingfor her assessment of the session to this point.

Q: What would you consider the mainaccomplishments so far?A: We had the governor’s transportation plan, whichI was a co-patron of, and we passed that. That is avery significant investment in transportation. I’m verywe happy we had bipartisan support, and the Sen-ate has also started moving it through. Obviously inNorthern Virginia, transportation and congestion arereally a challenge, and this is the first significant in-vestment we’ve had in a decade. …

In the transportation area, one of the things thataffects Fairfax County that’s included in the bill dealswith revenue sharing funds. Back in 2006, theychanged the formula for revenue sharing, so inFairfax County, we’ve been getting nothing, so wechanged it back. I produced a bill to that affect atthe request of Fairfax County, and that has gottenincorporated into the governor’s bill also. Now there’sgoing to be $50 million of revenue sharing funds,and we will now be eligible to get some of that.

Also in the transportation area, I have a teleworkbill ... it is a tax credit, encouraging companies totelework. That’s a great way of sort of relieving thetransportation congestion. … It’s one of those win-

win solutions that help people in a lot of ways – tosave money because you don’t have to drive every-day to work; to save time. When companies haveused this it creates morale, productivity, and it savespeople money.

Q: What would you say is your single mostimportant contribution so far?A: I should also mention the higher education bill.So I think [that and transportation] are very impor-tant because they’re significant investments. Lastyear, we really were investing in jobs and we cutback the spending. Unemployment has gone down;we’ve improved our situation here in Virginia. Sowe’re able to make these significant investments thisyear because we’ve been prudent and careful.

The great thing with the transportation bill is we’regoing to be able to take advantage of really low in-terest rates right now. Projects cost less today thanthey did a few years ago and less than they’re goingto cost soon. … When a lot of other states aren’t ableto do things, we’re going to be able to spend themoney and get more bang for our buck. We’ve beencareful stewards of the people’s money, and wehaven’t gone on the spending sprees we’ve seen else-where. Now we’re able to make these significant in-vestments.

Q: What do you think has been the mostdisappointing part of the session?A: I think we’ve had a good session. We’ll have thebudget up [soon]. We’re going to continue to focuson jobs, roads and schools – getting the economyback on track.

Comstock Sees ‘a Good Session’General Assemblyreaches mid-point.

The great thingwith thetransportation billis we’re going to beable to takeadvantage of reallylow interest rates right now.

— Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34)

Army National Guard Pfc. JoshuaB. Atkins has graduated from basiccombat training at Fort Jackson, Co-lumbia, S.C. During the nine weeksof training, he studied Army history,tradition and core values, physicalfitness, received instruction andpractice in basic combat skills, mili-tary weapons, chemical warfare andbayonet training, drill and ceremony,marching, rifle marksmanship,armed and unarmed combat, mapreading, field tactics and more. He isthe son of Randy Atkins of WeantDrive in Great Falls, and a 1990graduate of the Blue Ridge Prepara-tory School of Dyke, Va.

Cadet Anthony Kotoriy of GreatFalls successfully completed Cadet BasicTraining (CBT) at the U.S. MilitaryAcademy on Aug. 14. The initial militarytraining program provides cadets withbasic skills to instill discipline, pride,cohesion, confidence and a high sense ofduty to prepare them for entry into theCorps of Cadets. Areas of summer in-struction included first aid,mountaineering, hand grenades, riflemarksmanship and nuclear, biological,and chemical training. He is the son ofGiovanni and Elizabeth Kotoriy of GreatFalls, and a graduate of Langley HighSchool.

Army Pfc. Bo J. Buffkin hasgraduated from the Basic Field Artil-lery Cannon Crewmember AdvancedIndividual Training course at FortSill, Lawton, Okla. The course is de-signed to train servicemembers tomaintain, prepare and load ammuni-tion for firing; operate and performoperator maintenance on primemovers, self-propelled Howitzers,and ammunition vehicles and estab-lish and maintain radio and wirecommunications. He is the son ofMark D. and Beverly J. Buffkin ofHuntover Court in McLean, and a2008 graduate of Langley HighSchool.

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Peace Corps General InformationMeeting. 7 p.m. REI Sporting Store,11950 Grand Commons Ave., Fairfax.Peace Corps Recruiter BenjaminBurnes will speak on the importanceof international volunteerism andwhy today’s Peace Corps is more vitalthan ever. www.peacecorps.gov.

SATURDAY/FEB. 12 Starshine Theater Open House

and Reception. 4:30-5:30 p.m. TheSchool of Theatrical Dance Studios,760 Walker Road # C, Great Falls.Meet Patricia and Jerry Budwig ofStarshine Theater, and learn aboutperforming arts workshops in music,voice and acting for all ages. 703-790-9050 [email protected].

McLean Project for the Arts: BasicMonoprint Workshop withStephanie George. 12:30 p.m.McLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. Making,registering and hand printing amonoprint using oil paints. Bring animage to work from. All suppliesprovided. $20. Registration requiredat 703-790-1953 or www.mpaart.org.

Brinker Toastmasters. 9:30 a.m. atVienna Presbyterian Church, 124Park St. N.E., Vienna. Meets secondand fourth Saturday of the month.brinker.wordpress.com.

T’ai Chi Practice. 8 a.m. at St. Luke’sCatholic School Gymnasium, 7005Georgetown Pike, McLean. Saturdaysthrough March. Free, open to all. Nospecial clothing or equipmentneeded. www.FreeTaiChi.org or 703-759-9141.

Living Fully in our Relationships.10 a.m. The Women’s Center, 127Park St. N.E., Vienna. A two-partworkshop to assess satisfaction ordissatisfaction and apply the courseskill building and practices. $60, $ 50members. Continued on Feb. 26.Register atwww.thewomenscenter.org or 703-281-2657.

The Smart Split: Legal AspectsAbout Separation and Divorce.10 a.m. McLean Government Center,1437 Balls Hill Road, McLean. Learnthe rights and responsibilitiesinvolved. $50, $40 members.Register atwww.thewomenscenter.org or 703-281-2657.

Partner Yoga. 4:15-5:30 p.m. BodyGrace Fitness & Yoga, 215 Mill St.N.E., Vienna. A donation class forThe American Heart Assoc. Incelebration of Valentine’s day, bringa friend, family member orsweetheart to share in some yogalove for body mind and spirit.Reserve at [email protected].

MONDAY/FEB. 14Impending Disaster: The New Law

of Wills and Trusts. 10 a.m. at theVienna Community Center, 120Cherry St., S.E., Vienna. AttorneyDavid Hoffman will discuss thechanges in trust laws that took effectJan. 1. Free, no registration required.703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver SupportGroup. 5 p.m. Lewinsville Adult DayHealth Care Center, 1609 Great FallsRoad, McLean. 703-734-1718.

TUESDAY/FEB. 15Great Falls Optimist Club. 7 p.m.

Great Falls Library Meeting Room,9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.With Lynne Russell, founder ofDASH. The mission of DASH is toraise awareness of teen dating abuseand educate teens about healthyrelationship behavior. Free. 703-938-1609.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver SupportGroup. 5 p.m. The SylvestryAssisted Living, 1728 Kirby Road,McLean. 703-506-2122.

Providence District CouncilMeeting. 7:15 p.m. Dunn LoringAdministrative Center, 2334 GallowsRoad, Fairfax. Annual election of2011 PDC officers followed by adiscussion of the proposed FairfaxCounty School’s FY12 budget, withPatty Reed, Providence DistrictSchool Board [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 16Beth Emeth Early Childhood

Center Open House. 10:30 a.m.Congregation Beth Emeth, 12523Lawyers Road, Herndon. Take a tour,see classes in action, meet staff andmore. 703-860-4515, ext. 114 [email protected]/beecc.htm.

Winter Book Sales. 3-8 p.m. ClaudeMoore Colonial Farm, 6310Georgetown Pike, McLean. A donatedselection of mystery, gardening,history, cooking, art, children’s,classics, biographies and more, plusvideos, CDs, cassettes and vinylrecords. Most books $1-$3.www.1771.org.

Hot: Living Through the Next FiftyYears on Earth. 7 p.m. GeorgeMason University, 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. Environmental writerMark Hertsgaard on mitigating greenhouse gases and adapting to climatechange. 415-874-9145 orwww.markhertsgaard.com.

THURSDAY/FEB. 17VTRCC Pre-President’s Day

Luncheon. 11:30 a.m. Fleming’sPrime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 1960Chain Bridge Road, McLean. $40members, $50 non-members.www.vtrcc.org.

Re-entering the Workforce. 11 a.m.The Women’s Center, 127 Park St.,N.E., Vienna. A workshop designed toaddress questions regarding the jobmarket and provide essential pointerson how to get started. $35, $25members. Register atwww.thewomenscenter.org or 703-281-2657.

Finding Emotional StrengthDuring Separation & Divorce.7:30 p.m. The Women’s Center, 127Park St., N.E., Vienna. Learn effectiveways to cope in a safe, confidentialand supportive setting. Six weeklyworkshops. $185, $165 members.Register atwww.thewomenscenter.org or 703-281-2657.

Financial Planning DuringSeparation & Divorce. 7 p.m. TheWomen’s Center, 127 Park St., N.E.,Vienna. All financial components ofthe property settlement agreement,from preparing documents for yourattorney to signing agreements. $50,$40 members. Register atwww.thewomenscenter.org or 703-281-2657.

SATURDAY/FEB. 19Vienna Lions Club 48th Annual

Bland Contest. 1 p.m. at Assemblyof God Church, 100 Ayr Hill Ave.,Vienna. Vocal and instrumentalcategories for Virginia students up to12th grade. Applications available at703-938-7716 [email protected].

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Opinion

“

Equality of rights under the law shall

not be denied or abridged by theUnited States or by any State on account of sex.”

These words, conceived in 1923 by AlicePaul, who was jailed at the Occoquan Work-house in Lorton for demonstrating for women’sright to vote, were approved by theUnited States Congress in 1972 as theEqual Rights Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution.

To amend the constitution required the ap-proval of 38 states; 35 voted in favor. Virginiawas not among them.

This year, some of Northern Virginia’s repre-sentatives in the General Assembly reintro-duced the measure, and a resolution support-

ing the Equal Rights Amendment passed in theVirginia Senate 24-16, with all of NorthernVirginia’s senators voting in favor.

Thanks especially to state Sen. Patsy Ticerfor advocating for what could have been a giftto all the women of Virginia and the UnitedStates, and thanks to Senators George Barker,

Mark Herring, Janet Howell, DaveMarsden, Chap Petersen, Toddy Puller,Dick Saslaw, and Mary MargaretWhipple for voting in favor of equal

rights for women.Delegates Mark Sickles, Kay Kory and Scott

Surovell sponsored the same legislation in theVirginia House of Delegates, but the measure,which previously died in the Virginia GeneralAssembly in 1980, languished in subcommit-

tee.With equal pay for women still just a goal or

dream in the United States as just one exampleongoing limits to women’s rights, ratificationof the Equal Rights Amendment would be wel-come at the state and national level, and aworthy Valentine’s Day present to the moth-ers, wives, daughters, sisters in Virginia andbeyond. With women’s rights as a concernworldwide and a consideration in U.S. foreignpolicy, such a step would send the message thatthe U.S. is committed to women’s rights athome and beyond.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 357RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, the House of

Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly ofthe Commonwealth of Virginia hereby ratifies and af-firms the Equal Rights Amendment to the United StatesConstitution proposed by the United States Congresson March 22, 1972, and ratified by 35 state legisla-tures.

— Mary Kimm,

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Happy Valentine’s DayBetter than roses or chocolate, ratify equal rightsfor women; 35 states have done so but not Vir-ginia; 38 states needed to amend the constitution.

Editorial

By Sharon Bulova, Chairman

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

In ancient times, energy efficiency meantkeeping the tribal cooking fires well-fedwith branches and twigs gathered from the

nearby forest. The gathering activity was notwithout some effort on the part of the tribe.Over the centuries, we’ve found easier waysof providing energy to cook our food, heat andcool our homes, support commerce and oper-ate emerging tools and technologies.

Today, most of our energy sources are fromfossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gasand far too much of it is imported from othercountries. Regardless of the origins, our reli-ance on fossil fuels is not sustainable and doesnot provide long-term supply security. It alsotakes its toll on the environment as it is dug,pumped or blasted out of the earth.

Thirty years ago, a similar story unfolded inEurope. Faced with potentially crippling sup-ply threats, weak economies and serious envi-ronmental degradation countries such as Fin-land and Germany framed new energy poli-cies around long-term supply reliability, tech-nical flexibility and transportation alternatives.

Local leaders from Northern Virginia havebeen able to observe firsthand the success ofthese policies through a Sister-Region Partner-ship between the Northern Virginia Regional

Commission (NVRC)and the Verband Re-gion of Stuttgart, Ger-many. In Stuttgart,Helsinki and other Eu-ropean cities we sawlarge-scale applica-tions of renewable en-ergies from wind, so-lar and biomass. Westudied district energysystems that combinedheat and electricalpower generation, including waste-to-energy,and distributed it efficiently through down-town central business districts.

Fairfax County has been a pioneer in energyinnovation. An example is our Waste-to-Energyfacility in Lorton, where heat from burninggarbage is converted into energy that is thenused to run the plant. Essential elements ofour Environmental Agenda include the efficientuse of energy resources, the promotion of en-ergy conservation and support for alternativeenergy sources. We have made notable stridestowards improving the energy efficiency of ourCounty buildings, facilities and operations –but we can do more.

Real progress can only be achieved in part-nership with the private sector. Redevelopmentin Fairfax County, will offer significant oppor-

About Energytunities for creativity and collaboration that wemust explore. Additionally, technology isemerging that will help our residents and cor-porate neighbors save money and preciousnatural resources as we heat and cool ourhomes and offices and operate machinery andtools. During 2011, Fairfax County will bemaking innovation and collaboration for En-ergy that is clean, efficient, sustainable, secureand reliable a priority. At a BusinessRoundtable Discussion in December I pre-sented a proposal to convene a Private SectorEnergy Task Force. The Task Force is meetingthroughout the winter and spring and includesrepresentatives of the residential and businesscommunities, institutional representatives suchas George Mason University, Northern VirginiaCommunity College, INOVA, and utilities op-erating in Fairfax County.

The group’s purpose is to define steps ourcommunity can take to position ourselves as aleader in the area of energy efficiency,sustainability and “green” technology.

Fairfax County looks forward to collaborat-ing with our neighboring jurisdiction in North-ern Virginia where similar efforts are under-way. Together we can ensure that our busi-nesses remain competitive, while attractinggreen business to complement our existing in-dustry sectors and serving as responsible stew-ards of our natural resources.

Letter to the Editor

MCA Helps DevelopCounty Budget

To the Editor:Congratulations to the McLean Citizens As-

sociation for their recently-approved resolutionto guide development of the Fairfax Countybudget.

While it is easy to complain about taxes andan out of control, over-sized government bu-reaucracy, it is difficult to articulate specificproposals to control taxes and to make mean-ingful and rational reductions in governmentspending.

The MCA has done the hard work and whileeveryone may not agree on every proposedinitiative, they have provided a starting point

for good-faith discussions.It is my sincere hope that the Board of Su-

pervisors will embrace the MCA’s proposedausterity measures and expand on their guid-ance to reduce the size and cost of county gov-ernment.

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Life is an action-packedride when you wake upeach morning with no

memory of what happened theday before. Pity poor Claire. Sheis a sweet perky woman ofmiddle years finding the worlda very strange place as shewakes to the harsh tones of analarm clock, a husband she doesnot recognize and a sullen son.And that is merely the beginningof the lively “Fuddy Meers” nowat 1st Stage.

With the agreeable MiRanPowell as Claire, “Fuddy Meers”is an often silly, sometimes bi-zarre, engaging evening of en-tertainment. If you find outra-geousness covering various so-bering misdeeds appealingrather than unsettling, this pro-duction can engross.

Under the direction of LeeMikeska-Gardner, “FuddyMeers” is an animated darkcomedy with little time for self-absorption or contemplation of

the increasingly uncovered shad-ows, until the final lovingly con-structed tender scene. ProducedOff-Broadway in 1999, this was thefirst major work written by DavidLindsay-Abaire. He may be better

known for his Tony Award nomi-nated “Rabbit Hole,” a recentlyreleased motion picture.

The mood is quickly set for theaudience. A terrific set design,a flutter with large happy col-ored large puzzle pieces by MarkKrikstan along with a myriad ofprops by Kay Rzasa and focusedlighting by Marianne Meadows,envelops the eyes. Jaunty pre-show music of summertime cal-liopes glides the audience mem-bers into comfortable seats witha quizzical look and immediateinterest. Then the play unfolds.Powell awakes; befuddled as toher place in life. She is alwaysinnocently questioning, wantingto trust others while confront

Miran Powell (left) andKevin Hasser in the 1st

Stage production of ‘FuddyMeers.’

Surprise and Laughter at 1st Stage ‘Fuddy Meers’

Where and When: 1st Stage,1523 Springhill Road, McLean, Feb.4 – 27. Tickets $15-$25. Perfor-mances Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2and 8 p.m. and Sunday, 2 and 7p.m. Call 703-854-1856 or logonwww.1ststagetysons.org/fuddy.

Send announcements [email protected] is Thursday for the followingweek’s paper. Photos/artwork encouraged.For additional listings, visitwww.connectionnewspapers.com

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 9Martha Graham, the Pioneer. 8 p.m.

McLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. Learn aboutthe dancer and choreographer fromGeorge Mason University danceprofessor Dan Joyce andchoreographers Christopher Morganand Dana McLeod. Free. 703-790-9223.

THURSDAY/FEB. 10An Intimate Evening with SGGL. 8

p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

McLean Historical Society:Everyday Life During the CivilWar. 7:30 p.m. McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Charles Mauro on the challenges andobstacles of living ordinary livesunder extraordinary conditions. [email protected] or 703-442-9370.

FRIDAY/FEB. 11“Six Characters in Search of an

Author”. 8 p.m. at George MasonUniversity Center for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. LuigiPirandello’s surrealistic tragicomedy,presented by Aquila Theatre of NewYork City. Tickets $17-$34 at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

“Fuddy Meers” by David Lindsay-Abaire. 8 p.m. 1st Stage Theater,1524 Spring Hill Road, McLean.Claire’s amnesia causes her to awakeneach morning as a blank slate, and

chaos arises as everyonetries to fill in the holes ofher lost memory. A dirtypuppet, an ex-criminal anda fake cop add to the darkcomedy. 703-854-1856 orwww.1ststagetysons.org.

Kid Architect CD Release,Attractions and Poly-Opto. 10 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. jamminjava.com.

The Vagina Monologues. 8p.m. George MasonUniversity Harris Theatre,4400 University Drive,Fairfax. A benefitperformance to raiseawareness to stop violenceagainst women and girls.Proceeds benefit GeorgeMason University Victims ofViolence Fund and theTahirih Justice Center.Sponsored by GeorgeMason University SexualAssault Services, Office ofHousing and Residence Lifeand Women and GenderStudies. Tickets $5-$25.www.vday.org/about/more-about or [email protected].

SATURDAY/FEB. 12“Fuddy Meers” by David

Lindsay-Abaire. 2 p.m.and 8 p.m. 1st StageTheater, 1524 Spring HillRoad, McLean. Claire’samnesia causes her toawaken each morning as a blankslate, and chaos arises as everyonetries to fill in the holes of her lostmemory. A dirty puppet, an ex-criminal and a fake cop add to thedark comedy. 703-854-1856 orwww.1ststagetysons.org.

The Civil Wars and Lucy Schwartzat 7 p.m. and The Resistance, TheInfluence and Cerca Trova at 10p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

Opole, the Philharmonic ofPoland. 8 p.m. George Mason

University Center for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. WithMaestro Boguslaw Dawidow. Mozart’soverture to “Die Zauberflöte” (TheMagic Flute) and Beethoven’sSymphony No. 3, “Eroica.” VirtuosoEvgeni Mikhailov is joined by the

orchestra for Piano Concertoin A minor, Op. 17 byPaderewski. Tickets $25-$50,available at 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu.McLean SymphonyOrchestra: Lullaby. 8 p.m.Oakcrest School, 850 Balls HillRoad, McLean. Dvorak’s ThreeSlavonic Dances,Khatchaturian’s MasqueradeSuite and more. Mclean-orchestra.org.SteveSongs. 10:30 a.m.,12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.East, Vienna. With Mr. Steveof PBS Kids, for ages 2-10.703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.Chinese New YearFestival. 10 a.m.-7 p.m.Luther Jackson Middle School,3020 Gallows Road, FallsChurch. Dragon and Liondances, Asian foods, cookingand language workshops, craftand business booths, children’sworld, Lunar New Year paradeand more. Free admission.703-868-1509 orwww.ChineseNewYearFestival.org.John Potter Artist’sReception. 6-8 p.m.Applegate Gallery & CustomFraming, 101 Church St. N.W.,Suite C, Vienna. Arlingtonphotographer John Potter willdiscuss a showing of his“Images of Bologna.” 703-281-1361 or

[email protected] Festival. McLean

Community Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. Grey Seal Puppets in“Tangle of Tales” at 1:30 p.m., andBarefoot Puppets in “Trickster Tales”at 2:15 p.m. Puppet-making crafts for

ages 4-8 after the performances.Tickets $12, $10 for McLean districtresidents. Register atwww.mcleancenter.org.

Sunday Soiree Dance. 3-5 p.m.McLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. This month’stheme is My Funny Valentine, withlive music by The Wayne TympanickTrio. Refreshments served. Admission$5. 703-790-0123, TTY 711.

The Vagina Monologues. 3 p.m. and8 p.m. George Mason UniversityHarris Theatre, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. A benefit performance toraise awareness to stop violenceagainst women and girls. Proceedsbenefit George Mason UniversityVictims of Violence Fund and theTahirih Justice Center. Sponsored byGeorge Mason University SexualAssault Services, Office of Housingand Residence Life and Women andGender Studies. Tickets $5-$25.www.vday.org/about/more-about [email protected].

Wings Across Great Falls PotteryProject. 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. GreatFalls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Children age six and upwill make bird-decorated mugs withlocal potter Laura Nichols, inassociation with an election currentlyunderway to select a Great Fallsvillage bird symbol. Sponsored byFriends of the Great Falls Library.Free. Reserve at 703-757-8560.

Autism Society and AMC TheatresSensory Friendly Films:“Gnomeo & Juliet.” 10 a.m. AMCTysons Corner 16, 7850 TysonsCorner Center, McLean. To provide amore accepting and comfortablesetting for children with autism orother special needs, the auditoriumwill have lights up and sound turneddown, and families can bring ingluten-free, casein-free snacks.

Audience members can get up anddance, walk, shout or sing. Tickets $6.www.autism-society.org/sensoryfilms.

SUNDAY/FEB. 13“Fuddy Meers” by David Lindsay-

Abaire. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. 1st StageTheater, 1524 Spring Hill Road,McLean. Claire’s amnesia causes herto awaken each morning as a blankslate, and chaos arises as everyonetries to fill in the holes of her lostmemory. A dirty puppet, an ex-criminal and a fake cop add to thedark comedy. 703-854-1856 orwww.1ststagetysons.org.

Pat Sommers Rockshop. 1:30 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. jamminjava.com.

All You Need Is Love 2: Jammin’Java’s Songwriters’ circle, ATribute To The Beatles & LoveSongs. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna.jamminjava.com.

Al Petteway & Amy White. 4 p.m., 6p.m. and 8 p.m. Old Brogue Irish Pub,760-C Walker Road, Great Falls.Guitars, Celtic harp, mandolin andpercussion. $15. 703-759-3309 orwww.ionamusic.com/brogue.shtml.

Old Dominion ChrysanthemumSociety: The Art of FloralPhotography. 2:30 p.m. Falls ChurchCommunity Center, 223 Little Falls St.,Falls Church. A slideshow and tutorialfeaturing exhibitor and photographerDr. Robert Howell. Free admission andrefreshments. 703-560-8776.

MONDAY/FEB. 14Preschool Storytime. 10:30 a.m.

Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Stories, fingerplaysand activities. Age 3-5 with adult.703-757-8560.

Entertainment

“Tangle of Tales” by Grey Seal PuppetsA Puppetry Festival is coming on Saturday, Feb. 12 to the McLean Com-munity Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. The Grey Seal Puppets willperform “Tangle of Tales” at 1:30 p.m., and Barefoot Puppets present“Trickster Tales” at 2:15 p.m. There will be puppet-making crafts forages 4-8 after the performances. Tickets are $12, or $10 for McLeandistrict residents. Register at www.mcleancenter.org.

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By Alex McVeigh

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Most couples have tofind time to spendtogether around

separate work schedules. Joeand Denise Shehadeh, ownersof the Star Nut Gourmet, spendtime together at home and atthe office.

The couple met while attend-ing business school at AmericanUniversity. Joe Shehadeh wasworking on his master’s degreeand his wife was working onher bachelor’s. After travelingaround the world for work, theyreturned to McLean to start theStar Nut, based on their favor-ite places overseas.

They have been married for 30years, and as partners in life andbusiness, they have taken advan-tage of their complementing na-ture.

“We complement each other, I’mmore on the sales side, and she’sgood with marketing,” JoeShehadeh said. “When we comeacross certain things, I’m alwayswondering what people can use itfor, but she has an eye for thingsthat people like.”

“Joe is very outgoing, very social,and he’s got a knack for remem-bering names and special things

about customers,” DeniseShehadeh said. “Everybody knowsJoe.”

THE PARTNERSHIP is reflectedin the community atmosphere theytry to offer at the Star Nut. In tak-ing their favorite parts of coffeeshops and patisseries around theworld, they’ve brought the best ofit to McLean.

“Every place has its charm, weconsidered all of our travels anadventure,” Denise Shehadeh said.“We enjoyed taking in the localculture in every country.”

Joe and DeniseShehadeh bringcomplimentarynatures to StarNut Gourmet.

A FamilyBusiness

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

More than 30 years ago, Ed Heberg wasworking for the Department of theNavy, and much of his work had tobe submitted to the woman who

would become his wife.“We worked for different organizations, but I did

a lot of my work through her,” Ed Heberg said.After they got married, they were looking to move

out of Silver Spring, Md., when they were driving tomeet a friend in Great Falls when they came uponan open house.

“We had about half an hour to kill, so we lookedin, and it had a lot of things we were looking for,” EdHeberg said. “We bought it that afternoon. One ofthe things we love the most about Great Falls is thatfor a suburban area, it has a real small-town atmo-sphere.”

Now the Hebergs are fixtures in the Great Fallscommunity, helping host annual events at Great FallsFreedom Memorial on Memorial Day, 9/11 and Vet-erans Day. Ed Heberg serves as president of the Great

Falls Freedom Memorial Committee.“I’ve always been interested in history, and was a

member of the historical society, and we’ve knownthe people who served on the board for years,” KathyHeberg said.

The couple shares many similar interests, such asclassical music (especially opera), history and trav-eling. Though they both consider themselves avidreaders, besides history, they differ on their tastes.

“When we got married, we combined our librariesand realized we had a lot of similar history books,”Kathy Heberg said. “But otherwise we’re almost op-posite. He likes a lot of science fiction, and I read alot of true crime.”

When it comes to travel, both say that Italy is theirfavorite destination.

“Italy is filled with wonderful people and wonder-ful food,” Ed Heberg said. “And even though it canget a little chilly there, it’s nothing compared to here.”

Next on their travel itinerary is Argentina, due toits rich archeological history.

“I never outgrew my love of dinosaurs, and they’vegot some of the best dinosaur museums,” Ed Hebergsaid.

Kathy Heberg says “we both enjoy archeology, aspart of our love of history.”

As far as time apart, both also have varied inter-ested. Ed Heberg enjoys bridge; he says he plays threeor four times per week.

As far as Kathy, “I like to shop, though I can tendto shop a little too much,” she said with a laugh.

Kathy Heberg has been married to her husband Ed since1980, and they both serve in many capacities aroundGreat Falls.

Kathy and Ed Heberg join Great Falls Fire Fighters for thePledge of Allegiance at the Great Falls Freedom Memorial.

In Love with HistoryEd and Kathy Hebergenjoy ‘small town feel’ ofGreat Falls.

Joe and Denise Shehadeh, owners of the Star Nut Gourmet,have been married almost 30 years, and run the businesstogether.

The two still enjoy traveling.They try to get away for a longweekend every few months, butJoe Shehadeh admits that it canbe tough.

“It’s difficult to get away, I’mhere every day, and though I canplan to leave early, there’s al-ways something that needs at-tention,” he said. “We try to es-cape every few weeks, at least50 miles away, and by now we’vegot it to a science.”The two said their favorite des-

tination is “literally anywhere,”but they prefer warm weathermost of all. They also manage tocombine business with pleasure onmany of their trips. Just last week-end they went to New York Cityfor a trade show, but managed tohave some free time as well.

“We do trade shows three or fourtimes a year, and it’s nice to getaway, but we’re always looking forbusiness ideas as well,” JoeShehadeh said.

Denise Shehadeh says that “af-ter nine years, we’re pretty much

agreeable, we know what thetrends are, what customerslike.”

While Joe tends to look atthings based on whether or notthey can be sold, Denise likesto find possible uses for variousitems they consider.

“In the end, we come to thesame decision, but we go aboutit a different way,” DeniseShehadeh said.

THEIR 23-YEAR-OLDDAUGHTER Kristina alsoworks at the store in betweenclasses at Marymount Univer-sity, and says she enjoys spend-ing time at the Star Nut withher parents.

“We have a good time. Mydad and I probably socialize toomuch, and my mom has to re-mind us to get back to work,”Kristina Shehadeh said. “Butwe’re all the same people in andout of the store, and at the endof the day, we’re a close fam-ily.”

“In the end, we come to thesame decision, but we goabout it a different way.”

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We are almost halfway through thisyear’s General Assembly session.

So far, we have made significantprogress on the top priorities ofour jobs, our schools and ourroads.

For the first time in decades, weare succeeding with a major trans-portation bill that will provideover $4 billion in much neededtransportation infrastructure fund-ing over the next three years. Andthe bill doesn’t raise taxes. We hada strong bipartisan vote of 65-33and the support of over 50 majorbusiness and transportationgroups, including the NorthernVirginia Technology Council, theFairfax Chamber of Commerce,and the Northern Virginia Trans-portation Alliance. The Senate hasalso passed a version of a trans-portation package.

This multi-faceted transporta-tion package will begin the pro-

cess of much needed congestionrelief in Northern Virginia andfund over 900 projects across theCommonwealth. For every $100million spent on highway con-struction, 3000 jobs are estimatedto be created or supported.

THIS BILL also incorporated mybill, H.B. 2203, which removes theexisting priority structure for al-location of revenue-sharing fundsto localities. I sponsored this mea-sure on behalf of Fairfax County,and it was incorporated into theGovernor’s Transportation bill.The existing priority system re-sulted in Fairfax County getting norevenue sharing funds. Now, wewill be eligible again on an equalfooting with other localities for the$50 million available in revenuesharing transportation funds.

The biggest components of thetransportation bill accelerate pre-viously approved transportationbonds and deposit those funds intoa transportation infrastructurebank. The debt that is being ac-celerated has already been incor-

porated into our budget. By accel-erating the bonds, we will be ableto take advantage of near recordlow interest rates and low con-struction costs. This accelerationwill ultimately save the state inboth construction and interest ratecosts.

As to local projects, I have per-sonally spoken to the Transporta-tion Secretary about including thestudy requested by the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors tocomplete widening of Route 7 toTysons Corner. Last fall, the Boardrequested this study and I havestressed the need for this localproject also.

A bill I introduced this year topromote teleworking in the privatesector has garnered the support ofthe Governor’s Reform Commis-sion, the Northern Virginia Tech-nology Council and a bipartisancoalition of my Northern Virginiacolleagues. It will be voted on thisweek. The bill provides a taxcredit to employers for expensesincurred in allowing employees totelework beginning on or afterJanuary 1, 2012, through 2013.An employer would be eligible fora credit of up to $1,200 per

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TELEWORK OFFERS a 21st cen-tury workplace option that canreduce traffic congestion and airpollution, as well as cut gasolineconsumption and dependency onforeign oil. It also helps provide amore family friendly workplacethat gives Moms and Dads moretime at home and less sitting intraffic. Study after study hasshown that telework benefits em-ployees and employers. Employ-ers get the benefit of increasedproductivity, improved morale,fewer sick leave days used, betterworker retention, and reducedcosts for office space.

I was the Chief Co-Patron of HB2052, which provides that in anylabor organization election anemployee with have the right to asecret ballot. Some in Washing-ton are currently trying to forceunionization through regulation,rather than by secret ballot. Thatis why we need this bill to protectour strong right to work ethic inthe Commonwealth. The billpassed in the House with a bipar-tisan strong majority of 63-32 andwill now be considered in the Sen-

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A BUDGET AMENDMENT I in-troduced to help fund all-day kin-dergarten was included in theHouse budget.

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I haven’t been writing much the last fewweeks. Heck, I haven’t felt much like writing atall the last few weeks. And when I woke up thismorning with some ideas on which to write,the reason for this not writing/not feeling likewriting became clear: it had to do with myhaving cancer (doesn’t everything?). However,my reasons for this specific inactivity had to dowith the rather serious (to me, anyway) subjectmatter on which I had written the last fewweeks: outliving my original prognosis anddealing with my now unknown life-expec-tancy/future as well as the as-yet undeterminedtreatment protocol going forward. Can you sayangst? It seems, however, that after meetingwith my oncologist on Friday, Jan. 7, andreceiving the continuing good news that I did,we agreed on a treatment plan that’s not nearlyas reactive as I feared it might be, and as aresult – in my opinion, my mind took a break,a time-out, if you will, from all the doom andpotential gloom and non-stop pressure a termi-nal diagnosis can exert.

And though I have some deficits and someanti-cancer (pills and such) routine that I followfrom which I never take a break – or need totake a break, and which I have assimilated intomy daily – and nightly activities, it’s the emo-tional stuff that can take its toll and exact aprice. Sometimes I pretend. Sometimes I deny.Sometimes I get depressed. (“Sometimes?”)And often I write. And recently I had writtenabout the end of my original 13-month-to-two-year prognosis (Feb. 27, 2011). Heavy doesn’tbegin to describe the weight – and wait of thatreality. So much so that I spent four columnswriting about it. After seeing my oncologist onthe 7th, apparently, my instincts for self-preser-vation took over and instructed my brain, sub-consciously, to stop the cancer focus for awhileand give myself a mental rest.

Certainly there are ebbs and flows, highsand lows in this cancer battle; things you cancontrol, things you can’t. Knowing when to givein to the emotion (and how to get out of itwhen you do) and when not to, are the con-stants in this battle. And after a particularlystressful crossroads-type of moment (“Mo-ment?” More like a month), I gave in anddecided to exhale and give myself some timeto breathe normally and wander emotionallyand get off the cancer train, for however long Icould. It didn’t mean I stopped thinking aboutit, it meant I stopped focusing on it – as best Icould.

And for a few weeks, I really didn’t have acancer thought worth writing/venting about. Iwas out of the woods for another quarter or so(the frequency of the all-telling scans), and Iwas going to try and get out from underneaththe shadows as well. And I largely succeededuntil today. I do consider the fortnight a suc-cess, though. When you’re terminal and/or acancer patient (stage notwithstanding), a min-ute away, an hour away, a day away from itsgrip, is heaven on Earth and time worth savor-ing. So even though I didn’t have anything tosay these last few weeks, I’ve enjoyed all thetime not saying them.

Life goes on though (thank God!) and mycancer thoughts are back. To tell you the truth,I’m glad to have them. It means – to me – thatall systems are go and I can return to normal,as normal as a 56-year-old life-long non-smoker, diagnosed with inoperable stage IVlung cancer, can be. But it’s nothing I can’t livewith, as I have already done so going on twoyears. This is my new normal. It’s the abnormalI’ll likely have some difficulty adapting to.

Next week: The “cunancerdrum” of livingwith cancer continues.

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

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The Temporary Assistance forNeedy Families (TANF) caseload inVirginia has been reduced by 47 per-cent since the start of Welfare Reformin 1995 (from 70,797 families inJune 1995 to 37,686 families as ofNovember 2010). However, Federalfunding for the program has re-mained constant.

Although funding has remainedconstant and the caseload has beenreduced, there has been only one in-crease in the benefit payable since1985—i.e., 25 years ago.

The math—fewer families in needbut the same level of funding—makes it clear that Virginia has re-ceived sufficient funds that could beused to pay a modest increase. A typi-cal family of three now receives amere $3,840 per year. That is abouta fifth of the Federal poverty level!

Why has only one modest increasebeen considered in the past 25 years?

In addition to the niggardly and an-tisocial propensities that are mani-fested by this inconsiderate behav-ior toward the most vulnerable in ourmidst, there are also grave inequitiesin administration of benefits.

Consider these facts: If two siblingsaged 3 and 5 live with a parent andare eligible for TANF, the family willreceive a meager $320 per month.If they live with a relative other thana parent and are eligible for TANF,the family will receive even less inbenefits, $254 per month. However,if they live in foster care, the fosterfamily will receive $918 per monthto care for them. Why the disparity?Are poor children living with theirfamilies or a relative other than a par-ent less deserving than poor childrenliving with a foster family? Couldthis not possibly encourage thebreakup of a family, since parentscould conclude that their childrenwould be better supported in a fos-ter family?

Virginia Sen. Janet Howell, Reston,and Del. James Scott, Merrifield,have proposed a TANF indexing bud-get amendment, a modest proposalthat would provide an automatic ad-justment for inflation and would “ap-ply only in fiscal years following afiscal year in which salary increasesare provided for state employees.”

Their amendment clearly deservessupport.

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My favorite part of Super Bowlweek had nothing to do witheither of the two competingteams - the Green Bay Pack-

ers or Pittsburgh Steelers. But it did havesomething to do with my favorite team, theWashington Redskins.

To me, the next best thing to having yourfavorite team in the Super Bowl is findingout that one of your favorite all-time NFLplayers has been selected for induction intothe NFL Hall of Fame. When the NFL an-nounced, during Super Bowl week, thatformer Redskins linebacker ChrisHanburger would be one of sevennew inductees to be enshrinednext August in Canton, Ohio, I wasthrilled.

Redskins’ fans have been fortunate in re-cent years to see former players such ascornerback Darrel Green, wide receiver ArtMonk and offensive tackle Russ Grimm in-ducted into the Hall of Fame. Those threewere all part of the great Redskins teams ofthe 1980s and early ’90s under legendaryhead coach Joe Gibbs, who himself is amember of the Hall.

Most current Redskins fans are wellversed and learned of the great Redskinsteams under Gibbs which won Super Bowlsover the Miami Dolphins (1983), the Den-ver Broncos (1988) and the Buffalo Bills(1992).

But sort of forgotten by Redskins fandomwere the exploits of the Redskins teams ofthe 1970s under head coach George Allen,who came to the Nation’s Capital in 1971

and, over the following sevenyears, led Washington to NFL gloryit had not known since the 1940s.

Hanburger, an undersized, perennialstandout defensive player who had beenchosen by the Redskins out of the Univer-sity of North Carolina way back in 1965 inthe 18th round of the NFL Draft, was a hall-mark member of the coach Allen teams -an era of Redskins history highlighted by atrip to Super Bowl VII in Los Angeles inJanuary of 1973.

Hanburger was a coaches’ dream. He wasa quiet leader counted upon to call theteam’s defensive formations. He was quick,ultra tough and had a nose for the football.Hanburger, who throughout his Redskins’career was part of linebacker corps that in-cluded the likes of Jack Pardee, HaroldMcLinton and the great Sam Huff, was al-ways, it seemed, involved in the middle of

a play doing his best to help stop opposingoffenses.

When I was a youngster, I loved thoseRedskins teams of the 1970s, which in-cluded standout players such as runningback Larry Brown, receiver Charley Taylor,center Len Hauss, quarterbacks Billy Kilmerand Sonny Jurgensen, defensive linemenDiron Talbert and Verlon Biggs, andcornerback Pat Fischer. And there was alsothe steady Hanburger, whom I and otheryoung fans thought had a last name spell-ing of H-A-M-B-U-R-G-E-R - like what youate at McDonald’s.

Hanburger or Hamburger, it didn’t reallymatter to me. The Redskins’ linebacker wasa humble, non-arrogant member of theRedskins’ ‘Over The Hill Gang,’ the affec-tionate nickname given to coach Allen’saged group of winners.

One of Hanburger’s signature plays was

the ‘clothesline tackle,’ in which thestandout player would, with his swingingright arm, nail a ball carrier across the chinstrap area to bring him down. That form ofa tackle, now considered illegal, was a sightto behold when showcased by Hanburger.

But Hanburger was also a text-book, fun-damentally sound linebacker who wasknown for his stunning, jarring hits on run-ning backs. When in street clothes,Hanburger, with his handsome features andstraight, boxer cut dark hair, looked any-thing but a star football player. But whenattired in his football pads underneath hisburgundy and gold uniform, the under-stated Hanburger was an NFL force.

Amazingly, up until recent weeks whenhis name was being tossed as a Hall of Famecandidate, most football fans, if asked towrite down a list of the 100 or so best de-fensive players of all time, would not in-clude Hanburger. Most probably would noteven know who he was. He would not havefit into today’s show boating style of play-ers who raise their arms in triumph aftersacking a quarterback or bringing down aball carrier for no gain. Not physically im-posing and anything but a flaunting, arro-gant player, Hanburger was all about T-E-A-M. He could have cared less if his namewas ever mentioned in a post game news-paper story, as long as he and his teammateshad walked off the RFK Stadium field vic-torious. Those Redskins teams of the 70s,thanks in part to the heroics of Hanburger,were winners. Oh, if only the currentRedskins’ roster had more players the likesof a Chris Hanburger, who won Washing-ton fans over with his consistent, first rateplay and team-first mentality.

Chris Hanburger Epitomized Redskins Football

Chris Hanburgerfootball cards -from the WonderBread All-Starseries in 1974(left) and from theannual Topps setin 1968 (right).

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By Rich Sanders

The Connection

The South Lakes Highboys’ and the LangleyHigh girls’ indoor track

and field teams earned titles atlast week’s Liberty Districtchampionships, which wereheld Feb. 1-3 at Prince George’sSports and Learning Center.

The Langley girls finishedfirst with 101 team points, edg-ing second place South Lakes(95). Jefferson (90) finishedthird and McLean (72) wasfourth. Rounding out the dis-trict girls’ field were Madison(69), Marshall (31) and Fairfax.

On the boys’ side, the peren-nial district champion South

Lakes team captured the title with214 points, well ahead of secondplace finisher Langley (54.50) andthird place Fairfax (51). The fourththrough seventh place finisherswere McLean (48), Jefferson(46.50), Madison (41) andMarshall.

THE LANGLEY BOYS took thetop two spots in the pole vault,with Lucas Grim taking first andteammate Logan Besougloff sec-ond. Other place finishers for theSaxons were: Guilherme Coulilaby(second in long jump, third in 55dash); Robert Yu (fourth in highjump); and Jake Peker (fourth in1,000).

James Madison’s Travis Johnsonearned a first place finish in the

boys’ shot put. And McLean’sNicholas Hedrick took first placein the 1,000.

Other boys’ athletes across thedistrict to earn top four finisheswere: McLean’s Kyle Pyne (thirdin high jump) and Scott Lafoon(second in shot put); Marshall’sLouis Fernandez (fourth in 55dash); and Madison’s JustinRexroad (fourth in 300) and Jo-seph Galiano (third in 3,200).

The McLean boys won the4x800 relay, edging out secondplace South Lakes.

IN THE DISTRICT GIRLS’championships, champion Langleyreceived an outstanding showingfrom Meigan McManus, won boththe long jump and pole vault

events. Also earning a first placefinish for Langley was JessicaMiles, who won the 1,000 meters.

Other Saxon place finisherswere: Gabriella Jacobson (secondin triple jump, third in highjump);Kelly Martins (tied for sec-ond in pole vault); CatherineFlessas (fourth in pole vault);Adrienne Schmidt (second in 55dash); Jessica Miles (second in1,600); Liana Kramer and SarahWoodford (third and fourth in500); and Elissa Purdy (fourth in1,000).

McLean’s Pague Richards wonthe high jump. James Madison’sJaleece Durham won the 55 dash.For South Lakes, Kyannah Calhounwas champion in both the 500dash and 300 dash events. Also forthe Seahawks, Sumiya Yates wasfirst place in the shot put withteammate Jasmin Colon finishingright behind her in second. AndSouth Lakes’ Aya Abdelhalim won

the 55 hurdles.Other girls’ place finishers

across the district were:McLean’s Clare Nelson (secondin long jump, third in triplejump, third in 55 hurdles,fourth in high jump), KatalinaKhoury (tied for second in polevault), and Simone Janssen(fourth in 55 hurdles);Marshall’s Claudia Castaneda(third in long jump), KellieMarsh (fourth in shot put) andMadeleine Lewsen (second in55 hurdles); South Lakes’Danielle Hale (third in 55 dash,fourth in long jump); Madison’sTara Razjouyan (second in highjump), Jaleece Durham (thirdin shot put), Murphy Massey(fourth in 55 dash, fourth in300), Anna Stone (third in3,200, fourth in 1,600), andRebecca Henry (second in 500);and Fairfax’s Chantel Smith(third in the 300).

Seahawk Boys, Saxon Girls Victorious at District TrackStrong showings also come from Madison, McLean,and Fairfax athletes.

Reflections


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Every state has an official bird, but few cities or towns have adopted bird symbols oftheir own. Now Great Falls is the villagewill host a series of art and photography

events leading up to the “election” of the Great Fallsbird. Residents can vote for their choice between nowand May 15 at the website of Great Falls Studios,www.GreatFallsStudios.com.

In the interest of good civics, the Connection willprofile each of the seven nominated bird “candidates”over the coming weeks. This is the first of our pro-files. The information comes from the website of theGreat Falls Citizens Association.

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird. This diminutivenectar-drinker (up to 3.5 inches in length) is a re-markable aviation machine with unmatched maneu-verability. It flies straight and fast, but also backwardsand sideways. It hovers, moves up and down, andcan stop instantly, all the time beating its wings nearly60 times a second.

For the home gardener, it provides flashes of coloras it visits tube-shaped flowers (usually red or or-ange blooms) to extract nectar with its long bill, pol-linating them in the process. Both genders are emer-ald or golden green on the back. The male has aniridescent red throat. In early fall, the birds migrateto Central America on a journey that includes a 500-mile, non-stop flight across the Gulf of Mexico. Moreinfo? Go to: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruby-throated_Hummingbird/id.

Why it should be the Great Falls bird: Like an em-erald elf darting and flitting past kitchen windows,it is a favorite backyard bird, and quite common inGreat Falls. Some human residents are so enamoredof its jeweled colors and quick movements that theyinstall multiple hummingbird feeders to entice evenmore of the birds to visit. The return on this invest-ment in hummer-attracting gear: unrivaled avianshows of fireworks and dexterity. The Ruby-Throatedis the smallest of the Great Falls candidate species,but ounce per ounce, probably packs more color, piz-zazz and feistiness than the others. How such a tinybird could make that long trip across the Gulf is ascientific mystery.

The Ruby-ThroatedHummingbirdis known forits flyingabilities andjewel-likecoloration.This one wasphotographedby Great Fallsresident BillGarrett on hisdeck.

Bird-Election Preview:Meet the Candidates

The Langley High School ChoralDepartment will send students to theDistrict 12 All-District Honor Choirevent, Feb. 10 -12 at Herndon HIghSchool. There are two All-District HonorChoirs and Langley students will be rep-resented in both. The Mixed Chorus isfor men in grades 9-12 and women ingrades 11-12. The Women’s Chorus isfor women grades 9-10. The All-DistrictHonor choir event is an opportunity forhigh school vocalists to rehearse chal-lenging music and work with a choralconductor at an advanced level. Theevent closes with a free performance byboth choirs on Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. in the

Herndon High School auditorium.

Mary Jean Stack of Great Falls, amember of Muhlenberg’s class of 2011,will be performing in the MuhlenbergCollege Department of Theatre and Dancemainstage dance concert, “Master Chore-ographers.” The performances run Feb.10-12 in the College’s Empie Theatre,Baker Center for the Arts. “Master Chore-ographers” performance information andtickets are available at 484-664-3333 orwww.muhlenberg.edu/theatre.

Brittany Roellig, a senior at theOhio State University (Columbus, Ohio)

has been named to the dean’s list for thefall quarter of 2010. She is the daugh-ter of Paul an Kim Roellig of Great Falls.

Mary Jean Stack of Great Falls hasbeen named to the fall 2010 dean’s listat Muhlenberg College of Allentown, Pa.The dance and Russian studies major isthe daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P.Stack.

Alyssa McKay of Great Falls hasbeen named to the fall 2010 dean’s listat the Georgia Institute of Technology.The 2009 Langley High School graduateis the daughter of Craig and Sue McKay.

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