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Herndon High toPresent ‘Bye Bye Birdie’Performancesset for July 26,27 and 28.

By Ryan Dunn

The Grand Musical The-atre Experience returnsto Herndon High

School in July this year with aproduction of the musical “ByeBye Birdie.” Last year, the pro-duction was of the musical“Oliver Twist,” which was a tre-mendous success. “We chose‘Bye Bye Birdie’ because it is alight fun musical for the sum-mer,” said Herndon TheatreDirector Zoë Dillard. “We havehad great parent support, andthe drama boosters have paidfor everything.”

“Bye Bye Birdie” is a stagemusical with a book by MichaelStewart, lyrics by Lee Adams,and music by Charles Strouse.The musical is a satire onAmerican society set in 1958.The story was inspired by thephenomenon of Elvis Presleyand his draft notice into theArmy in 1957.

Dana Van Slyke will be musi-cal director for this production.“This is the 20th musical atHerndon High that I will behelping produce, and my thirdSummer Theatre Production,”said Van Slyke. Van Slyke worksat Herndon High as the schoolchoral director.

Chris Hrozencik, who gradu-ated from Herndon High thisyear, returns to the stage asAlbert Peterson, the managerfor rock and roll superstarConrad Birdie, who will beplayed by Nathan Hawn.“Albert’s personal life and hiswork life are conflicting a lot,but the story has a happy end-ing,” said Hrozencik. “I also likethe little chaos that comes intoa role like this.” Hrozencik willbe majoring in theatre atGeorge Mason University.

THE SUMMER PRODUC-TION is also an opportunity forteenagers to gain experience onthe stage. Henry Metcalf, a sixthgrader, plays a bartender in thismusical. “I was in the productionlast year of Oliver Twist, so I de-cided to audition and join in thisyear’s production. We have doneseveral rehearsals, and I am defi-nitely looking forward to joiningdrama club in high school.”

The scenic set designer andlight technician is HerndonHigh School student, CameronKelly, who also graduated thisyear. “I have been with thedrama team for two years. I likethis genre of show and helpeddesign the set, I also help withthe lighting.”

Megan Overton, who alsograduated from Herndon Highthis year, will be performing asRose Alvarez. “In this production,we have kids from all over thecounty,” said Overton. “When Igot the role of Rose or Rosie, Iwas at first a little panicky, butthen I listened to the music … ”

Annie Frazier, a rising senior,is playing the role of UrsulaMerkle, Conrad Birdie’s numberone fan. “She [Ursula] is in-sane, obsessive. For me it is soexciting to play someone whois definitely not like me at all.”

This production includingboth role actors and ensembleshas a large cast. “There are 58members in the cast,” saidDillard. “This is the biggest castwe have ever had in our sum-mer program, including per-sons from rising sixth to 12thgrade. They have all been verydedicated, and we have beengiving it all they got.”

THE MUSICAL will be atHerndon High on July 26 andJuly 27 at 7:30 p.m. There willbe a production on July 28 at 2p.m. To learn more about thisproduction, visit the HerndonDrama webpage at http://www.herndondrama.org .

Mellow Mushroom Opens in HerndonPizza bakers offer wide selection of craft beer, pizzas,veggie and gluten free options.

From left, Pooja Mehta of Mellow Mush-room and Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkel cutthe ribbon on the Herndon location ofMellow Mushroom Monday, July 22.

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Members of the Herndon Town Coun-cil and business community, not tomention those interested in a goodpizza pie, were on hand for the open-

ing of Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers on EldenStreet Monday, July 22. The location, which is at theformer Fuddrucker’s location, is the first in the North-ern Virginia area.

“I can’t think of a better place to get us started inNorthern Virginia than Herndon,” said Pooja Mehta,owner of the location. “We tailor our locations tothe communities we’re in, so with this location wechose a railroad theme, which is a nod to Herndon’shistory, but we also added some more futuristic ele-ments, and some ‘graffiti,’ which can usually be foundat train stations.”

Mayor Lisa Merkel said she was excited to wel-come a new restaurant to Herndon.

“We recently launched a new restaurant initiative,because we’re trying to make Herndon a destinationfor the area’s best restaurants,” she said. “This playsright into that. I think this is going to be a huge suc-cess.”

Mellow Mushroom’s signature is their pizza, andthe base for their pizza is their dough, which is freshmade and hand tossed. They also have options forvegetarians, vegans and those on a gluten free diet.

“My personal favorite thing on the menu is theRed Skin Potato pizza,” Mehta said, referring to thepie with red potatoes, bacon, onions, cheddar, moz-zarella, sour cream and ranch dressing. “It’s like abaked potato with a crust.”

Other menu items include hoagies, calzones, sal-ads and appetizers.

They will also have 29 beers on tap, as well asAbita root beer on tap. The selections include a vari-ety of beers from around the country, including lo-cal breweries such as Ashburn’s Lost Rhino,Alexandria’s Port City and Washington, D.C.’s DCBrau.

Shae Dannemiller, general manager, as well as thecicerone, which is the beer version of a sommelier,says they aimed to get a wide variety of beers intothe restaurant.

“We wanted to be well-rounded, to have a selec-

Herndon officials and members of the business community cut the ribbon on the newMellow Mushroom Monday, July 22.

tion that will appeal to a lot of tastes,” he said. “We’llsee some rotations over time, depending on what’sselling and what people want to see.”

Mellow Mushroom has a beer club, where mem-bers can get points for trying different beer types asthey come in. Club rewards include special tastings,brewery tours and more.

“I’ve been to a Mellow Mushroom in Florida, andI’ve always remembered the pizza I had there, it hadall sorts of different kinds of mushrooms, which aremy favorite,” said Chuck Gonzalez of Herndon. “Iheard about the opening a few weeks ago, and Iwanted to make sure I got here for lunch. Hopefullyit’s as good as I remember.”

Mellow Mushroom is located at 1030 Elden Street.

Sarah Overton and Nathan Hawn (center) in theproduction of “Bye Bye Birdie.”

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Meet Herndon’s‘Best Friends’

❖ Mia Bollerer, 7, has a fluffywhite guinea pig named Ander-son, whose name, she says, “startswith an ‘A’ because he is so awe-some!” She got Anderson on theday of the presidential electionlast year and remembers that shespent her first night with Ander-son sitting on the couchwith her family whilewatching the news. Miahas had fish in the past,but really loves that shecan hug and snuggle with Ander-son instead of just watching himin a cage. Anderson likes to sit onher chest and lick her nose. Miasays that one of the funniestthings that Anderson has everdone was escape from his cageand then hide under the bed, re-fusing to come out. Mia and herlittle brother Owen, 5, love toplay with Anderson and are veryhappy to have him as their pet.

❖ The Chester family,Diana, Al, Ryan and Justine, havetwo cats. Both are 8 years old andone is named Harley and theother is Maggie. The two cats getalong fairly well; they like to sleeptogether and groom each other,but “Harley is very dominatingover Maggie and likes to boss heraround,” according to DianaFields, accountant. “Harley alsolikes to pretend that he is a dogand play fetch with straws andthe plastic tops of milk cartons,”says Justine, 17. Maggie, thecalico cat, really loves Ryan.Though Maggie is not as friendlyto strangers as Harley is, she lovesto follow Ryan around and playwith all of her toys. The Chester’slove their cats and consider themmembers of their family.

❖ Margaret Shaw, 18, hastwo chinchillas named Jerry andEskimo. According to Margaret,Jerry used to be very energeticwhen he was younger; one time,when the cage door was left open,she says that Jerry did a back flipoff of the cage, landed on a shelf,and ran all around the play room.When she and her older sister,Kathryn, 22, were younger, theywould bring the chinchillas intothe shower and let them crawlaround. They eat papaya and al-falfa grass. A fun fact about thesecreatures is, if you pull their tails,they break and fall off as a de-

fense mechanism. Margaret’s fa-vorite thing about her chinchillasis that they have little fingernails.Jerry and Eskimo are fun, cuddly,and entertaining, making themthe perfect pets for Margaret andher family.

❖ Carson Stewart isthe proud owner of neontetras, guppies, and an al-bino catfish. He takes careof the fish himself and gave

them fun names like Elvis,Michael Phelps and JimmyHendrix. Carson used to have abigger tank with a bunch of fishand snails, but many of the fishended up dying and the snailmysteriously disappeared. TheStewarts are a family of animallovers and have had many petsin the past, including hamstersand a parakeet. The parakeet,who was a girl that they namedKevin, just like in the movie UP,was found in a tree near theirhouse. Carson and his brotherBarrett took care of Kevin beforegiving it to another bird lovingneighbor. Barrett Stewart, 13,said that Kevin once escaped fromhis cage and flew right into abowl of sauce! All of the Stewart’spets have been very well lovedand the ones that have passedaway have been buried with carein their back yard.

❖ Grace is a rambunctiouslabradoodle puppy who has livedwith the Fisher family for almosta year. Jack Fisher, 11, explainedthat his family got Gracie aftertheir last dog passed away and heand his brothers were very ex-cited to have another pet in thehouse. “Gracie is really smart,even though she barks and runsto the door when there is a doorbell on the tv,” says Will Fisher,6. Will also explained the waysthat Gracie comes up with trickyways to distract him by runningaround so that she can run offwith a shoe, a ball, or some food.This puppy has so much energyand “it is crazy how high she canjump!” exclaimed Charlie Fisher,9. Gracie will do anything to getfood that is up on a high counteror table. This high-energy dog isthe perfect companion for thisfamily of three young boys.

— Sarah Anderson

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Mia Bollerer with her guinea pig, Ander-son.

Margaret Shaw holding her chinchilla,Eskimo, while her other pet, Jerry, sleepsin his hammock.

Diana Fields, Al Chester and Justine Chester with their two cats, Maggie and Harley.

Carson Stewart poses with his fish tank.

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WEDNESDAY/JULY 24Animators of the 60s Film & Art

Gallery. All Day, at 11921 FreedomDrive, Reston. See original imagesfrom cartoon classics from the1960’s: The Flintstones, The Jetsons,Scooby Doo, Pink Panther, Top Catand more; exhibit up throughMonday, Aug. 5. 703-478-0778 orartinsights.com.

Seniors Movie Day. 10 a.m., at BowTie Cinemas, Reston Town Center,11940 Market St., Reston. RestonAssociation presents “Quartet”;refreshments and door prizesavailable (free to 55 and older). 703-435-6530 or www.reston.org.

Ryan Buckle & Friends. 10-11 a.m.,at Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709 WestOx Road, Herndon. Ryan Buckle &Friends gives the young and theyoung at heart science they can singto and enjoy.www.ryanbuckleandfriends.com.

THURSDAY/JULY 25Capoeira Community

Demonstration. 6-8 p.m., RestonTown Center, 11940 Market St.,Reston. See a demonstration of Afro-Brazilian martial and self-defenseform that brings together movementand music. abadadc.org.

Gonzo’s Nose. 7:30-8:30 p.m., atFrying Pan Farm Park, 2709 West OxRoad, Herndon. Gonzo’s Nose bringssolid musicianship to a massive setlist of cover songs, which range fromthe early 80’s up until songs that hitthe radio just yesterday.www.gonzosnose.com/.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/JULY 26-27Bye Bye Birdie. 7:30 p.m., at Herndon

High School, Door 6, 800 Bennett St.,Herndon. The Grand SummerTheatre Production features localyouth talent in the story of a teenhearthrob surrounded in the girlfanfare of a yesteryear Justin Bieber-type star. $10.www.herndondrama.org.

FRIDAY/JULY 26The Reflex. 6:30-10:30 p.m., at 777

Lynn St., Herndon. The Reflex playshit songs of the 80’s. http://www.herndonrocks.com/.

SATURDAY/JULY 27Cooking Demonstration at Big

Bowl. 9 a.m. Chef Oscar Huertademonstrates how to prepare PanangCurry Chicken. $25 for adults, $10for children 10 years and under. 703-787-8852 or bigbowl.com.

SATURDAY/JULY 27The Great Zucchini. 10-11 a.m., Lake

Fairfax Park Amphitheater, 1400Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston. The GreatZucchini, a preschool andkindergarten entertainer, performs acolorful magic show where everychild is a star and laughs areguaranteed.www.thegreatzucchini.com.

Great Paws Walk. 10 a.m.-noon,Great Falls Assisted Living, 1121Reston Avenue, Herndon. This 1-mile, pet-friendly walk raises moneyfor the Red Star Program by theAmerican Humane Association, adisaster relief program. $30,registration opens at 9:30 a.m,walkers will receive a dog bandanaand refreshments. 703-421-0690,www.greatfallsassistedliving.com, [email protected].

Incendio. 7:30-10 p.m., at the Pavilion,Reston Town Center, 11900 MarketSt., Reston. Incendio plays Spanishflamenco with a latin fusion mix.http://www.restontowncenter.com/events.html.

SATURDAY/JULY 27BBQ Brawl Presented by Northern

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SATURDAY/JULY 27Artist’s Reception for the Town

Calendar PhotographyCompetition. 7 p.m., ArtSpaceHerndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. The Council for the Arts ofHerndon and ArtSpace present areception for the 2013 TownCalendar Photography Competition.Free admission, open to the public,free parking and light refreshmentsavailable.

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Artists’s “Paint and Beyond”Exhibit Entries. Artists areencouraged to enter paintings, mixedmedia, and other hangable two-dimensional works, excludingphotography, in the exhibit. TorpedoFactory resident Connie Slack willjudge the pieces. The works will beon display at the U.S. GeologicalSurvey Aug. 2-29.

TUESDAY/JULY 30Bruno’s Barnyard Bash. 10:30 a.m.-

12:30 p.m, North Hills Pavilion, 1325North Village Road, Reston. Enjoythe Reston Association’s activities fullof farm filled fun—including crafts,petting zoo, age appropriate games,delicious food, and plenty of photoopportunities. Reston Associationmember: $8; Non-member: $12. 703-435-6571 or [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/JULY 31Trip to Toby’s Dinner Theatre:

“Les Miserables.” 9:15 a.m.-4:15p.m. Reston Association is having achartered bus trip to Toby’s DinnerTheatre for a buffet lunch inColumbia, Md. to see “LesMiserables.” Ages 55 and older, $62for RA members, $68 for non-members, bus pick-up locationsinclude Hunter Woods ShoppingCenter, Thoreau Place, 1951Sagewood Lane, Lake Anne Plazaparking lot. [email protected] or call 703-435-6577 for more information.

THURSDAY/AUG. 1Golf Tournament Benefit for the

Council for the Arts ofHerndon. 9 a.m. 909 Ferndale Ave,Herndon. This benefit is sponsoredby Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern.Scholarships may still be available.

Call 703-626-1066 for moreinformation.

THURSDAY/AUG. 1The Annandale Brass. 7:30-8:30 p.m.,

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FRIDAY/AUG. 2Kristen & the Noise. 6:30-10:30

p.m., at 777 Lynn St., Herndon.Kristen & the Noise plays today’s andyesterday’s best covers and partytunes. www.herndonrocks.com/.

Weekend Bluegrass ConcertSeries. Doors open at 7 p.m., showbegins at 8 p.m., Holy Cross LutheranChurch, 1090 Sterling Road,Herndon.The Bankesters perform aseries of bluegrass music. $12 forpeople aged 12 and above, childrenunder 12 admitted for free. Smokefree, light snack service.

The Bankesters. 8 p.m., at Holy CrossLutheran Church, 1090 SterlingRoad, Herndon. An old schoolbluegrass family band composed ofmom, dad, three daughters and oneson-in-law present intricate vocalharmony and complex wood andstring work. http://www.holycrosslutheranchurch.net/?page_id=18.

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Lost Dog is the only organization in NorthernVirginia participating in the ASPCA challenge.The rescue had to verify its numbers and qualifyin order to participate, proving the volunteerbase and “the commitment to really take thischallenge and run with it,” said BarbaraHutcherson of Lost Dog.

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Behind every adoption successfullycompleted by the Arlington-basedLost Dog and Cat Rescue Founda-tion, there’s a volunteer with a

happy heart.There’s a small volunteer army across

Northern Virginia that turns out every week-end to help cats and dogs find homes, butthere’s never a shortage of others lookingfor a safe place to be fed, sheltered andloved. Volunteers are what make the orga-nization run, from walking dogs at adop-tion events to petting cats to making sureadoptable animals have safe transportationfrom rural shelters to this area for medicalcare.

These volunteers are playing, and willcontinue to play, a major role in Lost Dogand Cat Rescue Foundation’s participationin the ASPCA/Rachael Ray $100,000 chal-lenge, an ongoing competition in which therescue group and others across the countryare trying to surpass the number of animaladoptions recorded between June 1 andAug. 31.

But why do people agree to share theirlimited free time with animals? What bringsthem in, and what makes them stay?

Here are a few of their stories:

HER DAUGHTER’S DOING. JudyHaynes of Herndon was trying to help herdaughter find a way to complete her vol-unteer requirement for an eighth grade civ-ics class. Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Founda-tion was one of the few groups that wouldallow 14-year-olds to help out, with paren-tal supervision, so the mother-daughterteam signed up.

That was four years ago.“We started out holding leashes for the

dogs,” Haynes said. When their own dogpassed away, they thought about fosteringfrom the organization.

That led to a “foster failure,” as the fam-ily soon adopted a “20 pound terrier whodoesn’t tolerate dogs bigger than she is.Now we foster a lot of Chihuahuas,” Haynessaid. The family has fostered at least 20 dogsin four years.

The power of knowing a dog has foundthe right home is awesome, Haynes added.She recalled one woman and little boy who

came in to look at dogs during an event.Through the course of chatting with them,Haynes learned that the boy was in a fosterhome, and the woman wanted to help himfeel more comfortable and safe.

“They were made for each other,” shesaid.

Staying with Lost Dog now that her twoteenagers have surpassed their eighth gradecivics obligations was an easy decision.

“It’s very rewarding to do this,” she said.

“The volunteers, Barb and Pam, there areso many great people involved.”

MONEY WON EQUALS LIVES SAVED.All volunteers interviewed were asked whatLost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation’s win-ning the $100,000 challenge would meanto the organization, and the response wasunanimous.

Winning that money would mean moreanimals could be saved.

Helping Save Lives, One Pet at a TimeArea residents explain their dedication to theLost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation.

Princess is one of many fosterdogs taken in by MarciaTiersky, president of the LostDog and Cat Rescue Founda-tion, over the past 10 years.

This is Jill, a former “lostdog” who joined theHowell family and in-spired their volunteerwork with Lost Dog.

This kitten, fostered by LostDog and Cat Rescue Founda-tion volunteer Beth Stevens, is“a polydactyl,” meaning shehas extra toes.

Parker, formerly a “lostdog,” was adopted byBeth Stevens before shebecame a Lost Dogvolunteer.

This dog, called Batman,was a foster in Lisa MarieCzop’s home.

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The Challenge: Joining Together to Save AnimalsRay joined up with the organization, as she didagain this year, allowing the organization tooffer more than $600,000 in prize grants.

A $100,000 grand prize grant will beawarded to the organization that reports thelargest increase in adoptions over the total fromthe year before. Other awards include a$25,000 “community engagement award,” and$25,000 to the first place finisher in each of fivedivisions, as well as $15,000 to the secondplace finishers. Lost Dog is in eighth place over-all and second place in their division as ofMonday, July 22.

“It’s a whole lot of work and a whole lot offun because every single life saved is a victory— regardless of who wins the grant prizes forthe biggest increases,” Troughton said.

This year, 49 organizations in 30 states arecompeting for the grants, he said. To see thechallenge details, visit challenge.aspcapro.org.

— Amber Healy

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Nell and MagicDon and Linda Rutledgesent us these pictures oftheir cat Nell, waiting to beserved, and her brother,Magic, enjoying the pillow.They are 3 years old andare from the Fancy CatRescue in Herndon.


Lou and I adopted Mister Frodo from HomeAlone Cat Rescue about two years ago. Wehave a soft spot for big orange cats. Frodo

is part Maine coon (large with furry feet) and partAmerican bobtail (large with short tail). A descrip-tion of the American bobtail breed on the internetsays they are “born scared”—which sums upFrodo. He is the proverbial “fraidy cat.” For thefirst few weeks after we adopted him, Frodo re-fused to go into the living room, dining room ormaster bedroom for fear of our ceiling fans, evenwhen they weren’t moving. When he accidentallyescapes the house, he comes scurrying right backwhen birds chirp at him. Despite being timid,Frodo is very playful. He “races us” up and downthe stairs and loves to chase Lou’s laser toy.

Last year I decided Frodo might benefit fromthe company of another cat. When I ran into LeeDistrict School Board Representative TammyDerenak Koufax at the Lee District Bridge Walklast summer, she showed me a photo of three kit-tens she and her children, Matthew and Halle,were fostering as part of a School Project. They

were less than a month old and adorable. Samlooked like a little tiger cub! Her siblings, solidsoot grey, looked like little bears. They had beenfound living behind a restaurant in WashingtonD.C. My husband and I fell in love with Sam atfirst sight.

Once Sam was old enough to come home withus, we introduced Sam and Frodo over a few days,keeping Sam separated in the guest room. It tooka few months for them to work out “dominanceissues,” but now they are chasing each otheraround the house and amusing each other. Samhas a fascination with water. We have to keep herwater bowl upstairs in the tub because she splashesthe water all over the place. When she does this,Frodo looks at her as though she is completelyuncouth. It’s hard to believe Sam was a feral kit-ten. She is very affectionate and loves to have herhead stroked.

Pets definitely add an important dimension toour lives!

—Sharon Bulova and Lou DeFalaise

Meet Frodo and Sam

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Fairfax County Boardof Supervisors Chair-man Sharon Bulovawith Frodo and Sam.

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86th OmittedTo the Editor:

I was pleased to see all the vari-ous Virginia candidates that youlisted in an article in your last edi-tion (“Virginia Voters Get MoreChoices in 2013,” July 17-23). Vir-ginia voters certainly have manychoices this coming November.

However, I was disappointedthat this same article in the OakHill/Herndon Connection failed tolist the candidates who are run-ning in the 86th District, the can-didates whose district includes theOak Hill and Herndon areas.

This coming November, Demo-crat Jennifer Boysko will be chal-lenging Republican Tom Rust fora seat in the Virginia House ofDelegates in the 86th District.

Barbara GlakasHerndon

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By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

While PresidentObama in his state-ment about theTrayvon Martin

case reminded us, “we are a nationof laws, and a jury has spoken,” hewent on to say that “we should askourselves if we’re doing all we canto stem the tide of gun violence that claimstoo many lives across this country on a dailybasis.” Not only are we not doing enough, butwe are seeing actions on the part of congress-men and senators and state legislators fearfulof the gun lobby that may well result in moregun violence. When handguns used in the com-mission of crimes were traced to Virginia insuch great numbers that the state becameknown as the “gun-running capital of the east,”

the state legislature put in place alimitation of one handgun purchaseper month. This year the General As-sembly repealed that law. If 12 pis-tols were too few a year, one can nowbuy however many are desired!

According to a USA Today edito-rial, in 1981 19 states prohibitedpeople from carrying a hiddenweapon in public, “but a powerfulgun lobby has turned that system

upside down.” Four states now allow personsto carry hidden firearms without a permit, andin 35 states, including Virginia, officials mustissue permits to just about anyone who appliesunless they have committed a felony. Hiddenguns are now allowed in restaurants and barsand public places.

Most frightening of all are the changes in statelaw to allow persons to stand their ground anduse deadly force in any location one is legally

allowed to be without first attempting to re-treat. Florida was the first state to adopt such alaw that had been drafted by the National RifleAssociation and promoted by the AmericanLegislative Exchange Council to almost twodozen states. The instructions to the jury in theZimmerman case made it clear that if “he hada right to be where he had a right to be, he hadno duty to retreat.” Efforts to enact a “standyour ground” law have been made in Virginiaand are likely to continue until successful. Notonly is there a proliferation of guns, but lawsare being rewritten to expand the instances inwhich they can be used against another.

There were the tragedies at Virginia Tech,Columbine, Newtown and thousands of otherinstances of gun violence. What will be thetragedy that will cause us to wake up and in-sist that no constitutional right can be arguedthat reduces the safety of others and enhancesthe potential for violence?

Stemming Gun Violence

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How appropriate is it to tell a cancerpatient something negative (that he likelydoesn’t want to hear) – yet needs toknow, and which might ultimately quashhis fighting spirit and adversely affect hisday – and night? Moreover, would with-holding certain discouraging observationsintermittently along the cancer-treatmentway, in order for said patient to feel goodand positive about himself – and betterprepare him for any and all news/resultswhich might upset his precariously imper-fect life and moreover, likely chip away athis emotional wherewithal as well – causemore harm than 100-percent honesty allthe time? If this sounds as if I’m splittingphilosophical hairs, the tool I would needto do so in any possibly effective way hasyet to be invented, literally or figuratively.Yet this is the life I live as a terminal can-cer patient, alive and reasonably well,reliant on my wife, primarily, for a kind ofsupport one rarely anticipates providingand for which either one is hardlyprepared.

If this quandary were a line, it wouldn’texactly be a line of demarcation, morelike a line of decapitation (figurativelyspeaking of course). These are lines whichare clearly not defined. You couldn’t findthem on a map even if you were a cartog-rapher with 20 years’ experience makingmaps. These are lines which are blurry atbest and if seen at all, likely seen from asatellite snooping high in the sky that nei-ther the government says exists, or thereason for its existence, exists. This is aline, to invoke a well-known KenBeatrice-ism (Ken hosted a sports talkradio program called “Sports Call” forover 20 years in the Washington, D.C.area) on which you wouldn’t want to live(meaning the difference between talentand circumstances was impossible toquantify).

But this is the line of my life on which Itry to live, balance, navigate, manipulateand delude myself as the various cancer-driven emotions and circumstances arise.It makes the 3.9-inch width of a balancebeam seem more like 39 inches.However, there are striking similaritiesbetween this apparatus and life as a can-cer patient: the falls can sometimes bedevastating, physically, but more often, itis the emotional toll which disrupts themost. When I lose my balance and fall,it’s as if I actually can’t get up.

Most days I can manage this sort of co-dependency. Other days, I can’t. Living inthe past at the same time as you’re tryingto live in the present and plan for thefuture and trying as well to take bothpositives and negatives in the identicalstride are challenges I really didn’t antici-pate having to overcome at such a rela-tively early age: 54 and a half.

Nevertheless, life goes on, for whichI’m extremely grateful. Some days/ cir-cumstances are definitely worse than oth-ers, but at least I’m still in the game. Forhow long, though? (See, I can’t even fin-ish a column without stumbling overmyself.)

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

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