Partisan Bickering Kills Va. Roads Bill- July 10, 2008 RICHMOND, July 10 -- The General Assembly's special session on transportation failed to come up with an agreement on how to pay for millions in road and transit projects across the state, including the most congested area of Northern Virginia.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/va/index_xml/~3/331661624/AR2008071000... Senate Candidates Prep for First Debate- July 10, 2008 RICHMOND With the first debate between Virginia's top U.S. Senate candidates a little more than a week away, Republican candidate James S. Gilmore III might finally get a chance to define his race against Democrat Mark R. Warner on his terms.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/va/index_xml/~3/331580681/AR2008070803... Va. Toddler Dies After Father Leaves Him in SUV- July 10, 2008 A consulting company manager left his newly adopted son sitting in a sport-utility vehicle in a Herndon parking lot for much of the day Tuesday, killing the 21-month-old child, police said yesterday.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/va/index_xml/~3/331580682/AR2008070901... 120 Va. Shelters For Homeless Get $18 Million- July 10, 2008 More than 120 homeless shelters across the state, including the largest facilities in Northern Virginia, will share $18 million in state grants over the next two years, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) said recently.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/va/index_xml/~3/331580678/AR2008070901... Residents Divided On Sports Complex- July 10, 2008 Dozens of Ashburn residents debated the merits of a proposed 40-acre sports complex for more than two hours at a public hearing Monday night, with supporters citing a dire need for more playing fields and opponents worrying about noise, lighting and traffic.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/va/index_xml/~3/331580680/AR2008070900... Readers' Joy Speaks Volumes- July 10, 2008 Two decades ago, a fire destroyed the public library kiosk where Burke Centre residents checked out books. In the 1990s, economic woes forced officials to close a satellite library in a local shopping center. Now, with last month's opening of the Burke Centre Library, the planned community in...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/va/index_xml/~3/331580677/AR2008070901... Partisan Bickering Stalls Va. Roads Bill- July 10, 2008 RICHMOND, July 9 -- The General Assembly's special session on transportation was headed for an unsuccessful close Wednesday evening with no agreement on how to pay for millions of dollars of road and transit projects across the state including the most congested area of Northern Virginia.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/va/index_xml/~3/330955542/AR2008070901... Code Enforcers Crack Down on Illegal Boardinghouses- July 10, 2008 Fairfax County's code enforcement "strike teams" marked their one-year anniversary by winning the county's largest fines to date against the owner of an illegal boardinghouse, county leaders said this month.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/va/index_xml/~3/331580676/AR2008070901... Two Clinics for the Poor To Consider Merging- July 10, 2008 The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has asked the operators of two clinics for low-income patients to consider collaborating more closely and perhaps merging in the hopes of improving health care for the county's poorest residents.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/va/index_xml/~3/331580679/AR2008070900... A Hispanic Population in Decline- July 10, 2008 The family that planted corn in the front yard of their $500,000 home is gone from Carrie Oliver's street. So are the neighbors who drilled holes into the trees to string up a hammock.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/va/index_xml/~3/331580675/AR2008070902... |