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Opinion
Tweets Capture the Lighter Side of Hurricane Sandy
Certainly, Hurricane Sandy was no laughing matter. Making landfall in New Jersey Monday night, she wreaked havoc up and down the East Coast, leaving behind 55 dead, 8.2 million without po...
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News
Dominion Announces Wednesday Work Locations
Dominion Virginia Power this morning released a list of where crews will be working to restore power Wednesday. The list is attached to this article as a pdf (available in the media...
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Opinion
Dyke Marsh Is Ablaze in Color
As Hurricane Sandy churned up the East Coast Saturday, meteorologist Barry Sperling spotted a sunbow, a rainbow-like circle shimmering around the sun. “It’s a sign that it will rain ...
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Opinion
Tech Connects Us in the Midst of the Storm
The oft-repeated advice in news reports, conversations with family and on-line in the lead up to the storm was to charge your cell phones. The new twist this year was the addition of...
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The Neighborhood Files
Huntington Residents Relieved After Hurricane Sandy
After making it through Hurricane Sandy with no flooding, the Huntington community is abuzz with relief. Water from Cameron Run didn't even reach the streets during the hurricane Mon...
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Schools
FCPS Schools Will Open as Usual Wednesday
All Fairfax County public schools and offices will open on time on Wednesday, Oct. 31, the schools system announced Tuesday. Individual schools that may have power outages will be re...
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Elections
Hurricane Sandy Pours Cold Water on 2012 Campaigns, Absentee Voting
Hurricane Sandy upended the campaign schedules for the presidential race, Virginia's U.S. Senate race and congressional races, and put a temporary halt to some early voting and election o...
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Government
Gov. McDonnell: Virginia 'Spared' in Hurricane Sandy Damage
Gov. Bob McDonnell said in his final press briefing for Hurricane Sandy that Virginia was "spared a significant event." “First responders and private partners, they have really done...