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Manassas Journal Messenger | Memo responds to School Board
A memorandum former Manassas superintendent Sidney “Chip” Zullinger wrote to the School Board less than a week before it voted to remove him may shed some light on that decision. In his annual performance evaluation, some School Board members criticized Zullinger for his inability to “provide inspiration” to the students and staff, for the school…
Manassas Journal Messenger | Brentsville grad killed in Fauquier wreck
Jason Heim’s friends will remember his artistic talent, his contagious laugh and his eccentricity. Heim, a 1998 Brentsville District High School graduate, died in a car accident in Fauquier County on Thursday, his father Martin Heim said. Jason Heim’s car slid out of control in the ice and snow on Va. 28 between Va. 605…
Service for half a century
Librarian Marian Paroo from Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man” was created 50 years ago, about the same time the Women’s Club of Manassas created the first public library in Prince William County. Over the years, hundreds of “Marians” have organized, dusted and checked out books and related materials as the Prince William Public Library System…
Manassas Journal Messenger | Manassas residents concerned over rising taxes
Rising taxes are making it increasingly hard for retirees Anna and Peter McCrary to afford the home in Manassas they’ve maintained for 26 years. “They’re going to run us out of town,” Peter McCrary said. The City Council made a preliminary attempt at correcting this problem last week at a forecast meeting for the fiscal…
Youth share opinions on war
For David Smith, 14, of Woodbridge, the war with Iraq hits especially close to home. His father is a member of the U.S. Army and works at Fort Belvoir, so Smith has concerns about his father being sent to Iraq. “My dad might have to go and I worry about that,” said the Lake Ridge…
Larranaga rescues Patriots
FAIRFAX — In a first half that was truly ugly to behold, the play of George Mason senior captain Jon Larranaga was a basketball purist’s dream. Thanks to a terrific all-around game by Larranaga, the Patriots overcame early shooting woes to pummel Niagara 65-45 for their third straight victory. Larranaga, son of Mason coach Jim…