Parents with children who recently graduated from a Virginia public college are both proud and fortunate. Tuition and fees at Virginia’s state colleges remained stable the past eight years, but now those bills are coming due. With a new fall semester set to begin next month around the Old Dominion, it has been reported that…
A law branding one class of persons as criminal solely based on the state’s moral disapproval of that class and the conduct associated with that class runs contrary to the values of the Constitution. -Justice Sandra Day O’Connor On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that consenting adults have the right to engage…
Manassas is nearing a solution to its lack of animal shelter services, with a group of local businessmen offering to build a shelter and lease it to the city. Church Street Development LLC is proposing a 8,500-square-foot animal shelter near the corner of Dean Drive and Wellington Road. The shelter would be run by Waggin’…
The Manassas City Council approved dance permits for three local establishments Monday night, including Mexico Lindo, 8630 Mathis Ave., which had its liquor license suspended for five days in March 2002. The council voted 4-0 to also approve permits for Tommy’s Place, 8910 Mathis Ave., and Maxwell’s Pupasaria, 9043 Liberia Ave. Councilmen Robert Oliver and…
Chances are, lately when you’ve glanced over into the region’s highway high-occupancy vehicle lanes you’ve seen people driving to work alone. Virginia officials have counted them and have seen enough. A major crackdown on violators of HOV restrictions begins Wednesday with the slogan “No Excuses.” Radio ads will run in 10-second spots. Highway message boards…