Ron Robinson said if he ousts Hilda Barg from the Woodbridge District seat on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors in November, he will do something few politicians do. In his announcement Sunday at the Veteran’s Park Community Center, Robinson said if he makes a mistake he will own up to it. “If I…
You know the drill. The nurse hands you a tiny cup lined with your personal identification numbers scribbled on a white stretch of tape. You stare at the markings on the side of this cup, wondering how you’ll ever be able to fill it and why you didn’t drink more water before your appointment. While…
Dear Lane Ranger: While waiting on Davis Ford this morning (around 5:15 a.m.) to proceed west toward Manassas, I noticed that the cemetery to my left was the only beneficiary of the green light and arrow.? After a minute or two, the light turned green for me and I once again proceeded. Thinking about this,…
Children everywhere begged their parents to take them out to a book store late Friday night for the debut of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix,” the fifth in a series of books about a boy wizard and his adventures at Hogwart’s, a boarding school for the magically gifted. Emily Harley,…
“It didn’t happen in Manassas!” proclaimed a media advisory released by the City of Manassas’ then-Director of Community Development Roger W. Snyder. He was referring, of course, to Lorena Bobbitt’s amputation of her husband’s penis. Not since the Civil War had Manassas seen so much national and international attention. Ten years ago Monday, John Wayne…