PDF Complete answers to candidate questions A total of nine Manassas Park residents spoke Tuesday for about 15 minutes about who they thought should fill the two empty seats on the Manassas Park City Council. The names mentioned most were those of the three most familiar faces vying for the two spots: former vice mayor…
Locally, schools and groups that offer adult English as a Second Language classes are scrambling to meet an increasing demand. Professors at the Northern Virginia Community College Manassas and Woodbridge campuses said they’re adding new sections of ESL courses every semester. NVCC offers for-credit ESL courses for students preparing to take college courses and continuing…
Del. Robert G. “Bob” Marshall, R-Prince William, announced Thursday that he formed an exploratory committee for a possible run for retiring U.S. Sen. John Warner’s seat. Marshall said he formed the committee to see if there is enough support among Republicans for a viable run. He thinks there is. “I’ve been calling around to the…
WASHINGTON – Since Congress returned from the August recess, the House of Representatives has passed a flurry of bills dealing with immigration reform. The Senate is expected to decide this week how to proceed on at least one of these bills – a measure that would authorize the construction of a 700-mile long fence between…
WASHINGTON – They may work two jobs or 12-hour shifts or take care of large families, but many adult immigrants arriving in the South want to learn English. They gather for English as a Second Language classes at community colleges, in churches, high schools, libraries and civic associations. Irving Avila arrived four years ago from Mexico….