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…
When it comes to physical education classes, it’s not just the time that matters. It’s how you use it. School divisions across the nation have been trying to combat childhood obesity by requiring students to spend more time in PE classes. But a recent Cornell University study says that’s not enough. Adding 200 minutes of…
Dear Lane Ranger: The exit from the Park Ridge shopping center is very confusing to drivers. As you exit the Park Ridge shopping center just north of Interstate 66 on Va. 234 Business, there are four lanes. The left lane is for left turns to go north on Va. 234. The second lane from the…
The work environment at the Harry J. Parrish Post Office in Manassas has disintegrated, according to carriers, clerks and union representatives. And they don’t want to take it anymore. Earlier this month, a clerk at the Manassas office sent a scathing letter to Rep. Frank R. Wolf, R-10th District, citing a laundry list of concerns…
The Manassas City Council reached a compromise on Immigration and Customs Enforcement training for local police officers at a meeting at R.C. Haydon Elementary School on Monday. Council Member Jackson H. Miller made a motion that the council support ICE training for Prince William-Manassas Regional Jail officers as long as Prince William County supported the…