9/11 Remembered: Images and video
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The military put a group of national journalists though its first ever combat survival course this week with an amphibious carrier boarding, a helicopter insert and a march into ambushes at Quantico Marine Corps base. The aim was to teach military reporters, photographers and cameramen how to operate with troops and what to do if…
The thought came to me on Tuesday night, as I was sitting bolt upright against the arm of the couch, nervously biting my fingernails, my mind rapidly alternating between hope and resignation, alternately yelling at the television set and shouting with joy: there is a certain Zen to being a Cubs fan. I know –…
A single drop of murder suspect Larry Bill Elliott’s blood was found on a fence outside the victims’ town house, but no evidence of his DNA was found inside the home where Robert Finch and Dana Thrall were fatally shot, forensic scientists testified Tuesday. The blood on the fence is the only forensic evidence linking…
Two weeks ago (Sept. 24), I bemoaned the fact that “Many voters will be more concerned about whether [school board] candidates are hausfraus who have volunteered in the schools, rather than their management skills or principles.” My focus was on whether candidates have educated themselves on important issues, questioning “the last substantive book or article…
By DAVE UTNIK [email protected] Stonewall Jackson junior Kirby Jenkins was a member of the first Fire & Ice squad to capture a PONY National championship. That was six years ago, when Jenkins was pitching for the 12-and-under squad. The competition is tougher now, but for Jenkins and Fire & Ice the results haven’t changed. Winning…
A marketing study conducted with help from George Mason University is causing Manassas officials to rethink the way the city sells itself. The study, based on discussions with nine focus groups assembled during March and April, found that prospective tourists associate Manassas with features outside its city limits. “We asked them over and over again…