It should not be a surprise that providing for the nation’s defense plays a significant role in Virginia’s economy. Virginia ranks first in Department of Defense contracts as a percentage of state economy; first in percentage of female veterans, first in the number of veterans in the workf .
Less than a week after Fairfax County’s launch of “Take A Moment,” a countywide campaign to eliminate traffic-related deaths and injuries, a hit-and-run driver killed an elderly woman who was crossing Annandale Road in downtown Annandale. The driver did not stop, leaving the victim abandoned in .
Fairfax County, and much of Northern Virginia, is a relatively “wet” area – lots of creeks, runs, streams, springs and, of course, the Potomac River (which is part of Maryland under centuries-old laws) – but there are few lakes, and even fewer publicly owned lakes in our 400 square mile area. La .