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Courage. We know it when we see it, but we spend very little time thinking how to foster it in our children. It is one of those attributes we want for our child, but we tend to focus on it only when it’s not there.
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The Key to Surviving Mistakes is Learning and Growing from Them In 2015, I moved to Loudoun County to escape
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In August 2018, the Loudoun County Community Veterans Engagement Board was formed with a mission of advocacy and support for
Read moreI’m having my left hip replaced this week because of a degenerative bone condition with which I was diagnosed 17 years ago. I was in enough pain last June to have my hip replaced then, but my stubborn “I’ll tough it out” attitude, a demanding home life and two pre-paid summer vacations resulted in me scheduling the surgery for mid-November when it would be less disruptive. At the time, five months didn’t seem like a long time to wait.
Read moreA number of years ago, the insurance company Kaiser Permanente set out to determine if there was any connection between negative childhood experiences and health issues later in life. For instance, is there a connection between heart disease and a difficult childhood? To date, more than 144,000 adults have taken the survey.
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It began when her mother, Kim Castellano, lost her hair, lost her breasts, then lost her life. Over a year later, Riley Castellano teamed up with her best friend, Anna Lockhart, to turn their loss into something meaningful.
Read moreBy Ben Lenhart With election season upon us, most Americans assume we have an absolute right to participate in the elections
Read moreWhether or not you have children enrolled in Loudoun County Public Schools, the upcoming general election is an important one. At least six of the nine seated School Board members will be new since six current board members, myself included, are not running for re-election. It takes five votes to pass any legislation, policies or other action items so the new School Board will likely have a tremendous impact on the future of public education in our county. The quality of our schools attracts not only homeowners but businesses like Amazon and Google.
Read moreOne afternoon, while moving your teen’s backpack, you notice a clinking sound inside the backpack. When you open it, you find a small bag of marijuana, a spice grinder, a vape pen, or maybe a small vial of thick liquid. What do you do now?
Read moreA few years back, I learned of an incident at a private school in McLean where a teen student who identifies as white shared a picture on a group chat headlined “Black Lives Matter” Olympics. The events depicted in the image showed individuals engaged in criminal activities and an obvious smear of the social justice movement. Another student, who identifies as black, on the same chat thankfully, spoke out and acknowledged that he found both the picture and sender to be “racist or, at minimum, of a racist nature.”
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