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Bark inThe ParkWhere childrenhave as muchfun as the dogs.

Singer-songwriter Caroline Ferrante takes a break onstage at Bark in the Park to announce “Our AdoptionEvent.” A volunteer heads to the front. “Here she is,Riva, I want Riva myself.” Riva wiggles her whole bodyand returns to the ground waiting expectedly for hernew home as Ferrante returns to the last song of thisset … “It’s a great big world. Let’s go up to the top andtalk to God. He’s been singing along.”

At Bark in the Park,children had almost asmuch fun as the dogs.Three-year old BreeDillaman waits patientlyas her face is trans-formed into a butterfly.Other children chose themoon bounce or throw-ing purple tennis ballsfrom iDog personalizedpet care provider to theirdogs or their friends.

Fur Get Me Not with dogpetting services and train-ing throughout the North-ern Virginia area and D.C.offers a spinning wheelwith pet-related prizes.

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A push by School Boardmember Reid Goldsteinto break down socio-economic divides in Ar-

lington Public Schools faced sub-stantial backlash as other SchoolBoard members accused Goldsteinof subtle racism.

At a School Board meeting onJune 1, the board approved revi-sions to the Enrollment and Trans-fer Policy, among which was re-naming it the Options and Trans-fers Policy. The policy simplifiesand standardizes the applicationprocess to transfer betweenschools or apply for admission tooptions schools, programs like H-B Woodlawn, International Bacca-laureate, Montessori, and immer-sion programs without fixedboundaries.

During the approval process,Goldstein made an effort to addnew language to the policy to “in-clude steps to enhance diversityacross our option schools andthrough our neighborhood trans-fer practices.” According toGoldstein, the new languagewould be part of an ongoing ef-

fort to reduce the segregation ofArlington Public Schools. Amongways to increase diversity,Goldstein proposed providingtransportation to help balance theamount of students receiving freeand reduced lunch across theschools, ideally to around 20 per-cent per school. But whileGoldstein said the policy was notan attempt to recreate the cross-town busing from the 1970s, forothers on the School Board itdidn’t seem much different.

“There’s so many things wrongwith this,” said School Boardmember James Lander. “In my ex-perience, families choose instruc-tional programs, not how muchmoney their neighbors make. Chil-dren should be treated as individu-als. Color of skin or how muchmoney their parents make has norelevance. I reject this amend-ment.”

School Board member TanniaTalento went even further, sayingGoldstein’s proposal was offensive.

“It’s hard to listen to some ofthis,” said Talento. There’s somethings in here that I feel aremicroaggressions that I am of-fended by … So because I’m poor,

Busing 2.0?Accusations of racialmicroaggressions in Optionsand Transfers Policy discussion.

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The American Palestinian Women’sAssociation (APWA) is hosting aninterfaith community event on June

17 at Rock Spring United Church of Christ(UCC). The event includes a five-course tra-ditional Palestinian iftar, eclectic music fromthe countries of the Middle East and poetryshared about refugee experiences. The iftaris the traditional evening meal when Mus-lims break their daily Ramadan fast at sun-set. Imam Hendi, the Muslim chaplain atGeorgetown University, will offer the prayerand speak about the relevance of Ramadan.

Dr. Mai Abdul Rahman, president of theAPWA, said Muslims fast every day duringthe month of Ramadan and break the fasteach evening with healthy foods that haveminerals such as dates that have a lot ofmagnesium. She says she was just telling afriend that you can’t believe how tasty that

date is. “You regain the taste of food likenever before. And,” she added, “you under-stand that there are those around you whoare hungry and that hunger can be pain-ful.”

She explains the purpose of fasting is notto deprive yourself of your health but toincrease your sense of social justice and thesensitivity of others. “A huge part of it is tohave a sense of connection to those whodon’t have. But you have to learn to eatwhat your body needs to fulfill what youhave missed all day.”

Rahman says the iftar at Rock Spring willhave many of the usual dishes for a Pales-tinian meal. “We have olives with a lot ofminerals, not the ones you generally see,but an earthy, very rich green olive. Thenthere is lentil soup because we raise lentils,humus — my mother’s recipe was verysimple, just two ingredients — rice pilafwith nuts and chicken. Finally the sweetsand the special Palestinian tea, a calmingdrink that also assists with digestion.”

The month of Ramadan is tied to the lu-nar calendar so it doesn’t fall at the sametime every year. In 2017 it began on May27.

Rahman says her family emi-grated to the United States inthe late 1970s after Israel tookover the West Bank in 1976 andthe family lost their exit andentrance ability to return home.She and two other women setup APWA in 2005 “to raiseawareness and educate peopleabout who we are.” She said,“We are a small group but ourstrength is in helping people,both individually and ingroups.”

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By Michael Lee Pope

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Regrets? Candidates for theDemocratic nomination forgovernor have probably got afew. But Lt. Gov. Ralph

Northam has too few to mention. During adebate on NBC4 late last month, Julie Careyasked the lieutenant governor what kind ofmistakes he’s made that he regrets duringa recent televised debate, Northam did nottalk about about his two votes for GeorgeW. Bush in 2000 and 2004. And he didn’ttalk about taking money from Dominion,the utility that wants to build controversialpipelines through the state.

“Well I tell you I don’t really have anyregrets, Julie,” said Northam. “But what Idid learn was when I started in Richmondin 2008 as a senator … ”

And then Northam told a story about hisefforts to get a smoking ban passed in Rich-mond after initial opposition from Republi-cans. One of the old verities of political lifein Virginia is that if you’re explaining, you’relosing. And the lieutenant governor was notabout to start explaining his support forRepublicans. And he wasn’t about to startexplaining the $40,000 he’s accepted fromDominion and its executives during his runfor governor. So he changed the subject.

“Not sure that qualified as a mistake,”responded Carey. “But let’s try you Mr.Perriello on that.”

That’s when former U.S. Rep. TomPerriello (D-5) talked about an issue thathis critics have been focused on since theday he announced his candidacy earlier thisyear: a vote he made during his time inCongress to deny federal funding for abor-tions in taxpayer-subsidized health insur-ance plans under the Affordable Care Act.Supporters of Northam have been usingPerriello’s vote in favor of the Stupak-PittsAmendment as a way highlight Northam’slong history supporting women’s reproduc-tive rights.

“That amendment and the eventual com-promise was highly restrictive, said Perriello

during the NBC4 debate. “And in workingwith reproductive justice advocates sincethen understanding just how much of a stepbackwards it was in that space.”

THAT EXCHANGE reveals a curious phe-nomenon in the race for the Democraticnomination this year. Both candidates aretrying to run to the left, abandoning theirpreviously moderate or even center-rightpositions on a number of issues. So whichcandidate has a more difficult transforma-tion? Opinions are divided. Virginia Techpolitical science professor Robert Dentonsays Perriello will have a more challengingtime selling voters on his new progressivepersona.

“He has to explain that at the time I wasn’tcountering my beliefs, attitudes or valuesrelated to abortion,” said Denton. “But I waslooking at my constituents in the Fifth Con-gressional District and therefore trying torepresent them.”

Others aren’t so sure. University of MaryWashington professor Stephen Farnsworthsays Northam is in a more perilous positionexplaining his votes for Bush.

“The anger that you see among Demo-crats really I think is going to create a sensethat the votes for Bush were more problem-atic,” said Farnsworth. “Perriello may bebetter able to explain away the very con-servative nature of his old congressionaldistrict.”

Perhaps the more thorny issue forNortham is his position on the controver-sial pipelines Dominion wants to build inVirginia. Despite being asked multiple timeson the campaign trail, the lieutenant gov-ernor has yet to take a stand one way orthe other. Northam says the multibillionprojects could create jobs and boost theeconomy.

“Obviously we want the pipeline to bebuilt with science and transparency,”Northam said during the first debate inApril. “We also need jobs in the common-wealth of Virginia.”

Perriello has made his opposition to pipe-lines a centerpiece of his campaign, and he’s

pledged to reject campaign contributionsfrom the utility. Perriello says all that moneyDominion plans to spend on the two pipe-lines in Virginia could be put to better use.

“I’ve opposed these two pipelines,” he saidduring that first debate. “I believe for a frac-tion of that $6.7 billion, we could put tensof thousands more people to work on cleanenergy, energy efficiency, localizing foodproduction and other measures.”

THE DEBATE over guns has also been asticking point in the Democratic primary.On the campaign trail, Northam has criti-cized Perriello for changing his position onthe National Rifle Association, a group thatonce endorsed his campaign for Congress.During one of the televised debates thisyear, Northam turned to Perriello and re-minded voters that he has received supportfrom the NRA during a time when concernswere mounting over gun control in America.

“That was since 2010,” said Northam.“You served in Congress from 2008 to 2010.That was after the Virginia Tech tragedy.What has changed about the National RifleAssociation between 2010 and 2017?”

Perriello responded that times havechanged.

“Well, you know, you and I have both haveall done guns. You know that. You were adeciding vote after Virginia Tech on some-thing that prevented Fairfax and other com-

munities from being able to demand fin-gerprinting on concealed carry permits.That was a deciding vote. There was nevera moment where I was a deciding vote forthe NRA.”

Both of the candidates support free com-munity college for Virginia students, al-though they differ on how to finance it.Northam says no tax increase would beneeded to finance his plan; students wouldengage in public service to pay for free com-munity college in high-demand areas.

“If they become certified in one of theseareas, then they will give one year back inpublic service at which time they will getpaid,” said Northam. “So it’s not like they’reout there working for free.”

Perriello says a tax increase will beneeded, especially for those making morethan half a million dollars a year. He saysthat would allow people who attend freecommunity college to have the dignity tocome home at night and tuck their childreninto bed.

“We don’t need people giving back in ser-vice,” said Perriello. “We have a private sec-tor with jobs ready to hire people if we helpthem just a little bit to get that certificateand have the dignity of the kind of job theycan support a family with.”

Democratic Candidates for Governor Run to the LeftTwo candidates try to repackagethemselves as hardcore progressives.

Top Northam Donors❖ $200,000 from venture capitalist Michael Bills

of Bluestem Asset Management LLC❖ $110,000 from Henrico-based Common Good

VA, a committee set up by Gov. Terry McAuliffe inMarch 2014 to raise political donations during histime as governor

❖ $77,000 from Thomas DePasquale of the soft-ware company Outtask LLC

❖ $52,500 from Conrad Hall, retired presidentand CEO of Norfolk-based Dominion Enterprises

❖ $50,000 from Washington-based DGA Action,a super PAC funded by Democratic Governor’s As-sociation

Top Perriello Donors❖ $500,000 from Sonjia Smith, Charlottesville

philanthropist❖ $250,000 from George Soros of New York-

based Soros Fund Management LLC❖ $230,000 from the New York-based activist

network Avaaz Foundation❖ $125,000 from Alexander Soros, New York

executive and philanthropist (son of George Soros)❖ $75,000 from Courtney Smith, financial advi-

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By Michael Lee Pope

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You know that old saying that noth-ing is certain in life but death andtaxes? Here in Virginia, there’s an-

other certainty: Every year is an electionyear.

This year features a primary fight betweenthree Republicans running for governor,each with his own separate and distinct taxplan.

“Well this is really more of a conversa-tion than Republicans usually have abouttaxes,” said Stephen Farnsworth is a pro-fessor at the University of Mary Washing-ton. “You have a candidate willing to in-crease taxes, a candidate willing to abolishthe income tax and then, I guess, theGoldilocks plan, which is in the middle.”

The Goldilocks in this campaign is formerRepublican National Committee ChairmanEd Gillespie. Back in March, he outlined aproposal that would lower the state incometax rate on people who make more than$17,000 a year from 5.75 percent to 5.15percent. For someone making more than$60,000 a year, that would mean about$400 less in taxes a year. Gillespie’s pro-posal relies on revenue growth rather thanspending cuts to pay for the tax cuts.

“Our rates were set in 1972,” saidGillespie during the one and only debate ofthe primary season. “They have not comedown in 45 years, and other states aroundus have been moving.”

The idea is classically Republican: cuttaxes and predict that will turbo charge theeconomy, creating jobs in the process. It’sthe kind of trickle-down economics thatfueled the rise of President Ronald Reaganback in the 1980s. Gillespie is selling thetax cut plan as a clean break from the lastfour years of Democratic leadership in theExecutive Mansion, a move to the centerright for a state that’s sharply divided.

“It would also result in hard-working Vir-ginians who have had stagnant wages butrising costs over the past three, four, fiveyears when our economy has been stagnanthaving nearly $1,300 more in our pockets

to spend as we see fit.”

ONE IDEA that’s not classically Republi-can is raising taxes. But that’s what stateSen. Frank Wagner (R-7) wants to do withthe gas tax. He’s proposing a plan thatwould raise the gas tax in an effort to raisemoney for building roads while avoidinghigh-cost tolls that have become prevalentin Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads.

“I can’t remember a Republican candidatefor statewide office in Virginia running ona tax increase,” said Quentin Kidd, a politi-cal science professor at Christopher New-port University. “And there probably aren’ta dozen nationally in the last decade or twodecades who have run on a tax increase likeFrank Wagner is right now.”

Meanwhile, Wagner is suspicious ofGillespie’s tax proposal. Specifically he’scritical of how it’s been sold. For example,Gillespie’s plan would save $1,300 a yearfor families that make more than $100,000a year. But that’s well under the medianhousehold income in Virginia, which is$65,000. On the campaign trail, Wagner hasattacked Gillespie’s plan as an irresponsiblegiveaway to the rich — one that isn’t rootedin experience in government.

“Let me tell you something,” Wagner saidduring the debate. “It’s easy to say thatwhen you’re sitting here and you’ve neverbeen in state government.”

To solve the problem, Wagner is propos-ing raising the gas tax to pay for buildingsroads. The proposal echoes an earlier erain Virginia politics, when Gov. Harry Byrdsuggested using the gas tax as a way to fi-nance building roads while avoiding debt.In Wagner’s plan, raising the gas tax wouldavoid higher tolls on roads in Northern Vir-ginia and Hampton Roads. Plus the proposalis built on a sliding scale, which would meanthe tax would actually decrease when gasprices rise.

“We have an $18 billion deficit in the Vir-ginia Retirement System. We have a RainyDay Fund for a recession that should be at$2.4 billion. It’s down to less than $300million right now.”

Ed GillespieAge: 55Experience: Chairman of the

Republican NationalCommittee and counselor tothe President in the GeorgeW. Bush administration

Bachelor’s Degree: The CatholicUniversity of America

Place of birth: Mount HollyTownship, New Jersey

Profession: lobbyist

Corey StewartAge: 48Currently: Chairman of the

Board of Supervisors,Prince William County

Bachelor’s Degree: GeorgetownUniversity’s School ofForeign Service

Juris Doctorate: WilliamMitchell College of Law

Profession: attorney

Frank WagnerAge: 61Bachelor’s Degree: U.S. Naval

AcademyMilitary service: nine years in

U.S. NavyPlace of birth: Ruislip, EnglandProfession: businessman

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On June 13, every Virginia voterhas the opportunity to vote in thePrimary Election to choose thecandidates for their chosen party

for governor and lieutenant governor.Ralph Northam and Tom Perriello are vying

to be the Democratic nominee for governor.Ed Gillespie, Cory Stewart

and Frank Wagner are seekingthe Republican nomination forgovernor.

For lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, Gene

Rossi and Susan Platt are seeking the Demo-cratic nomination.

Bryce Reeves, Glenn Davis Jr. and Jill Vogelcompete for the Republican nomination forlieutenant governor.

The filing deadline for independent and non-primary party nominees is June 13 at 7 p.m.for the November general election.

For in person absentee voting in Arlington,available through June 10, see https://vote.arlingtonva.us/absentee. For more infor-mation on voting in Arlington, seevote.arlingtonva.us/elections

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Editorial

By Deborah Wunderman

German Chancellor Angela Merkel isright when she says Europe must“take its fate into its own hands” be-

cause the United States is turning its back onits destiny and succumbing to its fate as polar-ized fractions submerge our role as a worldleader. Perhaps the biggest divide has emergedbetween forces of globalism that have pushedthe world into complicated, interrelated rela-tionships (a place humanity is destined but the

movement has been too in-tense and fast) and forcesof nationalism and popu-

lism that are turning our nation’s attentionback to times of former greatness. This lookssafer than pressing forward into an unknow-able future, but this is an illusion, for no onecan step into the same spot of a river twicebecause it constantly flows forward, just asconsciousness flows forward through time.Turning our backs on where we are going is asgood as sailing blind into oncoming rocks.

We are undergoing a “pretty big” identitycrisis where the thin veneer of what we thoughtwas a normal and healthy democracy is crack-ing, and now we boldly step into the children’sfairy tale of the “Emperor Wearing No Clothes”(or perhaps this is just liberals feeling this waytoday as conservatives used this same meta-phor eight years earlier). Regardless of whetherliberals are justified to feel this way now orconservatives were justified to feel this waybefore, the more important question is whatdo we do when more than half of the countryfeels left behind?

I don’t have answers, but protest is a start. Itis a sign our democracy is still resilient andflexible enough to self-correct when the pen-dulum swings too far to the left or right. Pro-test is a counter force that emerges to hold thecenter when the collective balance getsknocked off center. After protest, comes thehard work of finding a way forward that doesnot exclude, abandon, or diminish any groupof people in this country (or world) — one thatcan stay cohesive and evolve.

When I made a documentary of the Women’s

March, I didn’t understand any of this, butrather was compelled by a fictional narrative(begun five years earlier) to go down to themall and gather voices of the hopes, fears, andconcerns of people coming from all over thecountry to the march. I am not a journalist, afilm-maker, or community activist, but thismoment felt bigger than me and, like so manyof the people I talked with, this is a time whenwe are called upon to get involved in ways thatdon’t always feel comfortable but are essen-tial to hold the center on our core democraticvalues such as truth, justice, and human dig-nity. This includes holding the center for middleclass Americans who are being squeezed outof the economy by globalism. It also meansholding the center for every person regardlessof if they are black, white, brown, rich, poor,Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Buddhists, immi-grant, legal, or “illegal” for every person is partof our collective reality and essential to thefabric of this moment in time. When even oneperson is left behind, injured (physically orpsychologically), expelled, or banned fromentering our country due to fear and discrimi-nation, our collective fabric is ripped. Thus,the work of moving forward needs to includeevery voice so a bigger, better narrative canform, one that is more conscious than the oneTrump has temporarily tapped into — astrangely one-sided, warped, off-center, imma-ture, and backwards looking story. Why is thisimportant? Because narratives are powerful

devices that act like high-powered antennascapturing and focusing an individual’s atten-tion onto narrow bandwidths that can be har-nessed by the narrative creators for good orbad.

To move forward and recover our destiny,we need to create a new narrative that unitesour voices. We do this by listening to each other— and, most importantly, understanding andrespecting diverse points of view. In this waywe can repair the damage being inflictedthrough the current rhetoric, rebuild a bridgewhere true discourse can take place again, andwrestle back control of our collective destinyfrom forces that have taken advantage ofhealthy differences between the left and theright, made them starker, widen the naturalgap, and then pushed both sides to the veryedge of the chasm that opened where the de-structiveness of the human psyche looms largerand more threatening than it has in a long time— hurtling us into this moment. As one of themarch signs so eloquently says, “None of uscan move forward, if half of us are left behind.”We choose the quality of the thread we con-tribute to our shared reality — so infuse yourswith wisdom.

Deborah Wunderman, an Arlington resident, is agrant/proposal writer and author of an unpublishednovel about a near future world where humanity doesnot make the decisions needed to avert worldwide climatedisasters. She has made several citizen-style documenta-ries of recent protests motivated by her novel’s narrative.See www.youtube.com/channel/UC2sNIMUCEbYV3hNrSrEu47g.

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Primary ChoiceIs ClearTo the Editor:

The past four years have notbeen easy for millennials in Vir-ginia. Our Commonwealth hasfallen to the bottom five in thecountry for economic growth, andtoo many young people are bur-dened by debt and

fewer opportunities to thrive.Graduates of Virginia’s schools areflocking to more business-friendlystates where jobs are more plenti-ful.

For millennials like me, thechoice in the June 13 primary isclear. Ed Gillespie is the only can-didate for governor with a plan toremove barriers to job creationand incentivize economic growthin Virginia.

By strengthening our workforcedevelopment and education sys-tem, Ed’s plan will train Virginiansto fill the most in-demand jobs andattract new employers to our Com-monwealth. Ed will reduce indi-vidual income

taxes by 10 percent across theboard, resulting in more than53,000 new private sector jobs.

Ed’s policy-focused agenda is abreath of fresh air in today’s po-litical climate. It will deliver realresults for my generation and helpVirginia become competitive intoday’s modern economy.

This fall, we have the opportu-nity to elect a candidate who be-lieves that Virginians deserve bet-ter than four more years of failedpolicies.

I hope you’ll join me in votingfor Ed Gillespie on June 13.

Elizabeth MinnemanArlington

Ready onDay OneTo the Editor:

Next Tuesday, June 13, VirginiaDemocrats will select our nomineefor governor. I strongly believe thebest candidate is Ralph Northam.

His record and policy priorities,first as a senator, and now as lieu-tenant governor are key reasonsthat he is my choice. He hasworked hard to build the Virginiaeconomy, prepare children forschool by investing in quality pre-Kindergarten programs, preventgun violence, and safeguard thepersonal liberties of women andour LGBT community.

Working alongside Ralph, I’veseen him change minds in the Gen-eral Assembly, and I know he’llcontinue doing that as our 73rd

governor.In 2012, with Democrats in the

minority in the State Senate andGov. Bob McDonnell in theGovernor’s Mansion, Ralph led thefight against a bill mandatingtransvaginal ultrasounds for Vir-ginia women seeking abortions.Leveraging his background as adoctor, he convinced Republicansto back down and drop the trans-vaginal mandate. That’s one rea-son why he has earned the en-dorsement of NARAL Pro-ChoiceVirginia.

Ralph passed the law thatbanned smoking in bars and res-taurants — bringing both Demo-cratic and Republican legislatorstogether. He’s also helped lead thefight for expanding Medicaid inVirginia, to provide healthcare forup to 400,000 more hard-workingVirginians. With the future of theAffordable Care Act under assault,we need Doctor Northam as ournext governor.

Ralph’s fought for better gunsafety laws in Virginia too. WhenDemocrats from rural parts of thestate balked at closing the gunshow loophole back in 2009,Ralph didn’t. He treated woundedsoldiers during the first Gulf War,and children who were victims ofgun violence in Hampton Roads.Ralph will carry those experiencesinto the Governor’s office. That’swhy the Coalition to Stop Gun Vio-lence is behind him 100 percent.

Ralph will continue to fight toreform Virginia’s criminal justicesystem, and break the school-to-prison pipeline. He’ll keep up thefight to raise the felony larcenylevel (we’re tied for the lowest inthe country right now in Virginia),end the suspension of driver’s li-censes when people can’t afford topay court costs, and to decriminal-ize marijuana.

Ralph has been a longtime allyof LGBT Virginians, which is whyhe’s been endorsed by EqualityVirginia. He signed onto my non-discrimination bill his first monthas a state senator, and introducedlegislation to outlaw all forms ofdiscrimination on the basis ofsexual orientation or gender iden-tity.

Ralph is the first statewide offi-cial in Virginia to oppose offshoredrilling — not afraid to break withother Democrats on that issue —and he’s been a leader on clean-ing up the Chesapeake Bay. He’sserved on climate change commis-sions for Governors Kaine andMcAuliffe, and he’s fought to ex-pand renewable energy, includinga mandatory renewable energyportfolio standard.

We need Ralph Northam be-cause he will hit the ground run-ning in January 2018 on all theseissues. I’ve seen him do it day-inand day-out for the past nine


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June 29, 6-8 p.m. at Central Place, N.Moore Street at Rosslyn MetroStation. Free live music everyThursday evening in June at CentralPlace Plaza. Each week will feature adifferent cover band. Beer and winewill be available for purchase. June 1features local band White FordBronco. Visit www.rosslynva.org formore.

Artists Exhibit. Various times throughJune 10 at Metro Micro Gallery, 3409Wilson Blvd. Artist Austin Shullpresents “Reflections on Ardor,”curated by Cara Rose Leepson. Visitwww.metromicrogallery.com formore.

“Hunchback of Notre Dame.”Various times through June 11 atSynetic Theater, 1800 S. Bell St. $35and up. Student tickets start at $15.Senior citizens and military receive$5 off. Group discounts are available.Visit synetictheater.org/ for more.

“Jesus Christ Superstar.” Extendedthrough July 9 at the SignatureTheatre, 4200 Campbell Ave. Visitwww.sigtheatre.org for more.

“King Lear.” Various times throughJune 25 at Gunston Arts Center,Theatre Two, 2700 S. Lang St.Shakespeare’s mature classic withlocal actor Rick Foucheux. Visitwscavantbard.org, or call 703-418-4808.

Arlington Farmer’s Market. EverySaturday, 8 a.m.-noon at the cornerof N. 14th Street and N. CourthouseRoad. A weekly celebration of localfood including fresh produce, meats,dairy, cheese, baked goods, freerange eggs, specialty items, cutflowers, plants and herbs. [email protected] or call 917-733-6402.

Cycling Volunteers Needed. The20th annual Armed Forces CyclingClassic needs volunteers for the June10-11 race. [email protected] for more.

Outdoor Zumba. 6-7 p.m. onWednesdays through May 24 atFreedom Park, Entrance on Lynn St.at Wilson Blvd. $20 for all fiveclasses. Visit www.rosslynva.org formore.

FRESHFARM Market. 3-7 p.m. onTuesdays at 1900 Crystal Drive. Shopfrom local farmers and producerswith seasonal fruits and vegetables,fresh-cut flowers, container plantsand herbs, farm-raised eggs, all-natural meats, artisan baked goods,and specialty foods. Visitwww.crystalcity.org for more.

Mobile Bike Repair. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. onThursdays at 1900 Crystal Drive.Drop off your bike on Thursdaymorning and have it tuned up andready to ride before heading home.Email [email protected], or phone855-VELO-FIX for more.

Food Truck Thursdays. 11 a.m.-2p.m. at 1900 Crystal Drive & 20112th St. Actual truck schedules aresubject to change so be sure to followyour favorites. Visitwww.crystalcity.org for more.

Crystal Ball: Street Hockey. 6:30p.m. Thursdays at 1900 CrystalDrive. A coed social league, Inpartnership with the DC Fray, hockeyenthusiasts compete competitivelyand recreationally in Crystal City.Games are played weekly andchampions are crowned at the end ofeach season. Visitwww.crystalcity.org for more.

Healthy Lifestyle Runs. Saturdays, 9a.m. at Roosevelt Island, GeorgeWashington Memorial Parkway.American Cancer Society partners

with parkrun USA to promote fitnessin the fight against cancer. Free. Visitwww.parkrun.us/rooseveltislanddc/for more.

Friday Night Live. 8 p.m. Fridays atthe Church at Clarendon, 1210 N.Highland St., Suite A. Localmusicians perform. Free. Visit1bc.org for more.

Culinaire’s Winter Lunch. Tuesdaysthrough Thursdays, 11:30 a.m.-1p.m. at The Art Institute ofWashington, 1820 N. Fort MyerDrive, 12th floor. Culinaire, thestudent-run restaurant of the ArtInstitute of Washington, is nowserving lunch from their winter menuon Tuesdays, Wednesdays andThursdays. Visitwww.artinstitutes.edu/arlington formore.

Arlington’s Historical MuseumOpen on First Wednesdays. TheArlington Historical Museum is opento the public on the first Wednesdayof every month from 12:30-3:30 p.m.The museum consists of exhibitschronicling Arlington County’shistory from Native Americansettlements up to the present day.The museum will continue to be openon Saturdays and Sundays from 1-4p.m. Admission is free. The museumis located in the former 1891 HumeSchool building at 1805 S. ArlingtonRidge Road. Contact Garrett Peck at571-243-1113 or at [email protected].

LGBT & Straight Friends Social.Tuesdays. Happy Hour, 3-7 p.m.;Mikey’s “Bar A” Video Wall, 7 p.m.;start time at 8 p.m. IOTA Club &Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd. For 21 yearsand older. Free. Visitwww.iotaclubandcafe.com for more.

Open Mic Comedy. Wednesdays 8-10p.m. at Ri Ra Irish Pub, 2915 WilsonBlvd. Doors open at 7 p.m. Age 21and up only. Free show, $25 cashprize for best joke. Call 703-248-9888 or Visit www.RiRa.com/Arlington for more.

Food Truck Thursdays. 5:30-8:30

p.m. at the corner of North Irving St.and Washington Blvd. Find a round-up of regional food trucks. Free toattend. Visit www.dmvfta.org.

Invasive Plants Removal. Workparties are held every month to keepthe parks free of destructive invasiveplants. Teens, adults and familieswelcome. Every second Sunday of themonth 2-4:30 p.m. at Gulf BranchNature Center, 3608 Military Road;call 703-228-3403. Every thirdSunday of the month 2-5 p.m. atLong Branch Nature Center, 625 S.Carlin Springs Road; call 703-228-6535 or Visitregistration.arlingtonva.us. Free, noregistration required.

Poetry Series. 6-8 p.m. second Sundayof the month at IOTA Club & Cafe,2832 Wilson Blvd. Hosted by poetMiles David Moore. Featured artistsshare their poetry followed by openreadings. Free. Visitwww.iotaclubandcafe.com or call703-522-8340.

Open Mic Nite. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.every Wednesday at IOTA Club &Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd. Sign-uptimes are 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.Bring instruments, fans and friends.Visit www.iotaclubandcafe.com orcall 703-522-8340.

Karaoke. 8 p.m. on the first Sundayevery month at Galaxy Hut, 2711Wilson Blvd. Visitwww.galaxyhut.com or call 703-525-8646.

Pub Quiz. 8 p.m. every Sunday atWhitlow’s on Wilson, 2854 WilsonBlvd. Prizes for first place. Free. Visitwww.whitlows.com or call 703-276-9693.

Storytime. Wednesdays and Fridays,10:30-11 a.m. at Kinder Haus Toys,1220 N. Fillmore St. Storytime withMs. Laura. Call 703-527-5929.

Lego Club. Monthly on the firstWednesday. 4-5 p.m. GlencarlynBranch Library, 300 S. Kensington St.The library provides tubs of legos anda special challenge and after theprogram the creations are displayed

for everyone to see. No registrationrequired. Call 703-228-6548 formore.

Crystal City Sparket. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.on Wednesdays at 1900 CrystalDrive. Sparket — A Creative Marketis an extension of DC’s EasternMarket with arts, crafts, andhandmade goods. Free to attend.Visit www.crystalcity.org.

Open Mic Night. Wednesdays, at 8p.m., sign ups are at 7:30 p.m. and10 p.m., at Iota Club & Café, 2832Wilson Blvd. Free. Visitwww.iotaclubandcafe.com/.

Art for Life. Third Thursday of eachmonth. The Hyatt Regency CrystalCity’s “Art for Life” Partnership withNational Kidney Foundation brings anew artist each month to The Hyattfor a reception. Free. Visitwww.torpedofactory.org.

Brunch at Freddie’s. Third Saturdayof every month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. atFreddie’s Beach Bar, 555 23rd St. TheArlington Gay and Lesbian Alliancegathers for an all-you-can-eatbreakfast buffet ($9.99). All arewelcome. No reservation is required.Visit www.facebook.com/events/700174390103305.

JUNE 2-11The Jungle Book. various times at

Thomas Jefferson CommunityTheatre, 125 S Old Glebe Road.Mowgli is taught the ways of thejungle by a bear named Baloo andBagheera, a panther, and Kaa thesnake. He’s got those bear necessities.Visit www.encorestage.org or call703-548-1154 for more.

JUNE 2-AUG. 25Rosslyn Cinema and Pub in the

Park. 6 p.m. at Gateway Park, 1300Lee Highway. On Fridays, RosslynCinema brings you games, drinks,dinner and free outdoor movies thissummer. Visit www.rosslynva.org formore.

JUNE 5-JULY 1Summer Bootcamp. 2-7 p.m. Monday

and Wednesday; 9:30-10:30Saturday at Gateway Park, 1300 LeeHwy. $35. Visit www.rosslynva.org/do/summerbootcamp for more.

THURSDAY/JUNE 8Phoenix Bikes Open House. 6-8

p.m. at Arlington Mill CommunityCenter, 909 South Dinwiddie St.Phoenix Bikes educates youth,promotes bicycling, and buildscommunity. Visit www.columbia-pike.org for more.

FRIDAY JUNE 9W. Kamau Bell Comedy. Two shows,

7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. at ArlingtonDrafthouse, 2903 Columbia Pike.CNN host W. Kamau Bell is on tourthis summer in support of his show“United Shades of America” and therelease of his first book, “TheAwkward Thoughts of W. KamauBell.” 21 and older. $35-$63. Call703-486-2345 or visitwww.arlingtondrafthouse.com.

SATURDAY/JUNE 10Central Arlington Walking Tour. 9

a.m. at the Clarendon Metro Station(Top of Escalator) S.W. Corner ofWilson Blvd. and N. Highland St.Walk from 1 to 12 miles (1 to 8hours) visiting parks and historicsites in Clarendon, Ballston,Glencarlyn and surrounding areas.Bring lunch and water. Wearcomfortable shoes. Call 703-243-0179 or email [email protected].

Arlington Student Film Fest. 10a.m.-4 p.m. at HB-WoodlawnAuditorium and Blackbox, 4100 N.Vacation Lane. 150 short filmscreated by over 350 students from 24Arlington Public Schools. Free. Call703-228-6363 or visithbwoodlawn.apsva.us for more.

Create Unity Banner. 11 a.m.-1 p.m.at the Aurora Hills Library, 735South 18th St. Use paint to createcolorful hand prints symbolizing thediversity among us. For grades K-5.Call 703-228-5715 for more.

West End Food Truck Party. 11a.m.-2 p.m. at Columbia Pike andFour Mile Run Drive. Members of theColumbia Forest Civic Association inthe Pike’s west end planned a seriesof Food Truck Parties from Aprilthrough October. Visitwww.columbiaforest.org for more.

Meet the Author. 3-4:30 p.m. atArlington Central Library, 1015 NQuincy St. Mitchell Yockelson, aninvestigative archivist at the NationalArchives and Records Administration,talks about his recent book.”FortySeven Days: How Pershing’s WarriorsCame of Age to defeat the GermanArmy in World War One.” Call 703-228-5990 for more.

SUNDAY/JUNE 11Crescendo Concert. 4 p.m. at the

Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre, 1611 NKent St. Admission is free; good willdonations are accepted. Visitwww.rosslynva.org/ for more.

MONDAY/JUNE 12Crystal City BID Annual Gala. 5

p.m. at BID Office, 2011 CrystalDrive, 11th Floor. 2017 AnnualMeeting, celebration and social. Visitwww.crystalcity.org for more.

TUESDAY/JUNE 13Celebrate Pride Month. 5-6 p.m. at

the Central Library, 1015 N. QuincySt. Celebrate the end of the first yearof the LGBTQIA+ Book Club with

Entertainment

Food Truck PartyThis Saturday, June 10 is the first of several West End Food Truck Parties, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.at Columbia Pike and Four Mile Run Drive. Members of the Columbia Forest Civic Asso-ciation in the Pike’s west end planned a series of Food Truck Parties from April throughOctober. Visit www.columbiaforest.org for more.


button making, music, pizza and cake. Call 703-228-5946 or [email protected] more.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 14Conversations With Tyler Cowan and Sen.

Ben Sasse. 6:30-8 p.m. at Arlington CampusFounders Hall, 3351 Fairfax Drive. Ben Sasse,U.S. Senator, author, Uber driver (for charity),and former president of Midland University, willjoin Tyler Cowen for a wide-ranging dialogue.Visit www.mercatus.org for more.

FRIDAY/JUNE 16Outdoor Concert Series. 8 p.m. at Lubber Run

Amphitheater, N. Columbus Street & 2nd StreetN. Series kicks off with The Grandsons inconcert. Concerts run through Sept. 27. Free.Visit www.arlingtonarts.org for more.

SATURDAY/JUNE 17Champion Trees Bike Ride. 10 a.m.-noon at the

Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S. CarlinSprings Road. Marvel at some of Arlington’strees on this ride while stopping at points ofnatural and environmental interest along theway. Visit parks.arlingtonva.us/ for more.

Columbia Pike Blues Festival. 1–8:30 p.m. at2611 Columbia Pike. Musicians such as BettyeLaVette, Rufus Roundtree and Da B-more BrassFactory; Full Power Blues Band; Sol Roots withCarly Harvey, and Jonny Grave. Visitwww.stayarlington.com or call 703-892-2776.

Outdoor Concert Series. 8 p.m. at Lubber RunAmphitheater, N. Columbus Street & 2nd StreetN. Cubano Groove in concert. Concerts runthrough Sept. 27. Free. Visitwww.arlingtonarts.org for more.

SUNDAY/JUNE 18Mr. Knick Knack Concert. 11 a.m. at Lubber

Run Amphitheater, N. Columbus Street & 2ndStreet N. Concerts run through Sept. 27. Free.Visit www.arlingtonarts.org for more.

Father’s Day Auto Festival. 2-6 p.m. at 22020th St. S. This family-friendly festival featuresa variety of automobiles including sports cars,electric vehicles, classic muscle cars, antiquesand more. Free. Visit www.crystalcity.org.

TUESDAY/JUNE 20Frank Herman Martin Concert. 8:30-9:30 p.m.

at Ireland’s Four Courts, 2051 Wilson Blvd. Aresident of Silver Spring, Md., Herman is awinner of the 2016-2017 Artist and ScholarsGrant, sponsored by the Arts and HumanitiesCouncil of Montgomery County, Maryland. Visitwww.irelandsfourcourts.com/ for more.

FRIDAY/JUNE 23Jogo Project Concert. 8 p.m. at Lubber Run

Amphitheater, N. Columbus Street & 2nd StreetN. Concerts run through Sept. 27. Free. Visitwww.arlingtonarts.org for more.

JUNE 23-24Dance Presentation. 5 p.m. at the Signature

Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave. Dancers willcelebrate the life of Arlingtonian, Rita Andelin.Visit www.SIGtheatre.org for more.

SATURDAY/JUNE 24Caz in Concert. 8 p.m. at Lubber Run

Amphitheater, N. Columbus Street & 2nd StreetN. Concerts run through Sept. 27. Free. Visitwww.arlingtonarts.org for more.

SUNDAY/JUNE 25Arlington Philharmonic Concert. 6 p.m. at

Lubber Run Amphitheater, N. Columbus Street& 2nd Street N. This performance, their 3rdAnnual “Pops for Pets” is a benefit for both theArlington Philharmonic and Animal WelfareLeague of Arlington Free. Visitwww.arlingtonarts.org for more.

JULY 11-AUG. 29Drawing: The Natural World. 6:30-8:30 p.m.

at Arlington Arts Center, 3550 Wilson Blvd. Thiseight-week course will focus its attention on thenatural world, and teach you to record what yousee, using materials like graphite, charcoal, andink. $250. Ages 18 and older. Call 703-248-6800, or visit www.arlingtonartscenter.org formore.

JULY 12-AUG. 30Drawing and Painting: The Figure. 6:30-8:30

p.m. at Arlington Arts Center, 3550 Wilson Blvd.Beginning, returning, and advanced studentslearn drawing and painting in this course on thehuman form. $280. 18 and older. Call 703-248-6800 or visit www.arlingtonartscenter.org.

Entertainment

Live MusicTuesday, June 20,Frank Herman Mar-tin Concert, 8:30-9:30 p.m. at Ireland’sFour Courts, 2051Wilson Blvd. A resi-dent of Silver Spring,Md., Frank is a win-ner of the 2016-2017Artist and ScholarsGrant, sponsored bythe Arts and Humani-ties Council of Mont-gomery County,Maryland. Visitwww.irelandsfourcourts.com/ formore.


By Marilyn Campbell

While sustaining an injury isn’t onanyone’s list of fitness goals, arecent study by the Center for

Injury Research and Policy shows an in-crease in gym-related injuries in recentyears. Corrective exercise is among thestrategies for recovering from workout-re-lated injuries, but fitness experts are alsoemphasizing prevention.

“Generally speaking, at some point it’sgood following an injury to perform cor-rective exercises to rehab injured muscles,”said Joel Martin, Ph.D., Exercise, Fitnessand Health Promotion Graduate Programcoordinator and assistant professor of Ki-nesiology at George Mason University.

“Depending on the stage of the healingprocess the exercises may focus on gettingblood flowing to the injured area, regain-ing strength in injured muscle or correct-ing poor movement patterns that contrib-uted to the injury.”

One of the most common causes of sportsor workout related injuries is performingan exercise incorrectly, says Martin. “You

should take the time to learn proper formand seek the help of an exercise professionalfor advice as to how to perform various ex-ercises,” said Martin. “Investing the time tolearn how to move well at the beginning ofan exercise program will pay off in the longrun.”

Failing to do warm-up exercises before aworkout and increasing the intensity of theexercise too quickly — either within theexercise session or across multiple exercisesessions — are among the leading causesof workout injury, says Martin. Not follow-ing safety procedures is another.

“Some of the most serious exercise inju-ries happen from not using common sense,”he said. “These can come in a variety offorms, but may be due to trying to showoff, not wearing proper shoes or equipmentfor the exercise mode, exercising in unsafeenvironments, or not using a spotter forheavy lifts.”

Even with safety measures in place,Parker Bryant, a personal trainer based inBethesda, Md., tells his clients that injuriescan happen, even to the most cautious ath-letes. “For many common injuries, especiallya muscle that’s sore because it’s been over-used, I usually advise clients to apply icefor about 20 minutes several times a day toreduce any swelling and to rest the injuredbody part,” he said.

For those dedicated to fitness, being toldto rest can be hard to hear, says GeoffRobison of Custom Kinetics in McLean, buthe says that it is possible to be active whilerecovering from an injury. “One of the hard-est things for a runner with an injury to hearis that they have to stop running,” Robisonsaid. “But one of the worst things you cando when you have an injury is lay downand not move. Movement, when done prop-erly, can be very healing. It can bring bloodflow and realign your body.”

Exercise can be used to help heal someworkout or sports related injuries, saysRobison. “Everyone who walks in our doorgets taken through an assessment,” he said.“Whether it’s low back pain, a knee prob-lem or shoulder pain, we find the root causeof the problem.”

Once the problem is identified, Robisonand his team of trainers work to create anexercise program that is designed to de-crease pain and build fitness.

One example that he uses to explain histherapeutic strategy is knee pain, which hesays is one of the injuries he sees most of-ten in clients. He observes the client’s move-ments to help determine the cause of theproblem. “Maybe it’s coming from the foot,because the foot is not strong enough, soyour knees cave in when you squat,” he said.“Maybe your glutes [gluteal muscles] areweak or maybe your quads [quadriceps] areweak. Strengthening these muscles can helpstabilize the leg and help relieve knee pain.”

Robison builds an exercise regimen thatis designed to address a specific issue orinjury. “One exercise that I might use is theclam shell where clients lie down on theirside and open and close their knees,” hesaid. “When it’s a case of muscle overuse, Imight use a foam roller or resistance bandsto loosen and strengthen the muscles.”

Bryant says that an injury can be an op-portunity to try a new type of workout. “Forexample, if you’re a runner, but your kneesare bothering you, stop running for a whileand try swimming to give your knees a rest,”he said. “After you’re been pain-free formore than a week, you’re probably healed.When you do return to your normal exer-cise routine, don’t dive in with the sameintensity as before your injury. Graduallywork your way back so that you don’treinjure yourself.”

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Timeline for Options and Transfers Policy implementa-tion.

Busing 2.0?From Page 3

Join Interfaith IftarFrom Page 3

I am a burden? That is very hardfor me to swallow. ... I recognizethat we are not legally allowed todetermine these things by race,but the truth of the matter here inArlington the majority of those onfree or reduced lunch are minori-ties.”

Under the auspices of busingstudents receiving free and re-duced lunch, Talento said the pro-gram would be busing students byrace.

“Our goal is to provide excellenthigh quality education to everysingle student who walks throughour doors, regardless of gender,sex, race, immigration status,” saidTalento. “They are a child. We edu-cate them. My goal, to ensure ev-ery student has excellent educa-tion.”

Goldstein’s motion received sup-port from School Board memberBarbara Kanninen, but was at-tacked by School Board ChairNancy Van Doren for its introduc-tion during the final approval af-ter a several month process.

“This could have been broughtforward and discussed,” said VanDoren. “Instead, it’s brought for-ward at the 11th hour. I wouldhave welcomed this conversation

in community, in drafts, to deter-mine whether or not wording orintent is something we wanted todo … but we haven’t had enoughconversation.”

Goldstein’s motion was defeatedin a 3-2 vote, but the Options andTransfers Policy was unanimouslyapproved.

The new Options and TransfersPolicy also faced criticism duringthe public comments by parentsfrom Arlington Science FocusSchool (ASFS), an elementaryschool focused on science, technol-ogy, engineering and math prin-ciples into the curriculum. Underthe new policy, ASFS would bereclassified as a neighborhoodschool, and many parents worriedthat children attending the schoolas an option would no longer beavailable to students who live out-side the surrounding neighbor-hood.

“ASFS is not your typical publicschool,” said Benjamin Harris, aparent at ASFS. “I am very wor-ried the vote will change what hastaken years to build. There is noreliable analysis about how it willaffect my children and hundredsof others at science focus. I under-stand the intention, it’s honorable,but we need evidence-based [de-cisions].”

year held several Iftar homelessfeedings in front of Catholic chari-ties in D.C. Rahman is a lecturer,organizer, activist, writer and re-searcher whose own particular fo-cus is homeless youth.

Rick Hale, a Rock Spring mem-ber and one of the organizers ofthe event, said, “Rock Spring andthe wider UCC Conference have adeep interest in interfaith rela-tions.” Members of the congrega-

tion have taken a couple of tripsto Israel and Palestine in recentyears and partner with a churchin Jerusalem.

As a congregation they have re-cently focused on the struggles ofrefugees, particularly the plight ofMuslims. The iftar event is beingheld in Carpenter Hall of RockSpring UCC at 5010 Little FallsRoad. It will begin promptly atsundown. For more information,contact Rick Hale [email protected].


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By Vernon Miles

The Connection

While the healthcare debate rages in Wash-ington D.C., in Northern Virginia manyof the most vulnerable are left wonder-

ing how the reform will impact their access to medi-cal care. For 400,000 Virginians who currently fallin the gap between the poverty-level Medicaid andinsurance markets, it means the end to any hope ofexpanding Medicaid in Virginia. For Arlingtonianseither on Medicaid or in the private insurance mar-ket, cuts to entitlement programs and federal subsi-dies for the insurance market could start to push theminto the Medicaid gap.

“If the House Republican billwere to become law it would havean enormous impact on the poorand uninsured in [Northern Vir-ginia] both short-term and long-term,” said Richard Merritt, formerdirector of the IntergovernmentalHealth Policy Project at GeorgeWashington University and chairof the Alexandria Public HealthAdvisory Commission. “Shortterm, it would likely scuttle anypossibility of the Virginia GeneralAssembly expanding the Medicaidprogram, as permitted under Obamacare … Over thelong term, if federal payments for Medicaid are blockgranted or capped to the states as the bill calls for, itwill mean a huge shift in responsibility for the healthcare needs of the poor to states and localities, mostlikely leading to even greater restraints on access tocare for the poor.”

Dr. Basim Khan, the executive director of Neigh-borhood Health Virginia, helps provide healthcareto residents of Arlington, Alexandria, and FairfaxCounty.

Neighborhood Health provides primary medicalcare, internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics,dental and mental health services.

“We have about 16,000 patients we serve everyyear with 50,000 visits,” said Khan. “The vast major-ity of are low income. About half are uninsured andthe other half have insurance, primarily Medicaid,Medicare, and insurance.”

Khan said in Alexandria, Neighborhood HealthVirginia is the only provider for many of these ser-vices, while in Arlington the Free Clinic also providescare.

“The biggest concern related to health reform isthat if people lose insurance, it will increase the de-mands for our services, which are already prettyhigh,” said Khan. “We’re trying to grow to meet thedemand, but if people lose insurance, it will reducetheir access to healthcare. Specialty care in particu-lar can be a challenge for someone without insur-ance.”

Because Medicaid never expanded in Virginia,Khan and Merritt both noted that those in the Med-icaid gap are unlikely to see much difference, butthat pool could start to get larger at each end as morerestrictions are put on who can receive Medicaid andmore people lose access to insurance plans from theObamacare private exchange market.

“Things never got much better for [those in themiddle],” said Khan. “The effect on Virginia mightnot be as large as other states, but frankly we werein a difficult position to start with.”

“There’s not much of an impact [for the workingpoor],” said Merritt.

“You’re taking away something that was nevergranted to them. Even under Obamacare, thesepeople never qualified.”

Merritt said the continued decision not to expandMedicaid in Virginia left those with an income above50 percent of poverty level without coverage.

“That shows you how stingy Medicaid levels arein Virginia,” said Merritt. “This population is notgoing to be affected because they never had Medic-aid to begin with. In the long term, the impact willbe the same: they’re not likely to get it.”

Meanwhile, for the existing Medicaid budget, “Vir-ginia could lose more than $314 million from itsgeneral fund budget if the new Congress and Presi-dent make good on their promise to repeal the Af-

fordable Care Act, according toestimates by Virginia’s Medicaiddirector: Cynthia B. Jones, direc-tor of the Department of MedicalAssistance Services,” said FrankShafroth, director of the Center forState and Local Government Lead-ership at George Mason University,in an email. “The estimated losses— $123.2 million in the next fis-cal year and $191.2 million in thebudget year that begins in mid-2018 — reflect an outright repealof the healthcare law, without

knowing what would replace it.”For those on Medicaid, Merritt said it means the

state could be forced to decide whether it will pro-vide healthcare for the elderly and disabled or moth-ers and children.

“The people on Medicaid now will be at risk ofhaving their Medicaid eligibility curtailed,” saidMerritt. “70 percent of those who qualify are momsor children, but only consume 20 percent becausetheir needs are not as expensive.”

The other group, Merritt said, are the elderly anddisabled who are fewer in number but consume moreof the cost. Most of those expenses go towards nurs-ing homes.

“This will create huge pressures on the states,” saidMerritt. “They’re going to be pitting the elderly andthe disabled against the moms and the kids. It’s notgoing to happen next year or year after, but it’s thelikely outcome. Costs will continue to go up, andthe state won’t have matching payments. States aregoing to have to cut back on those services or raisetaxes, which is not likely to happen. Will have tochoose between cutting back on nursing home ser-vices or services for children/moms.”

Meanwhile, Northern Virginia hospitals are closelywatching the discussion in Washington D.C. but saythere’s still much to be seen as the bill works throughthe Senate.

“The honest answer is that it is too soon to tell,”said Robin Norman, senior vice president and chieffinancial officer for the Virginia Hospital Center. “Thenew direction of healthcare legislation is not clearat this time.

Having said that, I will say that the anticipatedimpact on healthcare providers is that reimbursementwill remain tight and at Virginia Hospital Center wewill continue to provide the highest quality care atthe best value for our community.”

Stuck in the MiddleHealthcare reform couldleave Virginia with awidening Medicaid gap.

“This will createhuge pressures onthe states.”

— Richard Merritt, formerdirector, Intergovernmental

Health Policy Project atGeorge Washington

University


Transform 66 Inside the BeltwayEastbound Widening Project

W&OD TrailPedestrian and Bicycle Bridge

Over U.S. Route 29

Arlington CountyCity of Falls Church

Public Meeting

Tuesday, June 13, 2017, 6-8 p.m.Yorktown High School

5200 Yorktown Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22207

The Virginia Department of Transportation will host a follow-up public meeting to present a bridge option, based on input received during a planning workshop held on April 5, 2017, for the W&OD Trail Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge over U.S. Route 29 (Lee Highway).

Stop by between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. to learn more about the project and discuss your questions with VDOT staff. VDOT will hold a short presentation be-ginning at 6:30 p.m.

Provide written comments at the meeting or sub-mit them by May 18, 2017 to Ms. Amanda J. Bax-ter, Special Projects Development Manager, VDOT Northern Virginia District Office, 4975 Alliance Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030. You may also e-mail comments to [email protected]. Please reference “W&OD Trail Bridge” in the subject line.

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Organization for Autism Research(OAR) today announced the launchof its new employment initiative,Hire Autism, for its test run inNorthern Virginia. Hire Autism is anonline jobs portal that helpsindividuals with autism of allcapacities connect with businessesand employers willing to considerthem as candidates for competitiveemployment. Visit HireAutism.org orwww.researchautism.org for more.

SUNDAY/JUNE 11Guest Pastor. Various times at Rock

Spring Congregational UCC, 5010Little Falls Road. Diana Butler Bass,author, speaker, and independent

scholar specializing in Americanreligion and culture, will offer freshand varied perspectives on the Bibleand issues facing the community andthe world in a series called “OtherVoices.” Visit rockspringucc.org.

TUESDAY/JUNE 13Placement Exams for ESL Classes.

9 a.m. or 6 p.m. at Syphax EducationCenter, 2110 Washington Blvd.English as a Second Language forAdults, Arlington Public Schools’REEP Program is giving placementexams for the July 5-Sept. 23 session.Classes to be held at SyphaxEducation Center. Afternoon andevening classes available. Tuition is$200-$285 for people who live orwork in Arlington; $350-$470 forpeople who do not. Exams are free.Call 703-228-4200 or visitwww.apsva.us/reep.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 14Gardening Talks &

Demonstrations. 7 p.m. at theArlington Central Library, 1015 N.Quincy St. The Arlington FoodAssistance Center and the MasterGardeners of Northern Virginia willsponsor a series of talks anddemonstrations about gardening. Inaddition to basic gardeningtechniques, topics will include wildedibles, pollinators, food preparationand preservation, and more. For acomplete schedule, visitwww.afac.org/plot-against-hunger/pah-events/.

DEADLINE JUNE 16Make a Difference. 6:30-8 p.m. at

Arlington Campus Founders Hall,3351 Fairfax Drive. ArlingtonCounty’s Neighborhood CompleteStreets Program is encouraging thepublic to submit nominations of“problem streets” for project fundingconsideration. Visitprojects.arlingtonva.us/ for more.

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“Flourishing After 55” from ArlingtonOffice of Senior Adult Programs for June12-17.

Senior centers: Lee, 5722 LeeHwy.; Langston-Brown Senior Center,2121 N. Culpeper St.; Walter Reed,2909 S. 16th St.; Arlington Mill, 909 S.Dinwiddie St.; Aurora Hills, 735 S. 18th

St.Senior trips National Gallery of Art,

D.C., Wednesday, June 14, $9; Montpe-lier Home & Gardens, plus lunch;Thursday, June 15, $46; HollywoodCasino, Charles Town, W.Va., Friday,June 16, $8; St. Michael’s Cruise fromAnnapolis, Saturday, June 17, $80. CallArlington County 55+ Travel, 703-228-

4748. Registration required.

NEW PROGRAMS:Organ donation information,

Monday, June 12, 1 p.m., Walter Reed.Register, 703-228-0955.

Legal health care decisions,Monday, June 12, 11 a.m., Langston-Brown. Register, 703-228-6300.

Common foot problem andtreatments, Monday, June 12, 1:30p.m., Aurora Hills. Register, 703-228-5722

New ways to enjoy spring fruit,Tuesday, June 13, 11 a.m., Langston-Brown. Register, 703-228-6300..

Impact of film and movies prior

to 1980, roundtable discussion, Tues-day June 13, 11:15 a.m., Lee. Register703-228-0555.

Informed investing and avoid-ing fraud, Tuesday, June 13, 6:30p.m., Walter Reed. Register, 703-228-0955.

Estate planning for singles,Tuesday, June 13, 1 p.m., Lee. Register,703-228-0555.

Volunteer with AFAC (ArlingtonFood Assistance Center), Wednesday,June 14, 11 a.m., Langston-Brown. Reg-ister 703-228-6300.

How sugar affects the brain,Thursday, June 15, 10 a.m., WalterReed. Register, 703-228-0955.

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years, and that’s why I urge youto vote for him on Tuesday, June13.

Adam P. EbbinState Senator (D-30)

Virginia’sEconomyTo the Editor:

For the last five years, Virginia’seconomic growth has trailed thenational average. Five years ago,Virginia was number one onCNBC’s list of best states for busi-ness, but last year, we were rankedin the bottom 10.

Virginia also ranks 33rd in theTax Foundation’s State BusinessTax Climate Index. It’s no coinci-dence. We have to turn thingsaround.

Ed Gillespie understands this,and he knows what Virginia needsto start growing again. In March,he released the “Cutting Taxes forAll Virginians” Plan, which in-cludes a 10 percent across-the-board individual income tax rate

cut.His plan will spark natural, or-

ganic economic growth to diver-sify our economy, and it puts Vir-ginia on a path toward meaning-ful local business tax reform. It willalso create more than 50,000 newfull-time, good-paying private-sec-tor jobs in five years.

The best part? An independenteconometric analysis found thatonce fully implemented, Ed’s planwould put nearly $1,300 back intothe pocket of an average family offour. That’s real money.

Ed wants to raise take-home pay

for hard-working Virginianssqueezed by stagnant wages andhigher costs, orient our economytoward start ups and scale ups,entrepreneurs, and small busi-nesses, and make Virginia morecompetitive and attractive to busi-nesses, retirees, and veterans.

He’s the right person to get oureconomy growing again, and that’sexactly why I’m supporting him.Join me in casting your ballot forEd in the June 13 primary.

Nathan PickArlington

Responding to June 3 AttacksThe Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington released the fol-

lowing statement:The horrific attacks in London and the ongoing violence through-

out our world sadly remind us of the urgent need to pray dailyand fervently for God’s peace in every land and nation. May theLord grant eternal life to those killed, heal those who were in-jured and, in his divine mercy, transform the hearts of those whoseek to do harm to others. On this Pentecost Sunday and always,we ask the Holy Spirit to guide our leaders so they may worktogether in securing our protection, freedom and unity. Mary,Queen of Peace, pray for us.


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GOP Race

Top Gillespie Donors❖ $1.5 million from Let’s Grow Virginia, a

Henrico-based PAC, funded in part by HiltonWorldwide and Carly Fiorina’s super PAC

❖ $100,000 from Dwight Schar, a McLean-basedhomebuilder with NVR Homes

❖ $50,000 from Florida-based private prisoncompany GEO Group, which operatesLawrenceville Correctional Center, Virginia’s onlyprivate prison

❖ $50,000 from Edward St. John of the Mary-land-based commercial real-estate agency St. JohnProperties Inc.

❖ $40,000 from Richard DeVos of the Michigan-based investment management firm WindquestGroup (husband of Education Secretary BetsyDeVos)

Top Wagner Donors❖ $205,000 from Wagner’s Senate campaign

committee, funded in part by the Virginia SenateRepublican Caucus and the Republican Party ofVirginia

❖ $23,000 from William Magann of the Ports-mouth-based concrete contractor W.F. MagannCorp

❖ $10,000 from Stephen Ballard of the VirginiaBeach-based general contractor S.B. Ballard Inc

❖ $10,000 from Kenneth Allen Hall of the Vir-ginia Beach-based Hall Pontiac GMC

❖ $10,000 from Virginia Beach-based commer-cial real estate firm Pembroke Enterprises

Top Stewart Donors❖ $429,000 from Stewart’s Prince William

County committee, funded in part by the Republi-can Party of Virginia and the Republican Party ofPrince William County

❖ $35,000 from Christopher Ekstrom of theTexas-based private equity firm Ekstrom PropertiesLLC

❖ $30,000 from Manassas-based informationtechnology company Progeny Systems Corp

❖ $20,500 from Charles Robbins of theNewington-based home health care company CRAssociates

❖ $10,000 from Ahmet Aksoylu, an Oakton-based Realtor with Aksoylu Properties

REPUBLICANS USUALLY run on cuttingtaxes. And although Gillespie has a moder-ate plan for cutting taxes, another candi-date in the race has an extreme proposal,one that some Republicans are calling un-workable. Prince William County Board ofSupervisors Chairman Corey Stewart wantsto eliminate the income tax.

“Virginia hasn’t had a significant surplusin revenues, unanticipated unaccounted forrevenues, in 10 years,” said Stewart duringthe televised debate. “Ed’s plan is com-pletely dependent on that. It hasn’t hap-pened. It’s a charade.”

Stewart’s solution? Ask state departmentsto identify how they would slash their bud-gets 30 percent, and then use those cuts asa menu to reduce spending.

“My tax plan is dependent on a cut inspending,” he said. “We are going to reducethe rate from 5.75 percent to 4.75 percentin a single year.”

Within a decade, Stewart says, the incometax would be eliminated altogether.

“That’s wishful thinking,” said Republi-can strategist Dan Scandling. “That’s notgoing to happen because what are you go-ing to replace it with? Are you going to dosomething on property taxes and push it allonto the localities? I don’t think that’s go-ing to go over very well.”

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By KENNETH B. LOURIE

Having been a cancer “diagnosee” now foreight years and exactly three months — as I sitand type on May 27, 2017, a lifetime consider-ing the original “13 month to two-year” prog-nosis I was given on February 27, 2009, I havelearned much about cancer that I didn’t know.In fact, I’ve learned everything about cancer Iknow now because previously I knew nothing.Growing up I heard/experienced very littleabout cancer. My parents were healthy as wasmy immediate family (aunts, uncles, cousins).

And even though I spent many Sundays withmy parents visiting my grandparents in nursinghomes, the diseases/afflictions I rememberhearing most about were diabetes, Parkinson’s,Leukemia and high cholesterol. Never canceror any condition that I associated with cancer. Irealize now how lucky we all were. I wouldn’tsay I took good health for granted, but I mighthave taken it as a given. Not any more.

Everyday I wake up, as my father used tosay, is a good day; and ever since I was diag-nosed in early 2009, most days — all thingsconsidered, and I do consider all things, havebeen good days. I have been extraordinarilyfortunate in how my body and mind hasreacted to being diagnosed with a “terminal”disease: non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV.Rarely have I ever gone one step forward andthen two steps backward.

Oh sure, the early hairless days of heavy-duty chemotherapy (infused for six hours everythree weeks) were challenging, but it was aprocess I had to endure — so far as I knew (Iknow a bit more now and there are manymore choices/protocols than ever before).

It reminds me of a long-ago M*A*S*H epi-sode in which “Hawkeye” met a South Koreanwoman after she drove — a Cadillac — into the4077th. She needed medical help for her fam-ily. Col. Potter ordered “Hawkeye” to returnwith the woman back to her home.Begrudgingly he went along, mistakenly think-ing she felt a sense of entitlement. After a shorttime treating her family he learned how wronghe had been. Later that day, “Hawkeye” sawthe woman walking up a nearby trail carryingbuckets of water on a pole. When he askedher why she was doing that (getting the waterthat way, from wherever); she replied:“Because that’s where the water is.” It struckhim — and apparentl — it struck me, too. As acancer patient/survivor, that has always beenmy approach/attitude. “Next man up,” a com-mon sports refrain; no excuses, keep movingforward.

Over the years, I have met many cancerpatients; at the Infusion Center, at conferences,at work and at play. And I may be biased (no‘maybes’ about it), but I have to say, we’re afairly hearty and resilient bunch. Getting diag-nosed with a terminal disease — frequently outof the blue, is not exactly the stuff of whichdreams are made. Quite the contrary.

Nevertheless, many of the cancer patientsI’ve met seemed to have faced their demonsand are standing tall against the worst kind ofadversity. Bette Davis is often credited with thequote: “Old age is not for sissies.” Well, neitheris cancer. It seems to be for everybody, every-where. Unfortunately, cancer is an indiscrimi-nate, equal opportunity destroyer; all ages, allraces, all ethnic groups, all populations.

According to “Medical News Today,” “Onein two people will develop cancer in their life-times.” So getting cancer is either a matter oftime, inevitable or a random-type miracle if itdoesn’t affect you. For many of us who’ve beenaffected already, we’ve come to learn that can-cer isn’t the automatic death sentence it used tobe, especially for us lung cancer patients. Theresearch dollars and enthusiasm going intodefeating this scourge are at their most signifi-cant in decades, perhaps ever.

Now is not the time to give up hope. It’stime to embrace it.

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