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By Vernon Miles

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Arlington County had a chocolatecraving. It wanted Nestle, badly,and it was willing to pay $6 mil-lion to acquire it. But some, in-

cluding County Board candidates, saythey’re concerned the county may haveoverindulged its appetite.

At the Sept. 16 County Board meeting,the first of the county funding — $1.27million — intended to entice Nestle to moveto Arlington County was allocated for re-imbursement of infrastructure improve-ments outside the future Nestle headquar-ters. The funding comes right as ArlingtonCounty also begins its publicly announcedcourtship of Amazon.com, hoping to enticethe online retail giant to open a secondheadquarters in Arlington. But the decisionalso comes in the middle of an ongoing racefor a County Board seat vacated at the endof the year. Whoever is elected in the fall,the County Board may find their new col-league much less receptive to tax credits formajor incoming businesses.

As the three-way race for County Boardgoes on, one thing all candidates seem toshare is a uncertainty about the CountyBoard’s decision to offer incentives to cor-porations like Nestle to entice them to moveto Arlington. If it can meet certain goals setout by the state and local governments,Nestle will receive $16 million in tax cred-its. Of that $16 million, $10 million comefrom state funding while $6 million is com-ing from Arlington County. From the countyfunding, $4 million is allocated in the formof performance grants, given on condition

that Nestle reach certain con-ditions like half of the hires atthe new office being local;while $2 million, like the Sept.16 funding, is being offered ininfrastructure improvements.

County Board candidatesAudrey Clement and CharlesMcCullough have expressedtheir disapproval of the Nestledecision throughout the cam-paign. After the funding wasallocated, McCullough criti-cized the reimbursements onTwitter as corporate welfare.

“I don’t think it’s the best usefor this money,” saidMcCullough. “Average citizensend up subsidizing wealthycorps with limited benefits forthe community. Benefitsmainly go to shareholders. Idon’t feel when I look at thingslike this that the taxpayersbenefit.”

McCullough argued that ifthe county was going to fi-nance businesses, it shouldinstead focus on smaller localbusinesses rather than large,international corporations.

“We should be focusing onour small businesses here,”said McCullough. “They con-tribute to the character andeconomy of our local neighborhood. We’recourting these huge internationals who donot need these incentives, but there areneeds there for small businesses.”

The question of tax incentives to entice

businesses to Arlington has been at issue inthe election since the Democratic primary.Erik Gutshall, the Democratic candidate,said he had some misgivings about the ap-proach of offering tax incentives but that

he wouldn’t rule out usingthem as an option to help re-build Arlington’s economy andoffice space infrastructure.

“We have to be competitive,”said Gutshall. “We have greattalent here because of greatschools, great infrastructure,great parks. But other placeshave those too and we have tostay competitive. I don’t thinkwe want to race to the bottomand that we should just bethrowing incentives out andmortgaging our future. Wehave to do deals that makesense and in the long run, addto our community portfolio.”

Gutshall pointed to recentacquisition of the National Sci-ence Foundation by Alexan-dria, relocating the facilityaway from Arlington. Whenincentives are being offered toundercut neighbors, Gutshallsaid the region as a whole suf-fers. But Gutshall also said Ar-lington can’t afford to be leftin the dust if others do.

“I don’t think we should beengaged in bidding wars withinour region,” said Gutshall.“NSF getting wooed away byAlexandria was a horrible pre-cedent. We can’t go back and

unring that bell. That was a wake-up callfor Arlington. We had a firm ‘we don’t dodeals’ so that woke us up to be more will-ing to do deals.”

County Board candidates range fromhostile to uncertain on Nestle deal.Subsidy Skepticism

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After a year of back and forth, the Ar-lington County Board finally pulledthe trigger and killed the exotic ani-

mal allowances.In a unanimous decision around 1 a.m.

on Sept. 16, the County Board banned wildand exotic animals as pets in ArlingtonCounty.

According to county staff, the codechanges are part of an effort to protect bothlocal humans and animals. Venomoussnakes were banned in 2008 after first re-sponders encountered them in a dangeroussituation, and since then recurring incidentsinvolving escaped exotic animals haveprompted a closer look at the county’slaissez faire approach to exotic pets.

The new regulations proposed earlier in2017 prompted outrage from the local ex-otic pet owner community, with hedgehogsbeing put forward as the face of exotic petsthat would be banned. The presentation onSept. 16 started with a picture of a smiling

the sharply divided meeting in March, thepublic comment to the new exotic animalban was almost universal support.

“[People] came together on an issue thatcreated sharp divisions,” said County Boardmember Christian Dorsey. “We got to a pointwhere not everyone is unhappy.”

The new exotic animal ban was approvedunanimously. Exotic animals currently liv-ing in Arlington will be allowed to remainif they are registered with the county.

Animals affected by the ban include:❖ Non-human primates❖ Raccoons❖ Skunks❖ Wolves or wolf hybrids❖ Coyotes❖ Squirrels❖ Foxes❖ Leopards❖ Panthers❖ Tigers❖ Lions❖ Bears❖ Wild cats including hybrids (i.e., bob-

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Six-foot long albino python slipping into the Arlington sewers

hedgehog and announced that the new leg-islation would be less restrictive than whatwas initially proposed. Hedgehogs andsugar gliders, prohibited in the earlier pro-posals, would be allowed in Arlington

County. Only venomous spiders and scor-pions would be prohibited and large non-venomous snakes would not be prohibited,though more safety standards would be putin place to ensure their proper care. Unlike


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NVSO Winds DownBut not for thecompetitors.

The last day of Northern Virginia Senior Olym-pics (NVSO) winds down on Wednesday,Sept. 20 but the enthusiasm of the pickleball

competitors hasn’t diminished as 26 competitors faceoff in the pickleball singles at Thomas Jefferson Com-munity Center. An official comments that yesterdaywas six hours of doubles and women’s pickleball.“We didn’t end until 3.”

Court 1 pits Judy Aw from Falls Church againstSandra Hammersley from Manassas. On Court 3Dennis Clague from Arlington plays Gerard de laCruz, also from Arlington, originally from Australia.Clague wins the competition in two games. Gerard’swife, Betty de la Cruz, faces Alease Brooks, also fromArlington on Court 2.

The official explains they play the best 2 out of 3games to 11 points. There are two one-minute timeouts. The game has similarities to tennis but is playedon a court about 40 x 20, the size of a badmintoncourt. They used to play pickleball outside, but havehad too many events rained out in the past. As amatter of fact, today they are hoping to get the firstpickleball match finished in time so that one of thecontestants can make it to his make-up tennis matchat Wakefield. Seven hundred fifty-two competitorshave battled their way from opening day field andtrack and diving events through tennis, swimming,baseball toss, horseshoes, discus, cribbage, eightballpool, bocce, chess and pickleball, 70 events in all.One competitor, who had participated in a numberof different events this year commented she was gladit was coming to an end because her 80-year-old bodycouldn’t take anymore … until next year.

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Senior trips : Western ScenicRailroad’s Fall Foliage Tour and lunch,Cumberland, Tuesday, Oct. 3, $119;Shenandoah Valley Cultural HeritageMuseum and Shenandoah Vineyards,Edinburg, Thursday, Oct. 5, $17;

The Kennedy Center, National Sym-phony Orchestra Coffee Concert, Friday,Oct. 6, $40; Waterford Crafts and His-

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By Shirley Ruhe

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A sign outside Annandale UnitedMethodist Church on Saturday,Sept. 23 read, “Welcome - JustNeighbors DACA Clinic.” What

the sign didn’t say is that this would be thefinal DACA Clinic.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions an-nounced President Donald Trump’s Execu-tive Order on Sept. 5 repealing DeferredAction for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Cur-rent DACA recipients with a work permitdue to expire before March 5 can apply fora two-year renewal but no new first-timeDACA applications can be filed.

DACA is a program that allows individu-als meeting certain requirements, who ei-ther entered the country illegally as chil-dren or remained, to receive a renewabletwo-year deferred action from deportationand be eligible for a work permit. However,a DACA permit is only a temporary protec-tion and not a not a path to legal citizen-ship.

Erin McKenney, director of Just NeighborsMinistry, says 12 people were preregisteredfor Saturday’s clinic with some walk-ins.Immigration attorneys would review therequired paperwork to minimize errors andthe possibility of missing the deadline.

McKinney observes there haven’t been a lotof people at the clinics recently. She specu-lates that maybe they are filling out thepaperwork themselves. “I hope so.” She sayswhen they had “know your rights” clinicsearly this year, a lot of the people who firstcame out for the clinics were later afraidthey would be identified and people stoppedcoming. They were worried that their fami-lies were unprotected.

McKinney added, “In general the immi-grants feel let down by the repeal. They feelthey are as American as anyone and havenever known any other country.”

Tori Andrea-Babington, an immigrationlawyer with Just Neighbors and director ofLegal Services for Northern Virginia FamilyServices, says about half of the applicationsare being processed by the United StatesCustoms and Immigration Service (USCIS)“super fast and about half are taking aboutsix months. I think there has been a seriouseffort to turn them around quickly.”

The immigration lawyers stood outside aroom of eight tables where applicantsworked through a pile of papers. The law-yers will review the paperwork before it issent to USCIS.

McKinney calls the lawyers her “bullpen.”She said, “They are the saviors,” and added,

Applications for renewalsmust be filed by Oct. 5.The Last DACA Clinic

Erin McKenney, executive directorof Just Neighbors, says, since2012, there have been around2,000 people with DACA status inNorthern Virginia. Over 50 percentof their clients are from Fairfaxwith 16 percent in Arlington andothers in Loudoun, Alexandria andPrince William.

Tori Andrea-Babington, animmigration lawyer with JustNeighbors, says USCIS is pro-cessing about half of the DACAapplications “super fast “andhalf are taking about sixmonths.”

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Dire and urgent.” Those are thewords used by U.S. Sen. MarkWarner to describe the need toturn back the most recent at-

tempt to repeal and replace the Affordable CareAct.

In addition to repealing and replacing theAffordable Care Act with a plan that wouldresult in chaos, the Graham-Cassidy bill also

repeals Medicaid as we knowit, Virginia’s senators said in acall with reporters last week.

“Why are they going afterMedicaid?” asked U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine. Percapita caps on Medicaid have “nothing to dowith the Affordable Care Act.”

The proposed cuts include $243 billion lessbetween 2020 and 2026 for the ACA’s expan-

sion of Medicaid, and cuts to the rest of Med-icaid of $175 billion during the same period,according to the Center on Budget and PolicyPriorities analysis.

The cuts would grow dramatically in 2027,with nearly $300 billion more in cuts that yearalone.

“Why go after Medicaid? Why?” Kaine askedagain. Kaine is pretty sure he knows the an-swer: To generate money for billions in tax cutsfor the wealthy.

“Senators who support this [repeal], whothink that the Federal government should notbe paying for health care for the poor, for theaged, for the disabled, are planning to give thismoney to the wealthiest Americans in tax cuts.

“We must resist that at all costs.”While the Graham-Cassidy bill appears to

lack the votes to pass right now, and manypeople predict that the Senate will move onfrom trying to repeal and replace the afford-able care act, vigilance is still required.

These ongoing efforts to repeal the Afford-able Care Act also threaten the quality of cov-erage for everyone by shredding protection onpre-existing conditions, by stripping fundingfor addiction and mental health treatment inthe midst of a nationwide opioid epidemic, byallowing lifetime caps on coverage that wouldleave the most seriously ill patients withoutcoverage, by undermining what constitutes“essential benefits,” the very definition of whatone expects to be covered by insurance.

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Religious Statements on DACA Decision

Commentary

The Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, bishop of theArchdiocese of Arlington, released the following state-ment in response to news about DACA:

I join my voice with those who are disheart-ened by the news that President Trump willrescind DACA (Deferred Action for Child-

hood Arrivals). Standing with my brother Bish-ops, I urge Congress and the President to en-act legislation that will safeguard those cur-rently protected by this importantprogram.

While the issue of immigration iscomplicated — and our governmenthas many considerations to balance in respond-ing to the influx of those who seek safety, andpersonal and economic security in our coun-try — offering special protection to those whoonly know the United States as home is a rea-sonable measure of compassion.

This news is undoubtedly troubling for thehundreds of thousands approved throughDACA. I ask all Catholics and people of goodwill in the Diocese of Arlington to keep theseindividuals, as well as our government officials,

in prayer. May we as a country be considerateof our neighbors and defend those whom wehave offered protection and safe harbor.

The president and vice president along with chairmenof the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) haveissued a statement denouncing the Administration’s ter-mination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals(DACA) program after six months.

The cancellation of the DACA program isreprehensible. It causes unnecessaryfear for DACA youth and their fami-lies. These youth entered the U.S. asminors and often know America as

their only home. The Catholic Church has longwatched with pride and admiration as DACAyouth live out their daily lives with hope and adetermination to flourish and contribute tosociety: continuing to work and provide fortheir families, continuing to serve in the mili-tary, and continuing to receive an education.Now, after months of anxiety and fear abouttheir futures, these brave young people facedeportation. This decision is unacceptable anddoes not reflect who we are as Americans.

The Church has recognized and proclaimedthe need to welcome young people: ‘Whoeverwelcomes one of these children in my namewelcomes me; and whoever welcomes me doesnot welcome me but the one who sent me’(Mark 9:37). Today, our nation has done theopposite of how Scripture calls us to respond.It is a step back from the progress that we needto make as a country. Today’s actions repre-sent a heartbreaking moment in our historythat shows the absence of mercy and good will,and a short-sighted vision for the future. DACAyouth are woven into the fabric of our countryand of our Church, and are, by every socialand human measure, American youth.

We strongly urge Congress to act and imme-diately resume work toward a legislative solu-tion. We pledge our support to work on find-ing an expeditious means of protection forDACA youth. As people of faith, we say to DACAyouth — regardless of your immigration sta-tus, you are children of God and welcome inthe Catholic Church. The Catholic Church sup-ports you and will advocate for you.

Next GovernorTo the Editor:

The next Governor of Virginia: Ed Gillespie.That is what I thought immediately upon meet-ing this personable, humble, and kind candi-date on July 4. Virginia will be so lucky whenEd wins. That was my next thought. And pleasenote that indeed it was not if, when.

Surety in a strong connection to the mes-sage of serve, educate, create. In networking,meeting new people, and studying websites,articles, and recent debate, it is clear that EdGillespie is gubernatorial already. The onlysimple, clear choice, and action left for Virgin-ians to do is vote Ed Gillespie on Nov. 7.

Take a moment to visit Ed Gillespie’s websitein service to community, excellence in educa-tion, and then create a safer stronger Virginiaby voting Ed Gillespie for Governor.

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Clarendon Fall FestivalThe fall festival season has arrived. Visitors at Saturday’s Clarendon FallFestival shopped at booths offering food, services and retail goods.

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Opinion

The Arlington County Board issued the following statementafter President Trump’s decision to terminate the Deferred Ac-tion for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program after six months

We are gravely disappointed with PresidentTrump’s decision to end DACA (DeferredAction for Childhood Arrivals), the pro-

gram that has given hope to some 800,000 Dream-ers by protecting them from deportation and allow-

ing them to more fully integrateinto our country — their country.

The young people protectedunder DACA have gone to school,

saluted our flag and served in our armed services.Many never knew they were not citizens until theylooked for a job or applied to college. They have mademany contributions to our nation. Arlington’s ownDACA recipients have been an integral part of thiscounty through their academic achievements in Ar-lington Public Schools and their leadership in thecommunity.

Since 2012, DACA has allowed certain undocu-mented immigrants who entered the United Statesbefore the age of 16 to receive a renewable two-year

period of deferred action from deportation and madethem eligible to work. In short, it gave nearly onemillion young people hope. The president’s act ofcruelty will tear apart families, cause substantial eco-nomic damage to our nation and further divideAmericans.

Congress must now act before the March deadlineto protect the Dreamers. Congress should immedi-ately consider the American Hope Act, cosponsoredby U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, who has shown real leader-ship on the immigration issue.

While Congress has tried and failed in the past toenact comprehensive immigration reform, perma-nently addressing the fate of America’s Dreamerscannot wait. Now is their opportunity to act, andthey should do so immediately.

Arlington again reaffirms its commitment as awelcoming community that recognizes, respects andsupports the contributions of all its members. Arling-ton stands especially with these young people, ourDreamers and DACA recipients.

Visit https://topics.arlingtonva.us/resources-immi-grants/ for immigration resources.

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Ami opens its doors to visitors anddoes not require tickets to attendthese services. It accepts donations,but turns no one away. Kol Nidre isobserved on Sept. 29 and YomKippur on Sept. 30. Kol Ami holdsservices and other events at theUnitarian Universalist Church ofArlington, located at 4444 ArlingtonBlvd. More information andregistration is available at

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SATURDAY/SEPT. 30SafeChurch Workshop. 9:30 a.m. at

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ONGOINGFeatured Artist. Through Sept. 29, 11

a.m. at the The Arlington ArtistsAlliance Gallery Crystal City Shops,2100 Crystal Drive. See GingerSanaie, Watermedia exhibit createdwith pencils, acrylic, ink andwatercolor crayons. [email protected] or visitwww.galleryunderground.org.

Jung Min Park: Memoryscape.Various times through Oct. 1 at theArlington Arts Center, 3550 WilsonBlvd. Jung Min Park createsmemorable urban and architecturalscenes through first-hand experiencesand observations of cities and sites.Call 703-248-6800.

“A Little Night Music.” Extendedthrough Oct. 15 at the SignatureTheatre, 4200 Campbell Ave. Visitwww.sigtheatre.org.

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.

Yoga in the Park. through Oct. 17, 6-7:30 p.m. at Gateway Park, 1300 LeeHighway. On Tuesday, hour-longclasses are accessible to all fitnesslevels. The cost for an entire sessionof five classes is just $20 per person.Call 703-228-6525.

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.

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.

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

Healthy Lifestyle Runs. Saturdays, 9a.m. at Roosevelt Island, GeorgeWashington Memorial Parkway.American Cancer Society partnerswith parkrun USA to promote fitnessin the fight against cancer. Free. Visitwww.parkrun.us/rooseveltislanddc/.

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

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.

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 open

on 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.

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 cash

prize for best joke. Call 703-248-9888 or Visit www.RiRa.com/Arlington.

Food Truck Thursdays. 5:30-8:30p.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. Work

parties 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 displayedfor everyone to see. No registrationrequired. Call 703-228-6548.

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.The Arlington Gay and LesbianAlliance gathers for an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet ($9.99). All arewelcome. No reservation is required.Visit www.facebook.com/events/700174390103305.

SEPT. 19-OCT. 17

THURSDAY/SEPT. 28Fall Bonfire Concerts. 6-8 p.m. at

Gateway Park, 1300 Lee Highway.Purchase seasonal brews, ciders andwine and shop at a different fashiontruck each week. There will also bedonuts from Mama’s Donut Bites ands’mores from the Capital Candy Jar.Scheduled Thursdays through Oct.12. Visit www.rosslynva.org.

Meet the Author. 7-8:30 p.m. at theCentral Library, 1015 N Quincy St. “ACivil Life in an Uncivil Time” byPaula Tarnapol Whitacre. Call 703-228-5990.

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Vampire’s Ball11th Annual Vampires Ball, at 8 p.m.Oct. 27 at Synetic Theater, 1800 S. BellSt. Dance the night away with musiccourtesy of Resident Composer andHalloween DJ, KonstantineLortkipanidze. The event will includean open bar, light appetizers, and acostume contest with prizes. $60 to$75. Visit synetictheater.org.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 28Fall Bonfire Concerts. 6-8 p.m. at Gateway Park, 1300

Lee Highway. Purchase seasonal brews, ciders and wineand shop at a different fashion truck each week. Therewill also be donuts from Mama’s Donut Bites ands’mores from the Capital Candy Jar. ScheduledThursdays through Oct. 12. Visit www.rosslynva.org formore.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 30Oktoberfest at Shirlington Village. 7 p.m., at Capitol

City Brewing, 4001 Campbell Ave., Shirlington Village.Local vendors and authentic German entertainment, andbeer. Visit capcitybrew.com/arlington.php or call 703-578-3888.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 30Overnight Camping. 4:30 p.m., at the Gulf Branch Fire

Ring, 3608 North Military Road. Set up tents, explorethe park and enjoy a dinner cooked over the campfirewith songs, stories and, S’mores. Breakfast the nextmorning before breaking camp. $25. Call 703-228-4747or visit parks.arlingtonva.us and register with activity#612857-K.

SATURDAY/OCT. 7Columbia Pike Fall Festival. 2-7 p.m. at Adams St. and

Columbia Pike. Featuring Craft Beer and Wine, music,food. Visit columbia-pike.org/ for more.

SATURDAY/OCT. 14Jack-O- Lantern Campfire with Costumes. 6-7 p.m.

at the Long Branch amphitheater, Long Branch Nature

Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road. Stories, specialanimal guests, games, songs and S’mores. Wear yourHalloween Costumes. Call 703-228-6535

SATURDAY/OCT. 21Fall Heritage Festival. 1-5 p.m. at the Gulf Branch

Nature Center, 3608 Military Road. Step back intohistory and try your hand at some old-time games andcrafts, make a corn husk doll, try on a coon-skin cap, orwork the cider press. $5. Call 703-228-3403 for more.

FRIDAY/OCT. 27Rosslyn Harvest Fest. 4-10 p.m. at Central Place Plaza,

1800 N. Lynn St. Vendors, crafts, gifts, food, music, apie eating contest, cornhole, pumpkin toss and a kids’and pets’ costume contest. Visit www.rosslynva.org/do/rosslyn-harvest-fest

Nocturnal Nature Campfire. 6-7 p.m. at the GulfBranch Nature Center, 3608 Military Road. Sit aroundthe fire ring for stories, special animal guests, games,songs and S’mores. $5. Call 703-228-3403 for more.

11th Annual Vampires Ball. 8 p.m. at Synetic Theater,1800 S. Bell St. Dance the night away with musiccourtesy of Resident Composer and Halloween DJ,Konstantine Lortkipanidze. The event will include anopen bar, light appetizers, and a costume contest withprizes. $60-$75. Visit synetictheater.org/ for more.

SATURDAY/OCT. 28Rosslyn Harvest Fest. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Central Place

Plaza, 1800 N. Lynn St. Vendors, crafts, gifts, food,music, a pie eating contest, cornhole, pumpkin toss anda kids’ and pets’ costume contest. Visitwww.rosslynva.org/do/rosslyn-harvest-fest

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Soprano Desiree Dodson leads an array of operasingers who will perform at Opera NOVA’s annualbrunch on Sunday, Oct. 8, at the Washington Golf &Country Club, 3017 N. Glebe Rd. in Arlington.

Guests will also hear baritone Jose Sacin, mezzo-soprano Elise Jenkins, tenor Tony Torchia and key-note speaker Dr. Vivek Patil, founder of BuildingBridges Community Engagement and former CountyBoard candidate.

Reservations for the $60 brunch can be made at703-536-7557 or by [email protected] open at noon, lunch begins at 12:30 p.m., andthe performance starts at 1:15 p.m.

Dodson most recently was singing Mimi in “LaBoheme” the role of Tosca in Sicily with the Medi-terranean Opera Studio. She has sung multiple con-certs in Italy with the Treviso Summer Concert Se-ries, including selections from “Otello” and “MadamaButterfly.” A native of Colorado, Dodson won ravereviews at the Pikes Peak Center for Opera Theaterof the Rockies and in the Aspen Music Festival. As ayoung singer, Dodson was a finalist in the Metro-politan Opera Auditions as well as a semifinalist inthe Meistersinger Competition of Austria.

Sacin has been artistic director of Opera NOVA for

Dodson To Perform at Opera NOVAfive years, per-forming regularlywith OperaCamerata inWashington, aswell. He has ap-peared as a recit-alist in Russia, Ja-pan, Costa Rica,Honduras, Ven-ezuela, Bolivia,his native Peruand throughoutthe United States.

Opera NOVA,formerly the Op-era Guild ofNorthern Vir-ginia, regularly

puts on concerts aimed at seniors, young people, mi-norities and others who would not normally attendmore costly events in Washington. Every year it putson an opera seen by hundreds of school children,the most recent being Scott Joplin’s “Treemonisha”last spring.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 29Cinema and Pub in the Park. Dusk

at Gateway Park, 1300 Lee Highway.Golden Eye will be featured,rescheduled due to summer rain,food trucks will be on site. Visitwww.rosslynva.org.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 30Overnight Camping. 4:30 p.m., at the

Gulf Branch Fire Ring, 3608 NorthMilitary Road. Set up tents, explorethe park and enjoy a dinner cookedover the campfire with songs, storiesand, S’mores. Breakfast the nextmorning before breaking camp. $25.Call 703-228-4747 or visitparks.arlingtonva.us and registerwith activity #612857-K.

Oktoberfest at Shirlington Village.7 p.m., at Capitol City Brewing, 4001Campbell Ave., Shirlington Village.Local vendors and authentic Germanentertainment, and beer. Visitcapcitybrew.com/arlington.php orcall 703-578-3888.

SUNDAY/OCT. 1Sunday Brunch Yoga at the Pub. 9

a.m. at Crystal City Sports Pub, 52923rd St. S. Hour long, all-levelsvinyasa flow followed by drinks atthe bar. The $10 ticket includes abrunch beverage of choice. Takesplace every Sunday throughDecember. Visit www.crystalcity.org/do/siptember.

Become a Nature Teacher. 1:30-3p.m. at the Long Branch NatureCenter, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road.Get a behind the scenes look at beinga nature teacher by learning aboutanimals and how we teach peopleabout nature. Create a natureactivity, and teach to the otherparticipants while on a nature hike.Free. Call 703-228-6535.

MONDAY/OCT. 2ARTrageous Silent Auction. 10

a.m.-6 p.m. at the GalleryUnderground, 2100 Crystal Drive.Annual Arlington Artists Alliancesilent art auction. Visitwww.arlingtonartistsalliance.org/.

Empty Bowls Soup Lunch Tour. 11a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Hyatt Centric

Arlington, 1325 Wilson Blvd. At eachlunch, about 300 guests will tasteunlimited soups from localrestaurants, and choose ahandcrafted bowl to take home. $35,benefit for the Capital Area FoodBank. Visit capitalareafoodbank.org/empty-bowls.

OCT. 3-NOV. 26“An Act of God” on Stage. Various

times at the Signature Theatre 4200Campbell Ave. Starring veteran localactor Tom Story. Visitwww.sigtheatre.org.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 4Northern Virginia Bird Club Walk.

8:30-11 a.m. at the Long BranchNature Center, 625 S. Carlin SpringsRoad. Join members of the NorthernVirginia Bird Club for one or all ofthese informal walks through LongBranch in search of resident andmigratory birds. Bring binoculars andfield guides if possible. Free. Call703-228-6535.

Meet the Author. 6-8 p.m. at theCentral Library, 1015 N Quincy St. “ACivil Life in an Uncivil Time” byPaula Tarnapol Whitacre. Call 703-228-5990.

THURSDAY/OCT. 5Mini Golf Tournament. 5-8 p.m. at

PGAL offices, 201 North Union St.,Suite 500. To benefit Arlington FoodAssistance Center. Visitwww.pgal.com.

OCT. 6-21Performances of Pippin. Friday and

Saturday performances at 8 p.m.;Sunday matinees begin at 2:30 p.m.at the Thomas Jefferson CommunityTheatre, 125 S. Old Glebe Road. visitwww.thearlingtonplayers.org.

FRIDAY/OCT. 6Dance Party. 7-9 p.m. at the Columbia

Pike Library, 816 S. Walter ReedDrive. Live music, refreshments,libations for purchase, cash only. Allages. 703-228-5710

SATURDAY/OCT. 7Arlington History Bike Trail. 9 a.m.,

at Ballston Metro Station (top ofescalator) on the S.E. Corner of N.Stuart Street and Fairfax Drive. Bikefrom 1 to 23 miles visiting Arlingtonparks and historic sites. $2.Sponsored by Center Hiking Clubwww.centerhikingclub.org

Columbia Pike Fall Festival. 2-7p.m. at Adams St. and ColumbiaPike. Featuring Craft Beer and Wine,music, food. Visit columbia-pike.org/.

Potomac Harmony Chorus. 3 p.m.at Gunston Middle School, 2700 SLang St. Four-part a cappellaharmony: ”Between You, Me, and thePark Bench.” Visitwww.potomacharmony.org.

TUESDAY/OCT. 10Meet the Author. 7 p.m. at One More

Page Books, 2200 N. WestmorelandSt., #101. NPR books commentatorNancy Pearl will discuss her debutnovel “George & Lizze.” Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com/.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 11Meet the Author. 6:30 p.m. at

Yorktown High School, 5200Yorktown Blvd. Arlington author BurtSolomon lectures on his novel WhereThey Ain’t, a history of baseball inthe 1890s. Burt has recentlypublished his first novel, The Murderof Willie Lincoln. [email protected] or call 703-241-0390.

SATURDAY/OCT. 14West Columbia Pike Food Truck

Party. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at ColumbiaPike and Four Mile Run. It’s the lastWest Columbia Pike Food TruckParty of the season, featuring foodfrom Mazza Kitchen, PEPE by JoseAndres, Little Miss Whoopie, UrbanPoutine and Pho-Bachi. Musicalguests are Scott Thorn and DaleHolmes. Visit www.arlingtonva.us.

Jack-O- Lantern Campfire withCostumes. 6-7 p.m. at the LongBranch amphitheater, Long BranchNature Center, 625 S. Carlin SpringsRoad. Stories, special animal guests,games, songs and S’mores. Wear your

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LADAMA in Concert. 7-9 p.m. at theColumbia Pike Branch Library, 816South Walter Reed Drive. This musicensemble is comprised of fourmusicians from across the Americas -Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and theU.S.A. Call 703-228-5710.

National Chamber EnsembleConcert. 7:30 p.m. at GunstonMiddle School and CommunityCenter – Theater 1, 2700 South LangSt. “Night In The Garden Of Spain,”celebrates music of Granados andTurína. Visit parks.arlingtonva.us/locations/gunston-community-center/.

OCT. 18-NOV. 19Peter Pan on Stage. Various times at

Synetic Theater, Crystal City, 1800 S.Bell St. Take flight to Neverland withPeter Pan, his Lost Boys and theDarling children. Ages 7+. $35 andup. Student tickets start at $15.Senior citizens and military receive$5 off. Call 866-811-4111 orwww.synetictheater.org.

SATURDAY/OCT. 21Fall Heritage Festival. 1-5 p.m. at

the Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608Military Road. Step back into historyand try your hand at some old-timegames and crafts, make a corn huskdoll, try on a coon-skin cap, or workthe cider press. $5. Call 703-228-3403.

FRIDAY/OCT. 27Rosslyn Harvest Fest. 4-10 p.m. at

Central Place Plaza, 1800 N. Lynn St.Vendors, crafts, gifts, food, music, apie eating contest, cornhole, pumpkin

toss and a kids’ and pets’ costumecontest. Visit www.rosslynva.org/do/rosslyn-harvest-fest

Nocturnal Nature Campfire. 6-7p.m. at the Gulf Branch NatureCenter, 3608 Military Road. Sitaround the fire ring for stories,special animal guests, games, songsand S’mores. $5. Call 703-228-3403.

11th Annual Vampires Ball. 8 p.m.at Synetic Theater, 1800 S. Bell St.Dance the night away with musiccourtesy of Resident Composer andHalloween DJ, KonstantineLortkipanidze. The event will includean open bar, light appetizers, and acostume contest with prizes. $60-$75. Visit synetictheater.org/.

SATURDAY/OCT. 28Champion Trees Bike Ride. 9 a.m.-

noon, meet at Shirlington BranchLibrary, 4200 Campbell Ave. Rideover mostly level, paved pathways,while stopping at points of naturaland environmental interest along theway. For ages 12+. Register withVincent Verqeij at 703-228-1863. Call703-228-6545.

Family Fun Dance Day. 9:30, 11 a.m.and 3 p.m. at Theatre on the Run,


3700 S Four Mile Run Drive. JaneFranklin Dance team with music byMark Sylvester, Tobias Tenenbaum,and Jon Kamman. $15. Call 703-933-1111 or visit janefranklin.com.

Rosslyn Harvest Fest. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.at Central Place Plaza, 1800 N. LynnSt. Vendors, crafts, gifts, food, music,a pie eating contest, cornhole,pumpkin toss and a kids’ and pets’costume contest. Visitwww.rosslynva.org/do/rosslyn-harvest-fest

Day of the Dead. 6-7 p.m. at the LongBranch Nature Center, 625 S. CarlinSprings Road. Celebrate the Day ofthe Dead with Calaveras, thedecorative sugar skull masks andcostumes, holiday snacks, and seesome night animals up close.Afterward, there is a night hikethrough the candlelit forest.$5. Call703-228-6535.

Arlington Free Clinic AnnualBenefit Gala. 6 p.m.-midnight atRitz-Carlton, Tysons Corner TysonsGalleria, 1700 Tysons Blvd. McLean.Cocktail reception and silent auction,including getaways, art andphotography, sports items, and muchmore. $300. Visitwww.gala.arlingtonfreeclinic.org.

A Little NightMusic“A Little Night Music.”Extended through Oct.15 at the SignatureTheatre, 4200 CampbellAve. Visitwww.sigtheatre.org.


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SUNDAY/OCT. 1Blessing of Animals. 2-3 p.m. at Fairlington

Community Center (South Fairlington), 3308 S.Stafford St. Fairlington United Methodist andFairlington

Presbyterian join together for a community-wideBlessing of the Animals. Visit www.fpcusa.orgfor more.

SATURDAY/OCT. 7Navigating the Caregiving Journey. 9 a.m.-4

p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn at 2500 NeabscoCommon Place, Woodbridge. Colleen Walker ofBrookdale Senior Living - Arlington, will give apresentation on “Activities of Daily LivingSuccess” at Navigating the Caregiving Journey, aconference to empower family caregivers withresources and knowledge. Registration isrequired. Visit www.mycaregivingjourney.com/conference-2017.

Metro – Fund It/Fix It. 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. atNational Rural Electric Cooperative Association,4301 Wilson Blvd. The League of Women Votersof the National Capital Area (LWVNCA) and theCoalition for Smarter Growth (CSG) will hold afree forum for the public to learn about fundingand fixing our Washington D.C. area Metrosystem. Event is free. Lunch will be available forpurchase ($10), but a request for lunch must bemade at the time of registration. Register atwww.eventbrite.com and search “Metro fund it.”

THURSDAY/OCT. 12Drug Awareness Town Hall. 7-8:30 p.m. at

Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St. Join acommunity conversation and town hall eventwith community leaders, healthcare providersand law enforcement serving on the front linesabout how drugs and the opioid epidemic areaffecting Arlington. Simultaneous Spanishtranslation is available. Visithealth.arlingtonva.us/opioid-awareness/.


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By Michael Lee Pope

The Connection

The campaign for governor is abit like a Rorschach test as thecandidates close in on the finalstretch toward Election Day.

Democrat Ralph Northam and RepublicanEd Gillespie are presenting a series ofinkblots to voters about everything from thehealth of the economy to the value of Con-federate statues.

How voters feel about President DonaldTrump and the Affordable Care Act may endup playing more of a role deciding the fateof the election than all the carefully craftedpolicy proposals and press releases.

“The critiques that one is leveling at theother that aren’t policy oriented are de-signed to undermine the opponent’s basebut also energize their own base,” saidQuentin Kidd, professor at ChristopherNewport University. “But while they do haveto play politics and critique each other,they’ve got to talk about policy, and they’vegot to talk about the things they would doto solve problems and make life better forVirginians.”

Polls show Northam holding a steady butslight lead since March, the last timeGillespie was leading in a statewide poll ofvoters. One of the most recent polls wasconducted by the University of Mary Wash-ington earlier this month, which showsNortham edging out a 5 percent win overhis rival — a lead that’s so slight it waswithin the margin of error. Polls haveNortham crushing Gillespie in vote-richNorthern Virginia. But they also showGillespie leading among independent vot-ers and holding strong in conservative partsof the state.

“You see a lot of undecided voters, whichmeans both campaigns have a lot of workto do between now and November,” saidStephen Farnsworth, professor at the Uni-versity of Mary Washington. “When you

take out the portions of the electorate whowill reflexively vote for a Democrat or aRepublican, you are left with people whoare going to be motivated by community-level issues.”

THE DEBATE in Northern Virginia onSept.19 illustrated the fickle nature of Ror-schach politics in the age of Trump as bothcandidates tried to shape the narrative.Sponsored by the Northern Virginia Cham-ber of Commerce and moderated by ChuckTodd of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the tele-vised debate was held at Capital One head-quarters in McLean on Sept. 19. Panelistsincluded Julie Carey of NBC4, AaronGilchrist of NBC4 and Mark Rozell ofGeorge Mason University.

Several times during the debate, Gillespierattled off a series of data points about slug-gish job growth and stories of people leav-

ing Virginia to move to other states. Hissolution to the perceived weakness is a 10percent reduction in the individual incometax rate, a proposal that would cost morethan $1 billion over the next five years.

“We have tended to put a lot of focus onwhat I call whale hunting — trying to get aFortune 100 company to move lock stockand barrel into Virginia,” said Gillespie af-ter the debate. “And I’m all for it. We needto make a run at Amazon, and we’re goingto. But that can’t be the singular focus ofour economic development agenda and vi-sion.”

Northam criticized Gillespie’s plan as atax cut for the wealthy, a proposal thatwould blow a billion-dollar size hole in thebudget and crowd out spending for roadsand schools. Instead, he said he would liketo continue on the path of current Gov. TerryMcAuliffe’s “New Virginia Economy,” em-

phasizing lowering the unemployment rateand a series of corporations that havemoved their headquarters to the common-wealth. During one point in the debate,Northam turned to Gillespie and said all histrash-talking about the Virginia economycould prevent Amazon from setting up shopin Virginia.

Candidates for governor present inkblots onissues from health of the economy to thevalue of Confederate statues.

Rorschach PoliticsDemocrat Ralph Northam (right) speaks at the Sept.19 debate.Republican Ed Gillespie speaks at the Sept.19 debate.

Photo courtesy: Washington Post

At the end of Tuesday’s debate Gillespie and Northam share a hand-shake. The debate was notable for its civility on all sides.

“You see a lot ofundecided voters,which means bothcampaigns have a lotof work to do betweennow and November.”

— Stephen Farnsworth,professor at the University of

Mary Washington

“Right now, Ed, we are having negotia-tions with Amazon — 50,000 jobs,”Northam said to Gillespie. “Amazon doesn’twant to hear from people like you, espe-cially if you want to be the next governor,that we are doing poorly in Virginia.”

CONFEDERATE STATUES are creatingan emotional flashpoint in the campaign, adisagreement between the candidates high-lighted by the violent clashes that eruptedin Charlottesville after white supremacistsmarched across the campus of the Univer-sity of Virginia chanting Nazi slogans andholding tiki torches. Gillespie said the stat-ues should stay in place with some addedcontext, and he called for adding a statueof Virginia’s first black governor to the stateCapitol. Northam said local communitiesshould be able to determine what they want


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McKenney estimates therehave been about 2,000 peoplewith DACA permits in NorthernVirginia since President Obamaestablished the program by Ex-ecutive Order on June 15, 2012.The Executive Order was issuedafter several failed attempts byCongress to pass permanent im-migration legislation referred toas the DREAM Act bill. Therewere an estimated 800,000 in-dividuals enrolled in the DACAprogram nation-wide as of Sep-tember 2017.

A MOTHER SITS along thewall of the reception area withher 10-year old and 4-year-olddaughters who translate for her.The mother is illegal, havingcome to the United States in2005. Her two youngest daugh-ters were born in the U.S. andtherefore are U.S. citizens. Theyare waiting for the 17-year-olddaughter to finish her DACA re-newal application. The oldestdaughter joins them in the lobbyand said, “I’m kind of upset. Idon’t remember much about ElSalvador, and my friends whosework permits expire after March5 won’t be able to get a renewal.”They will be eligible for depor-tation.

To be eligible for DACA, a re-cipient must have come to theU.S. before their 16th birthdayand prior to June 2007 and havebeen living continuously in theU.S. since June 15, 2007. Theymust have been under the age of31 on June 15, 2012 and withno lawful status at that time.They must have completed highschool or a GED, have been hon-orably discharged from thearmed forces or be enrolled inschool. They cannot have beenconvicted of a felony or seriousmisdemeanor.

Just Neighbors Ministry Inc. isa non-profit organization provid-ing legal services to low-incomeimmigrants in Northern Virginia,focusing on humanitarian cases.Fifty-eight percent of their clientslive in Fairfax with 16 percent inArlington and others in Alexan-dria, Prince William andLoudoun. Eighteen percent oftheir cases are for DACA. Theyhave moved to a new location at7630 Little River Turnpike inAnnandale.

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Subsidy SkepticismGutshall doesn’t take as firm a

stance on the issue as McCullough.For him, it’s a more complicatedissue than cutting deals with thesecorporations being all good or allbad.

For Gutshall, one of the maindistinctions is whether a deal is in-tended to undercut other cities orwhether it is competing with otherlocalities in the same region. Aspart of the Nestle deal, Gutshallnoted that Atlanta was also beingconsidered as one of the potentialheadquarters but did not offer anyincentives.

“I’m not going to say never, be-cause we don’t know what willcome up in the future, but in gen-eral we should not be looking tomake deals on an interregionalplay,” said Gutshall. “We shouldn’ttry to steal someone from Mont-gomery County or race to the bot-tom if someone is trying to snareaway from us. But we have to bewilling to play the game that’s outthere right now.”

Frank Shafroth, director of theCenter for State and Local Lead-ership at George Mason University,noted that counties across thecountry cannot be quick to pass upthe long-term economic benifitsthat come from greater corporateinvestments.

“Just as my wife and I deliber-ated hard with regard to howmuch we were willing to invest forour kids’ education … so too, oneof the most signal responsibilitiesof an elected local official is todetermine what kinds of invest-ments are vital to the future eco-nomic and fiscal future of her orhis community,” said Shafroth inan email. “It is just this kind ofweighing process that Jeff Bezos[founder and CEO of Amazon] ispressing cities, states, and coun-ties to go through now: the re-ward, for the winning jurisdiction:$5 billion in new private invest-ment and 50,000 new jobs withannual projected salaries of$100,000. This is a critical exer-cise in governing.”

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reptiles❖ Any other warm-blooded

mammal that can normally befound in the wild state

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tus (widow spiders); spiders of thegenus Loxosceles (recluse spi-ders); spiders of the familyDipluridae (funnel-web spiders);spiders of the genus Phoneutria(banana spiders aka wanderingspiders); spiders of the familyCtenizidae (trap-door spiders);spiders of the genus Sicarius (sandspiders); and spiders of the fam-ily Theraphosidae (tarantulas)except for Theraphosids native toNorth and South America, andBrachypelma smithi (Mexicanredknee tarantula), which are notpermitted.

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should be able to determine what they wantto do with their statues, although he addedhe wants to see them in a museum.

“I think what is important is to talk aboutsome of the statues that aren’t built ofbronze, the inequities that we still have inour society,” said Northam during the de-bate. “Inequities in access to health care.Inequities in access to voting rights. Ineq-uities that we have in education.”

Views of the Affordable Care Act are alsoexpected to play an important dividing linein the election. Northam has been consis-tent in his support for expanding Medicaid,criticizing Republicans for undermining asystem that has expanded health insuranceto millions of Americans who previously hadno coverage. Gillespie has been consistentlycritical of the landmark achievement offormer President Barack Obama, althoughhe was noncommittal when asked about hisview of the reform proposal currently work-ing its way through Congress.

“I’m not endorsing or opposing any spe-cific legislation that is being talked aboutright now. I haven’t had a chance to readit,” said Gillespie after the debate, addingthat Virginia should not be punished fordeclining to expand Medicaid. “But as aprinciple I’ve been consistent in this regard,and that is where I am today.”

PERHAPS NOTHING looms as large overthis election as Donald Trump. The presi-dent has become a lightning rod of opposi-tion and a rallying cry for people who feelmarginalized. Virginia was the only South-ern state Trump lost, and polls show thathe remains unpopular here. Gillespie hasbeen trying to distance himself from thepresident by opposing some of his budgetproposals and declining to answer questionsabout whether he’ll ask Trump to campaignfor him in Virginia.

“Probably the biggest thing being hungaround Ed’s neck is the Trump administra-tion,” said Republican strategist DanScandling. “But depending where you arein the state determines how much of aweight that is. If you’re downstate, that’snot a problem. If you’re up here in North-ern Virginia, it’s a potential problem.”

Democrat Hillary Clinton won Virginiawith 50 percent of the vote, with Trump at44 percent. Many of those presidential yearvoters might not show up in an odd year-election, when the electorate tends to beolder and whiter. For Democrats, the goalheading into Election Day is to run up thenumbers in Northern Virginia and over-whelm Republicans in parts of the state thatstill support Trump. For Republicans, thechallenge is find some kind of way of em-bracing Trump voters without alienatingindependents who might feel conflictedabout the president.

“I think what’s really going to drive theelection is President Trump,” said Demo-cratic strategist Ben Tribbett. “A lot of vot-ers are going to vote either for or againstEd Gillespie based on how they feel aboutDonald Trump.”


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