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Jason Jacks
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- Winemakers are not whining about business
- $200,900 gets you a butler, chef and your very own inaugural ball
- Koofers.com: Take a look before you take the test
- Briefs
- Hard times hit historic property
- Many stores struggle to keep open as shoppers stay home
- News group may go 'paper'-less
- A tactical retail experience
- Studebaker Miniatures: Dreaming big, selling small
- Churches advising on spiritual and spending matters
- Bus drivers fighting to keep sun at bay
- Briefs
- Internet-search giant opens first Northern Virginia office
- Briefs
- Area thrift stores report surge in business
- Staying Power: As businesses close around it, Leesburg Vintner stands its ground
- Baseball stadium part of development proposal
- Briefs
- Economist outlines just how important Dulles region is to Loudoun, Fairfax
- Black Friday shoppers increase from last year
- Briefs
- Sterling company keeping tabs on Capitol Christmas tree
- Report: 40 percent of homes sold in region in past year did so at a loss
- Briefs
- Day spa, bank are just two amenities community has to lure retirees
- Final approval given to 240-mile power line
- Local winery growing more than grapes
- Small Business of the Year: Going bananas for toys
- Loudoun, Redskins preparing marketing blitz
- Briefs
- Staying Power: Melodee Music is strumming along toward four decades in business
- Wolf makes it 15 in a row
- Briefs
- Owners hope events venue will be a delight to behold
- County may further limit parking of commercial vehicles
- Dulles Town Center Santa also given the boot
- The business of boo: Halloween spending expected to rise this year
- Supervisors reject business tax increase
- Report: Markets to struggle into 2010
- Briefs
- Loudoun bakery has pies for Obama
- Briefs: Absentee voting, spending cuts, energy saving ideas
- Loudoun assessor forecasting large drop in home values in 2009
- Group says tax unfairly targets hurting restaurants
- Report on suggested changes in eastern Loudoun released
- As expected, economy dominates Wolf, Feder debate
- Group may appeal power line decision to Supreme Court
- Census: 10.5 percent of Loudouners uninsured
- County so far weathering crisis in credit markets
- Briefs: Tax exemptions, community meeting, top 10 library, heard saying
- In wake of violent crimes, more auxiliary officers sought
- Northern Virginia power line approved
- Loudoun and Prince William's immigrant populations shrinking
- It's take two in the 10th District
- Briefs: Water bills, limestone, energy efficiency, coffee with a supervisor
- County could raze blighted home under new program
- Supervisor announces measures to help beleaguered community
- Childs Burden: Preserving the past
- Meeting: Sterling residents demand end to violence
- Briefs: Gang awareness, voter registration, transit meeting, electronics recycling
- County bracing for $176 million budget shortfall
- Biden stops in Sterling to make pitch to women voters
- Briefs: Transit meeting, offices moving, Battle of Unison, reading program, heard saying
- Supervisors looking to rid county of signs stuck along roads
- Palin is all the talk at office opening
- 1,000 poll workers needed in Sterling
- In bad times, libraries thrive
- McCain opens Loudoun office
- Supervisors approve tall grass ordinance
- Proposal to study creation of county police department pulled
- Supervisors approve proposal for Ashburn sports complex
- Briefs: Home sales, history booklet, board meeting, supervisor's delivery
- Controversial sports complex heads to vote
- County to launch new commuter shuttle service
- County's July foreclosure rate 2nd highest in state
- Kraig Troxell: The voice of authority
- Briefs: Sports complex, off ramp, product guide, surplus store
- Joint GMU-NVCC campus proposed for Loudoun
- Briefs: Traffic site, jury duty, heard saying
- Experts: Gas prices will slow growth in Loudoun
- Obama's Loudoun office up and running
- Dogs bite two people in Sterling
- Hit by high fuel costs, county looks to conserve
- In horse country, bulls are the show at western-style ranch
- Feder campaign to get boost in money, support
- Briefs: Election officers, development awards, summer recess
- Sports complex not endorsed by committee
- Home sales on rise, reports say
- Deputies complete immigration training
- Loudoun bus fares to go up
- Loudoun's housing market is improving, reports say
- Briefs: Ribbon-cutting, tall grass, digital county, hazardous waste, heard saying
- County may create new taxes to raise money
- Charity plans to name subdivision after shooting victim
- Supervisors to consider tall-grass ordinance
- For one family, indoor bathroom is new territory
- Sports complex spurs worries of noise, traffic
- New board has yet to approve a residential rezoning
- Former jail being razed
- Briefs: Donated land, sports complex, roadside solicitors, gun club, heard saying
- Delgaudio criticized for disparaging comment about Sterling Park
- Deal to buy land for schools rejected
- Loudoun's zoning administrator taking job in Arlington
- Supervisors may ban roadside solicitation
- Briefs: Cooling assistance, board meeting, filmmakers, heard saying
- Critics want more deputies in ICE training
- After drought, some farmers getting more rain than needed
- County may get prisoners, volunteers to mow lawns
- Briefs: Drug cards, shelter fees, DMV hours, heard saying
- A touchy subject: County to raise fees for massage businesses
- Deputies training to detain, deport illegal immigrants
- Politics: Republican turnout, Turner wins Loudoun by one vote
- Kaine pushes transportation plan in Leesburg
- Board of Supervisors looking eastward
- Parts of major motion picture filmed locally
- Countywide health-care survey under way
- Briefs: Kaine in Loudoun Wednesday, monument design, heard saying
- Pricey club has gun owners grumbling
- Briefs: Open burning, surplus store, Sterling road, heard saying
- County considering options for damaged bridge
- New La Voz director: 'I want to bring the world to Loudoun'
- Ordinance would target cars parked on lawns
- Obama out-raising McCain in Loudoun
- Low-interest loans would put county workers in foreclosed homes
- Brief: York, meeting, landfill, home buying
- Debate: Health-care plans among few differences
- Briefs: Immigration hearing, water shortage, foreclosures, heard saying
- Prom: Despite some cuts, students still going all out for big dance
- Access to Sterling road to remain open
- Hiring freeze means long waits for treatment
- Damaged bridge still has residents stranded
- Bike to Work Day: Celebrating pedal power
- Briefs: Sports complex, charity drive, heard saying
- Mother brings guns into Round Hill school
- Crime briefs
- Waterford man confident of primary win
- April record month for bus ridership
- Briefs: Library survey, Wolf, volunteer awards, heard saying
- Residents asked to limit lawn watering to twice a week
- Loudoun roundabouts among first in state
- Hearing scheduled for Ashburn sports complex
- Daughters of Confederacy no longer seeking county money
- Ashburn man has sights set on Congressman Wolf's job
- In uncertain economy, business ranges from bad to good
- Hillsboro: Traffic, water problems dominate tiny town
- Briefs: Home sales, foster parents, energy efficiency, groundbreaking
- New board changes focus
- Briefs: Germany trip, rain, charity drive
- Sterling woman honored by Kaine for volunteering
- Arrested Lansdowne workers released by ICE
- Board questions funding Confederate statue celebration
- Briefs: Home prices, The Woods Road, pregnant supervisor, Day of Prayer
- County government also feeling green
- Nonprofits report drop in donations
- Have a complaint? Here's your chance to be heard
- Briefs: Tax bills, Kaine, input, supervisors
- Animal shelter wants to raise fees
- How pennies make millions
- Developer of Ritz-Carlton community replaced
- No money allotted for government watchdog
- Briefs: Foreclosures, Wolf, tax relief, an apology
- Board raises taxes, adopts budget
- Kaine to discuss state budget in Ashburn Monday
- Half-empty building loses potential tenant
- Kaine to visit Loudoun
- EPA places Sterling landfill on hazardous site list
- Money for schools likely to fall short
- Board rejects several tower requests
- Experts: 'Open Loudoun to business'
- Briefs: School budget, favorite trees, web safety
- Supervisors not ready to vote on sewage systems
- Ordinance would target roadside solicitors
- Chairman bill advances in assembly
- Bringing athletes together
- Supervisors reject proposal for large housing development
- Briefs: Home buying, actors, auctions, Wolf representative
- Loudoun factors largely in taxes-for-roads ruling
- Politics: Republicans name chair; Democrats to meet
- 'Fully fund' schools, residents plead
- In rural Loudoun, residents put their stamp on properties with names
- Briefs: NVTA lawsuit decision may come Friday
- Sterling hit hardest by subprime loans, report says
- Key item struck from chairman bill
- Gravel and dirt winning out on rural road
- Briefs: Budget, burning, heat
- State officials approve overhead power line
- Briefs: Home prices, Dulles, parks, meeting
- Taxes go up under proposed budget plan
- Obama, McCain capture Loudoun, Virginia
- Denial likely for housing development
- Primary 2008: Quick, we need stickers
- County briefs
- Leave proffer system alone, supervisors say
- Bill would preserve more rural roads
- Sheriff still waiting on immigration training
- Supervisors oppose historic district overhaul
- Loudoun reacts to Metro woes
- Briefs: Meeting, award, heating
- Concerns about Moorefield Station arise because of rail doubts
- Briefs: GMU, towers, task force, hearings
- Housing building permits down last year
- Supervisors may trim commitments
- House bill would solidify York's powers
- Development would mean end of Lucketts trailer park
- Three sites left in running for government center
- Board has own goals in Richmond
- Businesses decry VDOT decision to close road
- County briefs
- Weekend happenings
- Supervisors pick vice chair; add meeting for public comment
- Taxes, fees for roads take effect
- Water restrictions may continue until spring
- Supervisors may rethink fire and rescue tax district
- Board to rein in use of seal
- $251 million shortfall projected; ambulance fee being considered
- Field of dreams: Housing development draws praise for offer of artificial field
- No final vote on Ridgewater Park
- Christmas tree seedlings hit hard by drought
- No answer in Sterling well contamination
- County briefs
- Board approves immigration measures, land deal
- Christmas tree seedlings hit hard by drought
- Official recommends overhead power line
- Shoppers encouraged to spend their green locally
- Fans mourn death of Redskins star
- Historic district to remain intact, for now
- Developers agree not to employ illegal immigrants
- Historic district to remain whole, for now
- Update: Leisure World's endangered view
- Homeless center, historic district on tap for board
- Supervisors reject mixed-use Kincora proposal
- Democrats' near-sweep comes in resounding fashion
- Some feel next board will oppose immigration measures
- Plans to add thousands of homes to be debated
- Four incumbents fall, but York retains chairmanship
- Cold-weather shelter opening this month
- County Briefs
- Firetti accuses York of breaking laws with e-mail
- Despite showers, rainfall for year well below normal
- Five wells in Sterling contaminated
- High-rise plan has over-55ers fighting to keep river view
- Broad Run candidates talk roads, immigration, One Loudoun
- County chairman resigns from company
- Tulloch only incumbent at latest League debate
- Chairman race: Independent authority versus political neophyte
- Board hears Orbital plans
- Candidate explains tattoo
- Baha'i center in Sterling opens
- Latino group considering lawsuit against Loudoun
- County Briefs: La Voz, flu shots, fire ban
- County Briefs
- Snow is a no-show at debate
- Mandatory water restrictions imposed
- Candidates debate local economic issues
- Board divided on funding nonprofits that don't check residency status
- Both parties may pay to hold debates for two state races
- Chamber: 'How do we attract more businesses?'
- 'Affordable dwelling unit' faces foreclosure
- Board wants residents' input on renaming streets
- Nonprofits ask, 'How do you check?'
- Dulles supervisor tops in campaign contributions
- Sterling Park HOA idea gets 'lukewarm reception'
- Catoctin District supervisor race: It's deja vu all over again
- County ID card as proof of legal status proposed
- Board targets blight, saves blue roof
- Political briefs
- County briefs
- Democrats want county, school boards meeting more
- Money allocated for general store's restoration
- Political briefs
- County briefs
- Supervisors get closer look at government center proposals
- Burton's speech on illegal immigration
- Supervisor asks for more patrols when center closes
- Owners of Crosstrail property file suit
- Board fractured on illegal immigration
- County briefs
- Board approves helmet law
- Cellular tower disguised as silo draws ire of residents
- Board approves helmet law
- County briefs
- County report on illegal immigration resolution released
- Lovettsville-area farm looking to miniature cows as next big thing
- Mandatory water restrictions won't be sought
- Delgaudio wants county to stop funding group that assists immigrants
- Supervisors absent from illegal immigration meeting
- Juror questionnaires on the way
- Lucketts-area man has 115-plus birdhouses in yard
- County, ICE nearing agreement
- Leaner Ridgewater Park resurfaces
- 120 tested so far for TB exposure
- County briefs
- Loudoun teen found in Minnesota
- Sheriff moving ahead with red-light cameras
- Grantor's tax hike: 'It's not fair'
- Race heats up over question of sexuality
- Heat: 'It's not that bad with a breeze'
- Loudoun Valley High School student missing since July 25
- Tiny fire station topic of community meeting
- Supervisors seek drought relief; residents asked to conserve water
- County briefs
- Political briefs
- Changes to Sterling 'eyesore' occurring
- Some fear changes to ordinance will bring more homes
- County seeking drought disaster designation
- Delegate says underground lines possible
- County briefs
- Buying home in historic district has couple feeling blue
- Leetown
- County briefs
- York holds press conference to 'clarify' illegal immigration issue
- County considers restricting services for illegal immigrants
- Majority of board supports helmet ordinance
- Examiner requests distance-based tolls study
- County briefs
- Loudoun camp caretaker marks half century on the job
- Airports authority not to initially raise tolls
- County leaders may condemn illegal immigration
- Blighted 'eyesore' should be torn down, resident says
- Very public proposal causes stir along rural road
- NVTA: What is it and why can it raise taxes?
- They're bears among us
- Board not to reconsider Wal-Mart mall
- Skins, jail tours, helmets
- No Child Left Behind, Wolf Rep. visits Loudoun
- How to buy a house, Library Auction and Jail sale!
- Pit bull adoption barred from shelters
- Two malls on U.S. 50 approved
- Over-55 housing taken out of Crosstrail plans
- Former governor stumps for candidate in Leesburg
- Home sellers to pay most for new roads
- Developer promises land for performing arts center
- Two malls on U.S. 50 approved
- Members of religious sect want to open cafe, market in Hillsboro
- County to fund rail to Dulles
- Political briefs
- County briefs
- Off and running in 2007
- Hillsboro bypass idea may be stricken
- For Republicans, this is their day
- Volunteers may relinquish station, operations to county
- Simpson, Ryan, Reid to run as independents
- County's state: Prosperous, little affordable housing
- Board talks tall grass, porta-potties
- GOP says delegates' loyalty will not be challenged
- With no bars or wall, new jail blends in
- Some think development spells end of airport
- With no bars or wall, new jail blends in
- Foreclosure costs Leesburg woman her home
- Loudoun at 250