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Children's & Teens' Connection 2021
Please send all submissions via email by Friday, Dec. 3. This edition publishes Dec 15.
Children's Edition
Seven Tips for Holiday Mental Health
Holiday Health
After Thanksgiving Day Treat
Better Said Than Done presents ‘Thanksgiving: Stories of Gratitude, Grace, and Gravy’
Thanksgiving play
Column: Reform Not Revenge
It appears that in the House of Delegates the Republicans will have a 53 to 47 majority.
Reform
Children's & Teens' Connection 2021
Please send all submissions via email by Friday, Dec. 3. This edition publishes Dec 15.
Children's Connection
Great Falls Garden Club Celebrates 80 Years of Service
Members celebrate with a garden revitalization project.
Great Falls Garden Club
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Comes to Town
Kicking off the national COVID-19 pediatric vaccine distribution at Franklin Sherman Elementary, where vaccines have a history.
First Lady Comes to Town
Republican Sweep
Democrats lose statewide for the first time since 2009.
Virginia has a long tradition of offering a counterpoint to presidential elections starting after the election of Democrat Jimmy Carter for president in 1976.
The Great Falls 2021 Spooktacular Halloween
Presented by Celebrate Great Falls
Great Falls Halloween Parade
Great Falls Loses Its Historic 169-Year-Old Schoolhouse
Salvaged materials support training for underprivileged youth.
Schoolhouse
Needed: Tasers and De-escalation in Fairfax County
Needed: Tasers and De-escalation
Virginia at a Crossroads
Voters to determine direction of state government.
Two years ago, Democrats seized control of the General Assembly for the first time in a generation. Now Republicans are hoping this is their moment to "Take Back Virginia," the name of a recent rally in support of the GOP statewide ticket that featured a call-in appearance from former President Donald Trump, who used the opportunity to repeat baseless claims about widespread election fraud.
Alternatives to Police Intervention
Behavioral specialists deescalate mental health crisis calls without the need for arrest or hospitalization about half the time.
Behavioral health
McLean’s Mature Trees Threatened
Infill development can wreak havoc on the tree canopy.
Trees Threatened