October 31 November 6, 2024
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Founded 1991 • Vol. XXXIV N o . 38
The City of Falls Church’s Independent, Locally-Owned Newspaper of Record, Serving N. Virginia
WASHINGTON POST WON’T ENDORSE, BUT WE DO: HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT Kaine, Beyer, Downs Also Get FCNP Nod
GOBLINS & CLOWNS & ASTRONAUTS!
by Nicholas F. Benton
Falls Church News-Press
America is on the eve of its most consequential election since 1860, characterized by the major media as a dead heat for U.S. president between the remarkably competent and hopeful campaign of Democratic nominee and current U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and the increasingly angry, antiAmerican hate-filled Republican juggernaut of convicted felon Donald Trump. Overshadowed by this epic confrontation are critically important U.S. Senate and House elections – including those on the ballot in the Falls Church area pitting incumbent Sen. Tim Kaine against Republican Hung Cao and incumbent U.S. Rep. and Falls Church ‘Native Son’ Don Beyer against Republican Jerry Torres and two independents, and a myriad across the U.S. local governing board races. In Falls Church, there is an AN IMPRESSIVE ARRAY of diversity was on display among costumed participants of Falls Church’s annual Halloween Party in important local race to fill for a Cherry Hill Park last weekend. (Photo: Gary Mester)
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Dehghani-Tafti Won’t Pursue Ex-Councilor Case
by Nicholas F. Benton
Falls Church News-Press
Last week the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Arlington-Falls Church announced it has chosen to decline a request to direct the City of Falls Church Police Department to seek charges
against Former City of Falls Church Council member Caroline Lian. Lian resigned from the Falls Church City Council in August following press reports of failing to provide accurate information about her employment on required annual financial disclosure forms associated with
her service on the City Council. A special election to fill her vacated seat for the final year of its four-year term will be held next week. The following is the statement of Commonwealth Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti: “Because the instructions on the Virginia Economic Interest
Disclosure are ambiguous and subject to interpretation, the Office has determined following what it called an extensive investigation and research into the matter that there is no good faith basis for criminal charges against Ms. Lian.
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