It’s been almost 11 years now since we moved to our home in Old Courthouse Road.  In 1997, OCR was a quiet, sleepy street dominated mostly of families who moved there in the 60’s.  My husband and I have come to know them very well because we were one of the younger families on our street.  Back then, life was simple, nothing disturbed the peace and the biggest concern was what to have for dinner.

Fast forward to 2008, 13 accidents, close to 12,000 cars a day, 296 speeding tickets from Au...

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I saw these cartoons about Blagojevich on MSNBC, the one above is my favorite, it is by Chris Britt, Springfield, IL The State Journal-Register.  Here are the rest http://www.cagle.msnbc.com/news/SenateSeatSale/. 



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Illinois governor Blagojevich was arrested because of corruption charges. Blagojevich was caught on tape discussing how he will be selling the Senate seat vacated by President elect Obama to the highest bidder.  He said if no one brings an acceptable payment for the seat, he will keep it for himself so he can run for presidency in 2016. How can this man think he can get away with committing such crimes?  It boggles the mind how someone with so much greed, self delusion and moral turpitude was...

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If any of you saw the Washington Wizards game tonight, their 124-100 win against Golden State is a sound off.  Wizards was pumped up!  What a debut for Coach Tapscott.  In his TV conference yesterday, he said that he will hold each team player accountable.  I would say that is a very good motivator, wouldn't you?

Eddie Jordan, the head coach for the Wizards since 2003 was fired on the 24th due to the Wizards 1-10 record for the season.  Since I am a big basketball fan, I had to talk to friends...

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I was talking to a public official a few weeks ago and I mentioned to her how concerned I was about Fairfax County's $540M budget shortfall for FY2009.  She told me that Virginia is "not bad" at all in comparison to most states.  As I do some research on how "not bad" the situation is, I found  Virginia is one of 29 states that has a budget shortfall in FY2009 based on The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, http://www.cbpp.org/1-15-08sfp.htm, and Virginia (tied with Massachusetts) is in...

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Please make sure you vote!  It is your civil duty and priveledge. 

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Finally, a completed site.  The purpose of this site is to act as an exchange of information for the families of Old Courthouse Road.  For the past 10 years, Old Courthouse Road has seen a dramatic increases in traffic volume and speed.  It has been "neglected".  All the while, the make up of our community continues to change.  Orginal owners from the 60s are leaving and young families are taking their place in our community. 

Vienna, VA is one of the most desirable places to live, in fact, i...

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