Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Grassroots campaign event set for Friday morning.
Fresh off this week's debate appearance with rival Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama returns to Northern Virginia on Friday, campaigning at George Mason University's Recreation and Athletic Complex. Obama recently campaigned at GMU. The grassroots event is set for Friday, when doors open at 8:45 a.m. at the complex, located at 4350 Bainster Court. Tickets will be required for entrance to the campaign rally. One ticket will be distributed ona first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are available online and members of the public can request an e-ticket at http://OFA.BO/BarackGMU A limited number of printed tickets will also be available to pick up at the following locations beginning 9 a.m. Thursday. The appearance comes less than a month…
Monday, October 1, 2012
President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney will square off on domestic policy Wednesday.
With the first presidential debate between President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney taking place Wednesday night, some may wonder about the importance of the debates to the American people and the election. “Debates are key events particularly for undecided voters in this election cycle who are persuadable at this point,” said Mark Rozell, professor of Public Policy at George Mason University in Fairfax. The debate, on domestic policy, airs live at 9 p.m. ET from the University of Denver. Jim Lehrer of PBS' NewsHour, will moderate. According to CNN, in the 2008 presidential election, 60 percent of registered voters had already made their decision before viewing the debates. However, a recent CNN poll showed that 57 percent of …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The writer will speak about wanting to live a life that matters Wednesday at the Fall for the Book Festival.
Note: Ken Budd will be on C-SPAN 2's book program on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. More info here. ------ Ken Budd faced a crisis of meaning when his father suddenly died of a heart attack. "It's not even dying that bothers me," Budd wrote in his memoir. "It's dying without making a difference in the world. Without doing a damn thing that matters." Budd faced his crisis in a series of volunteer trips around the world, and wrote about them in "The Voluntourist: A Six Country Tale of Love, Loss, Fatherhood, Fate, and Singing Bon Jovi in Bethlehem." On Wednesday, Budd will relive his adventures when he speaks as part of the Fall for the Book Festival. His presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. at Shirlington Library, 4200 Campbell Avenue in Arlington…
Monday, September 24, 2012
The annual literary festival runs Wednesday to Sunday at venues across the region.
More than 125 writers, including novelists, poets, journalists, historians and children's book authors, will participate in the 14th annual Fall for the Book Festival Wednesday through Sunday at locations throughout the D.C. Metro area. This year's headliners include: A complete schedule is available online, and can be viewed by date or searched by category. The categories are Award Winner, Business & Finance, Children's & Young Adult, Cooking, Education, Environmentalism, Fiction, Folklore, History & Biography, Memoir, Philosophy & Religion, Poetry, Politics & Current Affairs and Science & Medicine. The complete program may be downloaded in pdf format. In addition to author appearances — all participating authors are listed on the …
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These authors have ties to Mason — professors, alumni, and students.
Authors participating in the 14th annual Fall for the Book Festival include professors, alumni and students of George Mason University. This list provides their presentations Wednesday through Sunday. Exhibition: Call and Response - Johnson Center, Gallery 123 Current students and alumni of Mason’s MFA Poetry Program and the School of Art, faculty and a few others came together this summer to participate in the “Call and Response” challenge, giving artists and writers an original work by another contributor to inspire a piece of their own. Now paired together, these pieces are on display throughout the week of Fall for the Book: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Friday, September 28. A panel of …
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Presenters at this week's Fall for the Book Festival include authors who call this area home.
The Fall for the Book Festival features many local authors. The writers and presenters in these sessions make their home in the D.C. Metro area, according to festival organizers. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. — Thriller Writer and Fairfax resident John Gilstrap - Hub, Rooms 3, 4, 5 Bestselling author Gilstrap reads from his latest novel — "Damage Control," the fourth book featuring freelance rescue specialist Jonathan Grave — and discusses the craft of writing thrillers. Thursday, 6 p.m. - Washington Writers’ Publishing House Short Story Winners - Research I, Room 163 David Taylor, author of "Success", Andrew Wingfield, author of "Right of Way", and David Ebenbach, author of "Into the Wilderness"—recipients of the 2008, 2010, and 2012 fiction …
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
An annual walk aimed at saving lives and offering hope.
Hundreds of survivors — those who are living after the death of a loved one by suicide — gathered at George Mason University on Saturday for the sixth annual American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Fairfax NOVA Out of the Darkness Community Walk. Steve Iselin, chairman of the board of the group's National Capital Area Chapter, said the local walk is one of 275 in communities across the country. "It used to be when someone was diagnosed with cancer, no one would talk about it," said Iselin. "Then it was HIV/AIDS. Now suicide is the health issue people are afraid to talk about," he said. The shame associated with suicide prevents responsible discussion and sharing of resources that can save lives, bring compassionate help to those…
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
"Who's Your Daddy, Baby" is a fictionalized account of the author's search for her father.
A Fairfax Station woman has written “Who’s Your Daddy, Baby,” a fictionalized account of her search for her biological father. “I really wrote it to try and help other people going through a similar situation,” said Lisa Pell, who recently discussed the book at Kings Park Library. “It’s a fun novel, but it’s not fluff. It’s medical history and family history." Pell started writing as a journalist for the student newspaper at George Mason University 35 years ago. She has also worked at regional publications, television stations and radio stations. She didn’t start writing for fun, however, until the early 2000s. She began writing a trilogy, but that was soon set aside when another idea for a novel came up. She began undergoing in-vitro …
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Friday, June 22, 2012
GMU works to disinfect dormitory, contain the virus.
Fairfax County health officials believe the sickness that ailed 40 George Mason University visitors and sent 14 to the hospital early Thursday morning was caused by a stomach flu. Now it's up to Mason, local health officials and the ill individuals to make sure the virus doesn't continue to spread. Fairfax City firefighters triaged those showing symptoms of food poisoning at around 2 a.m. Thursday. Of 80 students between the ages of 15 and 22 years old attending the weeklong Congressional Award summer program, 40 showed signs of sickness. The worst were sent to local urgent care facilities and hospitals, while the rest continued with their program or went home. Tests show that the culprit was a gastrointestinal illness spread between the …
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Students staying at George Mason University as part of a summer program became ill early Thursday morning.
UPDATE (6:05 p.m.): Fairfax County health officials believe the illness that affected 40 students staying at Mason -- and sent 14 to the hospital early this morning -- could be a virus. The latest news release says: "The Health Department’s initial findings indicate that the ill people likely contracted viral gastroenteritis that has spread from person to person. Specimens from ill people were collected for laboratory testing in an attempt to more definitively determine the cause of illness. At this time, the Health Department continues to investigate the possibility of food borne transmission; however, early evidence suggests that the illness has spread through person to person contact." We'll continue to provide more information, as it …
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Margo Isabel
5:45 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012
Please, Please if anyone has attended Obama events like this can you give us an idea of the time in between "when doors open.....he actually speaks." Thanks more ›