I’m not sure where the “Whipple Clips” are today, maybe on Santa’s sleigh en route to Arlington. 🙂 Anyway, while Rudolph et al are getting ready, here are a few stories I found interesting this morning:
*No. 1 Newsmaker of the Year: Fairfax County lures Northrop Grumman (Washington Business Journal)
*Williams: Burial site may change hands, but its future remains unresolved
*Mixed Reaction to VA Governor’s Plan for “Slave Burial Ground”
*Jim Moran and wife LuAnn Bennett separate after six years of marriage
*Moran defends for-profit colleges in CNBC story
*Unemployment extension 2011 for 99ers: Scott determined 99ers bill for Jan 5th
*Perriello Looks Back
*Perriello earmarks not included in stopgap resolution
*The AFP on WREL: Report blasts Virginia health care
*Virginia puts homeowners on fast track to foreclosure
*Wilder’s slavery museum property might face tax sale
![[UPDATED with Official Announcement] Audio: VA Del. Dan Helmer Says He’s Running for Congress in the Newly Drawn VA07, Has “the endorsement of 40 [House of Delegates] colleagues”](https://bluevirginia.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/helmermontage.jpg)
