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Kabul, Sajmir and the FBI
A few days ago in Kabul, Afghanistan, an ambulance made its way through two checkpoints and when stopped at a third, a massive bomb in the back was detonated by the driver, killing 103 and injuring...
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Things in Common
Valor, Patriotism, Honor “The latest attacks on the FBI and Department of Justice serve no American interests—no party’s, no President’s, only Putin’s” Sen. John McCain McCain After his release from a...
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Fairfax: When The Lawyers Lead
Timing is Everything Stanley In an act of exquisite timing last week, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department Battalion Chief Kathleen Stanley, the Women’s Program Officer there, tendered her...
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It’s Steve’s Turn Now Earlier this week I wrote about recent developments in the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department related to the treatment of women there. In recent days the women’s program...
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IAFF @ 100: Harold’s Steak-a-thon – $158,184
All About Town, 2015-2017 Harold Schaitberger, the nearly 20-year president of the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), may have precious little of substance to show for his tenure, but...
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Fairfax: Bowers Set to Leave
A Tearful Goodbye Richard Bowers An emotional Richard Bowers announced via telephone conference yesterday that he would be leaving the department in the near future. WTOP reports that, “On Feb. 1,...
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Fairfax: Barlow Says Block the Blog
“Non-Productive Garbage” So says Dave Barlow about Turnout; he is a board member of International Association of Firefighters Local 2068, the Fairfax County Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics....
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Fairfax: Barlow Seeks Stanley’s Removal
Ignorant in the Classic Sense The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department (FRD) and its union, IAFF Local 2068, continue to be roiled by controversy, most recently from the twin shocks of the...
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IAFF Leg Con: Three Free DC Walking Tours
DC Sites: History and Background Many folks know I have been a licensed DC guide for nine years. As a way of thanking my brother and sister IAFF members for their hard work, I will lead three free...
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Windy City
Upturned Everything and Azerbaijan It’s been a gusty few days here in the Capitol, I was walking up 22nd st. Friday evening when a howling wind stopped me in my tracks. Thankfully, the temperature has...
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Guiding: Thou Shalt Not Pee
It’s Now or Never Washington National Cathedral Many folks visiting the Cathedral these past few years, and even some working there, have lamented the “disneyization” of the place. First they started...
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DC Fire(d)
Fatal Accident Data Missing On March 9, 2018, DC Fire and EMS Engine 26 was involved in a fatal accident at 12th Street and Rhode Island Avenue NE. Now, WJLA reports that the data card for the on-board...
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Trump on Fire
I’m a bit conflicted about this past weekend’s fire on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in New York, especially after hearing that Trump lobbied against the requirement for sprinklers in residential...
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Leadership: Selective Belief
“Mr. Kelly has told Mr. Trump it is frustrating for staff members that the president deems most news media stories fake news but believes the ones accusing various advisers of leaking, according to...
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(Missing) The Big One(s)
Busy Day in Fairfax The news and Facebook, of course, were awash with stories of yesterday’s unusual spate of multiple-alarm fires in the western part of the County, including a couple of rows of town...
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Fairfax: Boy’s Club Wake-Up Call
Hernandez Settles and Fairfax Pays In January, the U.S. Fourth District Court of Appeals issued a withering and decisive opinion regarding Fairfax County’s appalling handling of the Magaly Hernandez...
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Fairfax: The Basketball Incident
Why the Retaliation Finding is So Significant Shortly after filing a complaint alleging a hostile work environment, including sexual harassment, Magaly Hernandez received a written reprimand for...
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IAFF Center of Excellence?
Old Dog, Old Trick I was online the other night and was served an advertisement for the “IAFF Center of Excellence.” A click on the ad provided “404 error messages” or a block by Google which usually...
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Schlossberg’s I and My
Ted Kaczynski is probably the only person in American who hasn’t seen a video of New Yorker Aaron Schlossberg engaging workers and customers in a diatribe about the speaking of English in the U.S. He...
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Fairfax: The Avengers
Kathleen Stanley and Cheri Zosh Right on the heels of the settlement in the Hernandez case, the American Civil Liberties Union has filed charges on behalf of Kathleen Stanley and Cheri Zosh, longtime...
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