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Tragic accident changed Ashburn teen’s life forever
A PAINFUL PAST By Chris Wadsworth Scars are a difficult thing. Some of us carry scars on the outside. Others carry scars on the inside. […]
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Meet the Ashburn area’s favorite high school teacher: Jason Augustowski
‘I TEACH KIDS FIRST, NOT CONTENT’ By Chris Wadsworth Jason Augustowski isn’t your typical high school teacher. He plays paintball with his students, sets up […]
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Ashburn man’s childhood pastime becomes lifelong passion
MODEL BEHAVIOR by Chris Wadsworth There is something magical about a model train. Whether on display at a museum or a shopping mall, young and […]
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Ashburn man starts his own radio station
HE LOVES ROCK & ROLL By Chris Wadsworth Matt Greenwood is the type of guy who turns heads in Ashburn. Well, maybe not Matt himself, […]
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Ashburn resident went from small-town cop to ‘Narcos’ legend
ADDICTED TO THE JOB By Chris Wadsworth It’s not every person who has a career with three distinct acts — but Ashburn resident Steve Murphy […]
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Lansdowne resident played critical role in the first lunar landings
TO THE MOON By Joe Motheral When American astronauts first set the Apollo Lunar Module down on the moon — on July 20, 1969, during […]
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‘I Know Jason Too’
By Chris Wadsworth Chances are you know Jason Bursey because according to urban legend, everyone in Ashburn knows Jason. He owns the popular Parallel Wine […]
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Volunteer Extraordinaire — Meet the president of Ashburn’s fire and rescue squad
By Chris Wadsworth Josh Townsend wears many hats. He’s a husband and father of two young boys. He’s a remote employee of a huge California […]
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Honor Flights — Thanking our veterans, one plane load at a time
By Chris Wadsworth By this point, everyone has probably seen the heart-stirring images of elderly veterans arriving at Washington airports, men and women who served […]
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Famous Son — Broad Run High graduate Patton Oswalt
By Chris Wadsworth Many Ashburn residents — like folks everywhere — are fans of Emmy and Grammy-winning comedian Patton Oswalt. From his role as Spence […]