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Lickstein was the first president of the Northern Virginia Bankruptcy Bar Association. In 2004, his law license was suspended by the Virginia State Bar and by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Alexandria because he made false statements to the court, state bar records show.

-- Tom Jackman

U.S. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Five School Systems in State Receive Grants for Emergencies

U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings announced yesterday more than $24 million worth of grants to help 91 U.S. school systems, including five in Virginia, prepare for and respond to emergencies.

The Virginia recipients, according to an Education Department news release, were: Carroll County public schools ($110,062), Hanover County public schools ($242,051), Page County public schools ($82,839), Patrick County public schools ($99,000) and Newport News public schools ($243,394).

School systems in Maryland and the District were not listed among the grant recipients.


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