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On a recent day at one of the new roundabouts, some drivers knew when to yield. Others slammed on their brakes in the circle.
On a recent day at one of the new roundabouts, some drivers knew when to yield. Others slammed on their brakes in the circle.

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Two months after four roundabouts opened to traffic, some drivers still don't understand how to maneuver through the new traffic pattern at routes 50 and 15 at Gilberts Corner, the latest attempt to ease worsening congestion on Washington's periphery.


Kira Cassels applied to 11 colleges and got in to every one. The kitchen of her Laurel home came to resemble a high school guidance office, the breakfast table buried beneath brochures and financial aid forms from destinations such as the University of Virginia and Franklin & Marshall College.


Loudoun Government News
Ready for business in a big way: Wegmans opening supersized Leesburg supermarket with high expectations
(Post, November 8, 2009)

Loudoun Budget Outlook Darkens: Cuts, Tax Increase, Layoffs All Possible
(Post, September 3, 2009)

Special Tax to Finance New Bridge in Greenlea: Community's Residents to Bear Cost of $400,000 Span
(Post, June 21, 2009)

Saga of an American Family: In Old Papers, Details Of Loudoun Life From 1819 to 1995
(Post, June 14, 2009)

County's Route 28 Planning Criticized: Study Examines Views Of Property Owners
(Post, June 4, 2009)
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Loudoun Crime News
Leesburg reins in its holiday display: New policy bans all decorations on courthouse lawn
(Post, December 1, 2009)

Projects proposed
(Post, November 29, 2009)

A grain of an idea has grown in Loudoun: Supervisors clear way for turning a concrete elevator in Bluemont into a cellphone tower
(Post, November 12, 2009)

inbrief
(Post, November 5, 2009)

Leesburg Police Report Rash of Car Break-Ins
(Post, October 13, 2009; 11:35 AM)
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Loudoun Schools News
Swine Flu Alert Sent To Parents: Schools Chief Urges Caution
(Post, September 3, 2009)

Did the Punishment Fit the Wine?
(Post, May 28, 2009)

Creativity Enters the Equation: Loudoun Might Keep Program Some Say Skimps on Math Basics
(Post, March 15, 2009)

As Ax Hovers, Board Is Urged To Spare Funding for Schools: Residents Plead Their Case at County Budget Hearings
(Post, March 1, 2009)

Uncertainty Surrounds New Budget For Schools: Some Supervisors Foresee More Cuts
(Post, February 1, 2009)
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