{"product_id":"life-and-times-of-the-falls-church-news-press-paperback","title":"Life and Times of the Falls Church News-Press - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharlie Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 1991, the \u003cem\u003eFalls Church News-Press\u003c\/em\u003e has delivered a must-read chronicle of doings in the leafy, sophisticated, practical-minded Northern Virginia community nicknamed \"The Little City.\" Nodding to the rich history of the three-hundred-year-old village named for a church where George Washington and George Mason were vestrymen, the weekly paper captures clashes over development, fights over school quality, political races, holiday celebrations and even scandals. Author Charlie Clark spins the unlikely tale of a unique editor, Nicholas Benton, who founded the free newspaper and kept it going at a time when local news is imperiled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlie Clark, a retired journalist, writes the weekly \"Our Man in Arlington\" column for the F\u003cem\u003ealls Church News-Press\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2021, he published the first full biography of George Washington Parke Custis, an under-sung \"child of Mount Vernon,\" with McFarland Books. He has written \u003cem\u003eArlington County Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHidden History of Arlington County\u003c\/em\u003e and L\u003cem\u003eost Arlington County\u003c\/em\u003e, all published by The History Press. Formerly, he was senior correspondent for Government Executive Media Group and an editor or writer for the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCongressional Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNational Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime-Life Books\u003c\/em\u003e, Tax Analysts and the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.21 x 9.01 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53532720267571,"sku":"9781467155328","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/wqcgZrdCcf9781467155328.webp?v=1782874875","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/life-and-times-of-the-falls-church-news-press-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}