This very special white post is located in the town of White Post at the intersection of White Post and Berry’s Ferry Roads. In 1750, teenage surveyor George Washington placed a guidepost for travelers seeking the home of Lord Fairfax. Today, the post is probably the only object on the National Register of Historic Places that regularly gets knocked over by distracted drivers.

We found this post on our road trip to Clarke County, plus all sorts of other dog friendly adventures. If you want to read more, here’s our blog post.

https://virginiacounties.blog/every-dog-has-its-day-in-clarke-county/

I’m looking for advice from leasing consultants or property managers who’s property group DOESNT deal with vouchers,ADU,residents,multifamily.

I do NOT want to do concierge, resident relations, help desk, entry level, assistant and barely lease due to management.

Where are the leasing careers at where you focus on consulting and are busy with just that? Anyone know great companies in this area? If so please tell me where to look? I’ve met leasing agents that make bank and love what they do and I’ve also met leasing agents that work way too hard for nothing. What’s the info?

Sponsored by Fairfax Co. divorce attorney Survall, this bill will make co-parenting and making ends meet even harder for all separated families — especially the poor. https://www.momsforequalparenting.org/p/va-child-support-bill-will-hurt-moms

Can I return alcohol to Costco in Virginia? Their policy says it depends on the state law. I bought $100 worth of beer & seltzers that I no longer need. It’s not a big deal if I’m not able to return it but ideally I would be able to return it (have some sheets I want to return anyways). Any assistance or advice will be super helpful and very much appreciated!

Hello! I’m trying to help an older gentlemen friend of mine with a history project he has. His friend who used to take tons of photos from a plane of the town passed awhile back and all of the photos have been misplaced. So i’m hoping somebody has some? That I can give to him.

He’s interested mostly in the Winchester VA area from the 1980s to 2000

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-doctor-indicted-prescribing-abortion-pill-louisiana-rcna190214

John Harold Rogers, 63, of Vienna, Virginia, a former Senior Adviser for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (FRB), was arrested today on charges that he conspired to steal Federal Reserve trade secrets for the benefit of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

In furtherance of the conspiracy, Rogers allegedly made false statements to the Federal Reserve Board Office of Inspector General, and those false statements had a material impact on its investigation.

According to the indictment, Rogers, a U.S. citizen with a Ph.D. in Economics, worked as a Senior Adviser in the Division of International Finance of the FRB from 2010 until 2021, where he was entrusted with confidential FRB information. The confidential information that Rogers allegedly shared with his Chinese co-conspirators, who worked for the intelligence and security apparatus of China and who posed as graduate students at a PRC university, is economically valuable when secret.

China holds a large amount of U.S. foreign debt (approximately $816 billion as of October 2024). The data Rogers shared with his co-conspirators could allow China to manipulate the U.S. market, in a manner similar to insider trading. Gaining advance knowledge of U.S. economic policy, including advance knowledge of changes to the federal funds rate, could provide China with an advantage when selling or buying U.S. bonds or securities.

The indictment alleges that from at least 2018, Rogers allegedly exploited his employment with the FRB by soliciting trade-secret information regarding proprietary economic data sets, deliberations about tariffs targeting China, briefing books for designated governors, and sensitive information about Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) deliberations and forthcoming announcements. He passed that information electronically to his personal email account, in violation of FRB policy, or printed it prior to traveling to China, in preparation for meetings with his co-conspirators. Under the guise of teaching “classes,” Rogers met with his co-conspirators in hotel rooms in China where he conveyed sensitive, trade-secret information that belonged to the FRB and the FOMC.

In 2023, Rogers was paid approximately $450,000 USD as a part-time professor at a Chinese university.

On February 4, 2020, in response to questioning by the Office of the Inspector General for the Federal Reserve Board, Rogers lied about his accessing and passage of sensitive information and his associations with his co-conspirators.

Rogers is charged with conspiracy to commit economic espionage and with making false statements. Conspiracy to commit economic espionage carries a maximum statutory penalty of 15 years in prison, and a maximum fine of $5 million. Making false statements carries a maximum statutory penalty of five years in prison.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/former-senior-adviser-federal-reserve-indicted-charges-economic-espionage

As in when do service centers generally have the least backlog? I realize every location is different, but figured there’s some general consensus.

I figured the end of the month is busiest. But wasn’t sure if beginning or middle of month is slowest.

I'm not talking about the "My child does no wrong" kind of thing. This is a serious inquiry. Fwiw. I am VERY pro-public education. I am not looking to bash teachers. I am an educator myself, and have a troubling concern that prompts my question.

Small rant, I hate that when I am ready for taxes and have my w2's, but my banks aren't. Does anyone connected with VACU have their '24 tax documents 1099INT yet? On the website it says should be available 1/31 if I understood it correctly. I can't file until mid Feb anyway because another bank of mine doesn't make their materials available until then. I just want to be done with it and move on to the next step of whatever 2025 brings ;-) vs waiting for something a bank had all month to collate and prepare. I still see my '23 1099 which is set to go away sometime in February.