Page, 9 Forever Hornets, Classifi eds, Page 10 Classifi ❖ Forever P.R.I.D.E. News, Page 7 Entertainment, Page 8 ❖ Opinion, Page 4 Wexton to Take Seniors of the Herndon High School Class of 2018 look up toward the stands to spot family and On Comstock friends during the Commencement Program held News, Page 3 at George Mason University EagleBank Arena. Requested in home 6-21-18 home in Requested Time sensitive material. material. sensitive Time Attention Postmaster: Postmaster: Attention ECR WSS ECR Putting a Lid Customer Postal 322 # permit Easton, MD Easton, On Every Kid PAID U.S. Postage U.S. News, Page 2 STD PRSRT Photo by Mercia Hobson/The Connection by Mercia Hobson/The Photo June 20-26, 2018 online at www.connectionnewspapers.com News Photos contributed Del. Jennifer Boysko (D-86) finds a helmet Abrams Landau, Ltd. attorney Doug in the right size for this sixth grader to Landau fits a brand new bike helmet on a take home. student for his Lids on Kids program. Putting a Lid on Every Kid Herndon attorney Doug Landau promotes head injury prevention in area schools. n Monday afternoon, the entire sixth grade class at Hutchison Elementary OSchool in Herndon was protected from unnecessary brain injury. Police offic- ers from the Fairfax County Bike Unit, together with Del. Jennifer Boysko (D-86) and local attorney Doug Landau, made sure that each student learned about head injury prevention and received a new, free Bell bike helmet along with safety information. Attorney Landau of the Abrams Landau law firm in the historic district of Herndon let the students touch helmets that had actually been in accidents, showed them what a cracked, aging or defective hel- A Fairfax County Police Bike Squad mem- met look like and even let them touch models of the ber helps a student try on helmets. human brain. Landau has been going to local Fairfax and Loudoun County public schools for over a de- the US National Triathlon Championships later this cade with his Lids on Kids brain injury prevention summer, Landau frequently trains on the fields and free helmet distribution program. around Hutchison Elementary School as well as the Having the police officers present not only ensured Herndon Community Center. that each student would be quickly fitted with their His law office building, on the corner of Station helmet, but also enabled law enforcement to inter- and Center Streets, are well known to members of act with these young students on a personal level. the northern Virginia bicycle community as he has Delegate Boysko shared a personal note, discussing represented injured bikers for over three decades. the change in Virginia law that seeks to prevent bi- Landau has helped those who were struck by cars, cycle riders from getting “doored.” In other words, attacked by dogs and those who had been injured by when people park their cars in bicycle lanes and don’t defective sports products. look to see who is coming, they may open the door The Abrams Landau building is more than 100 to their car and take out a cyclist without any warn- years old. Enjoying the last 20 years that he has ing. owned the corner, Landau and his team have tried to help cyclists, runners and other sports enthusiasts DEL. BOYSKO told the students that this throughout the East Coast. commonsense piece of legislation required a bit of a fight, but its passage will make the roadway safer IN ADDITION TO TRAINING on the local turf for them and their friends to ride their bikes to school, fields, Landau regularly rides on the W&OD trail and work and elsewhere. streets of Herndon. “I’ve seen too many accidents Hutchison Elementary School principal Ray and near misses to think that it would ever make Lonnett also provided vital assistance. He has sought sense not to ride a bicycle without a helmet. Having to protect the students at his school ever since his sustained a double concussion myself over at arrival. He and attorney Landau have removed dan- Worldgate, I know firsthand what it’s like to struggle gerous articles from the sports field around the to recover and to get well. My goal is to put a lid on school, and they’ve also trained together across street every kid who could not otherwise afford it, and that at Worldgate. Lonnett was instrumental in helping is why we visit schools like Hutchison, Herndon, to make the program a success by working with the Guilford Elementary School, and others. It’s a win- faculty that were present to keep the lines of chil- win situation. If a child without a helmet and insur- dren moving and getting the right helmet sizes on ance suffers a traumatic brain injury, then everyone each child. Principal Lonnett also emphasized how has to pay. I would rather pay to protect the children important it was for the children to develop good on the front end, than to pay many times more on habits, physical fitness and safe cycling habits. the backend for a child who may never get well,” Lawyer Landau has competed as a member of said Landau. If you know of a school that is part of TeamUSA at the Multisport World Championships. the subsidized meal program that could benefit from He is frequently on the podium of spring triathlons, the Abrams Landau Lids on Kids brain injury pre- duathlons and local running races. Currently train- vention and free helmet distribution program, let his ing for the World Duathlon Championships and then office know by calling 703-796-9555. 2 ❖ Oak Hill/Herndon Connection ❖ June 20-26, 2018 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic News 703-778-9414 or [email protected] Wexton to Take on Comstock Moderate state 211 OF 211 PRECINCTS REPORTING (100.00%) senator did not get Jennifer Wexton 22,394 41.88% Alison Friedman 12,289 22.98% Lindsey Stover 8,561 16.01% pulled to the left Dan Helmer 6,709 12.55% Paul Pelletier 2,010 3.76% in primary. Julia Biggins 1,512 2.83% By Michael Lee Pope 211 OF 211 PRECINCTS REPORTING (100.00%) Connection Newspapers Barbara Comstock* 28,274 60.71% Shak Hill 18,301 39.29% tate Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D- https://www.vpap.org/electionresults/20180612/ushouse/ 33) made a name for herself in SNorthern Virginia as a tough-as- nails prosecutor, including one jority PAC is supporting Democrats in all case that grabbed national headlines in- three of these races, hoping to turn these volving a woman who persuaded her red parts of Virginia blue. boyfriend to kill her father with a samu- “These candidates will stand up for rai sword. During her campaign for the Virginia families and fight for an agenda Democratic nomination in Virginia’s that lifts up the middle class while their 10th Congressional District, she never Republican opponents have made it lost that sense of law-and-order grit, clear that they aren’t looking out for the refusing to be pulled to the left as other hardworking Virginia families they’re candidates were calling for President supposed to represent,” said Charlie Trump to be impeached. Kelly, executive director of the political “We are now on a mission to bring real action committee. “These Republicans representation to Northern Virginia and have enabled a toxic GOP agenda that to remove Barbara Comstock from of- raises taxes on hardworking Virginians, fice,” said Wexton in a statement shortly imposes a devastating age tax and takes after securing the nomination. “Barbara away health care from millions of Ameri- Comstock has worked to strip healthcare cans.” from millions of Americans, proudly touts her A rating from the NRA, and is WEXTON was able to beat back a so out of touch with this district that she Source: Virginia Public Access Project crowded field of Democratic challeng- hides from her constituents and has 10th District map. ers, including two former Obama admin- never held a single town hall.” istration officials. One, Alison Friedman, Comstock is the only Republican incum- was able to pump $1 million into her own bent in Virginia to be defending a district campaign and remained a constant pres- that Trump lost in 2016, which puts this ence on television ads. The other, Lindsey particular race at the top of the agenda for Davis Stover, became a constant presence Democrats this fall. Two years ago, at community meetings and town halls over Comstock won 53 percent of the vote the last few months. In the end, neither was against Democrat LuAnn Bennett. But able to match the name recognition that Hillary Clinton also won the district with Wexton has built. 52 percent of the vote. Since that time, “From the moment it began, this cam- Comstock has tried to position herself as a paign has been about putting people back centrist looking out for the interests of her into the center of our politics,” said Stover constituents while taking an arms-length in a concession statement, thanking the approach to some of Trump’s more conser- other candidates in the race. “Together, we vative rhetoric. built momentum and enthusiasm that will “She is the only candidate in this race who ensure Democrats can unseat Barbara has voted to cut our taxes and increase our Comstock this November.” take home pay and grow jobs,” said Susan Friedman was able to win seven precincts Falconer, campaign manager for Comstock, in Fairfax County and nine precincts in in a written statement after her primary vic- Loudoun County. And Stover had a strong tory against Republican challenger Shak Barbara Comstock Jennifer Wexton showing in Frederick County, Manassas and Hill.