A ribbon cutting on Dec. 6 kicked off the Woman’s Club of McLean’s 46th annual Holiday Homes Tour. Virginia House Del. Barbara J. Comstock, honorary Homes Tour host, cut the ribbon opening the tour at the first home, which was located along with three others in the River Oaks section of McLean. Pictured above, from left, are Diana Simione, a student at McLean’s Oakcrest School, which assisted in the tour; Woman’s Club member Cathy Kelly; McLean Chamber of Commerce chairman Marcia Twomey; tour co-chairman Rosemarie Lazo; tour home owner Bushra Sangid; Del. Comstock; tour chairman Kathlyn Burnell; Woman’s Club president Virginia Sandahl; and Roger Kilton, a homes tour visitor and supporter. (Photo: Courtesy Laura Sheridan)

Senator Saddam Salim 6-4-2026
Two hundred and fifty years ago, a group of revolutionaries declared a radical truth: that all people are created equal, endowed with unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit




