Arbor Day arrived early at the Montessori School of Northern Virginia in Falls Church with the planting of trees donated by Casey Trees, a Washington, D.C. non-profit organization dedicated to restoration, enhancement, and protection of the capital area’s urban canopy. Pictured above, elementary students participated in a briefing by Casey Trees before digging in to plant the school’s newly donated trees. (Courtesy Photo)

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



