Ashburn Village resident Rosalie Titus and her three daughters showed their support for baseball in Loudoun during a public input session before the Board of Supervisors on Monday. Behind them, Broad Run baseball coach Pat Cassidy and Potomac Falls coach Joe Terango look on. Both coaches voiced their support for a stadium in the county earlier in the evening.

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The Kincora Baseball Advisory Board, headed by baseball executive John Horshok and including Hall of Famers Brooks Robinson and Harmon Killebrew, handed out paraphernalia to support their proposed 5,500-seat minor league baseball stadium in Ashburn.

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The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors listened to dozens of area residents explain their support for baseball in the county during a public input session on Monday. The Board will vote Tuesday on a special exception that would allow construction of a 5,500-seat baseball stadium at the intersection of routes 7 and 28 in Ashburn.

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Members of the community addressed the Board of Supervisors to voice their support of building a minor league baseball stadium in Loudoun County.

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Loudoun Little League baseball players showed their support for a minor league stadium in the county during a rally before the Board of Supervisors convened. From left - Griffin Buscavage (11), Jack Howard (11) and Cameron Eck (12).

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Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson signs autographs at a rally before Monday's Loudoun County Board of Supervisors public input session regarding Loudoun's bid for a minor league baseball team. Robinson, who addressed the Board during the session, is a member of the Kincora Baseball Advisory Board which hopes to bring an Atlantic League team to Ashburn.

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Helene Yvette Seabrook pled guilty on June 4 to a series of burglaries last year in Ashburn, and charges are currently pending in Fairfax and Alexandria. Seabrook has a history of convictions stretching across the country, including an involuntary manslaughter charge in South Carolina. She was arrested in July 2008 in Richmond where she was found in possession of two firearms.

Photo: Courtesy of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office

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2008-2009 DELA Award recipient, Paul Vickers, principal of Mill Run Elementary School.

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Tagged: Ashburn, award, education, Mill Run Elementary School

"All Moms Work," by Sharon Reed Abboud, aims to be a practical guide for moms -- and dads -- wishing to assess their work options.

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Sharon Reed Abboud, of Ashburn, is the author of "All Moms Work," and is a stay-at-home mom and freelance writer specializing in writing about careers and higher education.

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George Washington University civil engineering student Evan Anderson leads a group of Loudoun County High School students in the bridge-building exercise.

Photo: Charity Corkey, LoudounExtra.com

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Students examine real-time image processing during Supercomputers: From Sony Playstation 3 to Earth Simulators.

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A group of Loudoun County High School students work together to construct a 20-foot steel bridge in the Bridging Your Future workshop.

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Nancy Skacel, assistant professor at George Washington University, talks about pharmacogenomics during the annual Loudoun County High School Science, Technology and Engineering Day.

Photo: Charity Corkey, LoudounExtra.com

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George Washington University assistant professor Nancy Skacel talks to a group of Loudoun County High School girls about pharmacogenomics, the science of personalized health medication.

Photo: Charity Corkey, LoudounExtra.com

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During the annual Science, Technology and Engineering Day for Loudoun County High School students, students helped construct a 20-foot steel bridge during their afternoon at the George Washington University Ashburn Campus.

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In one workshop, Track Hackers Through a Maze of Networks, Loudoun County High School Students learned a hacking exercise and techniques on protecting systems from viruses.

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Charlie Toth of Ashburn was recently named principal deputy director and associate director for education with the Department of Defense Education Activity. He as taught children of military service members and Department of Defense employees around the world for 40 years.

Photo: Photo courtesy of Charlie Toth

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The Coughlin family has some fun before bath time.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

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As the Coughlin family heads upstairs after dinner, Hannah, 8, decides to practice her karate.

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