Bill Tracy is one of the regulars at Payne's Biker Bar/Downtown Saloon.

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Tagged: bikes, Economy, Leesburg

Laurie Snyder of Aldie, a bartender at Payne's, gets a hug from Skeeter Franklin of Leesburg.

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John Pennington of Leesburg steps outside the bar to make a phone call.

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At Payne's Biker Bar/Downtown Saloon men and women hang out for camaraderie and support from each other in these difficult economic times. They're morally opposed to taking unemployment benefits and would rather help each other. Hanging out at Payne's are John Pennington, Pat Lennon and Bruce Lefever, all of Leesburg.

Photo: Susan Biddle, Washington Post

Tagged: bikes, Economy, Leesburg

In the Coughlin home, Michael fixes dinner for son, Jackson, 3, Hannah, 8, and his wife, Stacey.

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

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The Coughlin family has some fun before bath time.

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Michael Coughlin checks the mail.

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Michael Coughlin adds some ketchup to his son Jackson's dinner.

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Tagged: Ashburn, Economy, family

Sheila Johnson stands in the middle of what will be the main dining room at her Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg.

Photo: Katherine Frey, Washington Post

Tagged: construction, development, Economy, growth, Middleburg

Sheila Johnson tours the construction site of an outdoor pool with individual cabanas at her Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg. Construction continues despite the set back of the opening till spring of 2011.

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The horse stables on the property overlook part of the town of Middleburg.

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Sheila Johnson tours her Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg. Construction continues despite the set back of the opening until spring of 2011.

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Construction continues at the Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg.

Photo: Katherine Frey, Washington Post

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Salamander Resort & Spa, the ambitious, contentious enterprise of tycoon Sheila Johnson, took years of politicking and persuasion to get off the ground. Now an economic double-whammy has delayed the resort's opening till spring of 2011.

Photo: Katherine Frey, Washington Post

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The Center of Hope, the Good Shepherd Alliance's facility, which housea administrative offices and Hope's Treasures thrift store in Ashburn. The Good Shepherd Alliance is one of the local nonprofits being hit by a lack of government funding as it sees an increase in demand for its services.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: budget, Economy, Good Shepherd Alliance, volunteers

Locals throw away trash at the Loudoun County Landfill in Leesburg.

Photo: Dominic Bracco II, Washington Post

Tagged: Economy, environment, landfill, Leesburg, waste

Landfills and trash transfer stations across the country are reporting as much as a 30 percent drop in the amount of garbage they're getting for the first time in years. Christopher Kyei, of American Disposal Services, throws away trash at the Loudoun County Landfill in Leesburg, which has seen about a 20 percent drop this year.

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Machines compress the trash at the Loudoun County Landfill in Leesburg.

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Christopher Kyei, of American Disposal Services, throws away trash at the Loudoun County Landfill in Leesburg.

Photo: Dominic Bracco II, Washington Post

Tagged: Economy, environment, landfill, Leesburg, waste

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