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Afternoon Notes: Electric Bike Unveiling, Weekend Hotel Fire

By ARLnow.com

Electric Bicycles to Be Demo-ed — California-based firm Pedego will unveil its line of electric bicycles in Arlington on Thursday, in celebration of Earth Day. The demonstration is being held at the Big Wheel Bikes at 3119 Lee Highway, in the Lyon Village Shopping Center. Pedego will let riders test-drive the bikes on the Custis Trail from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. There will also be free food, drinks and live entertainment.

Energy Use Discussed At Town Hall Meeting — Residents shared their thoughts on energy challenges at the Arlington Community Energy Town Hall Meeting on Saturday. A county task force is trying to find ways to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. More from the Sun Gazette.

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Media, Gun Rights Advocates Converge on Gravelly Point

By ARLnow.com

Off to the side, under the shade of some tall trees, about two dozen police officers looked on. Further in the distance, CNN’s John King chatted up a young man wearing nylon cargo pants, a florescent vest and a large rifle.

Nearly all the rally participants had rifles or handguns, and a solid minority had both.

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Recommended Reading

By ARLnow.com

Connection Newspapers has an inspiring article about Maj. Justin Constantine, a Marine who was shot in the head in Iraq and lived to tell the tale.

Constantine, 40, has since endured major surgeries, disfiguring scars, and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. But along with the low points, there have been the highs — including his October 2008 marriage and the foundation he started for wounded veterans.

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Berry Launches Unlikely Bid to Unseat Moran

By ARLnow.com

The eighth congressional district of Virginia, which Rep. Jim Moran (D) has represented since 1991, is considered one of the safest Democratic seats in the House of Representatives.

This year, however, with political discontent over the Democratic health care reform effort nearing the boiling point, Republicans see an opportunity to, at the very least, force Democrats to devote more resources than usual to re-electing Moran, at a time when they can least afford it.

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