Nicholas F. Benton

Washington, D.C.

Owner and Editor at Falls Church News-Press

Owner, Falls Church News-Press, Author, Extraordinary Hearts, Reclaiming Gay Sensibility's Central Role in the Progress of Civilization.

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Articles

N-P Endorses Stoney in Primary

3 weeks ago | fcnp.com | Nicholas F. Benton

In the Democratic primary currently underway that culminates with election day June 17, the News-Press endorses Levar Stoney for lieutenant governor and Jay Jones for attorney general. They are in the only two contested races on the primary ballot now. Democrats nationwide are rightly buoyed by the election returns in South Carolina this week.
Celebrating Values That Theater Arts Stand For

3 weeks ago | fcnp.com | Nicholas F. Benton

Mine were brief but cherished moments this week before a sold-out 2,400 high school students, parents, friends, teachers and mentors in the concert hall at the Kennedy Center this week gathered for an annual lovefest known as the Cappies Gala. Cappies, as AI tells us, stands for Critics and Awards Program for High School Theater.
Economy’s Major Dip Already Underway

3 weeks ago | fcnp.com | Nicholas F. Benton

This Tuesday’s meeting of the Falls Church Economic Development Authority ended on a downer note when the region’s overriding issue of the year was verbalized. It had to do with the impact so far on the local economy and businesses of the federal job layoffs imposed by the Trump administration since the inauguration of Trump to a second term just over four months ago.
Dr. Noonan Reflects on 8 Years at F.C. Schools’ Helm

3 weeks ago | fcnp.com | Nicholas F. Benton

Few people in the storied history of the City of Falls Church have made such an important impact on the Little City in the course of only an eight year history as retiring Falls Church City Pubic Schools Superintendent Dr. Peter Noonan. Noonan will be departing his post here on the last day of this month, but don’t think you’ve seen or heard the last of him.
Why We Need Your Support

1 month ago | fcnp.com | Nicholas F. Benton

As the News-Press entered its 35th year of consecutive weekly publication this spring (over 1,750 consecutive editions since March 1991), we have labored against enormous headwinds that have wiped out almost all competitor publications not only in this region but nationwide. There are three prevailing reasons why we’ve tried so hard to stay in the game to this point. The first, of course, relates to the importance of newspapers in general for the preservation of democracy.
Cult Century: 1970s Roots Of Trumpism, Part 5 of 25

1 month ago | fcnp.com | Nicholas F. Benton

All of the critical ingredients of what has widely been identified by experts as the content of cult behavior toward both its own participants and the outside world are abundantly present in the operations of the Trump and MAGA movements.
World Pride Begins: Honoring Journalist Lou Chibbaro Jr.

1 month ago | fcnp.com | Nicholas F. Benton

World Pride, an annual event held in a different major world city each year, begins in the greater Washington, D.C., region this week. As among its contributions to the global fete, the News-Press is profiling here a long-time LGBTQ activist and staunch cornerstone of the D.C. area’s thriving gay community, senior correspondent for the Washington Blade newspaper, Louis Matthew Chibbaro, Jr., known throughout this region as Lou.
Meridian Graduation: Noonan’s Farewell

1 month ago | fcnp.com | Nicholas F. Benton

Following eight years of extraordinary service and accomplishments in the City of Falls Church as the superintendent of its remarkable school system, Dr. Peter Noonan’s career here culminated this Tuesday with his keynote address to the graduation Class of 2022 at Meridian High School. His remarks were a highlight of a ceremony on the soccer field where 222 students stepped up to receive their high school diplomas and over 1,000 parents and supporters watched from the grandstand.
Mourning the Loss Of Rep. Connolly

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Nicholas F. Benton

Share The Falls Church News-Press joins people of good will everywhere who today are mourning the passing of U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly at age 75 at his home yesterday. Some of the overwhelming flow of tributes to his life of public service that have come in to us since yesterday can be read elsewhere in this edition. The measure of a good life, it can truly be said, is to leave the this world a better place than one came into it, and in Rep.
Cult Century: 1970s Roots Of Trumpism, Part 4 of 25

1 month ago | fcnp.com | Nicholas F. Benton

In the 1930s, despite the impact of the Hays Censorship Board on restricting content, movies were perhaps the nation’s top influencers in a world that was being wacked by authoritarian regimes, both communist and fascist. They served a huge role in ameliorating the terrible impacts of the Great Depression and the unresolved ongoing crises that persisted following the end of the Great War in 1918.