Falls Church News-Press

The Falls Church News-Press is a weekly publication located in Falls Church, Virginia. It was established in 1991 by Nicholas F. Benton, who serves as the Owner and Editor-in-Chief. In his editorials, Benton often refers to the publication as the "paper-of-record" for the city. The idea for the periodical originated from a presentation he made to the local Chamber of Commerce, where he shared his vision of promoting the services of local businesses. Following his presentation, he received the Chamber's endorsement and a list of 250 businesses to contact. Out of those, 130 agreed to advertise in the publication. With their postcards showing their commitment as collateral, Benton was able to secure initial funding to launch the Falls Church News-Press.

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A Penny for Your Thoughts 6-5-2025

3 days ago | fcnp.com | Penny Gross

The authority of a president to issue a pardon is almost an afterthought in the last clause of the first paragraph of Section II of the Constitution of the United States: “…and he shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.” (The capitalization of nouns in the document reflects an 18th century grammar practice that gradually fell into disfavor in the 19th century.) The pardon power is based on early English law and...
A Penny for Your Thoughts 5-29-2025

1 week ago | fcnp.com | Penny Gross

Few people have had a more significant impact on the National Capital Region during the past 30 years than my friend and colleague, Congressman Gerry Connolly, who passed away last week from esophageal cancer at the age of 75. Our paths first crossed in 1980, when Gerry joined the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, then chaired by my boss, Senator Frank Church (D-Idaho).
World Pride Begins: Honoring Journalist Lou Chibbaro Jr.

1 week 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 week 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.
Cult Century: 1970s Roots Of Trumpism, Part 4 of 25

2 weeks 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.
A Penny for Your Thoughts 5-22-2025

2 weeks ago | fcnp.com | Penny Gross

“This country is so much better than what Donald Trump is presenting.” That was Virginia Senator Mark Warner’s reminder to more than 300 Blue Fairfax diners at the McLean Hilton on Sunday evening. The second Trump Administration is about four months old, and many aspects of his executive branch do seem infantile. Babies are fascinated by bright shiny objects. Maybe that’s why Trump tosses them like so much confetti, hoping everyone else is as fascinated by them as he is.
Mourning the Loss Of Rep. Connolly

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

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. Connolly’s case, few could top his contributions.
Eden Center Businessman Recalls Fall of Saigon

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

Last month marked the 50th anniversary of the falls of Saigon and the introduction of one of the darkest periods in the history of that region, but it also marked a high point of the achievements of so many Vietnamese refugees who successfully fled and found new homes in the U.S. in the period that followed, including many who were founders of the celebrated Eden Center in the City of Falls Church.
Beyer Hails New Pope & Fusion Energy

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

Virginia’s 8th U.S. Congressional District rep Donald S. Beyer Jr., in an exclusive interview with the News-Press last week, touched on two potentially epochally transformative developments that could lead society beyond the current dark Trump era to a new renaissance, although there is no minimizing the pain and hardship that is currently being inflicted nationwide but in particular on this region.
A Penny for Your Thoughts 5-15-2025

3 weeks ago | fcnp.com | Penny Gross

An American Pope! Who woulda thunk it? Last week’s papal election was the seventh conclave in my lifetime, with a result I never imagined. Growing up Catholic, the church in America still was considered a missionary outpost, without the centuries of faith and dogma that defined the European nations. Popes historically were Italian, never traveled outside the Vatican, always celebrated Mass in Latin, and ruled with a conservative hand.