It’s Day 2 of Public Service Recognition Week and our celebration of community heroes is in full swing. Yesterday, we introduced you to newly retired County Executive Melissa Peacor of Prince William County and Code Compliance Investigator Jeff Loeffler (read Sunday’s post). Today, we introduce the second community hero out of Prince William County: Sergeant…

Celebrate the value of public service! If you look around your community, you’ll find people using their talents each day to improve our quality of life. Some are in very public roles—like police officers or teachers. Others keep the roads maintained, collect recycling, and beautify our parks and public spaces. In honor of public service,…

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March 2016 - Volume 98 - Number 2

Parvani Vandeyar, Water Quality Superintendent, Sacramento, CA <br />"There are parts of the world where potable water is not a reality. So ensuring that our community can rely on the water coming out of their tap, that’s contribution we make."