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From YouTube: Tell Arlington's Story: Ted Hicks
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Everyone has a story to tell. Arlington is a community of people with compelling stories -- whether you've been here generations or just a year or two. Take time to look at the many stories featured here ... then share your own!
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It
takes
a
long
time
sometimes
to
get
something
done,
especially
if
it's
something
such
as
developing
or
so
forth,
but
I'm
encouraged
by
arlington
in
that
they
don't
let
it
happen
lightly,
like
some
other
jurisdictions
do
in
which
very
quickly
something
can
go
from
an
idea
to
really
having
no
way
to
stop
it
and
in
other
jurisdictions,
doesn't
lead
people
to
fill
in
the
census.
Consequently,
just
like
in
my
youth,
it
leads
to
people
protesting
because
they
have
no
other
means
to
feel
like
as
if
they
can
make
things
change.
Arlington
in
comparison
to
washington.
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With
that,
even
in
a
personal
note,
I
had
to
think
about
what
is
a
trade-off
between
myself
using
my
degree
from
Georgetown
in
maybe
be
involved
in
something
in
an
international
community,
and
I
did
do
that.
I
was
an
entrepreneur
and
had
a
business
that
was
mostly
import,
but
I
would
have
to
go
to
the
countries
and
and
purchase
the
products,
and
that
was
good,
but
I
think
that
put
me
in
a
position
in
which
I
was
almost
in
training
to
learn
later.
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In
fact,
arlington
county
has
a
phone
number
that
one
could
just
call
and
just
find
out
what
committees
are
open
and
if
someone
says
yes
to
that,
I
can
assure
you
that
yes,
will
turn
into
a
whole
lot
of
yeses
after
that.
But
the
third
word
myself
would
would
just
be
happiness
and
I
think
that
living
in
this
county
brings
happiness.
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That
may
seem
like
it's
trite,
to
say
that
people
use
that
term
so
loosely
now,
but
I
can
say
over
30
years
of
living
here
that
have
grown
happier,
the
longer
I
live
here
and
with
that
I
think
smiling
and
Happiness
breeds
happiness.
So
when
people
first
move
here
and
some
of
them
hear
about
Arlington
way
off
in
other
countries
and
their
friends
tell
them
that
they
live
there
or
that
they
used
to
live
there
and
I,
don't
ever
want
Arlington
b2b
not
affordable,
for
people
to
come
and
live
here.
A
There
may
come
a
time
in
which,
as
this
county
now
has
moved
from
somewhat
of
world
jurisdiction,
when
I
first
moved
here
30
years
ago,
to
now
being
one
in
which
everyone
says:
Arlington
County,
Wow,
I'd
love
to
live
there,
but
I
can't
afford
it.
I
say
there
still
are
ways
to
live
in
arlington
county,
but
one
has
to
actually
get
in
touch
with
the
housing
authority
here
and
talk
to
those
in
community
development
and
find
out
what's
available
for
their
price
range.
I.
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Invite
all
of
the
younger
people
now
come
here
for
the
night
life
and
so
forth,
I'm
a
little
too
old
for
that.
But
I
have
to
say
I
do
walk
up
in
my
neighborhood
up
wilson
boulevard
and
down
clarendon
boulevard
at
night
just
to
see
the
lights
and
it's
not
Times
Square,
but
it's
a
wonderful
kind
of
viewing
part
but
I
think
many
people
now
come
for
a
different
reason
than
they
did
before
and
I.