 If the country's going to come back together, it's Marty's opinion that we need to focus on the issues that separate us. Listen to the opposing point of view instead of to just the people we want to listen to. From Lafayette Square, Jimmy Alexander, WTOP News. A member of the U.S. women's eight rowing team competing at the Olympics is from Northern Virginia. WTOP's Sandy Kozol reports her trip to Paris comes after years of hard work.