Archive: 2004
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The "Next Time" is Here
Think back to the years 2000 through 2002 when, quarter after quarter, your investments in the stock market dropped in value. These are painful memories for inv…
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Size Matters ~ The Geezer at Large
In this new world where unexpurgated language and pornographic communication have become the norm, it is truly important to appreciate this well-worn maxim: Siz…
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SBA & Main Street Loudoun Come to Town
Representatives from Main Street Loudoun and the Small Business Administration will visit Middleburg businesses on Wednesday, July 21st as part of their busines…
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Right Tree, Right Location (Part 1)
The most important decision you can make when planning your landscape is where you ask your plants to live. This decision can make the difference between a peac…
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Of Doing Battle and My Pet Goat
Paul Fussell, soldier, scholar, and curmudgeon of Baltimorean scale, entitled his autobiography Doing Battle. Fussell was the Regan Professor of English Literat…
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Mozart and Copland Perform at Llangollen
The two great composers of course did not perform June 13th at the Llangollen Estate in Upperville, the Middleburg Chamber Players did, and it was an exceptiona…
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Middleburg Library Scholarship 2004 Winners Announced
Middleburg Library Advisory Board Inc is pleased to announce the winners of the 2004 scholarship award. Geneva Jann-Lewis, daughter of Victoria Jann-Lewis and W…
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Middleburg Humane Foundation
SO…YOU'RE MOVING, having a baby, getting divorced, buying a new home, redecorating… . The Middleburg Humane Foundation, along with other shelters, receive numer…
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Meet Officer Lester Jones
Middleburg's new police officer, Lester Jones, is a highly seasoned senior professional with many notable assets, one of which is his exceptional smile. Officer…
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Market Salamander Cooking Classes
Starting in mid-July, Market Salamander has arranged for a new schedule of cooking classes featuring the culinary talent of Chef Todd Gray and Chef-in-Residence…
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Lifesaver over Sweet Potato Fries
Dinner the other night for my husband and me was out at a small restaurant we'd been told about, away from both towns and traffic. The menu was countrified but…
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Letters to the Editor
Editors Note: the following correction of inaccuracies about Heronwood and its owner, Robert H. Smith, in our article on the stable tour in our May 2004 issue a…
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Hunt Country Yarns
Bob Kelly looks like he'd be more comfortable changing a tractor tire than helping a woman and her mother select yarn for their knitting projects. A big guy, an…
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Going...Going...Gone..?
While the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors may not agree on issues like preserving green space, the issue of green signs has succeeded in uniting them. Durin…
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Glen Ora Farm Fundraiser
A 'Silk Road' bazaar settled into the Virginia countryside Sunday, June 27th to benefit Afghanistan Women's Education and Economic Development Projects. Glen Or…
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Giovanni
When an educator and an entrepreneur collude, construe, and collaborate, the creation is a colorful cartoon series "Giovanni" which makes its proud debut this m…
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Elephants Arrive at the Farmers Market
The name itself invokes strange images. Unfair, and "John Merrick" inspired as they may be, elephant garlic is one of the healthiest, tastiest spring vegetables…
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Day Trippin'
Winchester is a 30-mile drive west of Middleburg and features many interesting attractions. Once you get beyond the McDonalds restaurant and the Sheetz glow-in-…
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Council's New Look
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors is only a few weeks away from a resolution concerning the lawsuits filed against its new zoning regulations, according t…
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Christmas Celebrity
Sleigh bells ringing and the thought of nutcrackers marching to the tune of the Little Drummer Boy is not what crosses the minds of most of us on a warm July da…