January 2009
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Your Trees Deserve the Best of Care!
All Phases of Tree Care: Residential and Commercial…
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Your Horse's Health: Understanding Equine Herpesvirus
Recent equine herpesvirus (EHV) outbreaks around the country have led to great interest in the disease and equally great anxiety among veterinarians and horse o…
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Town Council Opposes School Closings
Middleburg's Town Council dispatched Lisa Patterson to the January 15 meeting of the Loudoun County School Board, armed with a unanimously supported resolution…
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The Gardeners Escape
I always enjoy putting an assortment of colorful plants in containers for the summer months and my mind had departed this dreary month of January to a more colo…
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
We go to press on the eve of the inauguration of Barack Obama, elected in November, the 44th President of these United States of America. He takes office under…
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Talkin' Trash, 2008
The 2008 was the seventh consecutive year of a volunteer action to control trash on the Foxcroft Road. The author conducts this survey as a single observer. How…
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Slobberknockers, Donnybrooks and Cardinals, Oh My!
Henry Large, no man ever more aptly named, loved a good slobberknocker. Were slobberknockers the kinds of things for which a person might purchase tickets, toke…
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Save Our Schools and Libraries
This week a new President was inaugurated. Next week the Republican Party will select new leadership and begin a rebuilding process. The liberal media have decl…
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Salamander Resort & Spa Joins Associated Luxury Hotels International
Salamander Resort & Spa, slated to open in spring 2010 in the scenic foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, has joined Associated Luxury Hotels Internati…
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Robert Downing
Robert (Bobby) Morgan Downing passed away in his home in Middleburg, Virginia on Wednesday, December 17, 2008, following a courageous battle with cancer. Robert…
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Preserving a Culture: A Conversation with Manley and Mary Johnson
Canada geese waddle across the neatly manicured lawns of Holman Hall, interrupted every so often by others taking off and landing in waves. My knock brings enth…
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National Sporting Library To Host Exhibit, The Story of Harness Racing by Currier & Ives
On Friday, March 13, 2009, a collection of rare, original Currier & Ives lithographs will open at the National Sporting Library. The exhibition, entitled The St…
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Middleburg Bell Ringers Raise $7200 for the Salvation Army
Middleburg Bell Ringers Raise $7200 for the Salvation Army
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Locals Respond to President Obama's Call for Service
The commitment to service President Barack Obama called for on Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday was amply evident at the first Middleburg Citizens for Action V…
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Jeffrey H. Culver Named Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Middleburg Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Middleburg Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: MBRG), announced that Jeffrey H. Culver has been promoted to Executive V…
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Inauguration Performers Sing at Foxcroft
San Francisco Girls Chorus perform concert on January 18th Middleburg got a taste of the upcoming Inaugural festivities without the hassle of fighting the crowd…
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Hypocrisy
This month I asked friends and readers to write in with their examples of Hypocrisy. Some responses follow, including some who wished to remain anonymous. My ex…
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Horses, Windmills & Skaters Lecture at Sporting Library
Dr. Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., Curator of Northern Baroque Painting at the National Gallery of Art, will speak on Horses, Windmills and Skaters at 2 p.m., Sunday,…
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Honor and Courage
As if two hot wars and the onset of a second great depression weren't problems enough, the new President and his Attorney General must also, immediately, if not…
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Good Reads For A Cold Winter's Night
As I write this, the outdoor thermometer says it's about 1 degree outside! Much too cold to do anything except stay inside and, since we can't hibernate like be…