March 2011
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Webber Retires
In a memo released to the Middleburg Eccentric at 1:09 PM on Friday, March 11, Middleburg Town Administrator Martha Semmes announced the early retirement of the…
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Vernon Peterson, 80 Years Young
Vernon Peterson celebrated his 80th birthday on March 13. His wife of 23 years, Sharon, planned a large celebration for Vernon and for once she said, was able t…
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Town Council Passes Resolution Supporting Library Expansion
Two supporters of retiring Middleburg Police Chief Steven L. Webber made public statements at the March 10, 2011 regular session of the Middleburg Town Council.…
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The Hubbard Case
After a preliminary hearing before Loudoun County District Court Judge Dean Worcester, it now appears that a Grand Jury, meeting in mid May will determine wheth…
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The Gardener's Generosity
What keeps most of us from "greening" our homes? It's too hard, it's too drastic and it's too expensive. The objects of our obsession are sprouting all over. A…
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Public Safety in Middleburg. Getting Our House in Order
Between now and June 28, the day Middleburg Police Chief Steve Webber's formal retirement becomes effective, the Town Council will have its public safety work c…
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Posing for Holy Pictures
The US still lacks a Fiscal Year 2011 budget. Congress, egged on by its vocal new Republican members, is using the debate over interim "Continuing Resolutions"…
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Middleburg Academy Announces The Great Gatsby Gala & Auction
Students are getting into the swing of the "Roaring Twenties" thanks to period items generously loaned by Middleburg vintage clothing aficionados Nichole Stephe…
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Lang Washburn, A Life of Adventure, Stewardship and Generosity
Cary Langhorne Washburn passed away on Friday the 4th of March, 2011, at his home, Holly Hill, in Middleburg Virginia, at the age of 92. He died of natural caus…
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Earth the Sequel
For over 20 years, Fred Krupp, the President of the Environmental Defense Fund, has championed the power of the markets to solve environmental issues. In his la…
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EZ Green
What keeps most of us from "greening" our homes? It's too hard, it's too drastic and it's too expensive. I'd love to replace all my windows but it isn't exactly…
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Don't Believe the Hype
So what did I not see coming this year.....? I didn't see Pitt losing in the second round to Butler. Though I should have. Butler made it closer to winning a na…
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Conservation Capitalism
Setting aside the contentious debate around Cap and Trade or Carbon Taxes as mechanism for dealing with Global Warming, the notion where we put a price on ecolo…
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Biomass in Bumpass
Renewable energy is growing in beautiful groves on hundreds of acres near Lake Anna in Bumpass, Virginia, tended carefully by WoodFuels Virginia, the state's ne…
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Albert's Corner
A monthly column for people who share their homes with four-legged friends. As I follow the tragedy in Japan, my heart goes out to the people whose lives have b…
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A Department in Crisis
In November, 1997, Middleburg Police Chief David Simpson and his entire full-time, two-officer force resigned, leaving only one part-time patrolman on the Town…
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Middleburg Eccentric March 2011, Volume 7 Issue 12
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