February 2012
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Witch Hazel
Witch hazels are large shrubs that flower in fall or winter. Their name is derived from the old English word "wice" which means pliant or bendable, also the roo…
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Where You See It Changes What You See
I've seen plays produced at a dozen theaters within thirty miles of Middleburg, including five productions in the last three weeks, and the other night, as I wa…
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Water, Political Boundaries, and ICPRB
What kind of a title is that? Has this guy completely lost it? You know, sometimes I have to laugh to keep from crying. We live in Virginia. Virginia has laws,…
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The Blackburn Murder - Part 8: Expectations
This is the story of the 1854 murder of VMI Cadet Tom Blackburn, the trials that followed, and the impact of those events on young men and women who would all t…
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Shocks and Aftershocks
In the past thirty days, Middleburg's new Police Chief announced that he was retiring after half a year's service, Town Council voted to replace veteran Town At…
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Saylor to Chair The Loudoun Laurels
Dr. Kathleen "Kitty" Saylor, CEO of REHAU North America, Inc., will serve as the new Chair of the four-year-old non-profit Loudoun Laurels. A founding member of…
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Sanders Family Sings Again at Wayside Theater
The Sanders family is late. They been on hiatus from the gospel music circuit on account of Uncle Stanley being in the penitentiary, but now he's out and they'r…
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Racism and the Free Press
On the Sunday before President's Day, racist remarks of the most vile sort were slipped onto the Loudoun Times website by a person or persons unknown. They appe…
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Patrons of Fox's Den Tavern Enjoy Proprietor's American Legacy
For restaurateurs, the decision about venue selection when choosing to open a business can be an extraordinarily involved process almost bordering on a science.…
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Lin It to Win It
"Jeremy Lin is a good player but all the hype is because he's Asian. Black players do what he does every night and don't get the same praise." That's what Floyd…
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Foxcroft Goes Above & Beyond to Raise $10,000 for Cherry Blossom
Last fall, the Foxcroft School community set a goal of raising $5,000 for the Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation. Then, the dedicated students went out and…
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Fiona's Top Secret Day
I am Fiona. I am eight years old. This is my story about the Pentagon. I went to the Pentagon on Wednesday, February 8, 2012. I had to go in the early morning a…
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Everything Old is New Again at The Waterford School
When, in January of 2007 a raging fire engulfed Waterford's Old School, the cultural heart of the community, all the gallant fire fighters could do was decide w…
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Editor's Desk - Anonymous
Anonymity is one of the true glories of a free press. Without it we would have few, if any, whistle blowers or any of the other "informed" sources which all too…
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Conservation with a Purpose, Capitalism with a Heart - A Creek Runs Through Us
As the balance of the earth's resources shrink, amidst higher human consumption and growth in world population, technology alone will not supplant extractive re…
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Angela Plowman to Serve as Middleburg Town Attorney
The Town of Middleburg has appointed Angela Plowman to serve as Town Attorney. She will replace Liz Whiting, Middleburg's former Town Attorney. Plowman brings b…
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America the Divided
Perhaps you share Purple's concern over the tone of the current political primaries, and their assaults on our incumbent President. For those of you who are Chr…
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Albert's Corner - Zoey's Story
For the last four years, my family's shop, Wylie Wagg, has hosted dozens of adoption days for the Appalachian Great Pyrenees Rescue (AGPR). The Great Pyrenees b…
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