Archive: 2012
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In Search of a New Vision
Methods to dramatically reduce our annual deficit and, in turn, national debt, have taken center stage in 2012 as both major parties gear up for the Presidentia…
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Healthy Generations - Salamander Farm, The Plains, VA
Healthy Generations - Salamander Farm, The Plains, VA
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Fundraising Efforts Begin for Middleburg Library Expansion
The Middleburg Library Advisory Board has begun a local fundraising effort to finance the expansion of the much-used and much-loved local library. The Advisory…
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Franklin Payne honored for 60 consecutive years of membership in the Middleburg American Legion Post
Franklin Payne honored for 60 consecutive years of membership in the Middleburg American Legion Post
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Foxcroft Students & Ashburn Leader Recognized for Breast Cancer Work
The Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation of Middleburg has announced that the students of Foxcroft School, a girls college prep in Middleburg, and Susan T. C…
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Forgiveness – a Forgotten Virtue
Our good friend Paul Dietrich has produced a couple of moving video programs on the process and merit of forgiving various types of offences, and how doing so e…
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Drought Conditions in April
As of the middle of April, Virginia is abnormally dry with drought conditions persisting and no prolonged periods of rain predicted. Some areas of Maryland and…
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Claudia Pfeiffer Appointed NSLM's George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Curator
Claudia Pfeiffer recently joined the National Sporting Library and Museum as its George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Curator, a newly created position generously underwritt…
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Choose Your Own Adventure
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spent time last week convincing the Minnesota legislature of the error of its ways, strong-arming a state Senate committee into r…
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Changing of the Guard
Middleburg's new Town Attorney, Angela Plowman, and the Town's new Police Chief, A.J. Panebianco made their first formal appearances at a regular meeting of the…
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Celebration Marks Sandy Lerner's Rescue of Jubilation Farm
A recent celebration marked Sandy Lerner's decision to preserve Jubilation Farm, a 300-acre Purcellville property located on Shelburne Glebe Road that will now…
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Brad Isham Tells A Story of Africa in "The Sound of the String"
In his new novel "The Sound of the String" Brad Isham creates a spiritual connection to the land, people and wildlife of Africa. His experiences in South Africa…
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ARF Sets Date for Family B.B.Q. & 'Dog Fest'
Board members of the Animal Rescue Fund (ARF) have set their fund raising bar even higher than last year in which they distributed grants totaling over $70,000…
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Middleburg Eccentric April 2012, Volume 9 Issue 1
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Wiseman & Associates Opens Middleburg Office
Wiseman & Associates Financial Services, LTD of Winchester Virginia today announced the recent opening of their new office in "Noble House" at 2 West Washington…
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Wakefield Eight Graders Advance to Interscholastic Polo Nationals
Tara McClory and Kate Welsh, two of Wakefield's eighth graders, will advance with the University of Virginia Juniors team to the Interscholastic Polo Nationals…
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The Blackburn Murder
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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The Artist's Perspective
One thing I love about art is the lack of rules. Artistic expression is possibly the last truly free place we all can visit. It's a place where buildings can be…
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Thanks for The Memories: Reggie Dawson Retires
When Reggie Dawson announced his retirement from Middleburg Bank, he was inundated with requests to serve on boards of directors and to help with worthy initiat…
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Something Delicious is Cooking in Chef Badger's Creighton Farms Kitchen
Reid Badger will not share the recipes he learned from Phyllis, his grandmother, but he will prepare them -- and many other delicious treats -- when you enjoy t…