January 2013
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Kate Bland's Acts of Kindness
Kate Bland recently celebrated her birthday in a very generous and special way. The following note from her Facebook page outlines what she did: "Today was my b…
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Hypocrisy
The recent nomination of John Brennan to head the CIA is cause for much concern. Mr. Brennan withdrew his name for consideration in 2008 for the same post becau…
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Hopes and Fears
Perhaps, at Christmas, you sang clergyman Phillips Brooks' 1867 hymn whose first stanza begins "O little town of Bethlehem," and ends with "The hopes and fears…
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Guns and Rights
Sometimes giving up a "right" is a good thing: the right to own slaves, for example. Sometimes we find that what we thought was a "good" amendment to the Consti…
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Free Your Mind, Wake Up Your Body
Do you remember when you were a kid and felt like anything was possible? To dream big was ok and our parents encouraged us to reach for the stars. A lot of us d…
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Fracking Revisited
Fracking is still in the news big time. Recently, Hollywood got into the act with "Promised Land," a movie starring Matt Damon. The movie takes place in Pennsyl…
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Fargis Receives USEF Highest Honor
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) recently announced that Joe Fargis of Middleburg has been selected to receive the year's most coveted lifetime ac…
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Exquisite Travels With Matt Hannan
When Ralph Waldo Emerson said 'do not follow where the path may lead… go instead where there is no path and leave a trail…" he might also have prescribed a kind…
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Ellie Gable of Blue Ridge is Senate Page
Eleanor Gloor Gable of Bluemont will serve as a page in the Senate of Virginia during the 2013 session of the General Assembly. Ellie is the daughter of Mr. and…
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Electrifying Trio Brings Carnegie Hall to The Plains for Candlelight Concert
The Community Music School of Piedmont will present the phenomenal string trio 'Time for Three' at its 6th Annual Candlelight Benefit Concert, Sunday, January 2…
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Acclaimed Conservationist to Speak at the National Sporting Library and Museum
The National Sporting Library will celebrate Intersection: Field Sports and the Evolution of Conservation, on display in the Forrest E. Mars, Sr. Exhibit Hall,…
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ARF Distributes $90,000 To Local Animal Rescue Organizations
Animal Rescue Fund (ARF) concluded a highly successful year of fundraising in 2012 by distributing $90,000 in grants to eleven Virginia organizations that prote…
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A Creek Runs Through Us
While the media and politicians race to talk about gun control in the wake of the CT tragedy, the issue is deeper than an inanimate object. What we are witnessi…