Archive: 2013
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Go Green & Get a Great Return!
Until now geothermal was the only 'green' heating and air conditioning option. While an environmentally sound choice—geothermal can be cost prohibitive for smal…
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Foxcroft Walkathon Raises Funds for 'Room to Read'
Foxcroft School's Junior Class raised more than $3,500 Friday to build a school library in a developing nation with a walkathon that saw more than 140 students,…
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Fleur-de-lis Montessori Offers Kindergarden
Fleur-de-lis Montessori School is offering an opportunity for families from all different backgrounds an affordable, diverse and rich curriculum to meet the nee…
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Exciting Kite Flying Day on The Mall
Three local student artists flew championship kites at the recent Blossom Kite Festival on the Mall in Washington, D.C. Jorge Ibarrra's Animae kite took first p…
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Earth Day Waterworld
Monday, April 22, was Earth Day. On that day, over one billion people worldwide (except, perhaps in North Korea) took part in the festivities and most did somet…
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Caswell Bennett Wins Exceptional Genius Award
Middleburg Academy Senior Caswell Bennett's entry in the Shenandoah Regional Science Fair at James Madison University caught the attention of scientists interes…
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Bryan White's Retirement is Great Community Loss
After years 26 years of operation Middleburg Christian School will be closing its doors. Founder and Director, Bryan Wright, will be retiring this year. This vi…
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Betsee Parker Rescues Historic Unison Store
Dr. Betsee Parker, an important local preservationist, has purchased the restored Unison store and donated it to the non-profit Unison Preservation Society to b…
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Battlefield Preservation Plan
The Mosby Heritage Area Association has contracted John Milner Associates, Inc. to develop a preservation plan for the Civil War cavalry battlefields of Aldie,…
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Amazing Maisie
Heroes come in all sizes, shapes, ages and genders. Very few of them wear capes or iron suits. Most are people just like you and me but who have decided not to…
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Albert's Corner
If you've lived with a dog, you know that we dream. It's one of those things that all pet parents realize, but scientists have spent lots of time with sleeping…
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A Message from Boston to the World
About a year ago, Martin Richard, then 7, made this poster. Martin was one of three people killed on Monday, April 15, 2013, reportedly just moments after huggi…
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A Great Way to Start your Day
What is the best way to start you day? It seems how are mornings start really influence the rest of the day. If you awake to an alarm clock, maybe set the alarm…
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7th Inning Stretch
This is exactly the start to the 2013 Major League Baseball season the Nationals did NOT want to see. Make no mistake, after a little more than one-tenth of a s…
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Middleburg Eccentric April 2013, Volume 10 Issue 1
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Women's Empowerment Seminar in Warrenton
On Saturday, April 6th Michelle Kelley, licensed counselor and owner of Girls Stand Strong, will conduct an empowerment seminar exclusively for women. This five…
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Women in Combat – No!
Back in the days of "wooden ships and iron men," sailors believed that having women aboard was unlucky. Not the most sophisticated analysis, perhaps, but put a…
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Women in Combat
Should women be "allowed" to serve in combat? The very question is both absurd and insulting. It's absurd, of course, to exclude the majority of one's citizens…
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Waterworld - No to the Keystone Pipeline
I'm opposed to the Keystone Pipeline. So there! Got my viewpoint front and center, right? The Keystone Pipeline (more rightly known as the Keystone XL Pipeline)…
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Wakefield School Students Place in History Day Competition
Three Wakefield School students earned recognition at the 2013 History Day regional District 5 competition, that took place March 2 at Mount Vernon High School.…