Archive: 2013
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The Artist's Perspective
With taxes being the hot button issue of the new year, it seems as good a time as any to touch on this touchy subject with respect to artists. One area of the t…
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Thanks and Happy New Year
At its regular monthly meeting on January 10 the Middleburg Town Council passed a formal resolution of appreciation thanking the Christmas in Middleburg Committ…
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Spotlight Shines on Hill School's Athletic Director
Sydney Bowers, Athletic Director of the Hill School in Middleburg, was recently named the Junior Field Hockey National Coach of the Year by the National Field H…
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Skunk Cabbage
There is a patch of skunk cabbage growing on the farm in a little dell that stays moist year round. I love to go and see if it's blooming yet and even though it…
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Salamander Inn & Spa Preview Event
Salamander Inn & Spa Preview Event
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Reinvent Change
The maxim for Transformational Healing is: Finding Joy Through Change. We have been conditioned to believe that "Change is hard, painful, and overwhelming." How…
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National Sporting Library and Museum Welcomes New Board Members
Three candidates have been elected to the NSLM Board of Directors. The NSLM board welcomes new members Claire Reid of Southern Pines, North Carolina; B. Tim Bro…
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Mosby Heritage Area's Fox Hunting Discussion at NSLM
The Mosby Heritage Area Association has organized a fascinating panel discussion on Fox Hunting entitled The History and Future of the Sport in the Piedmont, Fe…
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Mosby Heritage Area Association Opens 'Conversations in History' Series
The Mosby Heritage Area Association will partner with the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority to offer the first lecture in the popular 'Conversations in…
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Middleburg Library Close to Fund Raising Goals
The Middleburg Library Advisory Board reports that the New Year holds the promise of great improvements for the Middleburg Library. Board President Denis Cotter…
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Let's First Clarify Our Terms
"Assault rifle" comes from the German "sturmgewehr;" literally "storm rifle." Captured sturmgewehrs were the models for the Soviet "Avtomat Kalashnikova, 1947"…
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Legislative Update
The General Assembly 2013 Senate Session convened last Wednesday at the Capital. It has already proved to be an intense session with complex transportation, edu…
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Kyle Boardman Finds His Voice and His Future at 'A Place to Be'
High School can be challenging for many students, but most struggle through and surface somehow with help and understanding. Sadly, traditional schooling wasn't…
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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…