Archive: 2017
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EDITORIAL: Good People
On Monday, August 21, the moon blocked nearly 80% of the light of the sun here in Middleburg. The great eclipse of 2017 was not only a rare event, but it was…
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EDITORIAL: Charlottesville - A Personal View - Blue
On Friday, August 11, 2017, along with millions of others, this writer watched a video of a torchlight parade on and around the grounds of the University of…
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EDITORIAL: Bureau of Land Management - Waterworld
When most of us think of public lands we tend to think of national parks and monuments managed by the National Park Service, national forests managed by the U.…
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Big Dog Pots Pottery: Where Kids of ALL Ages Can Shop, Create & Celebrate
Big Dog Pots Pottery, since its opening in 2014, has become a destination for kids of all ages as they discover the fun and wonder of getting hands-on in the…
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At Hill, a 20 percent project has 100 percent success
W hen the academic year begins at Hill next month, Bee Stribling knows full well that when the new fourth graders come into his classroom for the first time,…
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The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington Returns to Middleburg to Sing Benefiting The Andy Bergner Center
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington (GMCW) first came to Middleburg to sing a benefit for A Place To Be to a sell-out audience at the community center. They are…
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Stu Staffer 1942 - 2017 - A Great Tree Has Fallen
L ongtime Laguna Beach resident, founder of Stu News Laguna, community stalwart, baseball fanatic, and 2016 Citizen of the Year Stu Staffer, brother to Claudia…
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Opioid Addiction is in Our Own Backyard
S even years ago, I lost my wife to cancer. It was a long and brutal struggle, requiring mountains of opioids to help her cope with pain. My daughter, Katie,…
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Local Knowledge, Global Reach in The Plains
“We tried the town of Middleburg, but they said they had already reached Realtor capacity,” Malone said with a laugh. 2017 marks Chris Malone’s 30th year…
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Legends by Lantern light
The Mosby Heritage Area Association is bringing its Mosby Heritage Area Interpretive Group to Clarke County on Saturday, August 19 for another of its popular…
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ARF, A LOVE STORY
I like calling the ”ANIMAL RESCUE FUND” story a “LOVE” story as there are no better words to describe it. As I have always loved and rescued animals it was…
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Troop 2950 Celebrates a New Eagle
When Sawyer Long entered his senior year in Highland School, he had to summon the energy for the final push to Eagle Scout. It had been a long journey for…
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Wakefield's Award Winning Student Artist Featured by Southern Teachers'
For the second year in a row, Wakefield School has an award winning student artist featured in the prestigious Southern Teachers' calendar contest. Southern Tea…
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Unequal Justice
The difference in the way the Department of Justice has handled the investigations into Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is an instructive lesson on how justice…
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The Next Five Years
I've been asked what I think the Town looks like in five years: I believe it looks better in five years, but not any bigger. Here are the priorities that I'd pr…
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The Gift of Memories - Part 1 (New Writers - Aaron Kroeber)
Entirely too often I would catch myself staring at her, thinking Play it cool Chase. Don't let her catch you. There was just an undeniable beauty to her that ne…
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The Gift of Memories - Part 1
Pet Portraits: I like calling them the beginning of memories. As an Army reservist and avid hiker Aaron Kroeber lives and works in Reston, Virginia.…
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Thanks, and Farewell - Red
Well, I do have to say goodbye again have to shared stories. I'll miss Virginia and its people. Won't the Middleburg Eccentric be a better place for the new and…
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Sugar, the Long Goodbye
The allure of the muffin at the corner store makes the strongest will power crumble. It is so hard not to cave into the cravings that we have for sweet especial…
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Seven Loaves - Middleburg Town Council Report
Stephen Plescow appeared before Council to thank the Town for their ongoing support Seven Loaves and its efforts to provide food for those in need. Though the…