Archive: 2017
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Remodeling for the Second Half in the “Game of Life” - Ask a Remodeler
W hat adjustments are you planning to make in your home to ensure your long-term comfort and safety? For many of us, when it comes to our homes, the “Game of…
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EDITORIAL: On Character - Blue
“There was nothing like an appeal to honor. It was a virtue that all craved, even those who lacked it. Fundamentally, honor was itself a debt, a code of…
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EDITORIAL: Misplaced Outrage
It is politics 101 in Washington – LEARN OUTRAGE. Senator Chuck Schumer and the Democrats seem to have mastered the skill better than most when it comes to…
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EDITORIAL: Character in Politics - RED
Ken Rietz, a long-time political consultant, and manager of numerous political campaigns writes in his book, Winning Campaigns, “Issues are important (but) the…
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EDITORIAL: Arbor Day/Earth Day
On April 29 the Virginia Department of Forestry, an organization driven by science and run by scientists, will award the Town of Middleburg its Sixteenth…
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EDITORIAL: Why is water so expensive in Middleburg? - Ask a Council Member
Hello, Middleburg! I am pleased and proud to announce that the Virginia Rural Water Association recently awarded its (small) Water System of the Year to the…
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EDITORIAL: Climate Change and Sea Level Rise - Waterworld
Climate change is a phenomenon that has been happening on our planet most likely since it was formed. Many earth scientists believe the earth was formed some…
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EDITORIAL: Citizenship - And The Synergy of a Nation - The Public Square
Some 250 years ago Benjamin Franklin wrote in his Autobiography, “There seems to me at present to be great occasion for raising a United Party for Virtue, by…
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Shhh, It Happens - Sincerely me
Recently at a dinner party I attended, the host thoughtfully broke the ice by asking each guest to relay one of their most embarrassing moments. Within seconds…
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Big Trees - The Plant Lady
V irginia is a state with lots of champion trees and a big advantage; it’s home to the two most famous big tree hunters in the country. They form a tag team,…
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Middleburg Town Council Report: Free Parking
At their regular monthly work session on Thursday, March 23, 2017, Town Council unanimously adopted amendments to Chapter 89 of the Town Code that introduces…
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Middleburg Town Council Report: Business & Economic Development Director Search
Middleburg received more than 150 applications for the job soon to be vacated by the retiring Cindy Pearson. The town reached out to thirteen “finalists” and…
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Troop 2950 Embraces the changing of the guard
Scoutmasters can retire, but their legacy lives on. Scoutmaster Paul Davies is stepping down nine years after his founding tenure of Middleburg’s Boy Scout…
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The Rain Clouds Parted: The Oatlands Cherry Blossom 5K was Great Success
L eesburg: A beautiful sunny Sunday, April 23d, sandwiched between two days of heavy rain, allowed the Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation to successfully…
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The Best Thai Kitchen Ribbon Cutting
Middleburg Mayor Betsy Davis does the ribbon cutting honors at The Best Thai Kitchen on E. Federal Street. Their delicious and authentic cuisine and excellent…
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Randy Rouse – A Winner Gone Away (1916 - 2017)
Randolph Dashiell Rouse was more than three months into his 100th year when he died, after a brief illness, on April 7, 2017, at the Virginia Hospital Center.…
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Middleburg Futures Group
Middleburg is a special place with a genuine history and uniquely abiding sense of community. We are a community concerned for the well-being of the town; the…
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Middleburg Eccentric April 2017, Volume 13 Issue 12
THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: Randy Rouse – A Winner Gone Away, Middleburg Futures Group, Middleburg Town Council Report, Troop 2950 Embraces the changing of…
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World War I and America 100TH ANNIVERSARY - The Zimmermann Telegram
On April 19, 2017, Middleburg's Tony Wells gave the Keynote Address aboard HMS Victory (Nelson's flagship) in Her Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth, England, to…
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Why is water so expensive in Middleburg?
Hello, Middleburg! I am pleased and proud to announce that the Virginia Rural Water Association recently awarded its (small) Water System of the Year to the Tow…