2017
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Evaluating Trump Blue
How does one take the measure of President Trump's stewardship to date? There are positives, of course. (See Red in this issue) But the rare positives have been…
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Dog License Disaster
According to Former Town Council Member Catherine "Bundles" Murdock" Loudoun County now wants to "to issue dog licenses for every dog in Loudoun County." That's…
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Citizenship - "A Path of Individual Progression"
Good citizenship takes sturdy belief in something beyond ourselves, and how to adjust to all that may be around us. But it also has to do with what is within us…
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Changing Lives One Hoofbeat at a Time
What is it about horses? Is it their strength? Their beauty? The kind look in their large, expressive eyes? Could it be their wide back or the symmetry of their…
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Campus Differences Matter in the College Search
After visiting a few college campuses, most people begin to think that they are all alike – and in some ways they are right. Most colleges offer students a vari…
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Camp In Unison
Remember camp? Mystery meat, bug juice, deer flies, and buddy tags? How about corny songs about being "down by the lake", or watching the Good Ship Titanic goin…
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Burglaries
Chief of Police A. J. Panebianco reported that recently, "Middleburg appeared to be surrounded by a rash of burglaries" though he took pains to emphasize " that…
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Animal Quarantine & Air Transport Center at Dulles International: Timely Boon to Mid-Atlantic Horse Industry
Anyone with a vested interest in the horse industry should be jumping for joy about the multi-million-dollar Animal Quarantine Import-Export Center planned for…
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An Evening Behind the Scenes with Patricia Hess, on Martin Scorsese's "The Age of Innocence"
Middleburg Academy and the Middleburg Theater Department are pleased to bring you an exclusive showing of the Martin Scorsese's masterpiece, The Age of Innocenc…
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All eyes are on Hollywood's Red Carpet
All eyes are on Hollywood's Red Carpet Season. The most popular question asked is who is wearing what? In Middleburg, I see a little crimson runway wherever I g…
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Daytime robberies suspect in custody, Police prompt for continued vigilance
Daytime robberies suspect in custody, Police prompt for continued vigilance This has been released and shows the progress made in these cases. As the…
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EDITORIAL: Middleburg visioning sessions - Ask a Council Member
The Middleburg Council is making plans to gather for a visioning session to discuss goals and policies. We are finalizing plans (and will publicize), but we…
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EDITORIAL: Citizenship - "The Seed is Sown, The Harvest Must Come”
The Public Square likes to think of the period from Halloween to January 1 as a time of gratitude first (Thanksgiving), then giving (Christmas Holidays), and…
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Old Tavern Road section closing Thursday, Monday
Old Tavern Road section closing Thursday, Monday Old Tavern Road section closing Thursday, Monday | Fauquier Now News Source: Middleburg Eccentric
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EDITORIAL: Waterworld - Water, Wells, and Wet
Have any of you fallen into a well? Let’s see a show of hands. I don’t see any hands other than mine. That’s right; the water guy actually fell into a well.…
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The Artist’s Perspective
Some forms of creativity can be a very solitary adventure. Often this can find the artist alone in his or her thoughts of how to express an idea, then execute…
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Sincerely me: Lessons of 2016
H appy New Year, readers! I hope everyone is well on their way to fulfilling their resolutions and making 2017 a fantastic year. 2016, like any other year,…
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Plan ahead before the big game!The super bowl is this weekend. Please plan ahead if there is alcohol in your celebration:
Plan ahead before the big game! The super bowl is this weekend. Please plan ahead if there is alcohol in your celebration: • Virgin drinks are a great…
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In Unison: Steve’s Picks for 2016
Every year music fans are bombarded with best of lists, all of which tend to have the same music on it, good and bad. So here is my list of albums for 2016…
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Feds Approve Massive Expansion of Balls Bluff Battlefield Landmark
With a stroke of U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell’s pen, the Balls Bluff Battlefield National Historic Landmark near Leesburg last week grew from 76 acres…