Archive: 2017
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Go Green - Town adopt a Cigarette Recycling Program - Middleburg Town Council Report
Go Green On September 14 Middleburg Town Council’s “Go Green” Committee formally proposed that, in the interest of controlling an often-overlooked and…
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EDITORIAL: Vietnam - Red
As a young man, Kurt Vonnegut was captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge in late 1944 and held prisoner in Dresden, where he witnessed the…
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EDITORIAL: The “Whirl of the Times” - and Light over Shadow - The Public Square
The Public Square heard one person lately say: “Civilization feels like a thin cross (of law and order) on the top of a volcano.” We are in a strange time…
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EDITORIAL: The Statue on the Courthouse Lawn
Kudos to Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chair, Phyllis Randall and Catoctin District Supervisor Geary Higgins, for their bi-partisan support of a serious…
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EDITORIAL: SENATOR JILL VOGEL FOR LT. GOVERNOR
It is easy to be cynical about politicians these days - lots of promises without performance. In this political morass of self-serving politicians, Senator…
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EDITORIAL: Letter to the Editor: Mr.Bataoel
I am a lifelong resident of Middleburg. I’ve served for 17 years on Town Council and currently act as Vice Mayor (8 years), having previously been a Planning…
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EDITORIAL: Letter to the Editor: Mr.Bataoel
As a member of the Middleburg Town Council, I feel it is important to address some statements made in a recent letter to the editor from Vincent Bataoel titled…
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EDITORIAL: Letter to the Editor: Facing A New Nazi Era
Like many residents and readers of this fine journal my British parents were members of the “greatest generation,” and sadly like so many American families…
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EDITORIAL: Letter to the Editor: Bank Manager
For over fifty years my family has banked with the Middleburg Bank. It is a pleasure to enter the bank and talk with helpful, friendly people ready to discuss…
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EDITORIAL: Hurricanes and Global Warming - A Scientist’s Perspective
The recent spate of powerful hurricanes has increased the discussion of the impact of global warming (no, I’m not going to use the “polite” term of climate…
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EDITORIAL: Cindy Pearson
In September, after eleven years of faithful and outstanding service to the Town of Middleburg Cindy Pearson, our first Economic Development Coordinator,…
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EDITORIAL: Ask a Council Member
Hello, Middleburg! The column last month by Vincent Bataoel: “The Next Five Years” alarmed me. In it, he writes his first priority as “… Mayor of Middleburg:…
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Alumnus Robert Bonnie Returns to Duke to Explore Conservation in Rural America
R obert Bonnie, a Nicholas School of the Environment alumnus and former Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment at the U.S. Department of…
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Middleburg Eccentric September 2017, Volume 14 Issue 5
THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: A focus on STEAM education, Jacqueline Mars Protects Meredyth Farm, Middleburg Town Council Report, Alumnus Robert Bonnie Returns…
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Vietnam Blue
As a young man, Kurt Vonnegut was captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge in late1944 and held prisoner in Dresden, where he witnessed the pointl…
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The Local Housing Market Stays Hot
The local housing market has stayed hot for some time now. The Greater DC area has been named the third most-active market in the nation, exceeded only by Color…
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The Family Car Should Not Be the Family Home
I was so excited when I decided to move to Virginia. I had fallen in love with the area—the schools, the weather, the opportunities, and the people. So I packed…
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The 2017 Gallop Gala - Sprout Therapeutic Riding and Education Center
The 2017 Gallop Gala - Sprout Therapeutic Riding and Education Center
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The "Whirl of the Times" - and Light over Shadow
The Public Square heard one person lately say: "Civilization feels like a thin cross (of law and order) on the top of a volcano." We are in a strange time gener…
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Ready, Set, Gatsby!
"Gatsby" is in Middleburg, set to host the 5th annual Windy Hill Gala headlined by Doc Scantlin and his Imperial Palms Orchestra, on Friday, November 17 at Sala…