April 2020
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Why is Tom Home All Day?
Wow! Is it April? Or February? Or Christmas? What has happened to the time? I am very aware that something disturbing and scary has happened to your human world…
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We Are Just Collateral Damage
When viewed through the lens of Clausewitz, a military theorist, the democratic party's action's over the last four-plus years are totally understandable "War i…
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Thoughts from the Field: From Forest to Table
As we all adjust to the current social, economic, and physiological landscape, it seems that we are on heightened alert as to how we can support our local busin…
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The Mosby Heritage Area Association presents: "Saving Monticello" a virtual talk by Journalist, Historian, & Author Marc Leepson
The Mosby Heritage Area Association has postponed all in-person events due to COVID-19, and has shifted our focus to expanding remote learning opportunities. We…
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Rural Non-profit Doing Their Best to Support Local Hospital
Fauquier Habitat for Humanity Scours ReStore to Donate Items The Fauquier Habitat for Humanity's ReStore, located in Warrenton, Virginia, will donate 600 safety…
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My Favorite Covid-isms
This month I have made a collection of all my favorite Covid-isms floating around the internet. All of my energy this month has gone to dusting my house with Q-…
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May Flowers
May is the floral explosion month with roses, iris, clematis, and baptisia, all coming into flower. The work of general weeding turns to staking and deadheading…
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Hang In There
By now, a lot of us are getting used to telework or hunkering down at home. If you have decent Internet bandwidth, there is a lot of diversion between Amazon, N…
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Foxcroft School Earns Second AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award from College Board
For the second academic year in a row, Foxcroft School has earned the prestigious College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award, this time as one of…
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Are We There Yet?
Most of us have seen the Columbus, Ohio protesters, shoulder to shoulder, piercing, crazed eyes, mouths wide open shouting, their shouts gratefully unheard in t…
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A Principle of Community Care
Should you help someone in need? How much should you donate to that someone, especially when you know your gift can save a life, teach someone to read, help the…
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3D Renderings Improve Remodeling Design Experience
Traditionally, the project design was a two-dimensional (2D) endeavor. Designers created and presented flat floorplans and a handful of elevations, and hoped th…
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Letter From the Plains - Editorial
Eccentric readers may not have heard of Benjamin B. Ferencz. On March 11, 2020 he was 100 years old. I had a wonderful teleconference call with him recently.…
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In Unison--April 2020
The festival season for 2020 was looking pretty awesome for those of us living in the Piedmont. DelFest in Cumberland, MD has a lineup as good as Telluride…
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How to Fight a Bully With Money
Do you remember in school there was generally a bully in every class? Someone a little experienced in the art of intimidation, size, and pugilism who would…
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Fear and Loathing During a Pandemic in an Election Year - Editorial
Often in presidential election years, the question is, should we let the incumbent have a chance to finish what he started? I don’t think we can extend that…
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Colonel George Albert Devorshak
United States Air Force (Retired), died on December 30th 2019 at Falcons Landing, the military retirement community in Sterling, Virginia. Born on July 30th…
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Challenging Times Can Encourage Us to Work Smarter - Ask a Remodeler
The understatement of the day is, this is undoubtedly an interesting time for all of us. Between a declared coronavirus pandemic and the related economic…
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Bernie is a Socialist? Who knew? - Editorial
Despite the coronavirus, our topic this month is the current state of the presidential primaries, and obviously the focus is on the Democrats. I will resist…
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Volunteers Provide Face Masks to Local Hospice
D espite early preparation, hospices and hospitals all over the globe are experiencing a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the foreseeable…