Category: EDITORS DESK
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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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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: “Visioning:” It is Important
In this edition’s coverage of the Middleburg Town Council, and in veteran Council Member Mark Snyder’s “Ask a Council Member” column you will see multiple…
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EDITORIAL: The Russian Campaign
John McCain may not be a hero in the eyes of His Petulancy but he’s been a Senator for 30 years, and he is the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.…
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EDITORIAL: The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!
For some time now, the Democrats, Hollywood, academia, and the left-wing media, our Axis of Lunacy (Hey, if Hillary can say “basket of deplorables,” I can say…
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EDITORIAL: Science Under Siege
With the Trump administration’s increasing attacks on science, I feel the need to put out a few comments about what is being said and reality. While I doubt…
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EDITORIAL: Planning for the Future of Middleburg
First, a reminder. The Middleburg Town Council is gathering Friday evening, April 7, at 5:30 and again on Saturday morning at 8:30 for visioning sessions to…
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EDITORIAL: The Ogallala Aquifer
The Ogallala Aquifer which underlies much of the High Plains in the United States is one of the world’s largest aquifers and arguably one of the most…
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EDITORIAL: Citizenship - The Spiral and Circle of Belief
The internal properties of our freedom are only starting to be seen as the true home of our citizenship for the 21st century. “A more perfect union” is rooted…
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EDITORIAL: WHO WE ARE?
When President Trump issued his first Immigration Executive Order banning travel temporarily from seven countries, Senator Schumer (D) declared “that is not…
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EDITORIAL: H.E.A.L Middleburg: In Support of Good Health
Last year, the Middleburg Town Council unanimously adopted a “Healthy Eating/ Active Living” (HEAL) Resolution in support of a growing national campaign to…
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EDITORIAL: In Memoriam
The Middleburg Eccentric and much of Loudoun Country mourn the passing of one of our founders and most steadfast and faithful contributors Glenda Cudaback…
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EDITORIAL: 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…
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EDITORIAL: NOTE TO DEMOCRATS: “GROW UP!” - RED
After a full month and, to the apparent astonishment of liberals, President Trump has not started a nuclear war. What has happened, however, is that liberals…
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EDITORIAL: Trump’s Impact on Science - A Scientist’s Perspective
Our new president has already had a very disconcerting impact on science. The most drastic actions have been a gag order on providing information about global…