Category: EDITORS DESK
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ROCK THE VOTE FRAUD! - RED
Interestingly, the phrase, “right to vote,” does not appear in the original body of the Constitution. The only references to the act of voting itself occurs…
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Is Taxpayer Money Spent on “Pure” Research Really Worthwhile? - A Scientist’s Perspective
This month I’d like to mention a couple of the most exciting things that are happening in nuclear physics and astrophysics. You might ask why I would discuss…
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Ask a Council Member
Hello Middleburg! The recent heat wave makes me disinclined to address Middleburg issues, and this article will be short. Today, I will put on another hat that…
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Citizenship and the American Soul - The Public Square
The ideals of citizenship have only been faintly explored during the modern American era, but they hold the key to all we are - and want to be. The vesting of…
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Corrosivity of Groundwater in Virginia - Waterworld
The U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently released a report titled “Potential Corrosivity of Untreated Groundwater in the U.S.” I was intrigued because I…
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The Unfinished Work - Editoral
On July 14, 2016 the Middleburg Town Council held its regular monthly meeting. It was celebratory. Quiet. Sparse attended. Even Boring. Small Town Democracy at…
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Respectable Racism - Blue
Critics of Great Britain’s June 23 decision to leave the European Union cite many reasons and much research to support their opposition. Ongoing economic…
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BLIMEY, THE SKY IS STILL UP THERE, IN’IT? - RED
Well, it’s been a whole month now and a great deal has happened since the Brits voted themselves out of the European Union. Terrorist attacks are on the rise…
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Brexit - A Scientist’s Perspective
For the past few years I’ve been impressed with the Middleburg Eccentric’s editorial section. Recently, because I was concerned about how some things were…
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Middleburg: Hopes for the future - Ask a Council Member
Hello Middleburg! Here I address my ties to Middleburg, my motivations and my hopes for the future. After my marriage dissolved some thirty years ago, my…
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Citizenship and the Social Fabric - The Public Square
The future of America depends upon sound citizenship. Unfortunately, we are in a bad situation right now. The top doesn’t honor its citizen trust very well,…
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Serious Groundwater under California. Who Cares? - Waterworld
The State of California continues to experience serious to extreme drought conditions. Rainfall during the past winter did little to remedy the situation. But,…
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Standing Tall
Neither rain, nor snow, nor gloom of night . . . nor baseball-sized hailstones, nor gas leaks, nor on-going construction, one-way traffic, angry commuters,…
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My Annual Soapbox - Mayor Betsy Davis
OK.... I guess it is time to pull out my annual soapbox and speak out. I constantly hear from people that the stores are hurting due to the construction.......…
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The Party of Lincoln? - Blue
“It is the eternal struggle between two principles, right and wrong, throughout the world. It is the same spirit that says ‘you toil and work and earn bread,…
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Why shouldn’t the Republicans go crazy? The Democrats already have done so - RED
Conservative blogger Ben Domenech recently wrote about the lifespan of political parties: “Sometimes they just evolve into something that no longer recognizes…
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Ask a Council Member
Hello Middleburg! This article is my opportunity to address the town and respond to questions. Please allow me to state here that anything I write in this…
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Citizenship in the American Tradition - The Public Square
In the last issue we examined why America’s political elite does not offer the citizenship example we need, and how the power of the citizen idea really rests…
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Drought - Waterworld
Long-term memories are not always wonderful. In my case, often, I can’t find where I took off my shoes the night before, but I still have vivid memories of…
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Strange Light in the Sky - Secret Revealed
A strange glowing orange sphere reported to have appeared without warning one morning in the eastern sky; an orb which appears to gain altitude at a steady…