Category: EDITORIALS
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Hearing the wind blow
Hearing the wind blow called me back to a time in my youth. Standing on a beach with the wind blowing on my face, much as it did on Mars today. My eyes trained…
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Take a moment
Please take a moment to remember and honor those that made the greatest sacrifice for our freedom. We would not have what we have today, if not for their…
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A New Middleburg Tradition
Blessed by perfect weather, beer in abundance, great food, fine art and artists galore Middleburg’s very first formal “Oktoberfest” celebration was by all…
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Principles
Both the Middleburg Planning Commission and Town Staff, especially Deputy Town Administrator and Town Planner Will Moore acted on principle and for what they…
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The County’s Comprehensive Plan
After three years or more of seemingly endless, painfully tedious and often acrimonious debate, on June 20 the Board of Supervisors adopted its 2019…
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Energy
If Middleburg’s “official” animal is the red fox, its “official” color should be green. Citizens, business owners, and friends of Middleburg have been “green”…
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EDITORIAL: 2019 Hopes, Fears, Thanks (and Preparation)
Money One of the most often repeated fiscal memes at the regular monthly meetings of the Middleburg Town Council is genuine concern about what would happened…
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Active Engagement
It seems there will be no surprises when Mayor-elect Bridge Littleton and the new Middleburg Town Council finally take their newly assigned seats in Town Hall.…
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EDITORIAL: Death Trap
Now we are yet another tragic death past high time to address the combination of design and law enforcement problems that have long plagued US 50 west of…
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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: 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: Goodbye Red
One of the ironies of American political history is that here in the States, because of some the earliest colored maps of election returns “red” voters and…
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EDITORIAL: Good People
On Monday, August 21, the moon blocked nearly 80% of the light of the sun here in Middleburg. The great eclipse of 2017 was not only a rare event, but it was…
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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: 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: Tis the Season
The past year was, to say the least, “challenging” for Middleburg, its families, friends, and business community . . . with vicious weather and what seemed to…
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EDITORIAL: Thanksgiving
This year has been a tough on Middleburg, its family, fans, friends and business community. Weather took a heavy toll, from which both the Town and some of its…
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EDITORIAL: Christmas
Christmas in Middleburg, always a special treat for the Town and its friends and fans all over northern Virginia, promises to be better than ever this year.…
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Editorial: Looking Good
Just in time for the Film Festival, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas in Middleburg, and the beginning of a great new year Middleburg looks not just good, but…