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Can Census Bureau Data Drive Business Growth and Job Creation?
A n entrepreneur in Virginia is weighing whether to open a new restaurant. A national chain headquartered in DC is making regional hiring plans. And a big-box…
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JK Community Farm
L ong before the pandemic, hunger has existed in our community. Food insecurity in the locale touted as the wealthiest county in the United States is a…
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Blackwater Beef
A fter recognizing almost a decade ago, the difficulties faced in obtaining and storing farm fresh beef, it became the mission of Blackwater Beef, a family-run…
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Rural Non-profit Doing Their Best to Support Local Hospital Fauquier Habitat for Humanity Scours ReStore to Donate Items
T he Fauquier Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, located in Warrenton, Virginia, will donate 600 safety glasses to Fauquier County’s Hospital, Fauquier Health as…
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Middleburg Town Council Report
Updates on COVID The Virginia Executive order 53 limiting nonessential business was extended to May 8th. The order is subject to the change, the Governor’s…
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Letter From the Plains
Since the March Letter, the International Criminal Court (the ICC) at The Hague in the Netherlands has come into sharp focus because of various allegations of…
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We Are Just Collateral Damage - RED
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…
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ARE WE THERE YET? - BLUE
Most of us have seen the Columbus, Ohio protesters, shoulder to shoulder, piercing, crazed eyes, mouths wide open shouting, their shouts gratefully unheard in…
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Robert Vernon Dobson
R obert Vernon Dobson, a businessman, publisher, and avid horseman who lived in Delaplane, Virginia for 50 years, died on April 16, 2020, a day before his 93rd…
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Clinton Eugene “Moe” Brown
Clinton Eugene “Moe” Brown “Moe,” 63, of Sterling, died April. 7, 2020, at Inova Loudoun Hospital. Clinton was preceded in death by his grandparents, Edward…
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George Wagner (Chip) White, Jr.
George Wagner (Chip) White, Jr., a long-time real estate agent and broker in Middleburg as well as a generous supporter of good local causes, died on March 24…
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Aerobic exercise and respiratory health
W hat is one thing that you can do right now to improve your overall health? Regular exercise, specifically aerobic exercise. The good news is you can start…
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Why is Tom home all day? - Around the Town
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…
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Thoughts from the Field - From Forest to Table Fieldcraft
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…
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May Flowers - The Plant Lady
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…
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my favorite Covid-isms - Sincerely me
T his 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…
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3D Renderings Improve Remodeling Design Experience - Ask a Remodeler
Traditionally, the project design was a two-dimensional (2D) endeavor. Designers created and presented flat, static floorplans and a handful of elevations, and…
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Hang in there - In Unison
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,…
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Coronavirus Pandemic - Middleburg Smiles
We find ourselves in a bit of a surreal time as we are fighting an invisible foe, called coronavirus or COVID-19. Right now, our community seems well, but…
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Middleburg Eccentric April 2020, Volume 17 Issue 1
THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: Rural Non-profit Doing Their Best to Support Local Hospital, Blackwater Beef, American Humane…