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5G Cell Towers: New Legislation Strips Citizen Authority On Where They Can Be Built
In the Virginia General Assembly, there is a well-funded and powerful lobby, wireless cell carriers, and they are looking to fundamentally change the face of…
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Middleburg Town Council Report - February 2018
The Route 50 Dilemma On February 10 Virginia State Senator Jill Vogel walked the dangerous ground on Route 50 just west of Middleburg with Middleburg Police…
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Middleburg Eccentric February 2018, Volume 14 Issue 10
THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: Safety patrol takes oath of office, 5G Cell Towers New Legislation, Dave Mullins - Oscar Nominee, Battle of Upperville, A Place to…
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Lessons of 2017 - Sincerely me
Happy New Year! With each year we are supposed to get older and wiser and last year was no exception. I always like to reflect this time of year and share my…
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Losing a Job with Four Babies to Feed is Scary
When I was just 2 years old, my parents left El Salvador for America. I stayed behind with my grandmother, Emilia. From the age of 6, I was at her side every…
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How Do I Tend My Children Once My Day-Care Assistance Ends?
After 17 years of addiction, I was tired of being tired. So, I left my home and my life in Washington, DC, with my newly born 3-week-old twin boys and moved to…
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Foxcroft Freshman Makes her AYSO Debut
Foxcroft School freshman Shea Hogan, who shared her violin-playing talent with the Foxcroft community at a recital last week, appeared with the Ashburn Youth…
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LVHS Stydent Starts Charity for Homeless
Marilyn Clisham Lane starts Charity, SECOND AIDE providing Homeless with First Aid Loudoun Valley High School Senior and aspiring Pediatric Surgeon, Marilyn…
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Deferred Early? Don’t Fret! - The College Counselor
When a student’s college application would benefit from additional standardized college testing and/or inclusion of the 7th-semester grades reflecting work in…
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Rehoming Cats: Lots of Time, Patience & Love
I’m not an authority on cats — I just love them. I wish we had one, but my human has allergies and says I’m a menagerie all by myself. She loves cats, though,…
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Mosby Heritage Area Association Offers “Edmund Randolph: A Forgotten Founding Father”
The Mosby Heritage Area Association (MHAA) announces their February 10th event called “Edmund Randolph: A Forgotten Founding Father.” The talk will begin at…
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Middleburg Montessori Transforms into Puppy School
On December 5th, CCI, Canine Companions for Independence, held one of their monthly puppy school class at Middleburg Montessori School. Adolescent Directress,…
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A Hoot of an Evening
As a preview to the evening’s program Owl: A Year In the Lives of North American Owls by Paul Bannick, sponsored by Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, owl lovers…
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Award-Winning Poet Teri Ellen Cross Davis Will Highlight Bergan Festival at Foxcroft School
Teri Ellen Cross Davis, the author of Haint and winner of the 2017 Ohioana Book Award for Poetry, will be Foxcroft School’s poet-in-residence Friday, February…
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Middleburg Humane Foundation Looks to End The Fundraising Year Strong
With only $1,115,672.19 remaining to raise in its capital campaign and a new $50,000 matching grant, the Middleburg Humane Foundation is looking forward to the…
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Mosby Heritage Area Association Awards Two Heritage Heroes: Fauquier-Loudoun Garden Club and Friends of Balls Bluff
T he Mosby Heritage Area Association (MHAA) announces the winners of their 2017 Heritage Hero Awards. The Heritage Hero award is given to individuals or groups…
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Inglewood Farm Conservation Easement Donated to Land Trust of Virginia - 850 acres protected for future generations
T he Land Trust of Virginia (LTV) is pleased to announce that Inglewood Farm, located 3.5 miles southeast of Arrington, Virginia in Nelson County, is now…
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EDITORIAL: Letter from the Plains
Heroin, Opioid, and Narcan are not words in common usage by Eccentric readers, so why should you be interested, indeed concerned? We have a heroine-opioid…
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EDITORIAL: Streamgaging and Sampling 101 - Waterworld
Stepping down the bank of the frozen river carrying an armload of equipment, my feet went out from under me and I slid down the bank on my back and onto the…
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EDITORIAL: Filing for Mayor - Ask a Council Member
Happy New Year Middleburg! I am pleased to announce here that I formally filed for mayor with the registrar’s office in Leesburg. Town elections are May 1,…