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EDITORIAL: Letter to the Editor: Bank Manager
For over fifty years my family has banked with the Middleburg Bank. It is a pleasure to enter the bank and talk with helpful, friendly people ready to discuss…
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EDITORIAL: Letter to the Editor: Mr.Bataoel
I am a lifelong resident of Middleburg. I’ve served for 17 years on Town Council and currently act as Vice Mayor (8 years), having previously been a Planning…
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EDITORIAL: Letter to the Editor: Mr.Bataoel
As a member of the Middleburg Town Council, I feel it is important to address some statements made in a recent letter to the editor from Vincent Bataoel titled…
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EDITORIAL: Letter to the Editor: Facing A New Nazi Era
Like many residents and readers of this fine journal my British parents were members of the “greatest generation,” and sadly like so many American families…
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EDITORIAL: Vietnam - Red
As a young man, Kurt Vonnegut was captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge in late 1944 and held prisoner in Dresden, where he witnessed the…
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EDITORIAL: SENATOR JILL VOGEL FOR LT. GOVERNOR
It is easy to be cynical about politicians these days - lots of promises without performance. In this political morass of self-serving politicians, Senator…
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EDITORIAL: Hurricanes and Global Warming - A Scientist’s Perspective
The recent spate of powerful hurricanes has increased the discussion of the impact of global warming (no, I’m not going to use the “polite” term of climate…
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EDITORIAL: Ask a Council Member
Hello, Middleburg! The column last month by Vincent Bataoel: “The Next Five Years” alarmed me. In it, he writes his first priority as “… Mayor of Middleburg:…
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Irmas’ Eye Eyewitness Account from St. Thomas: In the cross hairs of Irma’s Eye
O ne week since Category 5+ Hurricane Irma hit our beautiful island of St. Thomas: We watched, nauseated, as we felt the storm build up through that Wednesday…
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The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Strong Connection to Middleburg
When the Shakespeare Theatre Company hosts its Harman Center for the Arts 10th Anniversary Gala on October 15 at Sidney Harman Hall, it will mark more than 30…
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The Virginia Fall Races Features Randolph D. Rouse $50,000 Memorial Stake Race
Love horses? Come one hour West of Washington DC to Virginia’s lush hunt country to experience great all day outdoor family fun during the 63rd running of the…
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Revisiting the Civil War in Loudoun 20th Annual Conference on the Art of Command in the Civil War Offered
On Sunday, October 1, 2017, at 2:00 pm, at Oatlands Historic House & Gardens 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg, no less than five of the Loudoun…
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Great Gatsby, the 5th annual Windy Hill Gala headlined by Doc Scantlin and his Imperial Palms Orchestra
“ Gatsby” is in Middleburg, set to host the 5th annual Windy Hill Gala headlined by Doc Scantlin and his Imperial Palms Orchestra, on Friday, November 17 at…
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The Historical Furr Farm Hosts Community Groups
O n July 9, 2017, Chet and Laura Lea Moore, owners of the Historic Furr Farm on Snickersville Turnpike at Oatlands Road, hosted the Mosby Heritage Area…
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Alumnus Robert Bonnie Returns to Duke to Explore Conservation in Rural America
R obert Bonnie, a Nicholas School of the Environment alumnus and former Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment at the U.S. Department of…
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Jacqueline Mars Protects Meredyth Farm
I n August, the Land Trust of Virginia recorded conservation easements that protect Meredyth Farm in The Plains, Va. Mrs. Jacqueline Mars, the property’s…
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Go Green - Town adopt a Cigarette Recycling Program - Middleburg Town Council Report
Go Green On September 14 Middleburg Town Council’s “Go Green” Committee formally proposed that, in the interest of controlling an often-overlooked and…
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Middleburg Eccentric September 2017, Volume 14 Issue 5
THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: A focus on STEAM education, Jacqueline Mars Protects Meredyth Farm, Middleburg Town Council Report, Alumnus Robert Bonnie Returns…
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Happy Hunting - Sincerely me
The 2017-2018 hunt season is upon us and for many locals opening cubbing day is like Christmas. Those that partake have spent the summer doing trot sets in the…
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Inova Loudoun Hospital Expands Child Life Staff with Facility Dog
Inova Loudoun Hospital (ILH) is pleased to announce it is expanding the hospital’s Child Life Team with a facility dog named Jeremiah. Jeremiah, a two-year…