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Where the Sidewalk Ends - Middleburg Town Council Report
As construction crews continue to make slow progress restructuring the roads and sidewalks in Middleburg’s central business district, Town Council discussed at…
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Middleburg Bank
The financial press and local weeklies of late have been full of speculation about Middleburg’s oldest financial institution, Middleburg Bank, becoming part of…
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In Praise of Personal Service
As Town Council Member Mark Snyder explains in his column elsewhere in the April Edition of the Eccentric, no less than four of Middleburg’s seven Town Council…
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“Crisis” in “Higher Education” - BLUE
Commentary , Norman Podhoretz’s once liberal monthly gone cranky neo-right, recently described at some length, “The New Dark Ages on Campus.” Jon Zimmerman,…
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College Education and Cuban Cigars - RED
Mario Savio is spinning in his grave. Readers of a certain age will remember Savio as one of the movers of Berkeley’s Free Speech Movement. Back then, liberals…
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Council in the Limits - Ask a Council Member
Hello Middleburg! My mission is to address your questions, get more people involved and to address periodic issues concerning Middleburg and its community.…
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Hillary Clinton, Fracking , Superdelegates and the TPP
Starting with superdelegates: The Democratic party has about 4,000 pledged delegates, who are committed to vote for the candidate who has won the most…
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Election Noise - The Public Square
The national election is leaving people dispirited. And there is good reason for it. Those at top are not bringing clarity to the affairs of the nation very…
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Federal Water Resource Agencies - Waterworld
June 5, 1976 was not a red-letter day in the history of the Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau). The Bureau was in the process of filling their latest construction,…
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Middleburg Eccentric April 2016, Volume 12 Issue 12
View the Middleburg Eccentric April 2016 issue with Online Reader or Download.
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MBPA April 2016 Bizbuzz
The April Middleburg Business and Professional Association BizBuzz was hosted by Foxcroft School. The all girl boarding school recently celebrated 100 years in…
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2016 Middleburg Community Center’s Board Appreciation Dinner
Thank you Nicky Perry, Chair of the Middleburg Community Center’s 2016 Board Member Appreciation Dinner & Honorary MCC Board Member, for 30+ years of…
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Middleburg Lions Club 2016 Bland Competition
The Middleburg Lions Club would like to thank The Hill School and Karen Chase for their participation in this year’s Lions Club Bland Competition. We would…
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Balanced exercise and knee health
A s babies are knees are flexible and grow strong as we learn to walk and maneuver around obstacles. Our muscles become stronger as we learn to run, reach and…
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Albert’s Corner
I almost always limit this column to topics about living with four-legged friends. Being a dog, however, I do have some strong opinions about protecting my…
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Taming the Wild Green… - From Behind The Stove
A s a molecular gastronaut, I like to explore what the actual act of cooking does to food and how my body reacts to different foods prepared different ways.…
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Keepin’ It Real - Sincerely me
I n 2016 there is a huge farm to table movement as many crave real food for themselves and families. Chemicals and herbicides are taboo. Raw, fresh, and local…
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This Spring The Runway Brings... - Fashion Sense
N o other time awakens the spirit like springtime. We are filled with the anticipation of new beginnings. Even my favorite song bird puts on prettier feathers.…