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Back to School, Back to Healthy Eating<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Alyson Browett - Your Personal Chef<\/span>
\n Thursday, August 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Alas, summer has ended.&nbsp; It is time to get back to school and work, relegating summer vacation memories to scrapbooks and storytelling.&nbsp; It’s also time to forget the county fair cotton candy, boardwalk fries and road trip hamburgers.&nbsp; ...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Nasty Beasties<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Karen Rexrode - The Plant Lady<\/span>
\n Thursday, August 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Summer can bring out some of the nastiest, vilest bugs. It’s the gardener that often finds them, usually by accident and often accompanied by a painful sting. One example is the saddleback caterpillar, a striking creature in it’s larval form, develop...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Oh, my aching head….<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Alex Cudaback - 7th Inning Stretch<\/span>
\n Thursday, August 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Congrats to the Washington Mystics on locking up its first Eastern Conference title. Beating the team (Atlanta) they’ll be facing in the first round to do it? That’s just a bonus.Note to the Wizards: Ahem. You may want to pick up the pace a bit. My f...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Take Advantage of Summer’s Bounty<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Alyson Browett - Your Personal Chef<\/span>
\n Friday, July 23, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Sometimes the best meals are the result of accident, not careful planning.&nbsp; In today’s fast-paced society, many of us get caught up in the minutiae of life, forgetting that much of the fun comes from spontaneity, creativity and forgetting about ...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Zinnia Envy<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Karen Rexrode - The Plant Lady<\/span>
\n Friday, July 23, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>How lucky is the gardener to have a sunny spot to grow zinnias. With their many forms, it’s best if the spot is large. I buy about five seed packs a year, each one a different color. The seed packs have shrunk in size over the last several years but ...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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BZZZZZZZZZZ<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Alex Cudaback - 7th Inning Stretch<\/span>
\n Friday, July 23, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Congrats to South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen on his breathtaking win on the Old Course over the weekend. He led for the final 48 holes, closed with a 1-under-par 71 on Sunday, and shot a 16-under 272 for the tournament.Lee Westwood was the closest pla...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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The Beautiful Game, or, Watching Paint Dry<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Alex Cudaback - 7th Inning Stretch<\/span>
\n Friday, June 25, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>A good friend of mine convinced me to enter his March Madness-style World Cup pick ‘em tournament a couple of weeks ago.For ten bucks I figured, what the heck! Maybe a little buy-in, a little skin in the game, is what boorish Amer’cans (yes, I’m talk...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Could Athens’ riots come to Washington... or Richmond?<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Mark Stys<\/span>
\n Friday, June 25, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>The Greek financial tragedy we have been watching has many more scenes to play, and now many are asking if the US could find itself in a similar predicament.&nbsp; The failure of Greece to respond to economic problems that include too little tax reve...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Grandma’s Recipe Box: Food as Memory<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Alyson Browett - Your Personal Chef<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>If you’ve been reading this column for a while, you know that I spent the summers at my grandparents’ house in South Carolina on a lake that borders Georgia.&nbsp; As a child, the setting was perfect:&nbsp; waking up to the smell of bacon and eggs, h...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Future of Fuel Cells<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Dale Schulz - RENEWABLE ENERGY IN VIRGINIA<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>There has been a media blitz of late regarding fuel cells as a promising renewal energy source.&nbsp; In the past year there was a CBS “Sixty Minute” segment on Bloom Energy, a Sunnyvale, California company, that has claimed that it has overcome one ...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Burn on, big river, burn on<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Alex Cudaback - 7th Inning Stretch<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Dan Gilbert has a problem, and it is a problem of near Titanic proportions.July 1st, 2010, a date circled on his calendar for the past seven years, is fast approaching.Dan Gilbert, you see, owns the Cleveland Cavaliers.And July 1st marks the start of...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Peony Envy<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Karen Rexrode - The Plant Lady<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Karen RexrodeA remarkable year for many things, my roses and peonies have out done themselves. I have very few roses but many varieties of peonies. I always feel that a few more peonies will be fine until summer comes and they take up more space than...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Cosmetic Dentistry<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Dr. Robert A. Gallegos<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Dr. Robert A. GallegosWhat is cosmetic dentistry and how can it improve my smile?Cosmetic dentistry encompasses a variety of procedures to improve your smile from subtle changes to major renewals.&nbsp; There are many techniques and options to treat ...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Older Homes may Qualify for the Renovation Tax Credit<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Jane Covington<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>In the Middleburg area, we are lucky enough to be surrounded by historic homes and historic districts.&nbsp; Many of these homes require a substantial investment into renovation and may be eligible for the rehabilitation tax credit.Financial Aspects ...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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