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Author: Margaret Morton

Obituaries Our Towns 

Elizabeth Whiting: Loudoun’s Unflappable Town Attorney

2021-09-132021-09-13 Margaret Morton 0 Comments

Elizabeth D. Whiting, a dean of Loudoun’s legal community, died Sept. 8 surrounded by family at her Leesburg home. She

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Dr. William T. Beaver, 87

2020-12-082020-12-08 Margaret Morton 0 Comments

Since his death some weeks ago, at the age of 87, the tributes have been flowing for Dr. William Beaver—better

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Elaine Walker: ‘A Mayor for the Ages’

2020-06-172020-06-18 Margaret Morton 0 Comments

Of all the descriptions of former Lovettsville Mayor Elaine Walker that flowed after her June 1 death at Inova Loudoun

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Margaret’s Musings: Walking the Burg

2020-05-152020-05-15 Margaret Morton 0 Comments

I’m sure everyone has a different way of staying sane as we “shelter in place” during the current pandemic. Each

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H. Powers Thomas, 1941-2020

2020-02-192020-02-21 Margaret Morton 0 Comments

H. Powers Thomas, 78, is being remembering as skilled tennis player, talented pianist, keen gardener, successful businessman and insurance agent,

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Leesburg Nonprofits 

Marshall’s Red Cross Leadership Celebrated

2019-11-202019-11-20 Margaret Morton 0 Comments

Most often it is George C. Marshall’s leadership on the battlefield and in the post-World War II rebuilding of Europe

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Waterford Foundation Celebrates 75 Years of Preservation Work

2019-10-042019-10-04 Margaret Morton 1 Comment

            There’s a buzz in the air this week as organizers of the annual Waterford Fair gear up not only for

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Nonprofits 

Kimball Joins Farm Museum as Executive Director

2019-09-182019-09-18 Margaret Morton 1 Comment

History is history, wherever you find it—and one of Loudoun’s leading historians, Lori Kimball, has recently moved from documenting the

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A Hidden Treasure: Middleburg’s Sporting Library

2019-04-11 Margaret Morton 0 Comments

Most visitors to Middleburg are well aware of the town’s reputation for great restaurants and cafés and upscale shopping venues.

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Baker Remembered for Curiosity, Wit

2019-01-252019-01-25 Margaret Morton 0 Comments

After a long career as a newspaperman, novelist, humorist and double Pulitzer Prize winner, Russell Baker died Monday in his

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