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Blue Ridge Leader News -
September 5, 2010
No Christmas at the Courthouse?
Well, our local judges certainly don’t want to play any reindeer games this year. It seems the judiciary leaders in Loudoun County already weighed in on the impending decision on displays within the historic courthouse grounds, and it wasn’t in favor of little baby Jesus- or any other holiday deity, personality… »
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August 29, 2010
Two Bodies, Two Stories, One Town
News for Loudoun County returns to the dark side this week, with the recent discovery of two bodies in and around Ball’s Bluff Regional Park on the north side of Leesburg.
Authorities reported 52 year old Cornelia Arnold, a town resident, the victim of homicide; her remains were found Monday… »
Blue Ridge Leader News -
August 22, 2010
The Call Up
One of Loudoun’s own gets called up to the ‘Big Leagues’ down in Richmond; local land-use lawyer Randy Minchew accepted a post in Governor Robert McDonnell’s Administration, as Deputy Counselor. This seems to be a nice perk for Randy and for Loudoun County, as most of his new duties can be executed by… »
Blue Ridge Leader News -
August 15, 2010
Turnaround’s Fair Play
Well, I guess it’s a good thing that this multiple stabbing suspect is in custody in Georgia, and I’m sure we’re gonna hear much more about this man’s strange behavior over his up-to-now 33 years on the planet. It’s at least a little unsettling that Elias Abuelazam lived in Leesburg for about a… »
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August 8, 2010
Life Cut Short
Not to be flip, but this must have been the week of ill-timed factors like full moons, tides, ides and other bad omens; topping the list of misadventures in today’s column we mourn the loss of a local teenager in a dirt bike crash this week at Claude Moore Park. Seventeen year old… »
Blue Ridge Leader News - August 1, 2010
The Wind
Last Sunday’s storm may seem like a distant memory for most of us, but for one local family, it’ll never end. Six year old Eric Lawson lost his life that afternoon as a tree crashed down on him at Claude Moore Park; he was running for shelter with other members of his family, in… »
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July 25, 2010
The Bright Side
Kinda nice to start our morning off on a positive note; one of our missing teenagers is back safe and sound after being gone for over a month. Ana Maria Ferster turned up in Reston this past Thursday; she’d been missing since June 12.
And I know you want to know why she… »
Blue Ridge Leader News -
July 18, 2010
Earthquake Weather
No, I don’t have any intelligent reactions from local officials on this one; I was jolted out of bed at 5:04 a.m. on Friday morning, though. My first thought was, “Oh, no, another plane crash in Leesburg.”
After that stint of about five such incidents in about an 18-month period back in the earlier part… »
Blue Ridge Leader News - July 11, 2010
Ganged Up On
This writer can advise a certain young gang member from Reston not to make any extended plans, after examining developments in our local courts. Nineteen year old Hector Aguilar more or less admitted to his participation in a drive-by shooting in Sterling from a couple of years ago; the man who actually pulled… »
Blue Ridge Leader News -
July 4, 2010
Lighting Up
Happy Fourth of July! Thanks for sitting in.
I’m sure you’ve heard all the warnings about kids and fireworks- and if you’re a big kid, maybe you should leave ‘em alone, too.
Let the pros do the job: sit back and watch a public display- or a nearby private one, if it’s within your view.
In any… »
Blue Ridge Leader News - June 20, 2010
Time to Pitch In
In one of those sad twists of fate, we hear that a local firefighter lost his own house this week to the flames he’s been helping to put out for others around Loudoun County. The Middleburg Fire Department seeks donations in aid of the family of volunteer Mike Monteith.
They lost their dwelling… »
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June 13, 2010
Now You See Them
The local constables have their hands full with what looks like a slew of missing person/runaway cases at this time; hopefully, all or some will make it back by the time you read this. The Sheriff’s Office seeks information on the wherabouts of a 23 year old Leesburg man- Douglas Hatch- who… »
Blue Ridge Leader News - May 23, 2010
A Lot of Nothing
Our locality gets a little closer to seeing justice done on the man held responsible for a brutal beating and murder from last year in Lansdowne; defendant Darwin Bowman waived right to preliminary hearing in the case of the death of William Bennett of Potomac Station and the attack on the victim’s… »
Blue Ridge Leader News - May 16, 2010
Precisely the Prescription from the Vessel with the Pestle
I’m trying to think of an analogy to kick off the fact that Loudoun County’s second full-service hospital gained formal approval this week; ‘an apple a day’ doesn’t really fit the bill, ‘ just what the Doctor ordered’ isn’t really in order- maybe we can say it’s… »
Blue Ridge Leader News -
May 9, 2010
Long Time Coming
Well, the man responsible for last summer’s violent crime spree in Leesburg won’t be coming around here anymore; actually, he’ll be residing behind bars for the rest of his life. William Spencer received two life sentences- plus another 58 years for good measure- as penalty for the incidents on July 10.
He freely admitted… »