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In addition to the Rappahannock News, freelancer Bruce Troetschel's byline appears frequently in other area publications. Over the years, he's also written for newspapers in the Midwest, web magazines in Europe, and the US Olympic Team website. While his work has encompassed a wide variety of subjects, he especially enjoys writing about business, science and technology, and the environment. In his free time, his favorite thing to do is to get lost in the woods.


Aches and propane

Feb. 25, 2010
Aches and propane

Every winter, it seems, Rappnet email forum participants revisit the same well-worn topic: complaints about the propane supplier Amerigas. Melissa Harris, who lives near Sperryville, kicked off this year’s round in early January, complaining the company charged her for igniting a pilot light, when in reality they hadn’t done so. Over the next couple...
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Snow is heavy but cleanup costs are light for county

Feb. 18, 2010

Back-to-back storms last week caused local residents a great deal of inconvenience. But at least it looks like they won’t cost them a lot of their hard-earned tax money. According to local officials, county expenses were actually quite low. The Virginia Department of Transportation is responsible for clearing all of the county’s roads, and...
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Counting up the other green stuff

Feb. 4, 2010
Counting up the other green stuff

Rappahannock County has always placed a high value on its natural resources, but now there’s a movement afoot to figure out just how rich it really is. With training and encouragement from the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission (RRRC), and the support and blessings of County Administrator John W. McCarthy, the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection...
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Eagles, up close on the Piedmont

Feb. 4, 2010
Eagles, up close on the Piedmont

Jolly de Give had a most unusual set of visitors recently. “I came home one day about two weeks ago, and was getting the mail, when a strange vehicle pulled into my driveway,” recalls de Give, who lives near Paris. “It was hauling a trailer with several deer carcasses on it.” It was a...
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