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Twenty-Five Years After the Towers Fell

Twenty-five years ago, I was driving to work late, as I often did. I lived in Alexandria then, not yet ...

9/11: Honoring Our First Responders and Remembering the Role of Our Teachers

To the first responders who answered the call that morning in New York, at the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania, we ...

Virginia’s 6th District Deserves Better Representation

The residents of Virginia’s 6th Congressional District face difficult times. Rising utility rates, higher housing costs, and grocery bills continue ...

Thinking Independently

A good many of us can remember when we did not wear our party on our sleeve. We voted for ...

Where Was Ben Cline?

John Massoud wants readers to believe the important thing is that candidates simply show up. Whether you call it a ...

Where Was Beth Macy?

Make no mistake about it: Beth Macy missed an opportunity on Sept. 3, and it was one she should have ...

Commentary: The Energy Virginia Needs is the Energy We Can Build Now

Virginia’s energy needs are changing quickly, and to address them, we must respond even quicker. Data centers, new manufacturing, population ...

Twenty-Five Years Later, Remembering When We Stood Together

Twenty-five years ago on September 11th, nearly 3,000 people went to work, boarded airplanes, went about their morning routines … and never ...

Commentary: The Day Virginia Took Down Confederate Statues, a Black Church Remembered a Lynching Victim

On Aug. 28, 1899, hundreds of Black residents of Alexandria, Virginia, gathered at Shiloh Baptist Church after a white mob ...

Economic Growth Is Not the Same Thing as Economic Health

I’ve been reading the Royal Examiner articles about local business, small business, and all the other exciting things that apparently happen ...

Commentary: Public Utilities Shouldn’t Be Funding the Campaigns of the People Who Govern Them

Virginia House Speaker Don Scott is adamant that the nearly $4 million in campaign funds he has accepted from Dominion ...

Give Downtown Front Royal a Place to Sit

A proposal by Town staff to close a portion of Church Street at its intersection with Main Street was later ...

Challenges and Future Uncertainties

In recent months,  Front Royal and Warren County governments have held numerous planning sessions and formal public hearings regarding proposed ...

How Soon Until We Have A Chinese-Style Surveillance State?

Across Warren County, Virginia, and throughout the nation, a silent network of automated license plate readers (ALPRs)—most prominently manufactured by ...

How Much Is Too Much?

I can’t say I agree with a member of the Board of Supervisors physically assaulting a member of the public ...

Supervisor Henry’s Conduct During and Following the August 18, 2026 Board Meeting

To my fellow members of the Board of Supervisors: I am writing publicly because I believe this Board has an ...

Shenandoah County School Naming Dispute Should Be Settled Through Mediation

As I read of the Shenandoah County School Board’s decision to appeal the Federal District Court ruling (Judge  Michael F ...

Judicial Accountability Must Apply to Everyone

Justice depends on more than courtroom procedures. It depends on public confidence that judges faithfully apply the law, remain impartial, ...

Fairness and Accountability Should Apply to All

Imagine that you are watching your local high school playing a game at another school. The home team is discovered ...

Where Motive and Opportunity Align on Zoning Code

In the ongoing conversation about data centers, something quieter has been happening. Neighbors who disagree about almost everything else have ...

Browntown Residents Deserve Answers on Fire Station Closure

In a recent (July 30) article, your reporter, Roger Bianchini, wrote about the closure of the South Warren Volunteer Fire ...

Resident Warns Supervisors of Safety Risks on Mountain Road

To Warren County Board of Supervisors: I have been talking to you since January about the liabilities of building 63 ...

Keep This County a Sanctuary

The Appalachian Mountains are in my blood. I grew up outside of Appalachia, but my parents brought me back to ...

Restoring Democracy and Opportunity

Many who proclaim that Democrats are surrendering to socialism or fault their pessimism about the state of the union are ...

A Call for Kindness, Respect, and Community

I don’t care what anyone says… the LGBTQ+ community in Warren County is one of the most amazing groups of ...

Warren County is Not for Sale: Oppose David Silek’s Vote-Buying Scheme

In the race for Chair of the Republican Committee, my opponent, David Silek, has distributed instructions to supporters where he ...

What the Power to Prohibit Actually Requires

The only reason worth continuing this exchange with Mr. Cuddeback is to keep bringing to light whatever information each of ...

Support Scott Lloyd in Warren GOP Leadership Vote

I strongly encourage all registered Republican voters in Warren County to vote on Wed., Aug. 5th — between 4 p.m ...

Scott Lloyd is the Best Candidate to be Elected Chairman of the Warren County Republican Committee (WCRC) 

The people that I associate with and the people I respect, fervently wish for this country to return to its ...

In Enthusiastic Agreement with Supervisor Jamieson

In his letter of July 17th, Supervisor Jamieson engages seriously with the legal framework around datacenters, invalid moratoriums, and possible ...