I moved to Front Royal from Ottawa, Ontario in early 2018, after accepting a consulting job with the National Science Foundation. I have never been happier...
Do young Americans know what freedom truly is? Because it seems that from what is seen on TV and in the news when it comes to...
The unavoidable fact that one of the NFC East’s four terrible teams is going to make the playoffs this season as a National Football League division...
Ben Tre is a city in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, made famous by the statement of an unnamed US Army officer to AP correspondent Peter...
For a holiday grounded in tradition, this Thanksgiving is going to feel unsettling: face masks, socially distanced gatherings around an outdoor fire pit, and even Zoom...
Our Interim Town Manager (ITM) Matt Tederick is a very tricky individual. He is also a great manipulator. He also knows and unfortunately used the action...
Unplanned, as we took our morning walk to Happy Creek, musician Richard Lockhart was singing on a picnic table with his guitar. He agreed to shoot...
Greetings from the member organizations of the Save Happy Creek Coalition (see signature for complete list). Some of us are all-volunteer groups, others have a small...
Instead of looking at the history of the Civil War monuments, which seems to be a big contention to some right now, let’s see monuments as...
During the November 9 Town Council meeting, Melody Hotek, president of the Front Royal/Warren County Tree Stewards was assured by town staff that no trees over...
Oh, boy! Isn’t this miscommunication between County and Town getting a little tiresome? It’s almost like two bullies on the playground; they both want to control...
It is so hard to fathom that people will overlook expository evidence of lying, cover-ups, and misinformation! To believe one is without or beyond reproach, or...
We owe our “temporary” Town Manager a special “thanks” for getting rid of those troublesome trees. Green, leafy, alive – clearly they were a menace that...
In reference to Royal Examiner’s story on October 30, 2020: “The Town of Front Royal Public Works….. to perform channel restoration and creek bank stabilization along...
The results of Question 3 mark the beginning—not the end—of the debate on Front Royal’s Confederate statue. They do not give us a decision; rather, they...
As a Virginian with pretty deep roots in the state and more than a few Confederate ancestors, I get the emotional attachment to Confederate monuments. Growing...
For four decades we served our country, nearly 22 years stationed overseas. In many countries we visited memorials honoring those who fought and died for their...
I met a Republican the other day who said he was left-handed. Employing the logic of the Republican Party, I can reasonably conclude that all Republicans...
Let me begin by saying I am not a politician, nor am I running for any local office. What I am, is an observer, and on...
I have to say that I am proud of Front Royal and all its citizens that are having a peaceful, respectful, and substantive conversation about moving...
Warren County has experienced and been violated through a $21M embezzlement that appears to have extended roots beyond the EDA. Our community has witnessed several arrests...
To the Editor: On August 4, Tony Carter, a member of the Warren County Board of Supervisors, offered a motion that would put the question of...
You say it is your heritage, not hate. But what is your heritage, if not hate? What do you call the rape, torture, kidnapping, murder, and...
I certainly believe there has been racial inequality in our history but am aware of no such instances in Warren County in the 15 years I...
Courthouse Statue, Oct. 20 BOS meeting discussion On Front Royal Unites (FRU) Facebook page, Laura Lee Cascada posted on Oct. 16 that the Examiner had published...
The Examiner’s decision to scrutinize the cost of police presence at Front Royal Unites’ recent racial justice events begs the question: Why now, and why not...
I conducted a one-man counter-demonstration to that event on the bridge on October 14, 2020, and have received criticism for it. I rained on their...
I would like to comment on Anne Boyd Earle’s Letter to the Editor from October 12th. Back in 2018, Anthem Healthkeepers left Warren County high-n-dry. People...
Valley Health just announced that it’s severing ties with Anthem BCBS effective January 1, 2021. If you live in the northern Shenandoah Valley you should be...
Before commerce was first introduced to the railroad phenomena and before the macadamized turnpike stretched from Winchester to Harrisonburg, our great valley had a natural transportation...