A quick search in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library database regrettably lacks any evidence that Lincoln ever said, “All I have learned, I learned from books,”...
If you don’t care to read this long and detailed letter about the library’s finances, here’s the takeaway: At the insistence of 90 individuals who question...
Samuel’s Public Library is a valuable asset to our community. It provides critical services to the residents/taxpayers of Warren County. It is structured as a private,...
I hope that if Samuels had children and young adults’ books promoting the idea that one race is intrinsically superior to another race [no such race...
I wholeheartedly endorse Allison Ross for the position of Warren County Treasurer. Through her tenure as Chief Deputy Treasurer, Allison has not only amassed invaluable experience...
Mr. Walker has responded to my opinion editorial in defense of the transparency of Samuels Library Inc. (SLI) and states that I have tried “… to...
The Warren County Board of Supervisors’ outrage on August 8th was a request for $135,000 for a range hood for the Senior Center. It came with...
Delores Oates has a friend that is ready to rally to her defense, and that’s really nice to see. It’s just a shame that in addition...
I don’t appreciate it when people popularize lies of any kind, and I find them particularly despicable when they are about a friend. First: Lacking any...
In Richard Jamieson’s letter entitled “Samuels Library Has Money…a Lot of Money”, published August 2, he accuses the library’s leadership of ineptitude and “failure to discuss...
In a 7/25 letter to you, my opponent has poured whitewash over her voting record. She stated that … “In 2021, the Virginia Department of Education,...
Delores Oates wants you to believe she’s the best choice around for delegate of District 31, but she can’t even uphold her own campaign values. For...
The late writer and philosopher George Santayana once stated: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” I would add my personal opine...
The government center has been packed with citizens, and all the conversations have been focused on books. It came to my attention that something was not...
There should be absolutely no concern that Samuels Library, Inc. (SLI) will continue its services and operations for its full fiscal year without interruption. That is...
Dear Timmy French, I write to you as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing tens of thousands of voters living in the Senate...
I would like to reply to the opinion article written by Mr. Michael Graham regarding the Rockland Community controversy. Mr. Graham, I do get it! But...
A letter was written to the Royal Examiner recently recounting a tragic story and, in no uncertain terms laying at least part of the blame for...
Ms. Dixie Dillon Lane has made a reasonable point about legal constraints and compromises with regard to a path forward concerning the Samuels Library, Inc. (SLI)...
I am writing to you as a concerned citizen of our county, stirred not only by the recent controversy over book banning but also by the...
This letter is in response to a recent Royal Examiner segment regarding the upcoming school board election. It should first be noted that it is the...
The decision on what to make available in a public library at taxpayer expense sometimes raises profoundly moral questions. Should our community pay to provide free...
Let me say at the outset that just because many of us want to limit children’s exposure to inappropriate material at Samuels Public Library does not...
(Writer’s Note: I originally shared this text as a statement to the Warren County Board of Supervisors during a public comment session last night (July 18)....
Thomas Hinnant’s “Keep Rockland Rural …” (Royal Examiner, 7/9/23) was a whistle calling a crowd to overwhelm another meeting, not unlike the library brouhaha, in my...
No matter our opinions about the appropriateness of a particular book(s) for Samuels Public Library’s collections, we cannot expect the librarians or the library board to...
I have followed with great interest the debate over rezoning sections of the Shenandoah Valley Golf Club as a residential development. Although I now live in...
Considering all the emphasis on “the 53”, I finally wrote the Royal Examiner, identifying as one and summarizing the Library’s response to one of my Requests...
Supervisor Oates once said, “We need to hold government accountable!” So, who did she hire with $20,000 of Oates-for-Delegate campaign donations, no experience required? Thomas Hinnant....
From my perspective, Cleanup Samuels Library (CSL) came into existence as a response to a very specific matter: sexualized content in juvenile books that is, by...
