It’s been quite interesting since my first op-ed asking the question: “Are we better off now, after two years with the current mayor and town council?”...
This is in response to the bigoted screed, “Opposing Pride Front Royal Event and Its Ideologies,” published on July 19th. That letter contains the typical homophobic...
In light of the upcoming Pride Front Royal event, we are writing to the Warren County community. A celebration based entirely on the unnatural use of...
The Royal Examiner reported on recent charges brought against Ronald Llewellyn for alleged misappropriation of funds belonging to his mother-in-law. The Royal Examiner reported that a...
The Royal Examiner reported on recent charges brought against Ronald Llewellyn for alleged misappropriation of funds belonging to his mother-in-law. The article reported that a portion...
An Open Letter to the WC School Board Dear Warren County School Board Members, It is my understanding that the Warren County School Board (WCSB), after...
History repeats itself. Ronald Reagan asked a famous question: “Are you better now than you were 4 years ago?” The wisdom of our founding state and...
We live in a time in which we are told we can have it all. Everyone gets a trophy, and the line between “wants” and “needs”...
Funding for the education of our county’s future citizens should be done without question, and yet there is time and time again a funding shortfall for...
Wow, what a beautiful day. The flower baskets are incredible. Thank you to the Town and Beautification Committee. Main Street hasn’t looked better. But wait, what’s...
As we celebrated Mother’s Day with love and remembrance, a shadow fell over our community, leaving hearts shattered and families devastated. This past weekend, our local...
Most citizens are unaware of the additional division costs that come on top of the salary expense for every full-time teacher. Things like FICA (7.65%), VRS...
After years of significant budget increases without student growth, the county supervisors gave a clear assignment to the school board this budget season–pass a lean budget...
In response to my recent letter explaining some of the work of the Front Royal-Warren County EDA cleaning up the mess left by Jennifer McDonald, the...
This past year, we’ve heard about libraries being battlegrounds. In Virginia alone, books have been removed from the shelves of public schools in Hanover County, Rockingham...
I serve as the treasurer of the Front Royal-Warren County EDA. I’ve received a number of calls and questions about our recent discussion at the EDA...
Following up on the Royal Examiner article on the resurgence of teaching cursive handwriting in schools, it’s a good thing for a number of reasons. I’ve...
Mr. Gough’s zeal is admirable, but his grasp of the facts is not. I wish that more people cared about the welfare of children, particularly those...
In response to this published letter to the editor, the writer is misinformed and very much off base. Had they paid attention to the eight years...
The Archdiocese of Arlington is proposing a new facility in Front Royal despite 37 archdioceses in America declaring bankruptcy to avoid financial accountability for the over...
Thank you for printing the “Fires Blaze Across 7,500 Acres in Various Virginia Regions” article from the Virginia Mercury news service. Although the article was informative,...
The School Board Member Alliance of Virginia (SBMA) is a dedicated organization for Virginia’s school board members, aiming to enhance their professional development in alignment with...
I am often reminded of a challenge by my late father to always “thank those whose profession requires dirt under their fingernails.” As I have witnessed...
Small-town America is going extinct. Revitalization can no longer just be a buzzword; it must be a slew of actions aggressively pursued by local government, local...
Do we want to encourage visionary local entrepreneurs to invest in Front Royal, or do we want to drive them away? That is the question before...
I suppose one could argue that serving on a school board (my district) as a homeschooler could have ethical implications. I suppose one could argue that...
There are many ways to say that history repeats itself. George Santayana’s words may be the best well-known: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned...
I often daydream. As I attempt to rest and reset my mind and heart, I fantasize at what many chuckle at: Will 2024 be led by...
While soldiers of Ukraine lie in the mud, in the blood and the ice-cold trenches of Ukraine, fighting for the freedoms that we take for granted,...
Besides the many commandments in the Torah instructing us to love our fellow man, there is also an explicit commandment to open your hand to the...