I would like to address the August 8, 2020, BOS meeting in which Tony Carter brought up the Removal Petition. Mr. Carter asked Mr. Ham the...
In 2013 the author wrote: “Front Royal as an island. ‘Watching the river go by from the head of an island offers the comfort and illusion...
Now that the national conventions are over, it is time for the Republicans to comment on the number of Hollywood celebrities who spoke and performed at...
To the Front Royal Business Community, I hope everyone had a great weekend, even with the bad weather that rolled through. I was glad to see...
No sooner had the ink dried on my editorial (Winchester Star, August 28) than I see Virginia’s Senate provides a textbook example of lawmakers violating the...
The importance of prayer is much greater than most of us realize. Prayer is powerful and can change events. Prayer moves the hand of God when...
First, I want to congratulate the citizens of Warren County on having a civil conversation on whether to remove the statue of a Confederate soldier from...
Regarding the request of “the few” who are calling for a reopening of Front Royal’s East Main Street to traffic on weekends. Town Council wisely banned...
“Service Above Self.” This motto was coined by Rotarian Frank Collins when he was asked to address participants at the second annual Rotary Convention in 1911....
Millions of dollars are presumed lost or stolen, possibly in assets or stashed in off-shore accounts. Do we, the taxpayers, know exactly what and how much...
Letter to the Mayor and Town Council: My name is Arline Link with Explore Art & Clay @ The Kiln Doctor, located at 100 East 8th...
Are you feeling stressed? You are not alone if you answer yes. It could be argued that we are living in one of the most stressful...
I have read the petitions for and against the removal and relocation of the memorial on the Warren County courthouse lawn. I attended the August 4,...
Friends, Thank you, to everyone who came out yesterday and cast their votes for me. I am truly humbled and appreciate the great turnout for me...
Today I read a post about an article from Fortune magazine that lists 19 Black economists to know and celebrate. I think it is great that...
The Democrat controlled Virginia legislature passed a law enabling jurisdictions, beginning, July 1, 2020, to control the carrying of firearms in public places or approved public...
I think Mr. Bianchini’s recent article on the Confederate statue/memorial was well written, even if I didn’t agree with everything in the article. I think I...
Let me open by apologizing for the length of this piece – but I feel at a pivotal point in our collective socio-political history both locally...
I watched a 32+ minute video of the 21 July Board of Supervisors meeting and was appalled. Many tried and true clichés and comments came to...
There are many sayings about revolutions, but my favorite is simply, “Revolutions are messy.” This seems to sum up the majority of the world’s revolutions, despite...
To be an idiot or not to be an idiot – That is the proverbial statement I am facing. At last Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors’ work...
The good news for me is that my little book: Ironing It Out: Seven Simple Steps for Resolving Conflict has been updated and is available again...
Dear Representative Cline, I write to you as the congressional representative for Warren County. In my letter asking you NOT to vote for S.B. 3176 –...
“Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my...
The issue of changing the Washington NFL team’s nickname due to racist connotations has arisen previously. And as this reporter/editor noted during one of those cycles...
The Washington Redskins National Football League franchise is a disgrace! In the year 2020, Washington team owner Daniel Snyder cannot possibly continue to rationalize keeping his...
During RFD-TV’s The American presented by DISH, fans were treated to a moving video of Meredith Looney LaMirande’s poem, “Why I Stand.” Read the complete poem...
Dear Sir: I have spent considerable time in Warren County over the past several years and have been present on several occasions in which Doug Stanley...
This County vs. Town and Town vs. County is getting out of control. Will all of this EDA and interest payment on the new Police Dept....
There is no legitimate debate that black lives matter. Without capitalization, those words capture an issue of tantamount importance in today’s America. But there is extreme...