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...
I study history because I think we can benefit from learning from mistakes of those before us. Why make mistakes that others have already made? It...
I am writing in response to the letter from Gary Kushner, published on June 16. Although he seems to have made up his mind that “liberal...
A couple of weeks ago, a friend told my wife this true story, based on self-experience. “The lady had just brought her dog home after major...
Last night, July 2, around 11 p.m., on a very starry night, the sound of a chopper circling and circling over the High Knob Community broke...
Today, we have many debates over the values of Americans. We disagree on some, but some ring true to most: Human dignity: Every human being is...
The debating was over, and the Declaration of Independence had been approved by the Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia on a hot July day. Questions abounded...
My name is Brandon Tolson. I have been a member and\or worked at the Front Royal Golf Club for the last 2 decades, under the member-run tenure...
If you read this column, then you know my goal is not to persuade a particular belief but to merely inform with historical knowledge. Such...
We find ourselves torn by Mr. Accornero’s submission: on the one hand, we do not disagree that the American political system has become extremely dysfunctional on...
How have we gotten into the mess we are in? We have a do-nothing Congress who does not have the courage to stand up for our...
I take offense to Warren County and Front Royal being referred to as racist, full of white supremacy, if your born white you were born with...
The other day I saw a local TV news report describing events leading up to and surrounding a protest march in a small town in Ohio...
It is unfortunate today that so many of us can’t get beyond the partisan political divide of liberal versus conservative, Republican versus Democrat, to seek a...
On June 5th I learned that a demonstration was planned that evening by a group called Front Royal Unites. A Royal Examiner video shows the group’s...
Dear Editor, It seems that my speech to the Front Royal Town Council Monday night questioning the Town’s intent to continue to explore creating it’s own...
I am disgusted with the behavior of our Town Council at last Monday’s (June 8) meeting. We have a $12-million dollar deficit owed to the EDA...
This week I do not have a clever opening. America is in pain and especially our black brothers and sisters. This is an understandable pain, especially...
As Moses stretched forth his rod on God’s behalf over Egypt, so the Church by its prayers stretches forth Christ’s authority over the nations and their...
What a difference $3.5 million of federal money could make in Town and County cooperative efforts. But if it comes as it seems it must, will it simply be an...
Today, it seems that the worst possible label you can give a political leader is “fascist.” Traditionally this is a term reserved for far right leaders...
Virginia law allows “at will” employment, meaning a person can be fired with or without cause. Front Royal government staff are “at will” employees but the...
With the shutdown of everything non-essential and social distancing becoming the new normal, one area of concern is voting. At the very heart of our democracy...
March 13th, 2020 is notorious for two major events – one national and one local. On this date, President Trump declared a national emergency due to...
As I was driving home from my office this week and listening to talk radio, the host kept talking about how if everyone took 50 milligrams...
It never ends with the incompetence of our Town Council and Interim Town Manager. I will exclude Councilman Thompson on the waterline issue as she voted...
The Town Council and the Interim Town Manager once again went behind closed doors (at Monday’s Council meeting of April 27) to discuss personnel issues. This...
Some may see this as “men who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image.” (Rev 16:2) Others may view it as...
When I wake up I can’t help but not feel fresh Got a bad taste in my breath Because it was not supposed to turn out...
In the Town Council session, April 20, 2020, the Interim Town Manager described options to aid business recovery. The money, $1.5 million, is not likely enough...