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...
I frequently read about and see with regularity the volume of CUPs (Conditional Use Permits) requested for short term rentals. These seem to be a primary...
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...
(Royal Examiner reporter/editor Roger Bianchini’s response to Gary Kushner’s Oct. 22 Letter to the Editor) Having butted heads philosophically in print with both Mr. Kushner and...
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...
Friends and Neighbors, I hesitated to hit send on this, but I strongly believe in fairness. At a time when our Town and County are experiencing...
“Now when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings...
I never thought we would see this sad day in America. Law enforcement officers are being targeted in cities across our country. In this nation, law...