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...
Our Bill of Rights was approved by the Continental Congress 231 years ago today. It is the peoples’ protection, our protection, against tyranny. September 25, 1789,...
It has been a pleasure this summer to discover a hidden gem just outside Front Royal with the Blue Ridge Mountains hugging the countryside: the Northern...
The following is my rebuttal to the Front Royal Town Council’s insistence that they do not have a Moral Obligation to finance and pay the debt...
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...
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...
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...
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...