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...
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...