July 3, 2019 Ms. Chairwoman and School Board Members: I appreciate the opportunity to address my fellow citizens who make up our School Board in Warren...
Memorial Day, May 31; D-Day, June 6; and the Fourth of July – the memories of a nation and people’s commitment and sacrifice swell up in...
I’m passing this off as a cinematic TV review but it is really something deeper – as befits HBO’s brilliant five-part mini-series about the April 1986...
Recently readers of the Royal Examiner have seen a diligent accounting of the problems confronting Warren County. Their digital coverage has been a comprehensive source of...
After retiring from our respective jobs in the Washington, D.C. area, my wife and I moved to Front Royal, living there roughly from 2001 to 2005,...
Ridding the political garden of stubborn crabgrass weeds can be challenging. The solution requires recognition of the problem and continual vigilance once identified. You must apply...
I had the privilege of being welcomed into the Front Royal community two years ago as a school counselor with Warren County Public Schools. I am...
“Pig in a Poke” is an old saying with a possibly fresh application in Warren County. The involvement of our local government/EDA in a little-known cattle...
On Memorial Day, we remember the more than 640,000 men and women who have given their lives serving the United States since the first such commemoration...
The more I hear about the case against our former mayor the more it smells. If the information is correct that the prosecutor & police tried...
When Sondra and I moved to Warren County, I did not have a clue for whom the County was named. I asked dozens of folks if...
The information released about evidence known by the Commonwealth attorney’s office regarding Jennifer McDonald is concerning at best. If that office had information that Ms. McDonald...
I write today, to you and your readers, in support of Mr. Bryan Layton, Esquire, in his quest to be the next Commonwealth’s Attorney for the...
Holy Saturday… the watch had begun. A Carpenter had been tried, convicted, executed and now entombed… the tomb sealed at the request of His enemies. Why...
When we heard that Bryan Layton was running for Warren County Commonwealth’s Attorney we felt compelled to speak. Bryan Layton is honest, ethical and very hard...
For better or maybe for worse, the Mueller Report is now out. Regardless of an individual citizen’s point of view, there is data within this Report...
Thank you for posting your video interview of Jason Poe. It was interesting and as always, I like that the Royal Examiner is on top of...
Today is Maundy Thursday. Jesus said, “For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you” (John 13:15). This...
Over the past month, Front Royal and Warren County have encountered a financial crisis that threatens the balance in our community. This crisis affects the trust...
A recent article, “A Place Of Lost History And Identity”, addressed the search for the graves/markers/names of those buried in an African- American cemetery. Highlighted was...
Warren County Board of Supervisors has a problem with prioritizing projects. Having worked in private business and managing millions of dollars in annual budgets, it appears...
Once again, we celebrate the most amazing thing in the history of the world: more accurately known as Resurrection Sunday. A man known to be dead...
The recent letter to the editor regarding the Electoral College and the attempt by “Democrats” to “violate” the Constitution ignores the very history of the document...
Public confidence in the Warren County government is essential for it to be effective. To do that, the investigation into what happened at the Economic Development...
There are those among us who would abolish the electoral college. I am not one of those. At this very moment, however, Democrats are setting about...
The Front Royal and Warren County Community owe the Royal Examiner a great debt for their consistent and effective research, investigation and reporting on the malfeasance...
Warren County schools are facing a crisis that impacts everyone in our community, whether you have children in the school system or not. The schools are...
I agree with Attorney John S, Bell in his article in the Examiner on March 20, 2019, that it is time for a Special Grand Jury...
Fellow Citizens of Warren County, Are you concerned about how the County budget is being handled? Enough to stand up and get involved? You may or...
This letter is a reader’s response to a March 16, 2019, Winchester Star front page article. That article presents the “heartbreaking dilemma” facing the United Methodist...