Let me start by offering the disclaimer that I am neither a Republican nor a Democrat. I am neither conservative, nor liberal. I am who I...
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people at the Royal Examiner that work so hard to keep the citizens of Warren...
Since the Royal Examiner’s editorial decision to publish the photograph—but not name—of a minor homicide victim and his brother, the newspaper has been bombarded with hate-mail,...
Shortly before the unexpected announcement he won’t seek re-election two days after the Democrat’s sweeping electoral victories in Virginia, I read U.S. Sixth District Delegate Robert...
This is letter I sent to the Mayor, Hollis Tharpe, and the town council. My intention is that this is an opinion or letter to the...
In this election season, voters are confronted by a specter from the past. One political party is spreading discord by advertising that plays on fears and...
As Chairman of the Warren County Republican Committee, it may not come as a surprise that I am supporting Jill Vogel for Lt. Governor on Tuesday,...
Everybody seems to be aggravated about something all the time these days. I don’t remember it being this bad when I was growing up or even...
I was not at the recent meeting for the proposed Town Inspection Code but wanted to put my “two cents” into the discussion. I have been...
Eighty-five years ago in October, Babe Ruth pointed to center field and called his shot. Maybe. It was, after all, decades before today when every fan...
Like many others in Warren and neighboring counties, I’m avidly watching Ken Burns’ “Vietnam” series on the local public television channels. Avidly because I was a...
Yesterday, I returned to my car in the park & ride lot in Front Royal to find a flyer inviting me to join the Klu Klux...
College students around the world that play Overwatch competitively might one day be able to quit school to go pro just like their peers on the...
We are told constantly that a secret to a healthy life is good dental care. There are discussions in the news about medical health care cost...
For some of us movie buffs, this was the tagline that made the movie “Network” famous. To set the scene for those that have not...
It just keeps getting curiouser and curiouser! This latest narrative that we are expected to believe makes one feel that he has followed the white rabbit...
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, does it make any sound? The EDA is a bit different. It...
Through our contributing writer, Malcolm Barr Sr., the Royal Examiner is proud to introduce a political column by his friend and colleague (and former political boss!),...
Name a job on a horse farm and I’ve probably done it. Every summer job I ever had was working with horses. After graduating from college...
Patriot founders of state’s rights forgotten, author says “We think of the Founding Fathers of the United States in terms of certain glorious characters: Thomas Jefferson,...
It’s not unusual for retiring professors to give a last lecture. When Carnegie Mellon University’s Randy Pausch gave his, he wasn’t retiring. He was dying of...
A local theatre group provides unique opportunities and diverse experiences for aspiring actors and adventurous audiences. LaTasha Do’zia-Earley is the Founding Artistic Director of Selah Theatre...
In his July 4th Legislative Update, it appears that Congressman Robert Goodlatte is alleging that Sanctuary City protections are geared to shield convicted felons; and is lumping ALL a city’s...
As I arrived shortly after noon, Wednesday, June 21, to photograph the increasingly faith-based pro-Trump rally at the intersection of Chester and E. Main Streets, one...
When is enough, enough? Or to put it in a better context, when is not enough, not enough? While a singular project of the Front Royal/Warren...
I have never enjoyed political participation on any level. Every time it has been my conviction to join the fray on any political subject It has...
With the exception of the last two generations in the U.S., it is safe to say that every child since the beginning of time was able...
Let me see if I’ve got this right. I am not trying to accuse anyone of anything but simply want to understand the issue of...
You dropped your phone in the pool, and blew a tire, then missed your plane connection and all in one week. Is the universe out to...
RICHMOND – Since announcing his executive action directing the Department of Environmental Quality to develop a new, first-of-its-kind in Virginia, regulation to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from...