What has happened to the American Spirit? We have for the past 40+ years elected what are known as our Representatives to Congress who are...
In celebration of the Labor Day week, I am providing some insight for fellow Virginians to continue our volunteer efforts where we can have direct...
Our government has been selling out the American people since the time of Lincoln. We have been lied to and used to set up a government...
Most of the one side of my family has lived in and around Warren County for a very long time. In discussions I have had with...
In the span of a mere 13 hours this weekend, 29 Americans, including 4 children, were murdered at a Wal-Mart in El Paso and at an...
In the space where mediation is held, where mediators act as a facilitator for parties to reach their own agreement, no guns are allowed. The very...
Dear Warren County Community, We each have been called to serve as pastors of five of Front Royal’s churches during the last two years. Each of...
A recent letter in the Royal Examiner laments that some folks don’t care for facts much these days and especially disagrees with those who hold their...
I am writing to you all for requests of information. Doug Stanley, the citizens of Warren County deserve total honesty and transparency. I am requesting a...
We at Royal Examiner regret the departure of Editor Norma Jean Shaw. Shaw was a valued member of the Royal Examiner editorial and news department from...
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...
