My family recently visited Front Royal and had the pleasure of exploring the Samuels Public Library. Everyone, including all the kids and grandkids, loved the place....
I was sitting in my library late one night reading my favorite book — Green Eggs and Ham. As I turned the page, a sheet of...
On the evening of 6-24-25, seven days before the start of the 2026 fiscal year, the Warren County Board of Supervisors approved the county budget with...
The conflict between the Warren County Board of Supervisors and Samuels Public Library continues, reminiscent of the drawn-out drama in old TV shows like Days of...
I am old enough to remember when, late last year, over a hundred frustrated, alarmed and bewildered citizens of Warren County spoke out passionately in defense...
What will the BOS majority do about the library? There are 3 options: Fully restore the Samuels Library Public/Private Partnership. Listen to the will of the...
An Open Letter to Supervisors Jay Butler and Vicky Cook Mr. Butler and Ms. Cook, I encourage you to listen to the voters you represent. The...
The sobering moment of last night’s election results was after the initial ‘Dude, we did it! We achieved the first step in protecting Samuels!’ was oh...
It’s not too late to change course. As you know from the outpouring of support for Samuels Public Library at Board meetings and rallies, in letters...
I must be old. Or at least from a time when “right and wrong” weren’t just flavor options on the political smoothie menu. When I was...
I moved to Front Royal six years ago from a very small town in Ohio. In fact, all the places I lived in previously were small...
I am not politically motivated, and I usually keep my preferred candidate choices to myself. Also, I am not a resident of either of the two...
We’ll state the obvious. The recent Warren County Board of Supervisor’s (BOS) statement regarding Samuels Public Library (SPL) is full of inaccuracies and misinformation (in addition...
I attended, with almost 200 other Samuel Library supporters, the Warren County Board of Supervisors (WCBoS) meeting on Tuesday, June 3. The good news: the contract...
Too humble to say so herself and too quick to emphasize the team effort – simply put, we could not have had a better person to...
The opposition to the library is upset about Samuels Library amending its Articles of Incorporation to protect its assets. Which, for the record, they are 100%...
I have been a lifelong voting Republican since I was 18 years old. I am never the smartest person in the room, but I consider myself...
Who is really being transparent, and who is required to be transparent in the county’s budget process? Transparency is only for the departments, library, and all...
(Addressed to Superintendents Richard Jamieson, Vicki Cook, John Stanmeyer, and Jay Butler) You were the new guy in town. I didn’t ask for you, but I...
In their June 12, 2025 statement, the Majority Supervisors stated many things I found interesting, and I appreciated their attempt at humor when they suggested Samuels...
“I say a prince should rather be slow to take action and should watch that he does not come to be afraid of his own shadow.”...
There’s a fire growing in this county. Not just political — literal. Just days ago, Warren County Fire & Rescue declared “No Units Available.” There are...
The press release from the majority of county supervisors that appeared in the Royal Examiner reads a lot better when you change the words “smart person”...
Amid a lengthy litany of lies, the Warren County Board of Supervisors Library Press release fails to even mention the quality and cost of the for-profit...
In a previous letter, I urged members of the Warren County Board of Supervisors to reconsider the contemptuous, condescending tone they’ve taken toward Samuels Public Library...
Approximately 10 days ago, a poll came out stating that Abigail Spanberger had a 17% lead over the current Lt. Governor. Thus, the race was already...
I’m increasingly concerned about the lack of transparency, accountability, and FOIA compliance from Warren County’s Finance/Audit Committee. To begin with, the committee maintains two separate web...
Is the foreboding arrival of data centers in our county a genuine concern or just “Chicken Little” political noise? With formerly-rural Loudoun County’s “data center alley”...
On June 3rd, the Board of Supervisors (BOS) removed the proposed contract for library services from the agenda to fine-tune it. Hopefully, they have scrapped it...
In a recent conversation held in her downtown Front Royal office, Sue Laurence laid out her concerns about the proposed 10-year contract between Warren County and...