Opinion

September 25th is the birthday of the U.S. Constitution

Our Bill of Rights was approved by the Continental Congress 231 years ago today. It is the peoples’ protection, our ...
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4-H Center is a hidden gem

It has been a pleasure this summer to discover a hidden gem just outside Front Royal with the Blue Ridge ...
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Historical Boycotts

It is often said that words matter. Historically speaking, this is often seen by using a particular word to connect ...
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Council candidate Rappaport responds to Holloway reading of Town stance on FRPD debt

The following is my rebuttal to the Front Royal Town Council’s insistence that they do not have a Moral Obligation ...
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Historical Policing

One question I like to ask my students is who are the greatest American presidents? After I gather the list ...
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Bonnie Gabbert responds to Tony Carter on Recall Petition

I would like to address the August 8, 2020, BOS meeting in which Tony Carter brought up the Removal Petition ...
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Guest Commentary: Front Royal, a stationary island as the Tourism revenue stream floats by

In 2013 the author wrote: “Front Royal as an island. ‘Watching the river go by from the head of an ...
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Political Celebrities

Now that the national conventions are over, it is time for the Republicans to comment on the number of Hollywood ...
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Walking Mall Weekend – proposed traffic flow/parking work-around

To the Front Royal Business Community, I hope everyone had a great weekend, even with the bad weather that rolled ...
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When our Senators are afoul of Law

No sooner had the ink dried on my editorial (Winchester Star, August 28) than I see Virginia’s Senate provides a ...
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Pray for our sheriff’s deputies

The importance of prayer is much greater than most of us realize. Prayer is powerful and can change events. Prayer ...
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Commentary: One perspective on the Confederate soldier statue debate

First, I want to congratulate the citizens of Warren County on having a civil conversation on whether to remove the ...
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Keep East Main Street weekend walking mall in place – for people and shelter animals

Regarding the request of “the few” who are calling for a reopening of Front Royal’s East Main Street to traffic ...
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Service Above Self

“Service Above Self.” This motto was coined by Rotarian Frank Collins when he was asked to address participants at the ...
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A Task Force is needed to investigate the EDA and Warren County’s finances

Millions of dollars are presumed lost or stolen, possibly in assets or stashed in off-shore accounts. Do we, the taxpayers, ...
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Our community needs the weekend walking mall

Letter to the Mayor and Town Council: My name is Arline Link with Explore Art & Clay @ The Kiln ...
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How are you handling stress?

Are you feeling stressed? You are not alone if you answer yes. It could be argued that we are living ...
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Statue removal: At whose expense?

I have read the petitions for and against the removal and relocation of the memorial on the Warren County courthouse ...
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District 29: Thank you, to everyone who came out yesterday and cast their votes

Friends, Thank you, to everyone who came out yesterday and cast their votes for me. I am truly humbled and ...
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Divergent Black Voices

Today I read a post about an article from Fortune magazine that lists 19 Black economists to know and celebrate ...
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Gun laws – Front Royal August 3 Town Council Work Session

The Democrat controlled Virginia legislature passed a law enabling jurisdictions, beginning, July 1, 2020, to control the carrying of firearms ...
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The courthouse soldier’s statue and our history – not as simple as some portray it

I think Mr. Bianchini’s recent article on the Confederate statue/memorial was well written, even if I didn’t agree with everything ...
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Commentary: Is there a better way than targeting the Courthouse lawn Confederate soldier for removal?

Let me open by apologizing for the length of this piece – but I feel at a pivotal point in ...
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‘Drain the Swamp’?

I watched a 32+ minute video of the 21 July Board of Supervisors meeting and was appalled. Many tried and ...
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Revolutions are messy

There are many sayings about revolutions, but my favorite is simply, “Revolutions are messy.” This seems to sum up the ...
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Paul Gabbert apologizes for his miss-speak at last week’s board meeting

To be an idiot or not to be an idiot – That is the proverbial statement I am facing. At ...
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Conflict Resolution – 101: There is a lesson here

The good news for me is that my little book: Ironing It Out: Seven Simple Steps for Resolving Conflict has ...
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Response to Ben Cline on U.S.-Israel alliance

Dear Representative Cline, I write to you as the congressional representative for Warren County. In my letter asking you NOT ...
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Good time for a Back to School Prayer Walk

“Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will ...
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Royal Examiner staffer reply to: Retire the ‘Redskins’

The issue of changing the Washington NFL team’s nickname due to racist connotations has arisen previously. And as this reporter/editor ...
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