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Open Letter to Chairman Vicky Cook of the Warren County Board of Supervisors

Good Afternoon, Ms. Cook, My name is Savanna Ritenour McCoy, I live in the Fork District of Warren County with ...

Put Some Wheels on Those Goalposts

Listening to the Clean Up Samels (CUS) speakers during the public comment portion of the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday ...

The Probable Consequences of a Library Under Attack

I am writing as a concerned member of our community, a passionate advocate for intellectual freedom, and a firm believer ...

Libraries Should Represent All, Not Just the Loudest

As a fairly recent transplant to Front Royal but one who has fallen in love with the community, I am ...

Good Luck in the Next Election

Well, this is where the rubber really meets the road, isn’t it? Tomorrow night, September 5th, the Warren County Board ...

Religious, Philosophical, and Practical Reasons Pornography Should Be Disallowed in Libraries

Nearly all Americans recognize that pornography promotes deviant, perverted moral human behavior. We know it’s addictive and harmful to husband-wife ...

Former School Board Member Voices Support for Kristen Pence

This letter is in support of Kristen Pence’s re-election to the South River District School Board seat. As a 50-year ...

It’s a Moral Issue

It’s a “moral issue” that the Warren County Board of Supervisors (WCBOS) must address … the “moral issue” that needs ...

Object to Censorship

As a long-time resident of Warren County, I strongly object to any type of censorship of the Samuels Public Library ...

The Free Speech Movement

An incident happened last month at Stanford University that has unfortunately become all too common across college campuses. This particular ...

Commentary: College Football – ‘Who Do You Love’ Saturdays Are Here Again

In the words of the NFL Films narrator, John Facenda, “The autumn wind is a pirate.” It captivates and energizes ...

Library Book Removers – WC’s new ‘Ruling Class’?

The salaciously obscene book-banning cabal revealed their true mission on their website: Seize the library! Couch that any way you ...

Farms Property Owners Association Challenges Supervisors on Cost of Mailbox Cluster Installation

Following a July 15 meeting of the Property Owners of Shenandoah Farms (POSF), board Chairman Tracie Lane posted an “Open ...

Samuels Library, Let Democracy work

I wish to thank the author of the recent letter to the editor, “Investigating the Reasons for the Book Ban ...

Investigating the Reasons for the Book Ban Campaign

In the last few months, we’ve heard a lot of claims about alleged reasons for the aggressive recent campaign to ...

Questioning the Constitutionality of Religious Charter Schools

In December 2022, outgoing Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor dropped a bombshell opinion that, if upheld by the courts, has ...

Let’s Vote it Out

A quick search in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library database regrettably lacks any evidence that Lincoln ever said, “All I ...

Facts, Accounting, and Homework, Oh My!! A Library Supporter Digs Into the Finances

If you don’t care to read this long and detailed letter about the library’s finances, here’s the takeaway: At the ...

Public Questions, Public Answers – OK with Samuels Library!

Samuel’s Public Library is a valuable asset to our community. It provides critical services to the residents/taxpayers of Warren County ...

Problematic Presidential Children

A few weeks ago saw the indictment and guilty plea of Hunter Biden, son of President Joseph Biden, on two ...

Is  Anyone Who Claims to Oppose  Removal of Books From the Library Ever For Books Being Removed From the Library? 

 I hope that if Samuels had children and young adults’ books promoting the idea that one race is intrinsically superior ...

Commentary: Supervisor Butler Confirms Book Removal Requests But Stands By Removal Walk Back; Board Mum on Full Funding Library

After noting that he had spoken to constituents on both sides of the Samuels Public Library book removal and funding ...

From Experience to Expertise: My Endorsement of Allison Ross for Warren County Treasurer

I wholeheartedly endorse Allison Ross for the position of Warren County Treasurer. Through her tenure as Chief Deputy Treasurer, Allison ...

Public Questions, Public Answers

Mr. Walker has responded to my opinion editorial in defense of the transparency of Samuels Library Inc. (SLI) and states ...

Commentary: President Trump’s Role in the Ukraine War

With his usual braggadocio, former President Donald Trump has promised that if returned to the White House, he would end ...

Surprises in the County Budget — $135,000 Range Hood!

The Warren County Board of Supervisors’ outrage on August 8th was a request for $135,000 for a range hood for ...

All I Have Learned, I Learned From Books

Delores Oates has a friend that is ready to rally to her defense, and that’s really nice to see. It’s ...

Lincoln, the Library, and Delores Oates

I don’t appreciate it when people popularize lies of any kind, and I find them particularly despicable when they are ...

Samuels Library Treasurer Responds to Jamieson’s ‘Lot of Money’ Letter

In Richard Jamieson’s letter entitled “Samuels Library Has Money…a Lot of Money”, published August 2, he accuses the library’s leadership ...

South River School Board Race Heats Up — Mathews Responds to Pence Letter on Policy Vote Process

In a 7/25 letter to you, my opponent has poured whitewash over her voting record.  She stated that …  “In ...
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