A quick search in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library database regrettably lacks any evidence that Lincoln ever said, “All I have learned, I learned from books,”...
I don’t appreciate it when people popularize lies of any kind, and I find them particularly despicable when they are about a friend. First: Lacking any...
At the March 7, 2023, Board of Supervisors meeting, it was reported that homeowners of Warren County did a “good job” and “successfully” appealed over-assessments totaling...
I have great expectations and anticipation regarding the changes to come with the new Town Council members elected this past election. One of the many highlights...
After a series of recent opinions and local news articles, I felt it was important to look at where we are as a community and how...
We live in an age where world news is increasingly negative. In our nation’s largest cities, neighbors openly prey upon one another in the name of...
Having read the Police Report by Corporal Lowery, as reported in the Royal Examiner, filed on the occasion of the arrest of Ralph Ennis on April...
I am petitioning for a change to Virginia’s outdoor video surveillance law on how someone can record your private property. In my case, I have a...
I waited a day before commenting at length about the recent tragedy at my alma mater, Bridgewater College, in order to pray and gather my thoughts. ...
A distinct feeling of loss came over me this morning as I sat in my room in South Carolina and read of the passing of former...
Recently, my wife and I had the opportunity to visit our daughter and her husband’s family in Germany and travel to Greece on business. It was...
The recent talk by Matt Tederick to Town Council cannot be laughable when many memories exist of his damaging tenure in positions of local governmental power....
The wisdom of our founding state and local fathers incorporated into state laws and local charters the value of having nonpartisan elections. It was their intent...
I would like to share my endorsement and support of Dr. Antoinette Funk, candidate for the Warren County, Virginia School Board, Happy Creek District. Dr. Funk...
Angela Robinson – a person who will fight for your child. I am writing to share my experience with Angie Robinson as a teacher, advocate and...
On October 19, the Royal Examiner published an open letter from two concerned citizens regarding their opinion that the entire Warren County School Board needs to...
As grandparents and residents of Warren County, we are grateful to have Melanie Salins (North River District), Stephanie Short (Happy Creek), and Al Gunn (write-in candidate...
Dear Warren County voters: We, the two undersigned members of Front Royal, want a clean sweep of the Warren County School Board members as soon as...
In the midst of such a polarizing time in our nation, I keep coming back to the most unlikely of friendships: that of Supreme Court Justices...
I support the governor’s directive for schools to require masks while indoors for both students and staff as well as wearing masks in any indoor spaces...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned. That might have been a surprise to some (because he fashions himself a fighter), but it was clear that...
A recent article about the Afton redevelopment mentioned, with regards to the more recent history of the property and an aborted attempt at redevelopment, that “building...
No one can really deny knowing what is going on around the world as the Covid-19 (and its variants) Pandemic continue to tighten their grip. Everyone...
Thank you, Mike McCool, owner, and the staff of the Royal Examiner for allowing explanatory comments on the Gary Kushner Open Letter to Senator Joe Manchin....
Recently, some residents speaking publicly or writing on Facebook have described others in the community as “communists”, “socialists”, and even more derogatory labels such as “evil”. Given the extreme likelihood that these speakers/writers...
re: School Board declines transgender policy updates for WCPS As I attempted to digest the incomprehensible news that our county’s school board is attempting to defy state...
When California couple Ann Shulman and Steve Colwell needed a copy of their marriage license for a business transaction recently, they turned to the file cabinet...
The Town and County still can’t get it together on issues, nor on Virginia’s Constitutional and Legislative laws. Don’t you all feel that it should be...
When I last wrote and referenced Black Lives Matter, I left out something crucial. In the post-Vatican II Catholic Church there arose a concept termed “a...
Lord Fairfax Community College has decided to change its name because it does not reflect who they are? Really? I thought it was a place of...
