First, I want to congratulate the citizens of Warren County on having a civil conversation on whether to remove the statue of a Confederate soldier from...
Regarding the request of “the few” who are calling for a reopening of Front Royal’s East Main Street to traffic on weekends. Town Council wisely banned...
Millions of dollars are presumed lost or stolen, possibly in assets or stashed in off-shore accounts. Do we, the taxpayers, know exactly what and how much...
Letter to the Mayor and Town Council: My name is Arline Link with Explore Art & Clay @ The Kiln Doctor, located at 100 East 8th...
The Democrat controlled Virginia legislature passed a law enabling jurisdictions, beginning, July 1, 2020, to control the carrying of firearms in public places or approved public...
To be an idiot or not to be an idiot – That is the proverbial statement I am facing. At last Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors’ work...
I am writing in response to the letter from Gary Kushner, published on June 16. Although he seems to have made up his mind that “liberal...
How have we gotten into the mess we are in? We have a do-nothing Congress who does not have the courage to stand up for our...
I take offense to Warren County and Front Royal being referred to as racist, full of white supremacy, if your born white you were born with...
The other day I saw a local TV news report describing events leading up to and surrounding a protest march in a small town in Ohio...
It is unfortunate today that so many of us can’t get beyond the partisan political divide of liberal versus conservative, Republican versus Democrat, to seek a...
Dear Editor, It seems that my speech to the Front Royal Town Council Monday night questioning the Town’s intent to continue to explore creating it’s own...
I am disgusted with the behavior of our Town Council at last Monday’s (June 8) meeting. We have a $12-million dollar deficit owed to the EDA...
As Moses stretched forth his rod on God’s behalf over Egypt, so the Church by its prayers stretches forth Christ’s authority over the nations and their...
What a difference $3.5 million of federal money could make in Town and County cooperative efforts. But if it comes as it seems it must, will it simply be an...
Virginia law allows “at will” employment, meaning a person can be fired with or without cause. Front Royal government staff are “at will” employees but the...
It never ends with the incompetence of our Town Council and Interim Town Manager. I will exclude Councilman Thompson on the waterline issue as she voted...
The Town Council and the Interim Town Manager once again went behind closed doors (at Monday’s Council meeting of April 27) to discuss personnel issues. This...
In the Town Council session, April 20, 2020, the Interim Town Manager described options to aid business recovery. The money, $1.5 million, is not likely enough...
What if the Town of Front Royal designed a smart-growth opportunity and gained some income while doing it? What about developing another type of signature event,...
For so long, our County has dealt with confusion, corruption and deceit. I saw our County Board of Supervisors at odds with the citizens and felt...
“I don’t have time.” It’s a familiar lie that seemingly freed us from introspection and personal accountability. In a time when routine soothed us with the...
Once upon a time, there was a village called Tnorf Layor, (Norf Leir). This was an unfortunate village made up of many discouraged and cheated citizens....
This is a really tough time for the publishing industry as ad volume is on the downswing. Your on-line service to the local community who cannot...
The first premise for Town Council to consider: if your party loyalty is greater than your commitment to all the citizens, please resign. Then, the question....
The time is now for our County Board of Supervisors and our Interim Town Manager/Town Council, to think about the long term effects of this pandemic....
While I am reasonably concerned about having a new virus that affects global health, I am even more troubled by our governments’ overreaction. I’m taking a...
I want to acknowledge Warren County’s Administrator, Doug Stanley, and his family for what they have done for myself and this community. I first met Mr....
The FY 2021 budget proposal has been applied by cutting employees, departments and funding in the current budget year through the Interim Town Manager without having...
The new EDA Executive Director and the new EDA Board with its expertise and all the other residents of Front Royal were victimized by what...