A vote for Timmy French is a vote for common sense politics and a vote for the hard-working people of the Shenandoah Valley. In a country...
I recently came across Richard Hoover’s response to Paul Miller’s Letter to the Editor regarding book selection at Samuels Public Library. Mr. Hoover expressed concerns about...
I write in response to letters by Mr. Richard Hoover (May 27th) and Mr. Paul Miller (May 18th) concerning the proposal to remove LGBTQ-themed books from...
I take exception to the May 25th commentary by Mr. Paul Miller labeling the exclusion of LGBT-themed books from Samuels Public Library a violation of the...
I’d like to extend a huge THANK YOU to everyone involved in making the 35th Annual Virginia Wine & Craft Festival a huge success. To the...
I’m not here to tell you what to do, and you’re not here to tell me what to do. But in Front Royal and Warren County,...
Recent news of efforts to ban mostly LGBTQ-themed books at Samuel’s Public Library in Front Royal highlights how comfortable a small fringe of homophobic individuals are...
I’m writing about the proposed rezoning of the Shenandoah Valley Golf Course’s 104 acres in Rockland from agriculture to suburban residential and commercial. It would degrade...
As a child, choosing books from the library was one of my favorite activities. I traveled to the library with my mom every two weeks, and...
URGENT Message for Parents re: 2023 Virginia School Survey of Climate & Working Conditions Please find attached a copy of my address to the Warren County...
As Chair of the Warren County Democratic Committee, I am excited to announce our Candidate Interest Open House on Saturday, January 28, from 10-2 pm at...
Every day we decide to do the right thing or the wrong thing. Broccoli or fries? Overspend or save? Usually, we are the sole beneficiaries –...
The published letter from Harry Accornero is directly on point. With very few exceptions in the past 200+ years of our Democratic Republic, the citizens of...
What has happened to the American Spirit? For the past 40+ years, we have elected what are known as our Representatives to Congress who are sworn...
Several months ago, we witnessed a horrific attack on an elderly man suffering from Alzheimer’s, resulting in his death. Although the Medical Examiner’s report stated that...
I read your online publication almost daily, watching for local news and comment from the community. However, I have noticed a recent trend where the Richmond-based...
I just reviewed the latest installment of Ivy Main’s serial “critiques of capitalism” entitled “Commentary: Virginia has a data center problem” In her latest critique, Ms....
I was advised early in my business career to learn from history because if you don’t, it will likely happen again with the same consequences. I...
In response to Mr. Wilson’s request for “C.J. Cook to cite some sources for his/her opinion,”. First, some house cleaning: it is his, not her; C.J....
A critical element of a properly functioning democracy is an informed citizenry. You can’t vote for somebody unless you know what they stand for. Otherwise, you...
I read Mr. Heise’s fascinating opinion piece “Warren County Republicans are looking for a few good people.” I’m all for a good debate with anyone wishing...
The Republican cult has shown its true colors, first by their support for Putin and other autocrats such as Orban in Hungary, and then by second-guessing...
In our classes on conflict resolution, we refer to the extremes of conflict. We call this “The Conflict Continuum.” We illustrate a linear continuum (on a...
Right and left, sometimes reality is too painful for our dearest friends and neighbors to face. From time to time, I have the same problem, going...
Probably most young people under the age of 35 may not know what a revival is, because all that is being melted out nowadays is a...
Thanks to your linking videos of government meetings to your stories, I watched the second attack by Matt Tederick on Walt Mabe, Darryl Merchant, and Royal...
As 2021 comes to a close, instead of looking backward at all that occurred in 12 months, let’s look forward to a hopeful and successful New...
When I was a teenager growing up in Front Royal, my father would tell me and my sister two things before we went out on the...
The morning after the election, I drove into town and a man (not a gentleman) in an SUV began tailgating me. As I sat at the...
As one who grew up in Front Royal, both John and Suzanne’s interviews brought back so many good memories to this old guy who’s turning 70...
