A letter was written to the Royal Examiner recently recounting a tragic story and, in no uncertain terms laying at least part of the blame for...
The decision on what to make available in a public library at taxpayer expense sometimes raises profoundly moral questions. Should our community pay to provide free...
Let me say at the outset that just because many of us want to limit children’s exposure to inappropriate material at Samuels Public Library does not...
Thomas Hinnant’s “Keep Rockland Rural …” (Royal Examiner, 7/9/23) was a whistle calling a crowd to overwhelm another meeting, not unlike the library brouhaha, in my...
I have followed with great interest the debate over rezoning sections of the Shenandoah Valley Golf Club as a residential development. Although I now live in...
Considering all the emphasis on “the 53”, I finally wrote the Royal Examiner, identifying as one and summarizing the Library’s response to one of my Requests...
Supervisor Oates once said, “We need to hold government accountable!” So, who did she hire with $20,000 of Oates-for-Delegate campaign donations, no experience required? Thomas Hinnant....
From my perspective, Cleanup Samuels Library (CSL) came into existence as a response to a very specific matter: sexualized content in juvenile books that is, by...
Samuels Public Library has responded to my Request for Reconsideration of “Prince and Knight” by Daniel Haack, which is recommended by its publisher for ages 3...
The Board of Supervisors, as a body of elected officials, appears to be now coercing the library to ban books by using our tax money to...
Which do you prefer? Solutions to problems or rhetoric? I entered the Senate District 1 Republican primary race because other candidates were not addressing policy issues...
I’m thrilled to introduce you to my husband, Lance Allen, who is currently running for State Senate. We first met when Lance was serving at Joint...
Sigmund Freud, that master explorer of all things proctological, would have been utterly fascinated by Dale Carpenter’s obsessive use of the term “filth” in his recent...
Some people who are in politics are not supported by their spouses. They will vote for them however, they do not want to be involved. I...
Only one of the many aspirants to the Virginia Senate from our region emphasizes real issues, matters that affect citizens and their pocketbooks: Blaine Dunn. All...
This past Tuesday, June 6th, the Warren County Board of Supervisors met. Hundreds of Warren County citizens turned out, the vast majority concerned about the...
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...