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Stop It: A Public Comment on Censorship and Accountability in Warren County
Criticized deleted comments on social media, emphasized the need for an official policy, and called for accountability among Warren County board of supervisors facing legal issues, concluding with a firm plea: “Stop it.” Read More
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A Common-Sense Fix for County Social Media
Royal Examiner: I urged Warren County to review county-affiliated social media accounts, restore improperly hidden comments, adopt a formal moderation policy, document deleted or restricted content, and train account managers on First Amendment and public-records responsibilities. Read More
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The “She” Reference, the Budget Clip, and the FOIA Confusion
A FOIA timeline note mentioning my name appears to have caused confusion about a “she” reference in Warren County’s budget discussion. The record shows it came from my website, not from an effort to identify a whistleblower. Read More
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Making FOIA More Public
At Front Royal’s June 22, 2026 meeting, I urged Council to make FOIA requests more public and searchable, helping residents find records already released while reducing duplicate requests and unnecessary staff work. Read More
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A Day In Civic Orbit
A connective day across Warren County: finance system discussions, FOIA timing adjustments, community visits, archival humor, fundraising updates, media corrections, and late-night video editing. Not a podium moment, but steady civic maintenance rooted in structure, relationships, and record-keeping. Read More
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Modern Systems, Real Transparency
During the February 17, 2026 public comment period, I expressed appreciation for Warren County’s modernization efforts, including digital agenda packets via CivicClerk and searchable FOIA requests through NextRequest—systems that strengthen transparency, reduce duplication, and improve public access to information. Read More
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FOIA and Structure
Ahead of the Finance/Audit Committee dissolution vote, I used the postponement window to compile targeted public records, agenda timelines, and financial signal reports—replacing speculation with documentation and showing what disciplined, modular FOIA work actually looks like in practice. Read More
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Deliberate Participation in a Small Town
Civic life in a small town isn’t just procedural — it’s relational. Navigating transparency, scrutiny, and reputation while carrying a history of enforced silence has shaped how I choose to engage. Participation isn’t automatic for me. It’s deliberate. Read More
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FOIA and Sanity
I document how filing FOIA requests became a systems exercise: organizing folders, negotiating costs, extracting data, tracking timelines, and respecting staff constraints. The goal isn’t scandal, but boring transparency that produces usable reports, preserves institutional memory, and improves oversight governance. Read More
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Beyond The AS/400: ERP
During the January 20, 2026 ERP modernization discussion, I supported replacing the AS400 financial system while urging finalized scope clarity — particularly regarding Treasurer inclusion, FOIA responsiveness as a defined use case, and oversight reporting tools before releasing the RFP. Read More