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Seeing Front Royal Through Dad’s Eyes
My father spent a day exploring Front Royal with me following the loss of his wife. Together, we visited community landmarks, met remarkable people, and discovered that the town’s greatest strength isn’t its places, but the relationships that connect them. Read More
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Outdated Senior Tax Relief
After volunteering at the senior center, conversations about property taxes led me to publicly address Warren County’s outdated senior tax relief policies, share recommendations with supervisors, and reflect on how local issues become personal when sitting with those affected. Read More
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Between Meals and Memories
At the senior center, conversations over lunch shifted from laughter and memories to rising costs, fixed incomes, and empty chairs. Sometimes local issues stop feeling abstract when you are sitting across the table from the people living through them. Read More
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Steps Toward Transparency
At the Nov. 11 BOS meeting, I thanked the board for addressing senior center issues and raised concerns about scanned cash, unreadable financial reports, and limited delinquent tax data. Supervisors later acknowledged the problems and agreed to review reporting formats at the December Finance/Audit Committee meeting. Read More
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Puzzles and Photocopies: Challenging “Unreadable” Financial Reports
While I thanked the Board for finally addressing Senior Center flooring, I raised alarms over “unreadable” financial reports featuring scanned physical cash and fragmented tables. The Board agreed the format was a “puzzle” and committed to reform at the December Finance meeting. Read More
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From Falls to Fixes: Why I Insisted on Immediate Repair of the Senior Center Floor
WE DID IT! The Senior Center floor is fixed! But this was a fight for safety. After two seniors fell and the floor continued to worsen, I fought to address this issue sooner. See the video and read why this community win matters so much to me. Read More
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Fuel Reports and Falling Floors: Holding the County to Account
I challenged inaccurate meeting minutes regarding the worsening Senior Center floor and presented a detailed analysis of county fuel reports. My findings sparked a Board-level discussion on improving financial oversight and developing a more robust fuel usage policy. Read More
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Repealing the Code? Challenging the County Library Board’s Legal Pivot
I exposed a significant omission in the Warren County Library Board’s official minutes: a missing motion to bypass County Code 39 in favor of state PPEA laws—a move that fundamentally changes how public bids are shielded from FOIA requests. Read More
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Citizens Respond Aggressively to Supervisor Jamieson’s Latest Chapter of ‘I’m Right, You’re Wrong’ on Library Issues
Royal Examiner: In coverage of escalating library tensions, I was listed among citizens addressing the Supervisors. While the article emphasized conflict over defunding the Library, my remarks centered on transparency, missing minutes, public access, and accountability in county facilities. Read More
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Chasing Transparency: Missing Minutes and Failing Floors
I challenged the Board on the lack of Finance Committee transparency and physical neglect at the Senior Center. While Supervisor Cullers later reported progress on the flooring issues I highlighted, the digital record remains stalled, with minutes missing since April. Read More