Children are our primary concern when roads become dangerous — ah, teachers, not so much.
The district closes school for students, but teachers must report at their appointed time or forfeit a day’s pay from their already dismal salary (47th in the nation regarding teacher pay!). Should we not care about teachers’ safety and well-being as much as the students?
Let’s get our priorities straight, people! Oh, well, teachers are cheaper by the dozen unless they choose to teach out of state!
— Suzanne Oliver
Salisbury (a teacher for 42 years)

Our daughter who lives in Asheboro just had her propane tank filled at $2.79 per gallon. We just had ours filled in Salisbury at more than $5 per gallon. What a difference 45 miles makes!
— Connie Shideler
Salisbury