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Editorial: Healthy Rowan County requires community buy-in

Health is more than weight, says Alyssa Smith, whose job will be to rally community organizations around a series of new goals ranging from housing ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, February 16, 2020 12:00 am

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Editorial: Stop board from ‘crying wolf’ about closures

As children, many of us learned some version of Aesop’s fable about the boy who cried wolf. The story goes that a boy watching the ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, February 13, 2020 12:01 am

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Editorial: Next decade will be about coal ash action in Dukeville area

In Rowan County, most major concerns ended years ago about water contamination and  how Duke Energy would handle the tons of coal ash stored in ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:00 am

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Editorial: Capacity issue not only present in Rowan County jail

Some counties in North Carolina don’t have a jail, instead contracting with others for space. There’s a problem, however, when the number of inmates exceed ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, February 9, 2020 12:00 am

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Editorial: Focus on growth best after city manager’s warning

The Salisbury City Council would do well to heed warnings from City Manager Lane Bailey that he’s discouraged about the 2021 fiscal year’s budget. It’s ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, February 6, 2020 12:00 am

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Editorial: Which ballot is most intriguing for unaffiliated votes?

Thousands of voters on March 3 in Rowan County will face a choice: Republican or Democrat. While that choice involves which candidate is best suited ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, February 4, 2020 12:00 am

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Editorial: Honor officer, examine advance communication

The mass shooting at Thelma’s Down Home Cooking on Sunday, Jan 26 is a tragedy for any number of reasons. And while a number of ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, February 2, 2020 12:00 am

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Editorial: K-8 should only be start of tough votes

Laurel to the Rowan-Salisbury School Board for voting Monday night to negotiate a design contract for a K-8 school that combines Knox Middle and Overton ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Wednesday, January 29, 2020 12:00 am

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Editorial: Salisbury must break culture of silence

By any measure, this weekend’s shooting at Thelma’s Down Home Cooking is “sad all around,” as County Commissioners Chairman Greg Edds said. Thankfully, no one ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, January 28, 2020 12:00 am

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Editorial: Unlikely that impeachment votes affect 13 District election

In some congressional districts, impeachment votes may affect chances of a representative’s re-election in 2020, but we’re unlikely to see any significant shift in local ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, January 26, 2020 12:00 am

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Editorial: More notice needed about city’s $40 million bond

It’s good that Salisbury is spending $40 million to invest in water infrastructure, but a vote on Tuesday shows there’s work for city staff to ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, January 23, 2020 12:00 am

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Editorial: King’s message bears lessons for modern-day Salisbury, too

Both the tone and language of the question from a reporter and civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.’s response should be as illuminating now ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Monday, January 20, 2020 2:23 pm

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Editorial: Sheriff’s office right to take on tough fight

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is right to take aim at so-called “fish arcade” businesses. The Sheriff’s Office last week issued a letter to 22 ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, January 19, 2020 12:00 am

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Editorial: Cannon Ballers mascot name misses the mark

Kannapolis’ minor league baseball team completed its rebranding Wednesday when the team named its new mascot. In October, a team that had been the Phillies, ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, January 16, 2020 12:00 am

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Editorial: Find more ways to protect drinking water

Anyone with the belief that Republicans are dismissive of environmental concerns might find statements and legislation by Rep. Richard Hudson passed last week refreshing. Hudson, ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, January 14, 2020 12:01 am

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Editorial: County’s resolution only signals commission’s principles

Many people in Salisbury and Rowan had a similar reaction after commissioners made our county the latest in North Carolina to pass a resolution standing ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, January 12, 2020 12:00 am

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Darts and Laurels: RoCo Alerts much-needed in community

Laurel to the news that the city of Salisbury and Rowan County have created a mass alert system called RoCo Alerts. The system will notify ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, January 9, 2020 12:00 am

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Editorial: Landis dives further into controversy

The Landis Board of Aldermen, and more specifically its three newest members, made a decision Monday night that could prove to be costly. The board ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, January 7, 2020 5:03 pm

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Editorial: 2020 could be pivotal for community

This year could end up being a pivotal one for Salisbury and Rowan County, particularly for the economy and schools. Chewy.com’s massive fulfillment center will ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, January 2, 2020 12:00 am

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Editorial: Think more often about brownfield sites

When possible, sites like Kesler Mills should be among locations considered when recruiting new businesses. The site formerly was home to textile mills, but was ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, December 31, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: Yes, there is a parking problem in downtown

Regardless of whether it was right at the time, a critical point of a parking study presented to the Salisbury City Council now misses the ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, December 29, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: Data tell story of coming 76th District race

It’s election season again in Rowan County, and the most intriguing local race in 2020 will be on November’s general election ballot. That race — ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, December 22, 2019 12:01 am

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Editorial: Local elections could be without competition in 2020

The $45 million bond referendum for facilities at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College could end up being the most competitive and interesting local item on March’s ballot. ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Wednesday, December 18, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: Making wrong decision is ‘worst thing’ for schools

In one respect, School Board Chairman Kevin Jones is right: inaction cannot be an option in ongoing debates about the future of Knox Middle School ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, December 17, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: Christmas gifts they’re hoping for

With less than two weeks until Christmas, here are some things local people and institutions might hope to see under their Christmas trees: • Rowan-Cabarrus ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, December 15, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: Landis primed for turnaround in 2020

This year has been a tumultuous one by any measure for the town of Landis, but the south Rowan municipality appears to be on the ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, December 12, 2019 12:00 am

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Laurels: Some students will need East’s Virtual Academy

Laurel to the Rowan-Salisbury School Board and system staff for their roles in developing and approving the Virtual Academy at East Rowan High. If executed ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Wednesday, December 11, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: Salisbury on verge of closing out decade by repeating history

History has a way of repeating itself and, as the decade comes to a close, the Salisbury High Hornets are on the verge of making ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, December 8, 2019 2:23 am

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