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Editorial: Fulfilling education theme will require new commitments from council

If the Salisbury City Council hopes to do more than provide lip service to focusing on public education over the next two years, it must ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, December 5, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: User’s guide to court-approved congressional map

Rowan County voters in 2016 went from three congressmen to two after a court ruling said North Carolina’s congressional map was racially gerrymandered. Now, they’ll ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, December 3, 2019 12:01 am

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Editorial: State’s system orders and sorts students by family income

Nearly three months ago, the state released school performance grades, and they showed much of the same for Rowan-Salisbury Schools. The scores were largely flat, ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Saturday, November 30, 2019 10:16 pm

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Editorial: 3 items deserve our gratitude

From a convenient location in the state to the diversity of the people and places within their boundaries, there’s much to be eternally grateful for ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Wednesday, November 27, 2019 11:31 pm

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Darts and Laurels: Kannapolis makes right call

Laurel to the Kannapolis City Council for voting Monday night to rezone a piece of property to allow for a 278-unit housing development and pave ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Wednesday, November 27, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: Investment, bond referendum needed for Rowan-Cabarrus

At Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, the ventilation system in one of the welding program’s rooms is so weak that classes sometimes need to take a break ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, November 24, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: Board cannot simply say ‘no’ to school closure

In late 2018, it was North Rowan. In the spring, it was Faith. Now, it’s Overton Elementary. The Rowan-Salisbury school board has proposed and backed ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, November 21, 2019 12:00 am

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Darts and Laurels: Company would bring good jobs to southern Rowan

Laurel to the news that a company is looking at a site in northern Kannapolis for a cannabidiol (CBD) processing facility. With an average salary ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Wednesday, November 20, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: New collaborative seeks to align educational goals

Local leaders are on the right track with the creation of a new initiative called the Rowan Educational Collaborative. The group, which meets biweekly, is ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, November 19, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: Help civic engagement, go nonpartisan

There’s seemingly no end to the number of times state legislators will be ordered to fix gerrymandered maps, and those trying to keep up with ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, November 17, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: Listen to students on whether technology works

Anthony Johnson said it perfectly. “It’s not about the technology. It’s about how we use the technology to transform lives,” said Johnson, who works at ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, November 14, 2019 12:00 am

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Laurels: Voters will have voice because of council action

Laurel to the Salisbury City Council for taking action toward creating a separate mayoral election in August. The council approved an ordinance and a resolution ... Read more

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

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Editorial: Small towns were bright spots for turnout in Tuesday’s election

Salisbury and Rowan County still have a long way to go before municipal voter turnouts can be considered “good,” but there were bright spots in ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, November 7, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: In Rowan, work toward positive politics

Politics tends to bring out the worst in people. And elections in some municipal races this year have turned toward divisiveness as Election Day, on ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, November 3, 2019 12:00 am

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Darts and Laurels: Does low turnout create representative government?

Dart to voter turnout so far in a municipal election year that features many exciting races. As reporter Liz Moomey wrote in today’s Post, early ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, October 31, 2019 12:02 am

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Editorial: Chances of school closure higher this time

Here we go again. The Rowan-Salisbury School Board has trained its sights on a plan to close a school in the district. This time, it’s ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: Issues will remain, solutions must be new for 2040

They sound like apt descriptions of present-day Salisbury: near total dependence on the automobile with few options for biking, walking or riding the bus; traffic ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, October 27, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: Post endorses separate mayoral race referendum

Readers will only find one endorsement in the Salisbury Post for the 2019 municipal election ballot. That endorsement is for a “yes” vote on a ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Wednesday, October 23, 2019 12:00 am

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Darts and laurels: Those with knowledge must speak up about about ‘cold cases’

Laurel to the Salisbury Police Department for setting up a new website with information about the city’s unsolved murders. Crischelle Patterson, who lost two brothers ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, October 22, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: City is prime candidate for ‘Small Business Revolution’ series

By many measures, Salisbury has a thriving downtown. Storefronts are more full than they’ve been in the recent past. Property owners are renovating buildings to ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, October 20, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: Rowan should aim higher for voter turnout in 2019

Across Rowan County in 2017, voter turnout was good by comparison. There were thousands of ballots cast and the turnout of 15.92% actually ranked high ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Wednesday, October 16, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: Divisive issues shouldn’t prevent bipartisan solutions

While it was important for Sen. Thom Tillis and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to visit Rowan County and talk with farmers in person last week, ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, October 15, 2019 12:00 am

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Editorial: Opportunity zones primarily help investors; community comes second

While Tuesday’s visit by a White House official brought much-needed attention to a tool for revitalization, it’s important to be clear about the exact purpose ... Read more

by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Friday, October 11, 2019 2:17 pm

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