Editorials
Editorial: Months into a pandemic without an end in sight
Plenty of people have made up their minds on the effectiveness of North Carolina’s COVID-19-focused restrictions. It’s important to recognize, however, that there are no ...
Plenty of people have made up their minds on the effectiveness of North Carolina’s COVID-19-focused restrictions. It’s important to recognize, however, that there are no ...
If you’re having trouble keeping up with 2020, you’re not the only one. With roughly five months left, it’s safe to say this will be ...
The country has been growing more divided politically for years, and the health crisis has made the divisions even more pronounced. A study conducted in ...
Laurel to the Rowan-Salisbury School Board for waving technology fees for students this year. Particularly during a changed class schedule because of the continuing COVID-19 ...
Midterm elections traditionally bring a larger number of local races worth watching. With the Rowan County Board of Elections considering an early voting plan today, ...
Predictions about record mail-in voting numbers appear to be well on their way to coming true this year. With roughly three months until Election Day, ...
The city of Salisbury is right to seek ways to help with utility bills, but it must also ensure future plans include the reality that ...
Murals that aim to promote a city’s diversity do not tend to stoke fierce opposition, but that’s exactly what’s happening as Mayor Pro Tem Al ...
Dart to large, indoors, maskless political events while COVID-19 remains a concern. In a time when routine community events and informal gatherings aren’t happening to ...
Call it the COVID-19 culture wars. Communities across America are mostly facing the same tough issues and decisions right now. And perhaps because COVID-19 has ...
The N.C. High School Athletic Association made the most responsible decision Wednesday when it announced that fall sports would be pushed back until at least ...
Gov. Roy Cooper’s announcement on Tuesday is one with local choice at the forefront. “Today, we announce that North Carolina schools will open for both ...
Laurel to census tract 518.02, in western Rowan County, for having a 2020 Census response rate well above state and local averages. The tract, starts ...
Americans are more divided than ever, with seemingly everything falling victim to a political divide. Consider this result from a June 16-22 Pew Research Center ...
The positive impact of the Paycheck Protection Program in the Rowan County area is undeniable, especially now that there are numbers available for individual loans. ...
There’s clear evidence that COVID-19 cases are growing at their fastest pace yet in Rowan County. That a key part of data is missing, though, ...
When Gov. Roy Cooper last week delayed a recommendation about resuming classes, he simultaneously put off a decision about a key component of high school ...
The Fourth of July is typically a time to enjoy the company of family and friends and maybe a freshly grilled meal in addition to ...
It’s somewhere between difficult and impossible to predict how COVID-19 might spread in the fall and winter, but Gov. Roy Cooper must offer some sort ...
Even as COVID-19 case totals continue to rise across North Carolina, one thing remains true about Rowan County: it’s the site of the state’s largest ...
It’s hard to argue against the notion that COVID-19 has impacted every sector of life. Even as society collectively tries to slow the spread, there ...
Wear a mask in public and do your part to limit the spread of COVID-19. It’s as simple as that. Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday ...
When information is just a Google search away, it might be surprising that some locals called police Monday to report their recycling bins had been ...
The city of Salisbury is not alone in its ongoing effort to remove Confederate monuments. Across the state and nation, monuments are coming down. In ...
In an age when information is just a Google search away, our collective memories have become shorter than ever. When it’s easy to look up ...
If you’ve received an absentee ballot request from the Center for Voter Information, you may want to check with the Rowan County Board of Elections ...
The case drew international attention. And why wouldn’t it? A former Salisbury police officer had been accused (and would later be convicted) of killing a ...
The start of the next school year is sooner than it might seem, and questions abound about how to safely return students to the hallways ...
Saturday’s AAC college basketball slate includes top teams in play. Among those contests is the Charlotte 49ers playing…
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