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Editorials

Editorial: Change ahead for the ‘Bury

An editorial cartoon by Jerry Holbert shows a man and a woman gazing at the night sky. “They say there are billions,” the man says. ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Tuesday, July 14, 2015 12:06 am

Editorials

Editorial: I-77 tolls set precedent

The contracts are signed. The plans are drawn. Transportation officials say it’s too late to change the state’s plan to allow toll lanes to be ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, July 5, 2015 12:05 am

Columnists

Elizabeth Cook: Open a wall, open a discussion

The Oak Grove Freedman’s Cemetery is a grassy knoll at the corner of Liberty and Church streets, encircled by a granite wall. The wall has ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, July 5, 2015 12:00 am

Local

Tainted wells fuel questions, frustrations

By Elizabeth Cook elizabeth.cook@salisburypost.com “No, you don’t.” That was the crowd’s grumbling response Tuesday night each time a Duke Energy representative said she empathized with ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Saturday, July 4, 2015 12:10 am

Editorials

Editorial: Alert — sales tax may be expanded

Keep your eye on the N.C. General Assembly. Members are monkeying with taxes again, and you could soon face new sales tax charges where they ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Wednesday, July 1, 2015 1:29 pm

Letters

Letters to the editor – Tuesday (6-30-15)

We who are privileged must consider others ​We should all support the freedom to speak about their heritage. I am a white Southerner, born and ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Tuesday, June 30, 2015 12:00 am

Editorials

Editorial: On edge after Charleston

Sunday’s demonstration over the Confederate flag and the counter-demonstrations that followed show how on-edge people are in the wake of the Charleston church massacre. If ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Tuesday, June 30, 2015 12:00 am

Columnists

Elizabeth Cook: Mother Emanuel’s lasting impact

Sanctuary. Refuge. Home. People use warm words when they talk about their churches. Terror. Massacre. Bloodshed. We don’t associate these words with church — or ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, June 28, 2015 12:00 am

Editorials

Editorial: Food Lion’s new chapter

The merger of two European supermarket companies is reverberating along the East Coast and Europe — especially in Salisbury, birthplace of Food Lion and home ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Wednesday, June 24, 2015 10:33 pm

Editorials

Elect mayor separately

When filing for municipal offices begins July 6, the town of Granite Quarry will take a giant step forward. Candidates who aspire to serve as ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Wednesday, June 24, 2015 12:10 am

Editorials

Editorial: Only the beginning

When the Republican governor of South Carolina calls for removing the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds, the world should know that last week’s racist ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Tuesday, June 23, 2015 12:00 am

Business

Chris Chung: NC strong in economic development, but could be stronger

By Elizabeth Cook elizabeth.cook@salisburypost.com Remember Hungry Hungry Hippos? Chris Chung, the state’s top economic developer, uses the children’s game as a metaphor for landing new business ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, June 21, 2015 12:05 am

News

Salisbury pastors, NAACP president call for prayers, dialog

By Elizabeth Cook elizabeth.cook@salisburypost.com The Rev. Anthony Smith said Thursday he felt shock, hurt, pain and a sense of history when he heard a white ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Friday, June 19, 2015 12:20 am

Editorials

Editorial: Horror in Charleston

Crowds sang “Amazing Grace” outside Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston Thursday, still stunned by the unthinkable — the slaying Wednesday night of nine people gathered ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Thursday, June 18, 2015 1:49 pm

Editorials

Editorial: Darts and laurels

Laurels to Food Lion for its Food Lion Feeds program, which just celebrated its first anniversary. So far the program has donated more than 62 ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 7:03 pm

Editorials

Editorial: Stay ‘beach oriented’

Shark attacks have hit the North Carolina coast with savage force. Two teens each lost an arm Sunday in separate attacks off Oak Island. Last ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Tuesday, June 16, 2015 12:00 am

Editorials

Editorial: Thank you for helping Impact Summer Reading

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who contributed to the Impact Summer Reading Fund this spring. You helped put books in students’ hands ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Monday, June 15, 2015 12:15 am

News

‘Trouble with Christians’ struck a nerve

Question 1: Should a newspaper tell its readers only what they want to hear? Answer: That’s an easy one. The answer is no. To fulfill ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, June 14, 2015 12:15 am

Education

Impact Summer Reading: Story has a happy ending

The Impact Summer Reading Fund had a goal of $76,000. That’s the cost for allowing every rising sixth- through 12th grader in the Rowan Salisbury ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, June 14, 2015 12:00 am

Columnists

Elizabeth Cook: ‘Trouble with Christians’ struck nerve

Question 1: Should a newspaper tell its readers only what they want to hear? Answer: That’s an easy one. The answer is no. To fulfill ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Saturday, June 13, 2015 11:59 pm

Education

Impact Summer Reading: In memory of Nick, who loved to read

Nicholas Harper was a well-rounded 13-year-old. Played football. Made good grades. Went to church. Read his “Harry Potter” book whenever he could, even in social studies ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Wednesday, June 10, 2015 12:00 am

Editorials

Editorial: Congratulations, Class of 2015 parents

Y ou’ve heard the speeches many times. The high school years end and another chapter of life begins. That’s why they call it commencement. Congratulations ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, June 7, 2015 12:11 am

Opinion

John Hood: Up against the wall in 2016 elections

RALEIGH — Roughly 12 months from now, we’re highly likely to know the major-party nominees for president and most other elective offices, including North Carolina’s ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, June 7, 2015 12:00 am

Books

‘The Girl on the Train’ is a runaway ride

“The Girl on the Train,” by Paula Hawkins, Riverhead Books. 323 pages. $26.95 An alcoholic passes a familiar house on her daily commute to London ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, June 7, 2015 12:00 am

Education

Impact Summer Reading: ‘I had a mother who read to me’

Contributors to the Impact Summer Reading Fund mention memories of sharing books with special people. Freelance writer Susan Shinn put it well when she made ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, June 7, 2015 12:00 am

Education

Impact Summer Reading: ‘This looks like a good mission’

A mission, a calling, a family tradition. Encouraging children to read is all of that and more to people who have been contributing to the ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Thursday, June 4, 2015 12:00 am

Editorials

Editorial: Defining moments

Rowan County has had a soul-searching week. County commissioners voted unanimously Monday to appeal a federal court decision regarding government meeting prayers. And Salisbury Mayor ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Wednesday, June 3, 2015 11:45 pm

Columnists

Elizabeth Cook: If Treasury ‘enforcers’ call, hang up

It was only a matter of time. Finally, the call came Wednesday morning. The man on the line said he was calling about an “enforcement action” on ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, May 31, 2015 12:00 am

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