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Columnists

Colin Campbell: ‘Special master’ is good news for Democrats

RALEIGH — A law professor out in California could end up having a big impact in North Carolina’s 2018 elections for the state legislature. Nathaniel ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Tuesday, November 7, 2017 12:35 am

Columnists

Elizabeth Cook: Signs of hope amid troubling crime

A 30-year-old man died Friday night after being shot in the parking lot of Taco Bell on East Innes Street. If it were  possible for ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, November 5, 2017 12:30 am

Business

Job fair Wednesday in Salisbury

By Elizabeth Cook elizabeth.cook@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — What a difference five years can make. Just ask Debbie Davis, leader of the local NCWorks Career Center. “The ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, November 5, 2017 12:00 am

Opinion

Other Voices: Tax reform not just a matter of ‘cuts’

Congress adopted a budget last week, paving the way for the introduction of a tax bill, and the White House responded (as it is wont ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Monday, October 30, 2017 9:52 pm

Local

Salisbury couple see force of floodwaters almost too close

Dan and Jatana Patterson’s visit to the North Carolina mountains last weekend went from leisurely to scary after a torrential rain. The downpour caused a nearby creek ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Saturday, October 28, 2017 12:05 am

Letters

Letter: Dogs in the aisles

As I was heading up the grocery aisle, three young females were heading down the aisle with a puppy on a long leash. The pup ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, October 22, 2017 12:45 am

Columnists

Elizabeth Cook: City Council election has a wild card

The Salisbury City Council race looks unpredictable this year. After years of re-electing the same people over and over — mostly — Salisbury voters are ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, October 22, 2017 12:33 am

Local

Descendants of lynching victim: Don’t assign blame without proof

SALISBURY — Descendants of a man suspected in the 1906 Lyerly family murders in Rowan County — who was subsequently lynched along with two other men — say they ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Tuesday, October 17, 2017 12:05 am

Crime

The Man from the Train: New book says serial ax murderer killed Lyerly family

A new book tying the 1906 murder of a white Rowan County family to a serial ax murderer offers new evidence that the three black sharecroppers accused at ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, October 15, 2017 12:05 am

Business

Dealerships’ car giveaway program helps United Way

SALISBURY — For 12 years, auto dealerships in Salisbury have stepped forward in a big way to help the Rowan County United Way’s annual fall ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, October 15, 2017 12:00 am

Columnists

Elizabeth Cook: How will we explain VCRs?

“There’s a baby in my house.” My family laughed when I blurted that out Friday night. Our  4-month-old grandson, Jack, had come to visit for ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Saturday, October 14, 2017 10:45 pm

Farm & Garden

Rowan Grown: Farm tour includes craft beer and cheeses

This year’s farm tour highlights local beer and cheese production in Rowan County. Also included is a tour of the 1,000-acre N.C. Department of ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Friday, October 13, 2017 12:12 am

Columnists

Larry Efird: Figuring out figures of speech

As an English teacher, teaching literary devices and figures of speech is a never-ending job. There are hundreds of them out there (no hyperbole intended), ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Saturday, October 7, 2017 10:36 am

Columnists

Tom Campbell: Lawmakers, reform thyselves

If there were one theme that defined North Carolina’s legislature this decade it would be that they are a body of reformers. Lawmakers have reformed ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Friday, October 6, 2017 12:00 am

Business

Charlotte family buys Power Curbers

SALISBURY — Power Curbers President Dyke Messinger announced Monday that the company and its subsidiaries have  been sold to a Charlotte family, Steve and Lee ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Tuesday, October 3, 2017 12:00 am

Columnists

Elizabeth Cook: ‘Fame’ reaches another impasse

Salisbury’s Confederate monument means different things to different people, and talking people out of those perceptions is as likely as convincing the Yadkin River to ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, October 1, 2017 6:18 am

Letters

Letter: Will alcohol help county?

Regarding “Earlier Sunday alcohol sales face another vote by Rowan County commissioners” (Sept. 19): There is little doubt that Rowan commissioners will eventually approve earlier ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Wednesday, September 27, 2017 11:27 pm

Columnists

Elizabeth Cook: Suppose you were a school critic

Public schools are like politicians when it comes to public opinion. As a whole, they can be the object of broad, negative generalizations. But if ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, September 24, 2017 12:00 am

Columnists

“Love is …” still going strong

SALISBURY — Thelma Leviner brought two old scrapbooks to the Post newsroom recently. Stuck away for decades, the scrapbooks contain hundreds of little “Love is …” cartoons. ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Thursday, September 21, 2017 12:05 am

Columnists

Tom Campbell: Our civic ignorance

From a column by Tom Campbell, host of “NC Spin.” Can you name the three branches of government? What are the three rights guaranteed by ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Wednesday, September 20, 2017 9:31 pm

Opinion

Do we the people know about the Constitution?

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Wednesday, September 20, 2017 9:22 pm

Education

Governor Cooper to speak at Livingstone College

SALISBURY - Gov. Roy Cooper will travel to town next week to be the keynote speaker at Livingstone College's fall convocation. Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Friday, September 15, 2017 7:19 pm

Guest columns

Scott Allmon’s United Way support was reciprocated

By Wilson Cherry Special to the Salisbury Post When Scott Allmon finished high school and enlisted in the Marines, he felt invincible. After marrying his ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Thursday, September 14, 2017 6:59 pm

Local

Salisbury native Phil Kirk reaching out to Triangle residents with Rowan connections

Know anyone with Rowan-Salisbury connections who is now living in the Triangle — Raleigh, Durham or Chapel Hill? If so, Salisbury native Phil Kirk would like to ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Thursday, September 14, 2017 12:26 am

Columnists

Elizabeth Cook: In case of emergency, bring M&Ms

What would you need to survive for 14 days? We were putting together an emergency plan for the news staff last week when the subject ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Saturday, September 9, 2017 10:07 pm

Columnists

John Hood: Rules limp off into sunset

RALEIGH — North Carolina is a national leader in conservative reform of state governance — a fact that pleases conservatives and horrifies progressives. Most of ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Tuesday, September 5, 2017 4:09 pm

Columnists

Elizabeth Cook: Slow down, tanker drivers

People who live along Bringle Ferry Road are not the only ones concerned about the dangers of heavy tanker truck traffic. Denton residents and the Davidson ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Sunday, September 3, 2017 12:00 am

Columnists

A grateful son says parents have the best neighbors

SALISBURY — Tony Albright has lived in Maiden for about 20 years, but the East Rowan graduate’s heart is still in Rowan County in at ... Read more

by Elizabeth Cook, Thursday, August 31, 2017 12:43 am

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