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Gene Nichol: The Fallen North Carolina Supreme Court

By Gene Nichol The dictionary describes “fallen” as “having dropped or come down from a higher place, from ...

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Tom Campbell: Why stop at 60,000?

By Tom Campbell Jefferson Griffin’s inability to accept the outcome of the Supreme Court election knows no limits. ...

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Joshua Peters: To honor his conservative judicial philosophy, Griffin should concede

By Joshua Peters I voted for Judge Jefferson Griffin, but Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs won, and now ...

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Jon Guze: What really divides us as Americans?

By Jon Guze I’ve been trying for some time to explain what appears to be a paradox. On ...

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Elisabeth Strillacci: Put that phone down, for God’s sake

Though this holiday season was not as spirited, at least for me, as in year’s past, it still ...

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the editor: How did she do it?

Mayor Alexander was an amazing lady. I don’t know how she did it all. The things that stand ...

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Sailor Jones: Opposition to Griffin’s “meritless” election lawsuit is growing. Is the NC Supreme Court listening?

By Sailor Jones If you’ve traveled through North Carolina lately, you may have spotted billboards from the capital ...

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Celia Rivenbark: Welcome to the Gulf of America

By Celia Rivenbark President-elect Donald Jermaine Trump today announced plans to change the name of the Gulf of ...

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Letter: Questions for the Trump Administration

As Donald J. Trump prepares to take office, many Americans are eager to see how his administration will ...

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: On Salisbury icons

I ran into David Whisenant bringing some more of his books, “Chasing the Story” to South Main Book ...

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Renee Scheidt: Unanswered questions

By Renee Scheidt The recent terrorist attack in New Orleans was of special interest to me since that ...

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Your Neighbor: Pam Bloom: Our right to differ

By Pam Bloom Dear Neighbor, Elections do have consequences. Pleased or not with the results, you might agree ...

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Pardon my sigh of relief

By Kent Bernhardt I love the holiday season, but I have to confess I’m always a little relieved ...

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the editor — Wake up NC

Now that the NCSC has stayed the certification of Justice Rigg’s re-election, I have just one question for ...

My Turn

My Turn: RIP to the rule of law

By Alan Menius Today, Jan. 6, 2025, I am sitting down at the keyboard with a heavy heart ...

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Tom Campbell: What’s good for the goose is good for the gander

By Tom Campbell As Christmas approached, the never-ending 2024 “short session” of our General Assembly passed a resolution ...

Letters

A deeply ironic tragedy

Donald Trump’s inauguration, arriving on the heels of Jimmy Carter’s death, is a deeply ironic tragedy. Carter embodied ...

Letters

Letter to the editor: A great public servant

Salisbury and North Carolina lost a great public servant in the passing of Mayor Karen Alexander. She loved ...

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All eyes on NC’s 2026 US Senate race

By David Larson The vast majority of Americans were very happy for election season to be over, putting ...

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New Year, New Pet: The joys and challenges of puppy ownership

By Texas A&M Pet Talk Over the holidays, many people may have chosen to welcome a new puppy ...

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Elisabeth Strillacci: A tip of the hat to an amazing woman

I know there are tributes far more personal coming, or that have come, and from those that knew ...

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Jane Shaw Stroup: NC birthed American forestry. But was the Biltmore model flawed from the start?

By Jane Shaw Stroup Did you know that the “cradle of American forestry” is in North Carolina? The ...

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Letter to the Editor — Jan. 2

Mayor Karen Alexander was always concerned Sometimes when we discuss our elected officials, it is usually not in ...

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A mayoral mentor

By Sada Stewart Troutman Processing the loss of a leader and mentor like Mayor Karen Alexander will be ...

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Tom Campbell: Goodbye to an intensive, divisive and devastating year

By Tom Campbell There are some years when we are almost wistful seeing the calendar year flip, but ...

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Kevin Campbell: Can churches help solve the housing crisis? One Raleigh church thinks so

By Kevin Campbell Faith communities have long driven meaningful change, from advancing civil rights to uplifting entire neighborhoods. ...

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Lib Campbell: Time for resolutions

By Lib Campbell 2025 is right around the corner. The changing of the year has always been bittersweet ...

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Dear Neighbor: Andria Shores Porter: Five minutes

By Andria Shores Porter Dear Neighbor, My daughter was diagnosed with autism at age five. When people see ...

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