Columnists

My Turn, Laurie Ward: Rowan-Cabarrus YMCA helped students with pandemic learning

By Laurie Ward Rowan County United Way’s mission is to create lasting, positive change in the community.  Our ...

Opinion

My Turn, Renee C. Scheidt: Voter ID laws make sense

By Renee C. Scheidt The official verdict is in. The great state of North Carolina has decided asking ...

Columnists

Guest columnists: Now is time to explore ‘new possible’ in education

By Ben Coulter and Mark David Milliron As we look back on the last year and a half ...

Columnists

Guest columnists: History-making access to state, local government records within reach

By Sandy Hurley and Bill Moss  When the 2021 session of the N.C. General Assembly began, passage of ...

Columnists

Sharon Randall: Magic words for nana

By Sharon Randall A few days ago, I packed a month’s worth of stuff and drove five hours ...

Columnists

John Hood: Mayberry fans seek solid ground

By John Hood MOUNT AIRY — Before “The Andy Griffith Show,” before nearby Pilot Mountain became the nucleus ...

Opinion

Josh Bergeron: Don’t forget about renters in economic development talk

Affordable housing units aren’t usually at the top of economic development conversations, but they should be if 1,000 ...

Lifestyle

Gotta Run: Everyone can do pushups

I am a pushup nut. I love doing them, and normally will challenge myself each morning, right after ...

Opinion

Ada Fisher: Treat immigrants from all countries equally

By Ada Fisher Many are complaining about the continuous flood of immigrants from Mexico and other Latin and ...

Opinion

Ray Nothstine: Cooper’s all in on critical race theory

By Ray Nothstine Even in North Carolina, the rejection of fundamental American principles thunders ahead. The proof? Gov. ...

Guest columns

My Turn, Scott Maddox: Salisbury has to get out of easy chair to address problems

By Scott Maddox At least once a day as I travel around Salisbury, I see a “Cease Fire ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: For sick sister, gift aims to remind of good times

By Sharon Randall My sister will celebrate her birthday this week, but it won’t be much of a ...

Guest columns

John Hood: Income and poverty facts matter

By John Hood The income of the median American household fell by nearly 3% last year as the ...

Opinion

Francis Koster: We’re at war with COVID, but ‘patriots’ won’t wear masks, get vaccinated

By Francis Koster Sometimes I will be in a large gathering of thousands of people, and the speaker ...

Guest columns

My Turn, Vernon Walters: Family First Prevention Act will bring changes to child welfare system

By Vernon Walters Most often change is a good thing. That’s certainly the case with the Family First ...

Clyde

Clyde: Fine ways to feast on figs

Oh, the lowly fig, scorned by many, unloved by children, packed by the grackle, cultivated by few, passed ...

Opinion

Natalie Anderson: Trip to help after Hurricane Ida reminds of state’s resiliency

Folks from the South know all about our customary hospitality. But in a part of the country all-too-familiar ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: What stories will they tell about you?

By Sharon Randall How well do you know the people you love? What stories do you tell about ...

Opinion

John Hood: What’s more democratic than an election?

By John Hood Do the ends justify the means? This familiar question produces strong feelings precisely because its ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Short-term solution coming for Salisbury firefighter pay issues

Whether pay raises happen for firefighters “isn’t a question about if,” says Fire Chief Bob Parnell. “This one ...

Opinion

Paris Goodnight: Don’t put off that trip to the doctor just because you can take the pain

Don’t wait if you’ve got something telling you to get help. That would be my advice if you’re ...

Guest columns

Ray Nothstine: Cajun Navy reflects the best of civil society

By Ray Nothstine If you’ve ever seen an armada of small boats and pickups barreling down highways 90 ...

Opinion

Guest columnists: North Carolina faces critical teacher shortage

By Diane Mitchell and Dee Grissett If you sat down in the dentist chair, you would think it ...

Columnists

John Hood: NC lawmakers should make licensure reform higher priority

By John Hood According to the most-recent ranking I can find, North Carolina requires state-approved licenses in more ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: After traffic stop, Matangira hopes to present highway patrolman with plaque

Update: Following publication of this article, Matangira was able to schedule a plaque presentation with Trooper C.T. Walker ...

Opinion

John Carr: Pops section is example of what Salisbury was close to having

By John Carr On Wednesday afternoon, the decision was made to cancel Pops at the Post. In today’s ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: Deep in the heart of Texas babies

By Cal Thomas In the matter of a new Texas law banning abortions six weeks after gestation, when ...

News

David Freeze: Productive pedaling as trip winds down

Editor’s note: David Freeze is riding from the West Coast to the East Coast along the southern border. ...

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