Guest columns

Leonard Pitts: Right-wing radicals have stated their aims

By Leonard Pitts It’s been five years since I first speculated in this space about the end of ...

News

David Freeze: Heading into Florida after getting on road with Ida behind

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

Columnists

Sharon Randall: Will memories of summer make you smile?

By Sharon Randall Years from now, when you look back on this summer, what will you remember best? ...

Columnists

Ray Nothstine: Biden, Walter Jones offer striking contrast on Afghanistan

By Ray Nothstine The late U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, a N.C. Republican, ended his speeches on the House floor ...

Columnists

Ada Fisher: US leaves Afghanistan without dignity

By Ada Fisher The seemingly hurried August withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan leaves many bewildered, but all ...

Guest columns

John Hood: Americans increasingly swinging suburban

RALEIGH — It’s my go-to slide. I’ve shown it to all the classes I teach at Duke University. ...

Guest columns

Mike Walden: Is round two of the COVID recession on the way?

By Mike Walden Just when we thought things were getting better, could they go the other way and ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: FDR vs. JFK vs. JRB

By Cal Thomas In his address to Congress on Dec. 8, 1941, following the Japanese attack on Pearl ...

Columnists

My Turn, Dari Caldwell: Fight the coronavirus, not each other

By Dari Caldwell My name is Dari Caldwell, chairperson for the Rowan County Board of Health, nurse, Rowan ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Two members of Rowan County’s Greatest Generation lost

One was in a tank battalion known as “Patton’s Spearheaders.” The other worked on a destroyer as a ...

News

David Freeze: It’s not always about the miles when bike trouble, hurricane surface

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

Columnists

Gemale Black: Salisbury-Rowan NAACP encourages RSS to extend mandatory mask requirement

By Gemale Black The Salisbury-Rowan NAACP is urging the board members for the Rowan-Salisbury School System to take ...

Letters

Clergy in Salisbury, Rowan County ask RSS to extend mask requirement to keep kids in school

Editor’s note: The following is a letter from a diverse group of local clergy, including from different denominations, ...

News

David Freeze: Smooth sailing and then a rough ending

Day 30: Some days are just crammed full, and this was one of them. My room at the ...

Guest columns

Guest columnist: Too much value placed in four-year degrees

By Steve Jarvis If you have children, you’ve probably played the board game “Life.” Players reach a key ...

Columnists

John Hood: Biden’s tumble unnerves Democrats

By John Hood RALEIGH — In a nationwide Reuters/Ipsos poll taken on Aug. 11 and 12, approximately 51% ...

Columnists

Sharon Randall: What makes you feel most alive?

By Sharon Randall You might think a garage is only meant to hold a car. But a garage ...

News

David Freeze: Another good day on the bike while leaving the Texas hills behind

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

Columnists

My Turn, Sharon Grant: Options for COVID-19 treatment could be liberating

By Sharon Grant Is it time for local health departments to consider alternative health care treatment options for ...

Lifestyle

Gotta Run: Police Chief Jerry Stokes

It’s always good to see Chief Stokes at a race and he does lots of them. Here is ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: Biden’s surrender in Afghanistan

By Cal Thomas After searing criticism from Democrats and Republicans about how he has mishandled the withdrawal of ...

Guest columns

Leonard Pitts: Will we remember names of ‘the dots’?

By Leonard Pitts Last week, at least two men fell from a U.S. military plane as it climbed ...

Columnists

My Turn, Marjorie Ritchie: Are dark days ahead for Gold Hill?

By Marjorie Ritchie Bluegrass music is alive and well on most Friday evenings at the E.H. Montgomery Store ...

News

David Freeze: A milkshake, tune-up and good conversation

Day 23:  Leaving Kerrville, Texas, my only thought was to be in Fredericksburg by 10 a.m. when Hill ...

Columnists

My Turn, Angelo Franceschina: New challenge rises for R.A. Clement School

 By Angelo Franceschina  In 1876 Rufus and Emma Clement, freed slaves, moved to Rowan County. The Clements wanted ...

Columnists

Ray Nothstine: Court decisions should prompt General Assembly on Second Amendment

By Ray Nothstine Despite corporate media and many politicians clamoring for more gun control measures, an inherent right ...

Columnists

John Hood: Everyone favors limits on democracy

By John Hood RALEIGH — Why won’t North Carolina Democrats accept the results of an election? Don’t they ...

News

David Freeze: Ride stays hot, hilly as trek continues along Texas border

Editor’s note: David Freeze, who lives in Rowan County, is biking from the West Coast to the East ...

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