Columnists

Rose Post: Teach him, but gently if you can

Editor’s note: If you put a kindergartner on the school bus for the first time last week or dropped ...

Opinion

Kenneth L. Hardin: Black on Black crime is a farcical scare tactic

By Kenneth L. Hardin Although I’m hair follicle challenged, I like visiting the barbershop. Mine is nestled in ...

News

Freeze: Why biking adventures are so much fun

Day 15 When I chose the Southern Tier trip, I saw some of the challenges and thought that ...

Opinion

Gary Pearce: Will McCrory pop Trump’s bubble?

By Gary Pearce Former Gov. Pat McCrory is something of a political punching bag in North Carolina. But ...

Columnists

DG Martin: How might Trump endorsement play out in Senate race?

By D.G. Martin It is easy to second guess somebody else’s political decisions. Especially if you are not ...

Columnists

Ada Fisher: Wrong understanding among those in ‘no vaccination’ crowd

By Ada Fisher The ignorance being bantered in the “no vaccination” discussions is at times appalling. Inherent in ...

News

David Freeze: Crossing America, one convenience store at a time

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

Columnists

John Hood: Lay welcome mat for new houses

By John Hood RALEIGH — When demand exceeds supply, prices rise. While the problem of housing affordability has ...

Guest columns

Sharon Randall: Just doing the best we can

By Sharon Randall It was a mistake. Not my first. Or my last. I knew I’d regret it, ...

Guest columns

Leonard Pitts: Is human compassion so hard for them?

By Leonard Pitts Gunther Hashida killed himself last week. We don’t know why. At this writing, we don’t ...

News

Further into New Mexico, Freeze climbs to highest point in the ride

Day 11 — My precious time I’ve been doing some version of these bike adventures for 10 years ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: Invasion by any other name

By Cal Thomas Semantics are important for how we communicate and define issues. One who controls words controls ...

Columnists

My Turn, Nina Dix: Nancy Stanback generous with time, donations to help animals

By Nina Dix On July 29, Salisbury and the surrounding community lost a very well-known philanthropist, Nancy Stanback. ...

Columnists

Sharon Randall: People leave, love remains

By Sharon Randall Five years ago, my younger brother left this world for the next. I will never ...

Opinion

Ada Fisher: Run Republicans with the best shot

By Ada Fisher Donald Trump at one time offered the nation the hope that the swamp would be ...

Guest columns

DG Martin: Revenge can be ugliest or sweetest word

By D.G. Martin Revenge. It may be the ugliest word in the English language. Or the sweetest when ...

News

Day 8 for Freeze brings trooper, tunnel and more climbing

Day 8 Beat the day before! That is one of my personal goals and I also use it ...

My Turn

My Turn, Cyndie Mynatt: RCCC provides chance to change life through new career

By Cyndie Mynatt As we all struggle to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people ...

Columnists

John Hood: Merit pay boosts student success

By John Hood RALEIGH — How much say should the public have about public education? Parental revolts against ...

Opinion

Kenneth L. Hardin: Mental health isn’t a game

By Kenneth L. Hardin I learned to swim back in middle school and have been very cautious around ...

My Turn

My Turn, Robert Black: Striving for beloved truth

By Rev. Robert Black “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth ...

News

David Freeze: Biggest adventure day coming next

I have decided that California isn’t my favorite state, not even close. I started out from Pine Valley ...

Columnists

My Turn, Rev. Olen Bruner: Citizens join together to acknowledge racial history

By Olen Bruner Once again, on Aug. 6, citizens of Salisbury are calling each other forward to uphold ...

Columnists

Kenneth L. Hardin: Hair shouldn’t define Black women

By Kenneth L. Hardin “Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person? Does the ...

Columnists

John Hood: Fewer students major in humanities

By John Hood RALEIGH — Most students attend colleges or universities primarily to acquire the knowledge, skills and ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Salisbury receives prescription for more communication

From a Salisbury- or Rowan County-centric position, it might seem that the community is unique facing tough, divisive ...

Guest columns

Cal Thomas: Cuba Libre! and the left

By Cal Thomas People on the far left have become so predictable that their statements are no longer ...

Guest columns

Ray Nothstine: Robinson right to focus on dignity of work

By Ray Nothstine Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson certainly grabs plenty of headlines and attention these days. Most conservatives ...

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