Columnists

My turn, John Struzick: Rise up, support United Way

By John Struzick The time has come for us, the citizens of Rowan County, to rise to the ...

My Turn

My turn, Michael Stringer: Trump, Jackson adhere to same ideologies

By Michael Stringer Former FBI Director James Comey said, “Judge me by my enemies” when referring to President ...

Guest columns

Gary Pearce: Younger voters could reshape elections

By Gary Pearce A wave of new and young voters has come ashore in North Carolina – and ...

Columnists

Ada Fisher: Do we need to make 18 legal age of adulthood?

By Ada Fisher The present Millennial Generation is often touted as being lazy, dependent on their parents and ...

Columnists

John Hood: Name-calling won’t help Gov. Cooper

By John Hood RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper is a likeable and experienced politician. But he’s not made ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Two cases show how business recruitment has changed

For one, confirmation came in a Friday meeting at a Holiday Inn near the highway. For another, it ...

Lifestyle

David Freeze: Teri Keeps the wellness momentum through October

We are down to one. Philip Martin has officially withdrawn but Teri Shaw has the hammer down and ...

My Turn

My Turn, Elizabeth Trick: Solve Knox problems now with K-8 school

By Elizabeth Trick In September, the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education voted, 4-3, to approve a $26 million renovation ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: Impeachment inquiry boils down to trick or trick

By Cal Thomas In those monster movies so popular at Halloween, it usually takes a while for the ...

Opinion

Steven V. Roberts: Fighting missiles with muskets, Joe Biden’s coming up short

By Steven V. Roberts I was in the ballpark with three grandsons for Game 5 of the World ...

Columnists

John Hood: Output raises NC incomes

By John Hood RALEIGH — So far this decade, North Carolina’s economy — as measured by inflation-adjusted gross ...

My Turn

My turn, Mary Younts: Lawmakers must tackle billing the right way

By Mary Younts For most Americans, health problems are hard enough. Surgery, injuries and other medical emergencies already ...

Lifestyle

Kent Bernhardt: Once again, TV just can’t do church

….or “Bringing in the Heaves” I had such high hopes for a new NBC sitcom called “Perfect Harmony.” ...

Columnists

Steve Roberts: Generals, GOP breaking code of silence

By Steve Roberts Jim Mattis, retired Marine Corps general and former Defense Secretary, was sort of joking when ...

Columnists

Cal Thomas: Democrats’ wealth redistribution won’t save poor

By Cal Thomas He was the Bernie Sanders of his day. Charlie Chaplin, the iconic actor and at ...

Columnists

Kirk Kovach: NC’s Stein joins needed probe into Facebook

By Kirk Kovach It was announced this week that North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein will be part ...

Columnists

John Hood: Time to try new approach to government

By John Hood RALEIGH — America’s national government was meant to be small and tightly focused on matters ...

Opinion

Steve Roberts: Truth will always matter more in America

By Steve Roberts Shepard Smith worked for Fox News since its founding in 1996. When he announced on ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Keep spirit of cooperation strong

Anyone looking for the start of Rowan County’s current political climate might reasonably start with the election of ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: Trump is only helping Democrats’ impeachment

By Cal Thomas Depending on the polls you read and how you read them, nearly half of those ...

Opinion

Plans change for reasons out of our control

My grandmother used to say, “If you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans.” As a ...

Columnists

Leonard Pitts: Why do we often see what isn’t there?

By Leonard Pitts The beam from his flashlight reflects off the glass, so we can’t see what he ...

Opinion

Bill Graham: Sens. Tillis, Burr should back anti-obesity bill

As the incoming chairman of the Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Foundation, I am aware of the skyrocketing ...

Columnists

John Hood: Mass transit isn’t only solution to car commuting

By John Hood RALEIGH — In 2012, 92% of North Carolina workers commuted to their place of employment ...

Columnists

Kirk Kovach: NC’s 2020 vote will be tight and, potentially, decisive for country

By Kirk Kovach In what should come as a surprise to no one, North Carolina will once again ...

Health

David Freeze: Gotta Run

Etiquette for today’s runners I do nearly all my runs in the dark of very early morning. Between ...

Columnists

My Turn, Elizabeth Trick: RSS should reconsider Knox Middle plan

By Elizabeth Trick I read with great interest in the Salisbury Post on Sept. 9 (“Upgrades for Knox ...

Lifestyle

Kent Bernhardt: My new reality

  I’ve done what most American males do throughout the course of their lives, gained a couple of ...

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