Opinion

Kenneth L. Hardin: Will you find your gift, share it?

By Kenneth L. Hardin I honestly believe each one of us was born with a purpose or a ...

Opinion

Guest columnists: NC school funding increases do not tell whole story

By Walter Hart, Eric Houck and Jim Watson We recently read a My Turn column in the Post ...

My Turn

My Turn, Ronnie Smith: National cemetery vital for families in region

By Ronnie Smith As an Air Force and Vietnam veteran, a member of our local veterans’ organizations, including ...

My Turn

My Turn, Tony Jones: Get to know sheriff candidates

By Tony Jones I’m wondering why people are only talking about these candidates for Rowan County sheriff. There’s ...

Opinion

Ada Fisher: Voter rights are already guaranteed

By Ada Fisher One of North Carolina’s greatest U.S. senators was Democrat Samuel James Ervin, Jr., (1954-1974) a ...

Columnists

Alexander H. Jones: Democrats have hope in ‘countrypolitan’ areas

By Alexander H. Jones Recently, Duke University researchers Mac McCorkle and Rachel Salzberg published an insightful report on ...

Columnists

DG Martin: They just want your money

By D.G. Martin Have you heard from President Trump today? Or is your email box filled with messages ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: How to be somebody

By Sharon Randall Have you ever wanted to be somebody? I mean, other than the somebody that you ...

Columnists

John Hood: Political labels can be artificial

By John Hood RALEIGH — In this era of increasing partisan polarization, is the “middle” shrinking before our ...

My Turn

My Turn, Pam Everhardt Bloom: Let’s stop and think

By Pam Everhardt Bloom Recent news about what makes people “uncomfortable’’ and how they react leads me to ...

Guest columns

Kenneth L. Hardin: News brings back memories of unenviable task

By Kenneth L. Hardin In the more than two decades I worked in hospitals across this country, the ...

Guest columns

Leonard Pitts: Diversity requires intentionality

By Leonard Pitts We don’t even know the woman’s name yet. In fact, we don’t know much of ...

Guest columns

Cal Thomas: Widow’s eloquence after crime

By Cal Thomas Trust in government has been declining since the administration of President Lyndon Johnson. According to ...

Opinion

Bob Hall: Judging congressional, General Assembly districts fairly

By Bob Hall Please don’t be surprised in the coming weeks when the state Supreme Court votes to ...

My Turn

My Turn, Anne Palmer: Lessons for divided country found in America’s history

By Anne Palmer Several weeks ago, an opinion piece appeared in the Salisbury Post that seemed to equate ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Sheriff briefly considered earlier retirement

Kevin Auten briefly considered riding off into retirement before his term was up. Auten told the Salisbury Kiwanis ...

Columnists

DG Martin: Tom Clark — the man who made me famous (briefly)

By D.G. Martin The man who made me briefly famous died last week. Tom Clark was 93. Dr. ...

Columnists

Ada Fisher: Andre Talley — NC native was a fashion icon

By Ada Fisher Reader’s Digest used to have a consistent feature entitled my “Most Unforgettable Character,” which denoted ...

Columnists

John Hood: Should felons be able to vote?

By John Hood Do you think felons should lose their right to vote? If so, do you think ...

Columnists

Kenneth L. Hardin: No, don’t let it snow

By Kenneth L. Hardin I have a love-hate relationship with winter. If I had my choice, I would ...

Opinion

My Turn, Elaine Hewitt: Time to bust longtime election myth

By Elaine Hewitt One-stop and early voting does not increase voter turnout. It only changes which day people ...

My Turn

My Turn, Carrie Hendrix: Don’t pick a politician for sheriff

By Carrie Hendrix For as long as I have been able to vote, the sheriff election was always ...

Columnists

Clyde: Sticks and stones may break my bones

By Clyde Still wondering why you got a lump of coal or a handful of switches for Christmas? ...

Columnists

My Turn, Abby Brown: Don’t only think of yourself

By Abby Brown I want to begin this by saying it’s in no way related to politics and ...

Columnists

John Hood: Our sky was never falling

By John Hood From July 2020 to July 2021, there was a net inflow of 637,729 Americans into ...

Columnists

My Turn, Evelyn Uddin-khan: Have we written own versions of Bible, King’s words?

By Evelyn Uddin-khan As we in Salisbury celebrated the incomparable Martin Luther King Jr., it is a good ...

Guest columns

Mike Walden: How deep is our economic divide

By Mike Walden The term “economic divide” is commonly used today. It can refer to several aspects in ...

Columnists

Ada Fisher: Hedge fund investments help NC’s colleges

By Ada Fisher North Carolina has made many strides in improving access to higher education, but more can ...

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