Opinion

My Turn, Ash Love: Free Black girls from white approval

By Ash Love If we are fortunate enough, southern Black girls in small southern communities after the school ...

Columnists

Kenneth L. Hardin: Your perception may vary

By Kenneth L. Hardin In a meeting with a county leader recently, I acknowledged I’m a wordsmith. I ...

Opinion

John Hood: Revolutionary War history surrounds us

By John Hood When I set out a couple of years ago to write my first novel, a ...

Guest columns

Sharon Randall: Life, love persist

By Sharon Randall How do you teach a child to understand something you have never quite understood? Growing ...

Columnists

Leonard Pitts: ‘What kind of nation are we going to be?’

By Leonard Pitts Cathartic. That’s what it was. Page through the whole dictionary looking for a better word ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: COVID-19 booster provided protection

It didn’t take long after getting my booster shot for COVID-19 that I started feeling bad. The fatigue ...

Columnists

Cal Thomas: Reveal men in Maxwell case

By Cal Thomas The conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell on five of six charges of recruiting and grooming teenage ...

Guest columns

Kent Bernhardt: Please leaf me alone

By Kent Bernhardt It’s January, and I’m still raking leaves. I thought I’d be through in November, at ...

Columnists

D.G. Martin: Meet the famous man from Tally Ho

By D.G. Martin Who is the most famous North Carolinian today? If you check the latest edition of ...

Columnists

Alexander H. Jones: Right-wing populism reflects our democracy’s pathologies

By Alexander H. Jones Political scientists believe that when a democracy finds itself in dire straits, populism comes ...

Columnists

Mike Walden: Will 2022 be boom, bust or somewhere in between?

By Mike Walden Although all the final numbers aren’t in, it appears North Carolina experienced a very good ...

Columnists

Sharon Randall: Wiping the slate clean in new year

By Sharon Randall There’s something about a brand new year that makes me want to wipe the slate ...

Columnists

John Hood: Worker shortage won’t end soon

By John Hood On a recent road trip through western North Carolina and north Georgia, I had occasion ...

My Turn

My Turn, Ann Bourque: Sting of shooting a long way from mending

By Ann Bourque I am writing this letter in the aftermath of the Christmas basketball tournament shooting that ...

Opinion

Kathryn Lopez: They don’t have to be alone in new year

By Kathryn Lopez “Be my Mommy!” the banner in the CVS window read, part of a display of ...

Opinion

Kenneth L. Hardin: After another shooting, will anyone show they actually care?

By Kenneth L. Hardin Contrary to what people have written and erroneously labeled me as, I’m not an ...

Columnists

Mike Walden: Is it cheaper to live in North Carolina?

By Mike Walden With the inflation rate at 40-year highs, coping with a higher cost-of-living is on our ...

Opinion

David M. Shribman: COVID sacrifices pale in comparison to 1943

By David M. Shribman If you want to understand the world we occupy — the challenges we face, ...

Columnists

John Hood: Manufacturing thriving in NC

By John Hood With the recent announcements of a new Toyota battery plant in Randolph County, a new ...

Columnists

Sharon Randall: Christmas brings moments, big and small

By Sharon Randall ’Twas Christmas Day and all through the house not a creature was stirring, least of ...

Columnists

Kenneth L. Hardin: Where’s the passion for political engagement?

By Kenneth L. Hardin I’m not from this planet. More than likely, I’m an alien sent here to ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: Questions about Biden’s new testing plan

By Cal Thomas President Biden has attempted to tamp down the frustration many feel over his inability to ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Five worthwhile priorities for future of Salisbury, Rowan County

In news stories and in life, the period between Christmas and the new year is a good time ...

Columnists

Ada Fisher: Policy changes could help handicapped

By Ada Fisher The life of the late Senator Robert “Bob” Joseph Dole is a poignant reminder of ...

News

New editor named for Salisbury the Magazine

Six years ago, Mark Wineka, just named editor of the new Salisbury the Magazine, summed up the purpose ...

Opinion

John Hood: Got to pick a pocket?

By John Hood Did Fagin’s pickpockets stimulate the economy of London? ‘Tis the season to reference a different ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: Christmas all year ’round

By Sharon Randall This story takes place around Christmas, but it tells a truth that is true all ...

Columnists

My Turn, Amanda Przybyszewski: Cheers for North Rowan cheerleaders

By Amanda Przybyszewski On Dec. 2, I volunteered to work the concession stand while my son and the ...

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