Columnists

Josh Bergeron: Voting came first after negative test

It probably says a lot about me that I went to vote Friday as soon as a Rowan ...

Columnists

Francis Koster: Push for truth in advertising

By Francis Koster I have powerful memories of my mom, the mother of six, counting money at the ...

Columnists

Nalini Joseph: Let your child’s imagination run wild

By Nalini Joseph While you’re yelling, “Hey get off the Nintendo Switch and get your homework done,” are ...

Opinion

Amy-Lynn Albertson: Fun fruit for the garden during 4-H plant sale

By Amy-Lynn Albertson Rowan County Extension Director It’s time for our annual 4-H plant sale again.  This year ...

Opinion

Ada Fisher: Give us all oxygen we need to breathe

By Ada Fisher It is absolutely galling how quickly people forget those who have stood in opposition to ...

Guest columns

Sharon Randall: Don’t worry, be happy

By Sharon Randall There’s a lot going on these days. A worldwide pandemic. People out of work, fearing ...

Opinion

My Turn, Wilson Cherry: Completing census is vitally important for all

By Wilson Cherry With the extension of the 2020 census deadline, it is extremely important that individuals and ...

Opinion

Gary Pearce: No more debates needed

Presidential debates are outdated. They’ve outlived their sell-by date. They should be consigned to the dustbin of history. ...

Opinion

John Hood: Ticket splitting still shapes elections

By John Hood RALEIGH — North Carolina, like most of the country, has become increasingly polarized in our ...

Columnists

Josh Bergeron: In Lexington, city-county conflict springs up around Confederate monument

Miles away and a river apart, a city-led effort to remove a Confederate monument looks unlike Salisbury’s effort. ...

Opinion

Francis Koster: Unpolluted food for thought

By Francis Koster I am the oldest of six kids. My father was a very good man, but ...

My Turn

My Turn, Cheryl Goins: Poster draws unexpected, negative comments

By Cheryl Goins This summer, in response to the horrific murder of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, ...

Columnists

My Turn, Susan Cox: Studer is school board member community needs

By Susan Cox I was elected to the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education in 2012. It has been a ...

Opinion

Nalini Joseph: Children should experience sacrifice to be great

By Nalini Joseph As parents, we often think of mental stress that our children face as something to ...

Columnists

Ada Fisher: When should the president step aside?

By Ada Fisher The presidency sits precariously, not just in the hands of the people. But under the ...

Guest columns

D.G. Martin: Some supporters overlook flaws in favor of fight

By D.G. Martin We both love America? We would fight for our country. And we would fight to ...

Opinion

John Hood: Superintendent candidates clash on reopening schools

By John Hood RALEIGH — When Democrat Jen Mangrum and Republican Catherine Truitt first filed to run for ...

Columnists

Gary Pearce: History shows how incumbent president could lose

By Gary Pearce Republicans this year might find alarming parallels with the three incumbent presidents to lose reelection ...

Columnists

Patricia Kadick: From the love of dogs and stillness

By Patricia Kadick Don’t you love those unexpected encounters that open paths that delightfully coincide, not collide.  So ...

Opinion

Nalini Joseph: Boredom on your child’s path to greatness

By Nalini Joseph Just to recap: In week one, we set the stage for learning in your home ...

Guest columns

Francis Koster: Enough plastic in a week of food to make a credit card

By Francis Koster Imagine an evening (pre-COVID-19) where you take your family out to dinner and order a ...

Guest columns

Gary Pearce: Bugs Bunny always wins in debates

By Gary Pearce Forty years in politics made me an expert on debates, whether I wanted to be ...

Columnists

DG Martin: Too much or not enough religion?

By D.G. Martin Is Joe Biden too Catholic? Or not enough? Has Donald Trump corrupted the leaders of ...

Opinion

John Hood: Lieutenant governor candidates differ sharply

By John Hood RALEIGH — The post of lieutenant governor is a constitutional office in North Carolina, and ...

Columnists

Ada Fisher: Go forward with Supreme Court vote

By Ada Fisher It is mind-boggling to hear Hillary Clinton falsely proclaiming that the Republicans want a Trump ...

Columnists

Nalini Joseph: Focus, word usage critical on child’s path to greatness

By Nalini Joseph This is for the parents who want to put their children on a path towards ...

Lifestyle

Beth Cook: During corona-infested world, hard to pick just one hero

By Beth Cook Sept. 17 was the day the Salisbury Civitan Club normally recognizes a Rowan County citizen ...

My Turn

My Turn, Bill Johnson and Matt Beam: Trinity Oaks staff face challenge of COVID-19

By Bill Johnson and Matt Beam While most businesses and organizations have been affected by COVID in one ...

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