My Turn

My turn, Bill Bucher: Support needed now to ensure survival of institutions

By Bill Bucher In my role as the executive director of a major arts organization here in Salisbury, ...

Opinion

Ada Fisher: Coronavirus changes conversation around government assistance

Any thoughts of abandoning the SNAP program for school children who live beneath the poverty line are ill-conceived, ...

Opinion

Leonard Pitts: It costs to have good journalism

Consider this, with apologies to Jonathan Swift, a modest proposal. Or call it — apologies to Charles Dickens ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: On his birthday, my brother Joe would tell you he is blessed

By Sharon Randall My brother has seen a lot of birthdays in his 60-plus years, but nothing quite ...

Opinion

Ferrel Guillory: Educators show professionalism in crisis

By Ferrel Guillory From the Blue Ridge Range to the Outer Banks, schoolhouses sit shuttered — no laughter ...

Guest columns

Samuel Motley: Abroad, coping with COVID-19 looks similar

By Samuel Motley Like many, Easter is a time for me to journey home and visit family. But, ...

Opinion

John Hood: COVID-19 produces Great Suppression

By John Hood RALEIGH — The 1930s had the Great Depression. The early 21st century had the Great ...

Opinion

Leonard Pitts: Sometimes, faithful make faith a gauntlet

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in ...

Opinion

Ada Fisher: Changes will occur across society after pandemic

By Ada Fisher The coronavirus has shown the vital necessity for presidential power to commandeer industries in service ...

Columnists

Melanie Denton Dombrowski: Important things to know about COVID and your eyes

By Melanie Denton Dombrowski Since COVID took over our lives just a couple of weeks ago, our understanding ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: Easter story never gets old

By Sharon Randall This is an Easter story. I first told it 20 years ago, but it’s still ...

My Turn

Theresa Pierce: Proud to be a Rowan-Salisbury Schools teacher during COVID-19

Editor’s note: The following is a letter Rowan County Early College teacher Theresa Pierce sent to Superintendent Lynn ...

My Turn

My Turn, Francis Koster: Don’t waste crisis, fix schools

By Francis Koster Our economy is headed for a catastrophe much larger than the recession of 2008.  It ...

Opinion

John Hood: Look before you leap on prison reforms

By John Hood RALEIGH — Does North Carolina lock up too many people? I’ve long thought so. I’ve ...

My Turn

My Turn, Amy Brown: Child care resources available during COVID-19

By Amy Brown This week and in the weeks to come, early childhood educators and workers across the ...

My Turn

My Turn, David Post: Opening sweets shop teaches about COVID-19 outbreak in China

By David Post The Empire State Building. Trade war. WhatsApp. Stay at home. Guangzhou, China. COVID-19 masks. Swiggle ...

Columnists

Cal Thomas: Finances alone won’t save news

By Cal Thomas I confess to a certain self-interest in today’s column. The media, especially newspapers, are in ...

My Turn

My turn, Lynn Moody: Rowan-Salisbury’s preparation ensured schools were ready for closure

By Lynn Moody As difficult as it was to receive the order to close schools, I knew in ...

My Turn

My turn, Greg Edds: Rowan County will persevere, emerge stronger, better than before outbreak

By Greg Edds What a difference a few weeks make. For the past several years, Rowan County has ...

Opinion

Sharon Randall: Staying whole in hard times

By Sharon Randall Before it rained, I stepped out on the patio for a breath of fresh air ...

My Turn

My Turn, Tamara Sheffield: Make a difference on community’s litter issue

By Tamara Sheffield We all do it, or used to do it. It may have been intentional, unintentional ...

Guest columns

Thomas Mills: Country is taking best action right now

Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a post on politicsnc.com by publisher and founder Thomas Mills. By ...

My Turn

My turn, Bruce LaRue: Democrats embrace connection to fringe

By Bruce LaRue The Democrats do not deserve to win in November, for several reasons. First and foremost, ...

Guest columns

Larry Efird: ‘Greatly exaggerated’ death reminder to enjoy every day

By Larry Efird A weird, but funny, thing happened the other night. My principal  called my house while ...

Opinion

Steven Fisher: Banks across nation are ready for pandemic

By Steven Fisher As a 110-year old community bank, nothing is more important than the safety and health ...

Opinion

Thomas Mills: Democrats should avoid blame game now

By Thomas Mills This week, Gallup released polls showing President Donald Trump’s approval ratings improving by about five ...

Opinion

Francis Koster: Credit system will be useful in downturn

By Francis Koster The coronavirus is going to impact our local economy for several years. Just because the ...

Lifestyle

Ann Farabee — Bless you

 By Ann Farabee Bless you. We say it in daily conversation. We say it in the church. ...

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