Columnists

Sharon Randall: Hope to see him again

By Sharon Randall My dad left this world long ago but my memories of him shine clear and ...

My Turn

My turn, James Carli: Time for ‘Fame’ to be relegated to museum

By James Carli Amid the recent national conversation on the role and proper context of Confederate memorials, Salisbury’s ...

Guest columns

Joe Scarborough: Future may be in best speech reader’s hands

By Joe Scarborough President Ronald Reagan did not “wing it” as he overlooked the rocky bluffs of Pointe ...

Guest columns

Leonard Pitts: New miniseries shows more than justice denied

By Leonard Pitts It’s a story that will lacerate your heart. Indeed, you’ll watch “When They See Us,” ...

Guest columns

David Von Drehle: American decline narrative far from reality

By David Von Drehle Given the pace of change in the world today, it boggles the mind to ...

Guest columns

Renee MacNutt: Local tax dollars should be spent to help poor

Principle No. 5 of the Poor People’s Campaign: We believe that people should not live in or die ...

Columnists

Jessica Pautz: An unfortunate moment flips life for the better

By Jessica Pautz jessica.pautz@salisburypost.com One year ago, my life was flipped upside down. After just two days of ...

My Turn

My Turn, Beverly McCraw: Former Spencer manager was looking for trouble with audio recording

By Beverly McCraw As a longtime citizen of Spencer, neighbor of Alderwoman Sylvia Chillcott and an employee hired ...

My Turn

My turn, Caroline Johnsen: NAACP, other groups renew call for removal

By Caroline Johnsen This is the joint statement of Salisbury Indivisible, Women for Community Justice and Salisbury-Rowan NAACP ...

Columnists

John Hood: Federal funding can harm state policy

RALEIGH — When North Carolina governors and lawmakers talk about “the state budget,” they rarely tell you the ...

Opinion

Cokie and Steve Roberts: Biden preaches the virtues of compromise; who’s listening?

By Cokie and Steve Roberts Joe Biden is aiming his campaign pitch directly at the sensible center of ...

Opinion

My Turn, Nadean Quarterman: Foster care gives children wings, roots

“Wings to show you what you can become, and roots to remind you where you are from.” By ...

Opinion

Cal Thomas: A problem for every solution in Washington

By Cal Thomas Among the many things that frustrate Americans about Washington, D.C., is the unwillingness — not ...

My Turn

My turn, Edward Norvell: Let’s add to memorials, tell entire story

By Edward Norvell As a child I remember riding by the Confederate Monument “Fame” with my parents looking ...

Columnists

Byron York: When Mueller didn’t find collusion, everything changed for Trump

By Byron York From now on, the Trump-Russia affair — the investigation that dominated the first years of ...

Columnists

Ada Fisher: Some facts missing from abortion debate

By Ada Fisher The 2017 death of Norma McCorvey, the infamous “Jane Roe” in the Roe vs. Wade ...

Guest columns

Dora Mbuwayesango: Campaign fights for rights enshrined in US Constitution

Principle No. 4: We believe that equal protection under the law is non-negotiable. The last clause in section ...

Guest columns

Guest columnist: NC should look at educational outputs, too

By Mitch Kokai Amid the hoopla surrounding educational inputs in North Carolina, it’s nice to hear some state ...

Guest columns

Guest columnist: America doesn’t need one-size-fits-all minimum wage

By Charles Lane What is the minimum wage in the United States? To a much greater extent than ...

Guest columns

Colin Campbell: 20th-century politics offers lessons for today

By Colin Campbell As Rob Christensen researched his new book on a North Carolina political dynasty, a window ...

Guest columns

Guest columnist: Moms can lift each other with prayer

By Marlae Gritter Mother is a word that instantly stirs our hearts and universally evokes noble thoughts of ...

Guest columns

Randy Welch: Digging up coal ash ponds is most extreme method

By Randy Welch I appreciate the opportunity to respond to Editor Josh Bergeron’s column published Sunday regarding the ...

My Turn

My turn, Elaine Hewitt: No need to destroy history, move ‘Fame’ in Salisbury

By Elaine Hewitt For those who want to move the statue “Fame,” please listen to several different perspectives. ...

My Turn

My Turn, Bruce LaRue: Pave paradise; put up a Dollar General

By Bruce LaRue Why not? That was the question put to the citizens of Mount Ulla recently by ...

Guest columns

Isaac Heggins: Campaign seeks to elevate voices of those unheard by leaders

By Isaac Heggins Principle No. 2 of the Poor People’s Campaign, a national call for moral revival: We ...

Columnists

John Hood: Manufacturing jobs on the rise in NC

By John Hood RALEIGH — Did you know that manufacturing employment in North Carolina has gone up more ...

Columnists

Cal Thomas: No reason to suspect religious left has influence

By Cal Thomas For the last 27 years, Democrats have been trying to win over evangelical Christians who ...

Guest columns

Guest columnist: Solar deals making Duke bills higher

By Donald van der Vaart Roughly $1.25 billion. That’s how much Duke Energy customers will be overpaying for ...

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