Opinion

Gary Freeze: How Christmas trees came to Salisbury

Dr. Gary Freeze of Catawba College has made it a holiday activity the last few years to look ...

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Strive to live a life like George H.W. Bush’s

By Jeb Bush and  James A. Baker III Special to The Washington Post The two us of never ...

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Carter Woolly: An American abroad reflects on losing patriots like Bush & McCain

By Carter Woolly Special to the Salisbury Post There is something about the U.S. Capitol building which inspires ...

My Turn

My Turn, Scott Maddox: School status quo has to change, but not so fast

Difficult decisions are often followed by controversy, the closing of schools in Rowan County certainly fit into this ...

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My Turn, Mary James: In praise of truly independent media

Elizabeth Cook’s announcement that she will retire as editor of our Salisbury Post at the end of the ...

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Mr. Seabolt was one of us

By Michael Fisher Special to the Salisbury Post Sixth grade was a magical year. It was the year ...

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Larry Efird: The soul of a teacher

When someone refers to the soul of a teacher, I think most people would correctly assume he or ...

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Mike Wilson: Putting on the feed bag

My grandmother Ella in Jackson, Tennessee, was the best cook I’ve ever known. Her Thanksgiving dinners — always ...

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James Burns: A stranger at the table

A stranger appeared just as we were sitting down for Thanksgiving dinner. And he sat in the chair ...

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Homelessness, a lesson in humility: Rowan Helping Ministries gave me more than shelter

By Michael Eaborn Special to the Salisbury Post My name is Michael Eaborn and I lived at Rowan ...

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Thank you, Elizabeth Cook, for guiding us along this journey

By Jason Walser Special to the Salisbury Post Time marches on. Computers replace word processors, such as the ...

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Mike Wilson: ‘Boy with Stringer and Sheath Knife’

One of my most prized possessions is a watercolor painted behind my back some years ago by an ...

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James Burns: A doughboy who did his bit in the war

 I’ve waited 40 years to write this article. For it was in 1978 when I first came across ...

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My Turn, Dr. David Nelson: Navigating not-so-friendly skies

The mid term elections are behind us. Thank God. It certainly is a relief to know we can ...

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‘Sully’ Sullenberger: We saved 155 lives on the Hudson Rivers. Now let’s vote for leaders who’ll protect us all.

By Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III Special to The Washington Post Nearly 10 years ago, I led 154 ...

My Turn

My Turn, Dale Smart: Kavanaugh confirmation was not the first close vote for Supreme Court

Recently I read an article about the confirmation of Judge Kavanaugh saying it was one of the closest ...

Opinion

#GiveUnitedWay

By Renee Bradshaw Special to the Salisbury Post How many times in the past four months have you ...

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May this ‘First Man’ not be our last

By Isaac Klausner Special to The Washington Post  When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the ...

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My Turn, Bruce LaRue: Include me out, Mr. President

Dear Mr. President, In the unlikely event that my name has found its way onto any lists of ...

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What next for the court? Roberts may moderate

By Lawrence Baum and Neal Devins Special to The Washington Post Democrats may find a surprising silver lining ...

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We must treat mental health, bodily health the same

By Rosalynn Carter and Patrick J. Kennedy Special To The Washington Post Almost 10 years have passed since ...

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James Carter: Several amendments especially bad for education

Six amendments to the North Carolina Constitution are on the November ballot. They range from extraneous to deleterious. ...

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Pastors: Let’s unite on World Communion Sunday

“For Christ Jesus is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has ...

Guest columns

Literacy gets a boost from United Way

By K.C. Scott Rowan County Literacy Council At a recent United Way training, attendees were told a story ...

Opinion

Fran Koster: The politics of pure air

By Dr. Francis Koster Special to the Salisbury Post Since 1970, Salisbury has seen the number of hot ...

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Proposed amendments are a blank check for pols and bad deal for voters

By Melissa Price Kromm, Tomas Lopez and Karen Anderson Like so many people living in North Carolina, Tom ...

My Turn

My Turn, Alan Menius: Time to fess up, ‘Fox & Friends’

Listening to Fox & Friends Thursday morning, I heard Dana Loesch say, in the course of the gang’s ...

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Larry Efird: When looking for results, definition of ‘success’ matters

I’m often amazed by how much emphasis we as Americans put on results. We want our favorite teams ...

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