My Turn

Karen Hobson: This place matters, let’s keep preserving it

By Karen Hobson Special to the Salisbury Post May is preservation month. As the months ends, it seems ...

Opinion

My Turn, Nan Lund: The real cost of a $1,000 plane ticket

Tuesday, May 15, was a sad day for Salisbury. Watching the City Council spend the better part of ...

Opinion

Jim Burns: The service and sacrifice of others honored on this day

By Jim Burns Special to the Salisbury Post Sorrow so deep that it can be seen but not ...

Opinion

Dr. Ada Fisher: When Harry wed Meghan

When Harry met Meghan, a transformative spirit unfolded. The significance of an African American woman marrying into British ...

Columnists

Larry Efird: A ray of hope – Public support shines during teachers’ march

Not long ago, I spotted a greeting card that had a quote by Benjamin Franklin on the front. ...

Guest columns

Kathy Vestal: Race is not council’s primary divider on travel issue

By Kathy Vestal Special to the Salisbury Post I watched the entire three-hour video of Tuesday’s City Council meeting, ...

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Education message resonates

By Thomas Mills Politics NC Democrats have the right message on education and they need to stick with ...

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My Turn, Linda Jones: Here’s where symphony and Harvey disagreed

My goodness! It was less than a year ago when the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra was celebrating — along ...

Guest columns

Happy Mountain Mama Day

By James Burns Special to the Salisbury Post What’s the nicest thing you can give a working wife ...

Opinion

Clyde, Time Was: We had weeds and hermits

Time was we had weeds and hermits. Everybody knows a weed is just a flower out of its ...

Guest columns

My Turn, Sharon Beck: Nurses advocate for students

On Wednesday, May 9, we will be recognizing the work of Rowan-Salisbury School System’s 12 school nurses by ...

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Another child dies, yet we call for more guns

By Matt Buys On my phone is an old picture I saved of my daughter in third grade ...

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Patrick Woodie: Finding our rural voice

By Patrick Woodie N.C. Rural Center “This county is my heart and soul. I am here because I ...

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David Post: City faces a million-dollar vote on the Fibrant lease

Should Fibrant enter a public-private partnership with Hotwire Communications? That is the multi-million dollar vote. The stark reality ...

Guest columns

NC teacher pay ranking is worse than it appears

By Kris Nordstrom N.C. Policy Watch A tired story repeats itself every year when state rankings of teacher pay ...

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Lease Fibrant? Yes: This is an opportunity to improve

By Rex Boner Special to the Salisbury Post Hats off to the Salisbury City Council, engaged citizens and ...

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Lease Fibrant? No: Voters need more information

Editor’s note: This column has been edited to remove the inaccurate assertion that Salisbury built Fibrant after the ...

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My Turn, Richard Roberts: An outsider’s view of poverty

A recent Insight section of the paper excerpted an article by Brian Kennedy at the N.C. Budget and ...

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Dr. Regina Dancy: Speaking truth to power

Dr. Regina Dancy was the featured speaker at the Mayor’s Spirit Luncheon held by Salisbury Mayor Al Heggins ...

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Phil Kirk: Proud to be from Rowan again

By Phil Kirk Special to the Salisbury Post Rowan County and Salisbury are “on the move” now and ...

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Letter: A sign of bias?

If you don’t believe media bias affects the delivery of news, just look at the Salisbury Post coverage ...

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From Italy to the US: Court decision began international movement against sexual assault

By Spencer Dixon Special to the Salisbury Post Rome, Italy, 1992, an 18-year old girl is picked up ...

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My Turn, Keith Townsend: Pruitt’s EPA is harming environment, not protecting

While the Trump White House has kept most of us either entertained or outraged during the past 15 ...

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Dr. Michael Bitzer: Suburban vote may be overrated

In a discussion on WFAE’s Charlotte Talks, I joined both Jonathan Kappler of the N.C. Free Enterprise Foundation ...

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My Turn, Jessica Bolen: Schools challenge students and teachers

“Overcome the notion that you must be regular. It robs you of the chance to be extraordinary.” I ...

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My Turn, David Nelson: A realistic answer for our world

In my older age, it has been fun to be a part of a peer group in a ...

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My Turn, Michael Zimmerman: Teach children positives about guns

In response to all who thank our children for walking out of class in disapproval of our so-called ...

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Five years after marathon bombing, we are America Strong

For me, the Boston Marathon bombing was like a hot poker thrust into the smoldering embers of a ...

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