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Dart to the addendum to the Rowan-Salisbury Schools Efficiency Study, turned in recently
by KPMG consultants. The additional 36-page report did not add much meaningful information
to the initial version unveiled in January. The good news is, KPMG did not find any gross
inefficiencies in the public school system; the bad news is, the consultants recommended
spending some $1 million-plus more a year on administration. The public prefers a lean
administrative staff. If more resources are to be had, they should go in the classroom in
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Laurels to the local business
community’s upbeat mood, reflected in a recent Rowan County Chamber of Commerce
survey. Asked about the local business climate, 72 percent of chamber members who
responded to a February survey said their businesses were doing better today than they
were just a year ago. Seventy-eight percent said they were doing better now compared to
five years ago. As for the future, 71 percent said they expected business to improve in
the coming year, and 52 expected that to translate into more hires.
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Dart to the sudden surge in pollen
that is the only drawback to an otherwise beautiful spring. To think we survived flu
season only to fall victim to another round of hacking, sniffling and sneezing.
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Laurels to neighbors who
aren’t afraid to get involved when children’s welfare may be at stake. It was a
neighbor who alerted authorities last Saturday that six children, ages 2 to 9, had been
left alone at a home on Miller Street, with little food and no supervision. The mother was
charged with misdemeanor child abuse.
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Dart to Rowan County’s first
rabies cases of the year. A raccoon — what else? — found in the Corbin Hills
neighborhood in February tested positive for the disease. Then another rabid raccoon
turned up this week at a home on Panhandle Road. Officials warn everyone to avoid contact
with strange, or strange-acting, animals.
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Laurels to Scooter Sherrill, who
has already gained a ton of them this year for his basketball brilliance. Latest accolade:
The West Rowan High center was named Gatorade’s North Carolina Male Player of the
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