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Remembering Rose: Returning home from war to racial slurs
News | Monday, February 13, 2012 12:08 AM |
Editor’s note: In memory of longtime reporter Rose Post, who died last October, the Post is reprinting some of her columns. This Thanksgiving story first appeared on Nov. 29, 2005. When Thanksgiving comes, Charles Sherrill is always thankful for a ...Read More
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Filing for office begins today
News | Monday, February 13, 2012 6:16 AM |
Filing begins at noon today and ends at noon Feb. 29 for offices ranging from Kannapolis school board to Congress. Here are the offices for which candidates can file at the Rowan County Board of Elections and the filing fee: • County commissione ...Read More
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Four in 8th District race on radar of GOP panel
News | Saturday, February 11, 2012 12:38 AM |
Four of the GOP candidates who have announced they’re running for the 8th Congressional District seat now held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell are on the radar. So says the National Republican Congressional Committee, which this week elevat ...Read More
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Ford among those eyeing 76th District with Steen out
News | Thursday, February 09, 2012 11:09 AM |
By Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As Rep. Fred Steen sets his sights on Congress, a few local people have cautiously been eyeing his State House office. A Democrat named John Williams has opened a campaign for N.C. House Distr ...Read More
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Industry wants to add 145 jobs in Rowan
News | Monday, February 06, 2012 1:49 PM |
By Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An existing industry in Rowan County is asking for incentives to add 145 jobs and invest $22 million in the county. The Rowan County Board of Commissioners will consider setting a future publi ...Read More
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Attorney makes donation in support of Romney
News | Friday, February 03, 2012 10:45 PM |
Julian Robertson Jr. isn’t the only donor with deep pockets and local connections who has supported Mitt Romney. Salisbury attorney Bill Graham personally gave $50,000 in June 2011 to Restore Our Future, a super PAC (political action committee) su ...Read More
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Kissell raising most money in 8th District
News | Friday, February 03, 2012 12:14 PM |
By Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — If money is the fuel of campaigns, a few 8th Congressional District hopefuls are racing forward while others seem to be sputtering. But some candidates say they can finish first even with a sl ...Read More
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Bowles says he will not run for governor
News | Thursday, February 02, 2012 4:19 PM |
RALEIGH (AP) — Former White House Chief of Staff and two-time U.S. Senate candidate Erskine Bowles passed today on a bid for North Carolina governor, saying there are "lots of ways to add to the community woodpile" through public service.
The ...Read More
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Analysis: Romney proves he's tough and adaptable
News | Wednesday, February 01, 2012 1:39 PM |
By Charles Babington
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney’s resounding win in the Florida GOP primary is a warning shot to any Democrats who think the former Massachusetts governor will be a soft target.
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Romney routs Gingrich in Florida
News | Tuesday, January 31, 2012 10:06 PM |
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mitt Romney routed Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding smartly from an earlier defeat and taking a major step toward the Republican presidential nomination. Despite the one-sided setback, the former ...Read More
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McCrory kicks off campaign for governor
News | Tuesday, January 31, 2012 2:39 PM |
GREENSBORO (AP) — Republican Pat McCrory is ready to unfurl his bid for North Carolina governor, even though he doesn’t know for sure who his Democratic opponent will be. The former Charlotte mayor and 2008 runner-up for governor formally ...Read More
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Coble honors locals during visit to Rowan
News | Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:11 AM |
By Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — U.S. Rep. Howard Coble honored three local residents during a quick tour of Rowan County Monday. Coble first visited Jesse C. Carson High School to recognize Principal Kelly Withers, who was n ...Read More
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Coble to run for 15th term in Congress
News | Friday, January 27, 2012 11:34 PM |
U.S. Rep. Howard Coble is running for a 15th term in North Carolina’s 6th District, he announced Friday. Coble, who was first elected in 1984, said in a prepared statement that he was excited to run in the new district. The 6th District will no lo ...Read More
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Perdue’s decision surprises some local officials
News | Friday, January 27, 2012 6:53 AM |
By Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Local officials from both political parties say they’re surprised Gov. Bev Perdue isn’t seeking re-election, but they’re confident their own candidate will replace her. Perd ...Read More
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Forest makes pitch for lieutenant governor
News | Friday, January 27, 2012 6:28 AM |
By Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Raleigh architect says he wants to design a better plan for North Carolina’s future as its next lieutenant governor. Dan Forest, a Republican, has worked in architecture for 23 years. ...Read More
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Gov. Perdue will not seek second term
News | Thursday, January 26, 2012 7:19 PM |

RALEIGH (AP) — Democratic North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue, the first woman elected governor in the state, said today she would not seek re-election this year because she believes a bid would make it more difficult to fund education.

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Perdue's statement on decision
News | Thursday, January 26, 2012 5:39 PM |
Gov. Beverly Perdue released this statement today: Like the rest of the nation, North Carolina has been facing difficult economic times — demanding many difficult decisions. I have had to make painful budget cuts in important areas of governmen ...Read More
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Rich Brenner speaks at Tea Party Patriots meeting
News | Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:11 PM |
Rowan CountyTea Party Patriots A near-capacity group of the Rowan County Tea Party Patriots met recently at Blue Bay Seafood Restaurant on Statesville Boulevard. Darlene Blount introduced the guest speaker, Rich Brenner. Brenner is the former sports ...Read More
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Rep. Warren to hold town hall meeting tonight
News | Tuesday, January 24, 2012 12:53 AM |
SALISBURY — Rep. Harry Warren, R-Rowan, will hold his first town hall meeting of 2012 tonight. Warren will speak with constituents from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today on the second floor of the J. Newton Cohen Sr. Rowan County Administration Building, 130 W ...Read More
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Some say decision will be over when state’s time to pick candidate arrives
News | Saturday, January 21, 2012 12:20 AM |
By Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As South Carolina residents vote in a decisive presidential primary today, local Republicans are watching and waiting for their chance to weigh in. Greg Edds, chairman of the Rowan County Repub ...Read More
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Political Notebook: Candidates for commissioner lining up
News | Saturday, January 21, 2012 12:16 AM |
This month, campaign signs supporting Craig Pierce for county commissioner have begun to appear around Rowan County — and on Pierce’s car. Pierce, who serves on the county planning board, last ran for office in the 2010 race for the Rowan-Salisbur ...Read More
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Colbert, Cain draw crowd in Charleston
News | Friday, January 20, 2012 8:59 PM |
BY Diane Knich dknich@postandcourier.com CHARLESTON, S.C. — A marching band, a choir and a throng of screaming fans welcomed comedian Stephen Colbert and former GOP candidate Herman Cain to the College of Charleston Cistern. Colbert, dressed in ...Read More
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Newt cancels first appearance after rollicking debate
News | Friday, January 20, 2012 8:59 PM |
BY Robert Behre rbehre@postandcourier.com CHARLESTON, S.C. — The morning after his epic exchange over his marital past in a CNN-televised debate, former Speaker Newt Gingrich cancelled his scheduled 9 a.m. appearance at the Southern Republican ...Read More
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Ruling means no delay for N.C. primary
News | Friday, January 20, 2012 7:39 PM |
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A three-judge panel refused Friday to delay North Carolina’s May 8 primary elections for legislative and congressional seats while state courts consider lawsuits over new Republican-drawn districts, largely because a ...Read More
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Santorum won Iowa by 34 votes, recount shows
News | Thursday, January 19, 2012 2:19 PM |
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Rick Santorum edged front-runner Mitt Romney by 34 votes in a surprise flip to the final results of the Iowa caucuses, Republican officials said Thursday, but no winner was declared because some votes remain missing in the ...Read More
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Rick Perry to drop out of race
News | Thursday, January 19, 2012 2:39 PM |
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry will abandon his presidential bid and endorse Newt Gingrich, two Republican officials said Thursday, a move coming just two days before the pivotal South Carolina primary as Republican front-runner ...Read More
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Board approves East Rowan land use plan
News | Wednesday, January 18, 2012 11:44 AM |
By Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Eastern Rowan County now has its very own land use plan to match the one for the west. The Rowan County Board of Commissioners approved the Land Use Plan for Areas East of I-85 by a vote of 4- ...Read More
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Board to consider banning smoking in county parks
News | Wednesday, January 18, 2012 11:46 AM |
By Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Smoking could be banned in all Rowan County parks if county commissioners adopt a requested ordinance Tuesday. The Rowan County Board of Commissioners will consider the ban on tobacco products ...Read More
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Concord mayor elected vice president of state group
News | Wednesday, January 11, 2012 6:39 PM |
Concord Mayor Scott Padgett was recently elected vice chairman of the N.C. Metropolitan Mayors Coalition, a group of mayors committed to promoting policies that support the state’s urban centers. As vice chair, Padgett will be a visible represe ...Read More
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NCAE gets automatic dues bill blocked for now
News | Tuesday, January 10, 2012 2:20 PM |
By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — A judge temporarily blocked a new law that stops dues for a powerful education advocacy group from automatically being removed from teachers’ paychecks in a legal intervention that comes jus ...Read More
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Environmental group gives low rankings to Rowan legislators
News | Tuesday, January 10, 2012 1:01 AM |
By Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An environmental advocacy group gave low marks to Rowan County’s three state legislators in its conservation scorecard released Monday. The N.C. League of Conservation Voters has been scoring N ...Read More
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Iowa winner Mitt Romney looks to N.H.
News | Wednesday, January 04, 2012 7:03 AM |
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Narrow Iowa victory in hand, Mitt Romney was looking toward the next-up New Hampshire primary — essentially on his home turf — and shaper criticism from his Republican rivals, including chief challenger Rick ...Read More
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State lawmakers will try to override governor's veto
News | Wednesday, January 04, 2012 6:40 AM |
RALEIGH (AP) — When the Republican-led Legislature considers Wednesday whether to cancel Gov. Beverly Perdue’s veto and scrap the Racial Justice Act, the outcome of the override session will depend again on whether a handful of the governor’s fello ...Read More
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Commissioners to hold workshop to discuss central office options
News | Tuesday, January 03, 2012 11:59 PM |
SALISBURY - County commissioners didn’t decide on a Rowan-Salisbury Schools central office plan at today's meeting. Instead, they scheduled a special meeting for Jan. 25 at 3 p.m. to discuss all of the Board of Education’s options for adm ...Read More
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Commissioners to look at new school central office proposal
News | Sunday, January 01, 2012 10:38 PM |
By Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — County commissioners will look at a new proposal Tuesday for a Rowan-Salisbury Schools central office. The Rowan County Board of Commissioners will consider the school system’s request at 3 p.m ...Read More
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