Letters to the editor - Monday (12-01-08)

'Edifice' complex surfaces again When elected officials are given options, never doubt that their choice will be for the one that involves a large bronze plaque with their names on it. School officials claim the 42,600-square-foot Winn-Dixie building is not big enough. They would need a 16,000-squar ... view article | 0 Comment(s)

Memories of another election

It was 1964, and my dad was on the GOP ticket By Mary Miller James For the Salisbury Post It happens to me every four years during the presidential election season — this sense of nostalgia that, even now 44 years later, leaves me continuing to reflect on how things can be so different and ye ... view article | 0 Comment(s)

Editorial: Shop close to home

Pretend gasoline is still $4 a gallon when you do your Christmas shopping this year. Stay close to home, spend conservatively and shop in Rowan County. Local stores need your business. Local governments and schools need the sales tax revenue. Saving a few dollars on gasoline is never a bad idea. It ... view article | 0 Comment(s)

Verner column: Racing should take a college course

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Grissom column: Professional learning communities

Educators are notorious for speaking in a jargon all their own or in acronyms that sometimes puzzle those not in the educational arena. A term that is being used consistently across the Rowan-Salisbury School System is "professional learning communities" or PLCs. Exactly what are professional learn ... view article | 0 Comment(s)