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Editorial: Mooresville Schools paving the way
Opinion | Tuesday, February 21, 2012 7:51 PM |
Gov. Bev Perdue plans to visit East Mooresville Intermediate School today, following a long line of educators from all over the country who have made the trek — chiefly to see what the small school district is doing with technology.
More will be c ...Read More
Editorial: Would it work here?
Opinion | Monday, February 20, 2012 4:52 PM |
A group of Greensboro citizens wants to take citizen engagement in government to a new level. They’ve made a proposal that local governments here and elsewhere might do well to study. Is this a logical evolution in civic involvement, or a recip ...Read More
Editorial: Another voice on prayer
Opinion | Saturday, February 18, 2012 6:06 PM |
“Beware of practicing your piety before men in order to be seen by them ... And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I ...Read More
David Post: No one really controls nation's economy
Opinion | Saturday, February 18, 2012 6:07 PM |
Sometimes you get lucky. Sometimes you pray. Either way, if it works, you’re a star, and if not, you’re a flop. Good luck is often a major contributor to success.
At the same time, bad luck can be unforgiving. In the mid-1980s, the fax machine vir ...Read More
Two debates off? Thank goodness
Opinion | Saturday, February 18, 2012 4:54 PM |
Scripps Howard News Service
Hard-core political junkies and Newt Gingrich were undoubtedly disappointed when CNN cancelled its scheduled March 1 debate in Georgia. GOP state chair Sue Everhart called it “truly disheartening.”
At least some part o ...Read More
Darts and laurels
Opinion | Friday, February 17, 2012 6:49 PM |
Laurels to the Rowan-Salisbury School System’s “Dedicated Dozen.” That would be the 12 teachers who recently earned National Board Certification, giving RSS nearly 400 teachers who’ve attained this status. This is worthy of celebration because it’s ...Read More
Editorial: RHM faces growing need
Opinion | Wednesday, February 15, 2012 6:23 PM |
If only we could raise arguments against Rowan Helping Ministries’ plans to expand into a new homeless shelter and soup kitchen across from the existing operation on North Long Street. If only we could honestly submit that the estimated $5.5 millio ...Read More
Editorial: Rock Hill's business tips
Opinion | Tuesday, February 14, 2012 7:01 PM |
Salisbury’s next city manager should study Rock Hill’s example when it comes to making City Hall more business-friendly.
After taking office as Rock Hill’s city manager about two years ago, David Vehaun called together members of the development ...Read More
Editorial: Unfreeze vote funds
Opinion | Monday, February 13, 2012 6:23 PM |
This is shaping up to be a challenging year for election officials and poll workers. New congressional and N.C. legislative district lines may leave some voters confused. Lack of funding may force some counties to restrict their early voting facili ...Read More
Editorial: Dropping in and staying
Opinion | Friday, February 10, 2012 6:15 PM |
Most high school dropouts start dropping out early in their education careers, educators say. Their attendance becomes spotty. They fall behind in class. The disengagement begins.
The inverse is also true — high school graduates start graduating ...Read More
Darts and laurels
Opinion | Friday, February 10, 2012 8:00 PM |
Dart to another traffic fatality linked to non-use of seat belts. A Matthews woman killed Thursday night in a single-car accident in Rowan County was the latest victim in a string of local wrecks in which the victims haven’t been buckled up. In ...Read More
Other voices: War's trauma comes home
Opinion | Thursday, February 09, 2012 7:56 PM |
For those who spend their days trying to prevent violence by members of the armed forces, life must be much like a recurring nightmare. No matter how hard they strain, home-front casualties continue to mount.
Neither Fort Bragg nor the Army is uni ...Read More
Editorial: Zeroing in on Gen Z
Opinion | Thursday, February 09, 2012 12:31 PM |
If Salisbury and Rowan County want to build a better future, the community needs to get better acquainted with “Generation Z.” That’s the group born approximately between 1990 and 2002 whose oldest members are on the cusp of full ad ...Read More
Editorial: Overlooked and under-retailed
Opinion | Tuesday, February 07, 2012 5:23 PM |
Call it the curse of the interstate highway. While cities like to tout easy access via interstate highway, like I-85 going through Salisbury, the ability to get to other cities quickly is a double-ed ...Read More
Editorial: Closer look at HOAs
Opinion | Monday, February 06, 2012 6:57 PM |
Homeowners associations are supposed to help keep the peace and maintain property values in neighborhoods, so it’s somewhat disconcerting to hear descriptions about heavyhanded tactics some impose on recalitrant dues payers, including the threat of ...Read More
Editorial: The Colbert retort
Opinion | Friday, February 03, 2012 5:30 PM |
The Colbert retort
Political satire, always handy in highlighting the absurd, is galloping to democracy’s rescue again.
Comedian Stephen Colbert reported last week that his unlimited fundraising group or “super PAC,” Americans for a ...Read More
Darts and laurels
Opinion | Friday, February 03, 2012 7:34 PM |
Laurels to all the dentists, dental hygienists, assistants and others who participated in Friday’s annual “Give Kids a Smile!” program. During the volunteer program, dental workers perform free exams, treatment and education programs to youngsters ...Read More
Editorial: Step away from the burrito
Opinion | Friday, February 03, 2012 5:07 PM |
Politics will cause a lot of hearts to race this year as Republicans and Democrats push toward Election Day. But the real life-or-death decisions are made every day as voters and non-voters alike decide what to eat and drink, whether to smoke and ...Read More
Editorial: More graduates, not captives
Opinion | Thursday, February 02, 2012 5:15 PM |
One of the automatic applause lines in President Obama’s recent State of the Union message came when he called for lowering America’s high school dropout rate by making it mandatory that students attend school until age 18.
Since North Carolina is ...Read More
Editorial: The forecast from Phil
Opinion | Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:21 AM |
Today, thankfully, we briefly turn our attention from political pundity, economic forecasts and other dreary matters to prognosticating rodents. It’s Groundhog Day, when a celebrity groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil is scheduled to emerge from ...Read More
Editorial: Which path for McCrory?
Opinion | Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:55 PM |
Former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory has been waiting four years for a rematch with Gov. Bev Perdue. He probably had his strategy all figured out — until Perdue announced last week that she would not seek a second term.
Still, not much should chang ...Read More
Editorial: Death Row life, part 2
Opinion | Monday, January 30, 2012 5:29 PM |
North Carolina Death Row inmate Danny Hembree ignited a firestorm with a taunting letter that talked of living a life of leisure behind bars, watching television, taking naps and getting free health care while awaiting an execution that may never a ...Read More
Editorial: Bev Perdue has helped Rowan County
Opinion | Saturday, January 28, 2012 5:53 PM |
Another shoe may drop in the Bev Perdue story. Surely something more than a professed desire to improve public education prompted her decision not to seek re-election this year.
But whatever the reasons for the governor’s decision — falling poll ...Read More
Darts and laurels
Opinion | Friday, January 27, 2012 5:59 PM |
Dart to the rash of break-ins and metal thefts plaguing Salisbury and Rowan County. While the notion of thieves taking “everything but the kitchen sink” was once considered a bit of hyperbole, these days they may not only take the kitchen fixtures ...Read More
Letters to the editor - Friday (1-27-2012)
Opinion | Thursday, January 26, 2012 6:50 PM |
Senator Burr, others saw through bad legislation
I want to thank Sen. Richard Burr for doing the right thing and standing up for a free and open Internet by opposing the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). On Jan. 18, ever ...Read More
What others are saying about Governor Perdue
Opinion | Thursday, January 26, 2012 6:52 PM |
A collection of quotes reacting to North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue’s decision not to seek re-election in 2012:
“As the first woman to serve as North Carolina’s lieutenant governor and governor, Bev Perdue has never been afraid to break barrier ...Read More
Defense Act is indefensible
Opinion | Thursday, January 26, 2012 6:49 PM |
Scripps Howard News Service
Whether through legislative absent-mindedness or an alarming ignorance of the Constitution, Congress approved a chilling provision in the National Defense Authorization Act, the law that gives the Pentagon the go-ahead ...Read More
Editorial: A number's on the table
Opinion | Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:11 AM |
The Rowan County Board of Commissioners took a big step toward a new central office for the schools on Wednesday. But all that’s certain is how much the school system is authorized to spend on the headquarters in sales tax proceeds: $6 million.
T ...Read More
Editorial: E-volution in reading
Opinion | Tuesday, January 24, 2012 6:22 PM |
Even in an era of dizzyingly swift changes in technology, growth in the use of electronic tablets and e-readers is extraordinary.
In little more than a month, ownership of these portable digital reading (and Web surfing) devices almost doubled. To ...Read More
Editorial: Monitoring air quality
Opinion | Tuesday, January 24, 2012 3:55 PM |
When the American Lung Association ranked Rowan as one of the most ozone-polluted counties in the country back in 2003, it created quite an uproar, especially among local officials worried about what impact the attendant publicity might have on busin ...Read More
Editorial: Maps leave voters behind
Opinion | Saturday, January 21, 2012 6:39 PM |
The Republicans in control of the N.C. General Assembly won a victory of sorts last week when judges refused to delay the state’s spring primaries.
Board of Elections officials are probably celebrating, too. Now they can proceed with primary prep ...Read More
Darts and laurels
Opinion | Friday, January 20, 2012 7:38 PM |
Laurels to the Dictionary Project, which puts millions of dictionaries in the hands of third-graders across the country each year. That includes students in Rowan County, where the Spencer Civitans just delivered boxes of dictionaries at North Rowa ...Read More
SC is Round 3 of bruising GOP bout
Opinion | Thursday, January 19, 2012 6:28 PM |
The way the GOP primaries are going, Barack Obama may not have to campaign for re-election. The Republican presidential candidates are doing it for him.
Republicans approached the start of the primary and caucus season with a field of second-strin ...Read More
View from abroad: Envy of U.S.
Opinion | Thursday, January 19, 2012 6:26 PM |
Scripps Howard News Service
It may not feel so good to us still struggling to pull out completely from the 2007-2009 recession. But from a foreign perspective, our recovery, especially in manufacturing, looks pretty darn good.
In fact, the major ...Read More
Editorial: Too many fail to buckle up
Opinion | Wednesday, January 18, 2012 5:35 PM |
Consider these five traffic accidents that occurred recently in Rowan County.
• A truck driver from Virginia was killed in a crash on I-85 Wednesday morning after his southbound rig ran off the interstate and struck a bridge abutment.
• A Sa ...Read More
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