“None of us is as smart as all of us.”
— Ed McMahon, Community Forum speaker,
on need for collaboration and cooperation in building a successful community

“No-kill is our ultimate goal. It is not going to be our immediate goal. It will take some time for implementation, policies and some time to see exactly, with our budget dollars, what we will be able to do.”
— Craig Pierce, commission vice chair,
on overhauling animal control operations

“I’ve waited 30 years for this. I’m ecstatic.”
— William Coleman, Livingstone alumnus,
celebrating college’s first CIAA basketball championship
“We are afraid to be out at night, in fear for our lives.”
— Ollie Mae Carroll, West End resident,
urging city and Livingstone College to make neighborhood safer

“I got eight teeth sealed.”
— Corey Ellis, N. Rowan second-grader,
taking part in Give Kids a Smile event hosted by Salisbury Pediatric Dentistry