In our opinion, we are blessed to have a number of new, very qualified and experienced candidates for election to Salisbury City Council.

With the recent debacles with our new Rowan County Vietnam Veterans memorial and Fibrant, we need strong leadership to deal with these and other challenges facing the city.

At least two veteran candidates stand out as being very supportive of our Vietnam monument. We are confident they will also fairly represent all the citizens and veterans in Salisbury and Rowan County.

Please join us in supporting Rodney Queen and John Struzick to restore honesty, integrity and transparency to our city government.

— Ronnie Smith

Salisbury