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Editorial: Will K-9 incident be like viral Rockwell case?
Two years ago, Scottie Lee Lewis went viral. Lewis was pictured in a 2019 photo spread widely on Facebook walking a small dog through a ...
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Editorial: Make up as much ground as possible in final months of school
Now is the time for school districts to help students struggling with mixed methods of attendance or virtual-only learning make up as much ground as ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, March 14, 2021 12:00 am
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Darts and Laurels: More transparency needed around K-9 video
Dart to the lack of transparency surrounding a viral video showing a Salisbury Police officers pulling a K-9 up by a leash, slamming it into ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, March 9, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: Main Street can handle change
John Ketner is right. At least partially. The commercial real estate owner was one of many to speak during a public comment period Saturday about ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, March 7, 2021 12:20 am
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Editorial: No minority status lesser than another
That the color of a Jewish person’s skin is white has no bearing on the fact that he or she is a minority in America. ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, March 4, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: More answers needed about K-9 video
The public is owed more answers about a training incident involving a police department K-9. A video that appeared to be filmed with a smartphone ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: What project will be ‘the next big thing’ in Salisbury?
What’s the next big thing in Salisbury? What new project will generate a large amount of community excitement along with new jobs, living spaces or ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, February 28, 2021 12:00 am
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Laurels: Broadband in rural areas should be accompanied by talk about competition, regulation
Laurel to local legislators’ stances in support of broadband expansion into more rural areas such as the far southeastern corner of Rowan County. It shouldn’t ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, February 25, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: Have behaviors helped or hurt virus’ spread?
One year ago today, the headline in the Salisbury Post stated in bold letters, “Infections climb in South Korea as world fights virus.” The story, ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, February 23, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: Cooper should make changes to COVID-19 rules
In North Carolina, it’s time to refine or lift some COVID-19-prompted restrictions. Case numbers have plummeted from their peak at the start of the year. ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, February 21, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: Elected officials have relevant advocacy role, too
With COVID-19 vaccines, there’s a lot easily said. But it’s hard to translate words into action. The miracle of safe, effective vaccines being available to ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, February 18, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: For now, no deal on Faith Elementary
The Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education may end up spending money rather than making a few bucks on Faith Elementary School. Following the necessary, slow-moving path ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, February 16, 2021 12:05 am
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Editorial: Senators split over impeachment
Perhaps the biggest surprise in Saturday’s impeachment vote was a split between North Carolina’s two U.S. senators. Donald Trump’s removal from office and/or conviction on ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, February 14, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: Vaccinations could turn into tale of keeping phases in order
Things may get a little unruly when North Carolina moves into vaccination phases that aren’t age-limited. Making sure people don’t skip the vaccine line is ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, February 11, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: State COVID-19 data on Rowan’s positives best for now
For now, data maintained by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services provides a more accurate picture of COVID-19 than Rowan County government data. ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Wednesday, February 10, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: Some resources make dealing with pandemic easier
The coronavirus pandemic shows people with a support system and resources — particularly a tank of gas, a car and a reliable internet connection — ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, February 9, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: More hard feelings than needed for trail network’s adoption
It all seems like a little bit much today. Both in 2009 and in 2015, eminent domain became a significant concern among county commissioners opposed ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, February 7, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: Rowan-Salisbury Schools’ best option may be staying the course
When Gov. Roy Cooper made an announcement Tuesday about students needing to return to classrooms, he wasn’t talking to Rowan-Salisbury Schools. In both a letter ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, February 4, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: Court system on track for important restart
For much of the previous year, North Carolina’s directives on court operations placed many cases in a state of limbo. There’s been some progress made in civil ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Wednesday, February 3, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: Warren’s bill will hide public notices, hurt local newspapers
Rep. Harry Warren just doesn’t get it. When he personally resumed Republican legislators’ crusade against local newspapers and the public’s right to know last week, ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, January 31, 2021 12:00 am
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Darts and Laurels: New vaccine site will boost community capacity
Laurel to the news that Novant Health has set up a vaccine clinic at the J.F. Hurley Family YMCA. Its creation is because the clinic ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, January 28, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: More of the same in 2021?
In 2021, the story about community events may end up being more of the same rather than a return to pre-pandemic times. The rescheduling of ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, January 24, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: Vaccination efforts off to too-slow start
Nearly one month ago, the first people in Rowan County received part one of the two-dose COVID-19 vaccine. But fewer than 4,000 people have been ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, January 21, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: County should keep adapting to find best plan for mass vaccinations
Last week marked the first major test of the Rowan County Health Department’s vaccination plans. Including those who arrived too late, as many as 1,000 ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, January 17, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: With worsening virus, state avoids return to shutdowns
The calculations are different this time around. Even as COVID-19 has produced new records locally and across North Carolina, there has not been a return ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, January 14, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: Budd’s statements, actions don’t line up
The statement does not square with reality. “Going through the Constitutional process of debate was never about overturning an election. It was about standing up ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Sunday, January 10, 2021 12:10 am
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Editorial: Congressmen must call out cause of violence
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 will forever be a stain on American democracy. During a joint session of Congress that’s almost always a routine step in ...
by Salisbury Post Editorial Board, Thursday, January 7, 2021 12:00 am
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Editorial: Questions for Salisbury, Rowan County in 2021
With the start of the new year, here are some questions about what’s to come in Salisbury and Rowan County in 2021: • Who will ...