Opinion
Elizabeth Cook: Welcome to the 24-hour newspaper
The tug-of-war between old media and new media jumps off the page in Robin Sloan’s bestseller, “Mr. Penumbra’s ... Read more
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Opinion
Elizabeth Cook: Long live Beatlemania
‘Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you, tomorrow I’ll miss you. Remember I’ll always be true.” The lyrics ... Read more
Letters
Letters to the editor — Saturday (1-3-14)
YMCA, United Way partner The YMCA is a leading nonprofit organization founded on Christian principles that promotes youth ... Read more
Columnists
Take this quiz on news from 2013
Maybe the 13 in 2013 was an omen. Though I wouldn’t call 2013 an unlucky year, the past ... Read more
Columnists
How we get the news is less important than the message
“WHY SENIORS NEED NEWSPAPERS “I was visiting my daughter last night when I asked if I could borrow ... Read more
Columnists
Jobs, Thanksgiving and the future
With Christmas music playing in the background, we come to time of year when we think about the ... Read more
Columnists
Elizabeth Cook: Time marches on, and so will the Post
I don’t know which has been more surprising, the announcement that the Post’s owner is seeking a buyer ... Read more
Opinion
Elizabeth Cook: The way we were shapes the way we are now
Joe Riley put a booklet on my desk. Turn it over, he said, and tell me — what’s ... Read more
Columnists
Elizabeth Cook: Top of the ticket matters in Rowan
As soon as this year’s municipal elections are over in November, the people of Salisbury should push for ... Read more
Columnists
Elizabeth Cook: Memory problems? Forget about it
This is not welcome news: People who worry about lapses in memory may indeed be experiencing early signs ... Read more
Columnists
Hunger begins in the checkout line
The woman ahead of me in the checkout line had a cart full of groceries. As she slowly ... Read more
Columnists
Albom tells sports stories his way
SALISBURY — The five people I meet in heaven — if I get there — will probably tell ... Read more
Columnists
To lawmakers: Please don’t ‘help’ us
Dear Members of the N.C. House, Remember Ronald Reagan’s great line about the most terrifying words in the ... Read more
Columnists
Even ‘people of the screen’ need to read
Have you ever heard of the Sugar-Plum Tree? ‘Tis a marvel of great renown! It blooms on the ... Read more
Columns
Coming together on public prayer
It’s one thing to disagree with the Rowan County Board of Commissioners. But should Rowan residents who disagree ... Read more
Books
‘Lean In’: Are women holding themselves back?
“Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead,” by Sheryl Sandberg, with Nell Scovell, Alfred A. Knopf, ... Read more
Books
Leaning in: Local women leaders tell their stories
Scenes from the past came to mind as I read Sheryl Sandberg’s book, “Lean In: Women, Work, and ... Read more
Columnists
Maybe this will all work out, but …
I’ve been grasping at straws lately — any evidence that Rowan County government is led by compassionate, constructive ... Read more
Opinion
Peace on earth and in our hearts
Listening to Christmas songs last week, I was both touched and torn. While Teresa Moore Mitchell sang of ... Read more
Local
Giraffe’s hooves trimmed without a problem
MOUNT ULLA — The giraffe whose overgrown hooves prompted accusations of animal cruelty is now walking around Lazy ... Read more
Books
Haunting images from a scarred landscape
“Gone: A Photographic Plea for Restoration,” by Nell Dickerson and Shelby Foote, Bell Books, 120 pages, $29.95. Long ... Read more
Columnists
Bud Troxler: A life in pictures
Not many people in Rowan County can say they graduated from Altamahaw-Ossippee High School. Not many people can ... Read more
Opinion
Inmates have ideas to ease jail overcrowding
By Elizabeth Cook Salisbury Post The inmates at the Rowan County Detention Center have a solution for jail ... Read more
News
Judge Donald Graham challenges MLK gathering to ‘do something about it, one kid, one adult at a time’
Salisbury native Donald Graham, now a federal judge in Florida, issued a challenge to his hometown Monday. Help ... Read more
News
Sen. Elizabeth Dole on the economy, war in Iraq and more
So who is Sen. Elizabeth Dole’s favorite in the heated battle for the GOP presidential nomination? “Oh, I’m ... Read more