Opinion
My Turn: Marjorie Ritchie: Welcome to our world, Alan Jackson
By Marjorie Ritchie The country music star, Alan Jackson, and I have several things in common. Unfortunately, the ability to sing and write songs is ...
Post Opinion, Author at Salisbury Post - Page 4 of 235
Opinion
Tom Campbell: Putting whole hands on the scales
By Tom Campbell Recently I wrote how government (specifically our legislators) was tipping the scales of fairness through gerrymandering elections. But that same group is ...
by Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 12, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
John Hood: National debt absent from primary campaigns
By John Hood Party nominations for North Carolina’s 2024 elections are, for the most part, decided. Just four races remain to be settled in runoffs ...
by Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 12, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
My Turn: Renee Scheidt: NC shines in new RNC leadership
By Renee Scheidt A quick look at the Republican party will show, as Jerry Lee Lewis said, there’s “a whole lot of shaking going on” and ...
by Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 12, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Kenneth Hardin: I followed the fake money
By Kenneth Hardin “Follow the money.” For the past two months, I’ve lived that quote from the 1976 film, “All the President’s Men.” Back in ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 10, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Brad Rhodes: What is a self-directed IRA?
By Brad Rhodes “Stay committed to your decisions, but flexible in your approach.” — Tony Robbins One of the most significant pieces of financial legislation ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 10, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Cal Thomas: Politicians excel at lying
By Cal Thomas Politicians aren’t good at much, but they do excel at one thing — lying. They lie about the border. Both parties refuse ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 10, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
My turn: Bill Bucher Jr.: Is history repeating itself?
By Bill Bucher Jr. I heard a saying once that “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does ‘echo’.” Sometimes when I am reading the news, ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 10, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
David M. Shribman: Who’s the biggest loser? We are
By David M. Shribman One of them looks old; the other looks older. One of them faced a nomination challenge from one of his presidential ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 10, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Elisabeth Strillacci: Is artificial intelligence on track to eliminate the need for humans?
By Elisabeth Strillacci For the Salisbury Post I know it will sound extreme to ask the question, but truly, could we be heading toward a ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 10, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Sue McHugh: I am not my label!
By Sue McHugh Dear Neighbor, Have you ever noticed that when we label people by behavior, characteristics or perceived political affiliation, we limit our curiosity ...
by Post Opinion, Thursday, March 7, 2024 12:00 am
Letters
Letter to the editor — March 7
Candidates violate privacy with texts You will not get my vote. To any candidate that robo texted my cell phone or any member of my ...
by Post Opinion, Thursday, March 7, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
David M. Shribman: A president’s appeal to the congress to heal the nation
By David M. Shribman What if President Joe Biden opened his upcoming State of the Union address this way: On this Hill which was my ...
by Post Opinion, Thursday, March 7, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
My turn: Keith Townsend: HIV/AIDS funding in jeopardy
By Keith Townsend HIV/AIDS first appeared in the U.S. in the summer of 1981. The initial cases were in Los Angeles and it quickly became ...
by Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 5, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Tom Campbell: Who will win the primaries?
By Tom Campbell My wife and I voted early and were appalled at how few had voted less than a week before the March 5th ...
by Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 5, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Letters to the editor for March 5
An open letter to Congressman Dan Bishop In 2014, Russia invaded Ukraine and was able to capture Crimea and some land along the eastern Ukrainian ...
by Post Opinion, Tuesday, March 5, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Tom Campbell: Why are we voting on March 5th?
By Tom Campbell Can you remember when elections were contests where candidates expressed their political philosophies, told us what they would do if elected and ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 3, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Kenneth L. Hardin: Somehow we must break the cycle
By Kenneth L. Hardin “I never ever ran from the Klu Klux Klan and I shouldn’t have to run from a Black man.” I’ve been ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 3, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Byron York: Democrats voting in GOP primaries support Haley
By Byron York The Michigan Democratic and Republican primaries took place Tuesday. The Democratic contest is interesting not because any candidate had a chance of ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 3, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Elisabeth Strillacci: The Bionic Man
By Elisabeth Strillacci For the Salisbury Post I had to be cautious in my title because I don’t want to tread on copyright, but what ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 3, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Whitey Harwood: I can help
By Whitey Harwood For the Salisbury Post Billy Swan wrote and recorded the song “I Can Help” in 1974. It went to No. 1 on both ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 3, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Cal Thomas: Don’t pay politicians during government shutdown
By Cal Thomas When the government shuts down, the people responsible continue to receive their pay because they are considered “essential.” These include the president ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, March 3, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Mitch Kokai: Rooftop solar’s subsidies flow toward those who need them least
By Mitch Kokai Fans of government spending like to talk about “investments.” When government isn’t spending enough on their preferred programs, it’s failing to make proper ...
by Post Opinion, Thursday, February 29, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Dear Neighbor: Pam Bloom: Toddlers and politics
By Pam Bloom Dear Neighbor, It’s 2024 and she’s suddenly three. Confident, silly, inquisitive and sometimes obstinate with a healthy (or occasionally ugly) dose of ...
by Post Opinion, Thursday, February 29, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Marie Harrison: Rare Disease Day
By Marie Harrison For the Salisbury Post In honor of Rare Disease Day on Feb. 29, my daughter has given me permission to share her ...
by Post Opinion, Thursday, February 29, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Steven V. Roberts: Steady vs. chaotic
By Steven V. Roberts When Jon Stewart returned to Comedy Central after an eight-year absence, New York Times TV critic James Poniewozik wrote a review ...
by Post Opinion, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Amy Cooke: New school board group sounds alarm on mediocre education putting ‘nation at risk’
By Amy Cooke Forty-one years ago, under the leadership of President Ronald Reagan, the National Commission on Excellence in Education found “a nation at risk.” ...
by Post Opinion, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
John Hood: Lt. governor race draws 14 candidates
By John Hood Most of the executive-branch offices comprising North Carolina’s Council of State are either open seats in 2024 or will feature highly competitive ...