Opinion
Elisabeth Strillacci: Dads get the credit for the laughter
By Elisabeth Strillacci I’m not sure why the funny, though awkward, jokes in our world have evolved into “Dad Jokes,” but if my own Dad ...
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Letters
Letters to the editor — April 28
Granite Quarry after-school program increases tech skills There are many educational courses kids can take in Salisbury. However, many of them are oriented toward expressive ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, April 28, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Dr. Mike Walden: Do international investments help or harm?
Dr. Mike Walden Recently, the Japanese prime minister visited North Carolina to celebrate a major new investment by a Japanese company in our state. The ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, April 28, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Steven V. Roberts: Standing up to bullies
By Steven V. Roberts “The way you take care of a bully is you bloody their nose,” Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican, told CNN. ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, April 28, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Byron York: Growing Latino support for border wall, strict enforcement
By Byron York A new poll by Axios and Noticias Telemundo finds that 42% of Latino Americans support building a wall or fence along the ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, April 28, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Kenneth L. Hardin: Fingers need to be pointed with all the gun violence
By Kenneth L. Hardin As a child, I was taught that if you partially close your hand to point a judgmental finger at someone, there ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, April 28, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Dear Neighbor: Kim Porter: Being white
By Kim Porter Dear Neighbor, I was raised in the true South: north Florida/south Georgia. I was a southern boy, with an accent and many ...
by Post Opinion, Thursday, April 25, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Tom Campbell: Can we teach civics without partisan politics?
By Tom Campbell “It is difficult to look at the state of American civic life right now and conclude higher education is doing all we ...
by Post Opinion, Thursday, April 25, 2024 12:00 am
Letters
Letter to the editor — April 25
When will work begin on the Empire Hotel? For over one half of a century, I have read stories in the Salisbury Post about the ...
by Post Opinion, Thursday, April 25, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Brooke Medina: Getting away with murder
By Brooke Medina As it turns out, when criminals think it’s likely they’ll be arrested (and punished), fewer are inclined to commit crimes. And, while ...
by Post Opinion, Thursday, April 25, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Kenneth L. Hardin: Citizens deserve more than thoughts and prayers
By Kenneth L. Hardin I humorously recall an Iraqi newscast being played on American TV back in 1991 that poked fun at a news anchor. ...
by Post Opinion, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
John Hood: Sometimes it’s good to be wrong
By John Hood RALEIGH — I’ve never been more delighted to be mistaken. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column observing that, over ...
by Post Opinion, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
D.G. Martin: North Carolina’s most famous person
By D.G. Martin Who is North Carolina’s most famous person? If you go by who got featured in a front-page article last week in The ...
by Post Opinion, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Elisabeth Strillacci: Playing by the rules
By Elisabeth Strillacci Throughout life, by the time each of us has reached adulthood, I know every one of us has broken at least one ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, April 21, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Kenneth L. Hardin: My military memories — part five
By Kenneth L. Hardin Everyday should be Veteran’s Day. Those who honorably wore the uniform shouldn’t have to wait until the 11th month of the ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, April 21, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Cal Thomas: A taxing time
By Cal Thomas Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean? It’s ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, April 21, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Alexander H. Jones: Can NC build a liberal majority?
By Alexander H. Jones After 14 years of total control, North Carolina’s conservative legislators seem to believe they have built a permanent majority. Revolutions tend ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, April 21, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Dave Gammon: A proactive approach to our “forever chemical” problems
By Dave Gammon In just the past year, chemical industries 3M, Dupont, Chemours and Corteva paid out billions of dollars to settle lawsuits over the ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, April 21, 2024 12:00 am
Letters
Letter to the editor — April 21
Choices If our government can legislate a woman’s choice to abort her unborn child, then the same legislature must legislate the choice for a gun ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, April 21, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
UNC System president: What smartphones do to our students
By Peter Hans (Editor’s note: This opinion piece was first printed in The News and Observer, April 11, 2024) When state lawmakers chartered the University ...
by Post Opinion, Sunday, April 21, 2024 12:00 am
Letters
Letters to the editor: April 18
Thanks to local businesses for supporting volunteer efforts I wanted to write and tell all the local business owners and managers in Rowan thank you ...
by Post Opinion, Thursday, April 18, 2024 12:00 am
Education
Dr. Francis Koster: Our state politicians are hurting our kids in public schools
By Francis Koster, Ed. D. For the Salisbury Post Do you remember when your teacher used to loudly knock on their desk to get your ...
by Post Opinion, Thursday, April 18, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Tom Campbell: Could HB2 happen again?
By Tom Campbell Return with us now to those memorable days of 2016. The Carolina Panthers endured a disappointing loss in the Super Bowl. A ...
by Post Opinion, Thursday, April 18, 2024 12:00 am
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Dear Neighbor: Whitney Peckman: Fungus among us
By Whitney Peckman Dear Neighbor, I love sautéed mushrooms! I’m excited to find more varieties in the markets nowadays. I have an old friend who ...
by Post Opinion, Thursday, April 18, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Renee Scheidt: Abortion to be a hot election issue
By Renee Scheidt One of the hot-button issues of the coming November election is abortion. The practice of killing a baby in the mother’s womb ...
by Post Opinion, Tuesday, April 16, 2024 12:00 am
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Beth Dixon: Judge disagree with juvenile crime article
By Beth Dixon I am compelled to address the inaccuracies in the April 7, 2024, article entitled “Two incidents in Salisbury raise questions about juvenile ...
by Post Opinion, Tuesday, April 16, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
John Hood: Cities differ on public safety tech
By John Hood The police department in Winston-Salem uses a commercial product called ShotSpotter, a network of audio sensors and software, to identify possible incidents ...
by Post Opinion, Tuesday, April 16, 2024 12:00 am
Opinion
Cal Thomas: Trump’s abortion statement
By Cal Thomas Donald Trump issued a lengthy statement on abortion this past Monday. It is the latest of several positions he has taken on ...