Columnists
My Turn, Evelyn Uddin-khan: Pride, prejudice exist even among good people
By Evelyn Uddin-khan Standing on the corner of West Liberty and North Church streets reading the inscription on ...
Guest columns
Byron York: Voters knew what they were getting in president, and now they’re seeing it
President Joe Biden’s plunging public approval rating isn’t his problem. It is a reflection of his problem. Biden ...
Local
Quotes of the week
“The holidays can remind some people of tragedy or missing a loved one, but they seem to be ...
Guest columns
Steven V. Roberts: Can Joe Biden do the job?
Can Joe Biden do the job? That question is being asked, with rising alarm, by a substantial number ...
Editorials
Editorial: Gold Hill solar farm vote may send developers elsewhere
By voting down a 574-acre solar farm proposal this week, the Rowan County Board of Commissioners may ward ...
Columnists
My Turn, Deja Garlin: One little engine keeps Families First going
By Deja Garlin “All aboard the TPPI express,” yells the conductor as the Rowan community boards take their ...
Columnists
Alexander H. Jones: Time for North Carolina to abolish the death penalty
By Alexander H. Jones After years of appeals filed by overworked lawyers and an isolated, violent existence in ...
Columnists
Ray Nothstine: Our long-gone Great War veterans ensured free society
By Ray Nothstine Frank Buckles, who passed away in 2011, was the last surviving American veteran of World War I. ...
Columnists
Bobbie Richardson: Budd played politics with investments in jobs, infrastructure
By Bobbie Richardson When President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan infrastructure deal into law on Monday, he set ...
Opinion
Other voices: A thaw in resistance to Medicaid expansion?
State Senate leader Phil Berger, a longtime opponent of much-needed Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, says he’s now ...
Columnists
DG Martin: History shows discriminatory practices at UNC
By D.G. Martin Last month, U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs ruled that UNC-Chapel Hill does not discriminate against ...
Columnists
John Hood: Don’t claim ‘the people’ have spoken
By John Hood Although some pundits and grifters may claim otherwise, there’s nothing new about populism. It comes ...
Columnists
Sharon Randall column: Thankful list grows longer
By Sharon Randall Today I am getting an early start on my Thanksgiving tradition of writing a list ...
Letters
Letter: We had republic, couldn’t keep it
Once upon a time, there existed the best experiment in self-government that ever existed. For almost 250 years, ...
Letters
Letter: Parents should know about pay dispute
To the parents of Rowan-Salisbury School children: This is an announcement to prepare you for an inconvenience that ...
Columnists
Cal Thomas: Harris goes abroad with ratings down
When past presidents have seen their approval numbers take a dive, they went on foreign trips. Sometimes this ...
Editorials
Editorial: Questions remain after lieutenant’s arrest
The arrest last week of a Rowan County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant on felony charges raises a number of ...
Letters
Letter: Hope marches on through Salvation Army because of United Way
I was so pleased to see Jackie Harris’s My Turn the other day (“Give to United Way to ...
Columnists
Leonard Pitts: Capitol stormer says quiet part out loud
She slammed down her white privilege like you’d slam down an American Express black card. Which is to ...
Columnists
Josh Bergeron: Time for traffic changes on East Innes Street
There has got to be a better way. During peak chicken-eating times, the traffic from Chick-fil-A in Salisbury ...
Columnists
My Turn, Shana N. Cauthen: Story of ‘Rodger’ shows importance of United Way’s help
By Shana N. Cauthen “Rodger” is a 9-year-old boy who is in the third grade. He is smart, ...
Local
Quotes of the week
“We didn’t have any big offensive stats, but stats are just something you talk about at the all-conference ...
Guest columns
Steven V. Roberts: Democrats have to choose
Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who has thwarted many liberal aspirations, told CNN: “We can’t go ...
Guest columns
Byron York: The GOP fight that stopped Trump’s immigration plan
In the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump’s highest-profile promise was to build the wall — that is, to ...
Letters
Letter: When will politicians work for citizens?
I am a resident of Rowan County, born and raised. I wasn’t big into politics, but I have ...
Letters
Letter: Area fortunate to have United Way
I am writing in support of our wonderful United Way organization of Rowan County. I often wonder how ...
Letters
Letter: Reconsider strategy on green energy
I can’t think of one thing Biden has done right since he became president. The one wrong thing ...
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