Letters
Letter: Tell Rep. Budd to sponsor Alzheimer’s Act
In North Carolina, there are around 180,000 people living with Alzheimer’s disease. The number of deaths from this ...
Columnists
My Turn, Dari Caldwell: Fight the coronavirus, not each other
By Dari Caldwell My name is Dari Caldwell, chairperson for the Rowan County Board of Health, nurse, Rowan ...
Columnists
Josh Bergeron: Two members of Rowan County’s Greatest Generation lost
One was in a tank battalion known as “Patton’s Spearheaders.” The other worked on a destroyer as a ...
News
David Freeze: It’s not always about the miles when bike trouble, hurricane surface
Editor’s note: David Freeze is riding from the West Coast to the East Coast along the southern border. ...
Columnists
Gemale Black: Salisbury-Rowan NAACP encourages RSS to extend mandatory mask requirement
By Gemale Black The Salisbury-Rowan NAACP is urging the board members for the Rowan-Salisbury School System to take ...
Letters
Clergy in Salisbury, Rowan County ask RSS to extend mask requirement to keep kids in school
Editor’s note: The following is a letter from a diverse group of local clergy, including from different denominations, ...
Local
Quotes of the week
“Regardless of who it is and what demons folks are battling, I always hope that instances like this ...
Opinion
Steven V. Roberts: The answer is yes
Laura Ingraham recently asked on Fox: “Is it really our responsibility to welcome thousands of potentially unvetted refugees ...
Opinion
Byron York: Stranded in the White House
The Biden administration says it does not know how many U.S. citizens are in Afghanistan hoping to leave ...
News
David Freeze: Smooth sailing and then a rough ending
Day 30: Some days are just crammed full, and this was one of them. My room at the ...
Letters
Letter: Shut schools back down because of COVID-19 spread
Schools need to be shut back down. I have nine grandkids and all but one of them are ...
Letters
Letter: Leave choice up to parents or prepare to be voted out of office
School board members need to vote for parent choice and students’ rights. Masks were up to the families. ...
Letters
Letter: Details should raise doubt about letter
This is in response to the letter by James C. Walker published Sunday under the heading “History cannot ...
Letters
Letter: Get Craig Pierce out of office now
I would urge all Rowan County citizens to watch the full video of Craig Pierce mouthing off at ...
Guest columns
Guest columnist: Too much value placed in four-year degrees
By Steve Jarvis If you have children, you’ve probably played the board game “Life.” Players reach a key ...
Editorials
Darts and Laurels: Edds keeps county commissioners on transparency track
Laurel to Rowan County Commissioners Chairman Greg Edds for taking an important step toward maintaining transparency on a ...
Opinion
Other voices: Yes, it really is a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’
Some people who have been vaccinated to protect against COVID-19 have nevertheless gotten infected. These so-called “breakthrough” cases ...
Opinion
Kathryn Lopez: Turning points abroad and at home
The upcoming Supreme Court case about abortion is about more than a Mississippi law and Roe v. Wade. ...
Opinion
D.G. Martin: Our most popular columnist
Who is North Carolina’s most popular weekly newspaper columnist? Maybe John Hood, Tom Campbell, Gary Pearce or someone ...
Columnists
John Hood: Biden’s tumble unnerves Democrats
By John Hood RALEIGH — In a nationwide Reuters/Ipsos poll taken on Aug. 11 and 12, approximately 51% ...
Editorials
Editorial: Consider opportunity cost for Gold Hill solar farm
In a matter of weeks, the Rowan County Planning Board could be faced with zoning decisions about a ...
Columnists
Sharon Randall: What makes you feel most alive?
By Sharon Randall You might think a garage is only meant to hold a car. But a garage ...
Editorials
Editorial: Why are major events still scheduled?
With COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths far below their current point, events were canceled en masse last year. ...
News
David Freeze: Another good day on the bike while leaving the Texas hills behind
Editor’s note: David Freeze is riding from the West Coast to the East Coast along the southern border. ...
Columnists
My Turn, Sharon Grant: Options for COVID-19 treatment could be liberating
By Sharon Grant Is it time for local health departments to consider alternative health care treatment options for ...
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: Police Chief Jerry Stokes
It’s always good to see Chief Stokes at a race and he does lots of them. Here is ...
Opinion
Cal Thomas: Biden’s surrender in Afghanistan
By Cal Thomas After searing criticism from Democrats and Republicans about how he has mishandled the withdrawal of ...
Guest columns
Leonard Pitts: Will we remember names of ‘the dots’?
By Leonard Pitts Last week, at least two men fell from a U.S. military plane as it climbed ...