
Letters
Letter: McCrory might win for U.S. Senate
Thursday’s front page article failed to mention that Pat McCrory, newly announced U.S. Senate candidate, is a 1978 graduate of Catawba College. I would not ...
April 20, 2021
Thursday’s front page article failed to mention that Pat McCrory, newly announced U.S. Senate candidate, is a 1978 graduate of Catawba College. I would not ... Read more
As a retired member of the U.S. Foreign Service, I was proud to represent America in five countries over my 32 years of service. I ... Read more
A man who shot himself accidentally was reported in the Thursday edition of the Salisbury Post. This man was in a Food Lion when he ... Read more
My grandfather was in the Civil War. My father’s father, William Washington Thomas, was born near Rocky Mount in 1852. When he was 12 years ... Read more
I’ve been quiet lately, putting away politics and focusing on writing more novels (many are happy that I faded away). However, I have to respond ... Read more
With reference to the continuing public debate on our “Fame” angel monument and on behalf of concerned citizens, we believe we may have awakened a ... Read more
In Savannah, Georgia, on March 21, 1861, barely three months after South Carolina seceded from the Union, newly minted Vice President of the Confederacy Alexander ... Read more
I have to keep it short. First, to the Black community, I grew up playing football where I was the only white playing. Some are ... Read more
Oh, good, Ed Norvell, who is about the only person other than City Council who has had a voice in deciding the new location for ... Read more
In reply to the letter to the editor published Thursday titled “Why not find a place for ‘Fame’ in the park,” Mrs. Davison, with your ... Read more
Did you know that the Department of Motor Vehicles is no longer sending reminders about renewing your driver’s license? Did you know that you can ... Read more
Thanks to the progress we’ve been making against COVID-19, the U.S. economy is poised to take off. That means more businesses re-opening and more people ... Read more
The Laurel to two new “infill” apartment developments published Thursday (“Infill development is good for the community”) neglected to mention that both are tax credit ... Read more
After reading several letters here regarding Fame, it seems to me that some folks have short memories regarding the attempts to desecrate the sculpture. I ... Read more
Thank you, Ed Norvell, for putting a realistic and historic image to the fate of “Fame” in your “My Turn” on Thursday. I appreciate the ... Read more
Are the contents of editorial submissions monitored for truthfulness? Richard Roberts on March 21 (“It may already be too late”) stated that the lady veteran ... Read more
Since this is National Library Week, a thousand thanks (I wish it could be money) to the staff at the Rowan Public Library. During this ... Read more
I grew up in Spencer, graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, taught school in Wilmington and Charlotte and was a social worker ... Read more
In the United States, five children a day die due to abuse and/or neglect. Sadly, hundreds of Rowan County children are abused each year. We ... Read more
Now that ex-officer Buddy Hampton is gone from the Salisbury Police Department, when is he going to be brought up on animal abuse charges? What ... Read more
Members of the Fame Committee have been working with the United Daughters of the Confederacy to identify other locations in the area which are prominent ... Read more
In 1905, when “Fame” was erected on West Innes Street in the heart of Salisbury, it was meant as a symbol of the Lost Cause ... Read more
Pay no attention to Republicans when they wax eloquently about the sanctity of the U.S. Constitution. Pay attention, rather, when they pass legislation in open ... Read more
The city of Salisbury is home to many veterans. There are 142,088 citizens in Rowan County and 33,988 citizens in the city of Salisbury. The ... Read more
Members of the “Fame” committee have been working with the United Daughters of the Confederacy to identify other locations in the area which are prominent ... Read more
As taxpayers, we often expect government employees to complete their jobs with little fanfare. We are sometimes too quick to speak out when things fall ... Read more
I took a break from the noisy me — “the I got it or “I’ll get it” to just let it be. I took a ... Read more
The Gettysburg address was required reading at Nolan Junior High School in Detroit circa 1972. We learned that the Civil War was fought to preserve ... Read more