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Erwin Middle School Suicides: Protecting Every Child From Bullying
Thu Le (Reprinted with permission from decodedparenting.com) ♦On September 27th, 2013, Daniel Safrit committed suicide due to the bullying he faced at Charles C. Erwin Middle School (EMS) in Rowan...
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PEFNC President Responds to Lawsuit Challenging Parental School Choice
Press Release ♦PEFNC President Responds to Lawsuit Challenging Parental School Choice. Keeping the Status Quo for Low-income Children is Both Unconscionable and Unconstitutional RALEIGH – Below is a...
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Letter-to-the-Editor: Cover Ups Hurt Cities, School Systems, and People
English: Rowan County Courthouse in Salisbury, North Carolina, USA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Erica Phillips, Cary, NC ♦Like many people who have left Salisbury, N.C. for a better quality of life...
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Video: Thomas Sowell on the Differences Between Conservatives and Liberals
Economic Facts and Fallacies (Photo credit: arellis49) Thomas Sowell ♦Thomas Sowell on the differences between Conservatives and Liberals.
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Will Time Warner Cable Be Acquired by Comcast the Nation’s Largest Broadband?
Image via CrunchBase RFP Staff ♦According to the nation’s major broadband trade journal CED Magazine, broadband super giant Comcast is sizing up Time Warner Cable, the nation’s 2nd largest broadband...
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Who Will Be the Rowan Free Press Person of the Year for 2013?
RFP Staff ♦On Monday December 23rd the Rowan Free Press staff will elect the Rowan Free Press Person of the Year for 2013. This 2nd annual race could turn out to be a cliff hanger because a number of...
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Letter-to-the Editor: Salisbury Reported Among Top Ten Cities in U.S.A. Where...
Charles Gaskins, Kannapolis, N.C. ♦There is no doubt that Salisbury has fallen on hard times in recent years. The ways they have chosen to dig themselves out have only increased the depth of economic...
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The Monthly Meeting of the RTPP Will Take Place Tuesday Evening December 17th...
Public announcement ♦The monthly meeting of the RTPP will take place Tuesday evening at 6:00 P.M. December 17th at the Blue Bay Seafood Restaurant, 2050 Statesville Blvd, Salisbury, N.C. We meet for...
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West Rowan’s Zachary Owen to Play in Offense-Defense Bowl at the Citrus Bowl...
English: The Florida Citrus Bowl stadium located in Orlando, Florida. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Elisha Todd ♦Zachary Owen has been invited for the third year in a row to participate in the...
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Letter-to-the Editor: Breaking the Generational Promise
U.S. Marines fighting in Huế (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Chuck Hughes, Board of Education ♦”Breaking with the time honored promise to “leave the following generation better off than the previous one.”...
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Video: Merry Christmas from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
English: Photograph of The United States Air Force Concert Band (Photo credit: Wikipedia) U.S. Air Force Concert Band and Choir Performing Christmas music at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum:...
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Learn about North Carolina Virtual Public School
Topographic map of North Carolina (Photo credit: Wikipedia) RFP Staff ♦Here is the website of the North Carolina Virtual Public School, an alternative way to obtain a public education on the internet...
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Will Salisbury’s 20/20 Downtown Master Plan Be DOA in 2014?
English: Street in downtown Salisbury, North Carolina, USA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Steve Mensing, Editor ♦In 2010 Salisbury’s city council approved a plan called the 20/20 Downtown Master Plan. It...
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Letter-to-the-Editor: Add Molotov Cocktails to the Weapons Outlaw List
The original design of Molotov cocktail produced by the Finnish alcohol monopoly ALKO during the Winter War of 1939–1940. The bottle has storm matches instead of a rag for a fuse. (Photo credit:...
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Letter-to-the Editor: A Christmas Prayer for Salisbury and Rowan County
Jonathan Morris, U.S. Army Ranger Ret. and Rowan County Sheep Baron ♦Lord at this Christmas time I humbly come before you and pray for our Brothers and Sisters in Salisbury and Rowan County who have...
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NACo Dental Plan Available for Rowan County Residents. Discount Dental Card...
Press Release ♦NACo Dental Plan is now available for Rowan County residents. There are savings of 5% to 50% on dental procedures, including routine oral exams, cleanings, dentures, root canals,...
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The Facts About State Cuts in Textbook Spending
English: Textbook (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Chris Hayes, Chief of Staff, Speaker Tillis’s Office ♦Some of you may have seen an article in today’s News & Observer regarding funding for textbooks....
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North Rowan High, North Rowan Middle, and North Rowan Elementary All On...
Rowan County Sheriff (Photo credit: ynkefan1) RFP Staff ♦North Rowan High School, North Rowan Middle School, and North Rowan Elementary all were on lockdown at noon today according to parents. North...
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Today Its Official: Rowan County Owns the Mall. Will the “Todd Paris Justice...
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦Late this afternoon I reached Commission Chairman Jim Sides on the phone. “Steve, he said. “Today its official–all the papers are signed, sealed, and delivered. We own the Mall”...
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