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Whayne Hougland Leaving Salisbury to Become the Bishop of the Western Michican
RFP staff ♦Rev. Whayne Hougland, the popular Episcopalian rector at Saint Luke’s in Salisbury and the spiritual godfather of TV pilot ”Sleepy Hollow”, just became the Bishop of Western Michigan via a...
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An Interview: Ex Salisbury Policeman Kenny Lane Speaks Out
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦When Ex Salisbury Policeman Kenny Lane, a twenty-two year veteran of the force, was terminated from the Salisbury Police Department for refusing to be TASERed, I was deluged with...
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Rowan County 5: PRAYER ISSUE TO BE HEARD BY U.S. SUPREME COURT!
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦Rowan County 5–Your prayers and the prayers of countless millions across North Carolina and the entire United States were heard on High. The Almighty saw fit to provide the...
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County Airport De-Annexation: Two Bills Sprint to the Finish This Thursday in...
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦After last week’s smashing victories of Sen. Andrew Brock’s bill with virtually no opposition in the N.C. Senate, Rowan County Airport’s de-annexation twin bills are now poised...
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Anger Grows in Salisbury Over Wrongful Terminations by City Manager’s Office.
RFP Staff ♦The anger grew in Salisbury over the wrongful terminations done by the City Managers Office and spilled over into Tuesday’s city council public commentary period where 3 persons spoke out...
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A Letter-to-the-Editor: The Baby-Faced Fuhrer Must Go
Jonathan Morris ♦Mayor Woodson and the Salisbury City Council, your responsibility is to diligently attend to what goes on within your city government and especially with what goes on in the city...
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Airport De-Annexation Bill 269/260 Smashes Out of House Finance Sub-Committee...
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦This morning Airport De-annexation Bill 269/260 smashed out of the House Finance Sub-Committee with a favorable 5-o vote including 3 Republicans and 2 Democrats. It now moves to...
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Senator Gene McLaurin’s Raleigh Report
Senator Gene McLaurin ♦The NC Senate budget has been released this week. We will have discussions and deliberations in our committees on the state budget proposal as put forth by the Senate leadership...
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North Carolina General Assemby Needs to Do a Better Job Meeting Budgetary...
Chuck Hughes, Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education ♦ Our North Carolina General Assembly needs to do a much better job of meeting budgetary time-lines. The lapse between the time our local board of...
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Memorial Day Close Up
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦Every year, Memorial Day is marked in just about every hamlet, town, and city in the United States. This day commemorates the lives of courageous men and women who perished...
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A Note on Tolling I-77
Representative Robert Brawley, District 95 ♦I think the General Assembly is doing some very good things and I would love to be talking about the bills we passed and the issues we debated....
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House & Senate Airport De-Annexation Bills Will Be Heard Tuesday Morning....
Steve Mensing, Editor Figuratively speaking, the tanks are rumbling toward the outskirts of the County Airport. The liberators are annihilating scant pockets of resistance wherever they locate them....
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A Reflection on Memorial Day
Joshua Wagner, Ret. Infantry Paratrooper; 82nd Airborne ♦As a veteran, I take great pride in Memorial Day and can’t help but take a few moments to reflect. When I mention this reflection to friends and...
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Tonight Tuesday May 28th RCTPP Presents Congressman Richard Hudson and Dr....
Announcement: ♦Tonight Tuesday May 28th at the Blue Bay Seafood Restaurant RCTPP welcomes U.S. Congressman Richard Hudson (8th District) and Dr. Mark Campbell, Executive Director for Center of Church...
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County Airport De-Annexation Bills Passed this Morning by House Finance...
Steve Mensing, Editor Early this morning the Senate and House versions of the Rowan County Airport de-annexation bills, SB 269 and HB 260, were heard by the full House Finance Committee and received a...
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Rep. Harry Warren will Conduct a Town Hall Meeting on Friday, May 31st at the...
♦Rep. Harry Warren (District 77) will conduct a Town Hall meeting on Friday, May 31st at the NC Transportation Museum from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Harry’s Town Halls are always lively with discussions. He...
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Rowan County Airport De-Annexation Bill Successfully Passes Its 2nd Reading...
Steve Mensing, Editor Wednesday afternoon SB 269, the Rowan County Airport de-annexation bill, successfully passed its second reading by an overwhelming 104-11 vote. Originally introduced in the state...
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Rep. Harry Warren Recaps Rowan County Airport De-Annexation Progress
Rep. Harry Warren ♦HB 260 and SB 269, our Rowan County Airport De-Annexation bills, started out about the same time in their respective Chambers and took slightly different paths to arrive at the same...
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