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Moody’s Downgrades Salisbury N.C.’s Bond Rating, Citing Debt and Risk...
RFP Staff ♦ Moody’s Downgraded Salisbury N.C.’s bond rating, citing debt and risk associated with Fibrant. Absolutely no surprise there. The city of Salisbury has been covering up the failure of...
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Fibrant’s Moody’s Low Bond Rating Well-Deserved. Fibrant Rocked Salisbury’s...
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ Moody’s downgrading of Salisbury, N.C.’s bond rating due to its municipal utility Fibrant’s debt and risk is quite accurate. We’ve closely monitored Fibrant and its...
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Belly Up Survival Tips for Salisbury, N.C. from the Detroit Bankruptcy Notebook
John Q. Public ♦ Don’t get caught unaware when the Big Kahuna whacks Salisbury, N.C. like it did Detroit, MI and Stockton, California. No munny hunny in the big bamboozle! Cities where they hide the...
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Letter-to-the Editor: 60 Years Later and Losing Ground in the Battle to...
Dr. Ada M. Fisher ♦ May 17, 2014 is 60 years after 1954 Brown vs. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas was decided noting “Separate but Equal” was an oxymoron. A recent Farm Bill passed by...
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Sheriff’s Office Charges 63 Year Old Salisbury N.C. Man with the Rape of a 5...
RFP Press ♦ Rowan County Sheriff’s Office charged Gary Wayne Baldwin, 63, of Salisbury, N.C. with the rape of a 5 year old girl on Wednesday. Mr. Baldwin, of the 1900 block of Providence Church Road,...
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Letter-to-the-Editor: The Differences between Gene Miller and Judy Klusman
Kathy Yost, Rockwell, N.C. ♦ I would like to share an experience I had tonight, Thursday May 15th. I contacted two of the candidates in the running for Rowan County Commissioner. Mr. Gene Miller was...
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Mac Butner Racing Against Time to Gain Enough Signatures to Get on the...
RFP Staff ♦ Mac Butner, a long time Rowan County Republican and real estate man, is tossing his hat in the county commissioner ring and is launching a signature gathering campaign today to gain 4,000...
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House Bill 1061 “Replace Common Core to Meet NC’s Needs”
Press Release Today, House Bill 1061 was filed in the General Assembly. If you will recall, this is the bill stemming from the Legislative Research Committee on Common Core’s recommendation to regain...
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North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey: Discover How...
N.C. Department of Education ♦ North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey: Discover How Rowan-Salisbury Schools Fared. The NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey resulted in the voices of 93,178...
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Letter-to-the Editor: A Visit to Woodleaf Elementary
Chuck Hughes, Board of Education ♦ I had the opportunity to visit Woodleaf Elementary school recently. As with Cleveland Elementary, I was impressed with the dedication of Woodleaf’s staff and the...
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Judge Issues Injunction on Teacher Pay Law
Sen. Gene McLaurin, (25th District) May 16, 2014 For Immediate Release Contact: Katie Stanley (919) 733-5953 Judge Issues Injunction on Teacher Pay Law Raleigh, NC – Earlier today the Associated Press...
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RCTPP Meets Tuesday May 20th at the Blue Bay Restaurant at 6 P.M.
Public Announcement ♦ RCTPP Meets Tuesday May 20th at the Blue Bay Restaurant on 2050 Statesville Blvd. in Salisbury, N.C. Dine at 6 p.m. and Meeting at 7 p.m. Topics include primary election...
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Oath Keepers Meet Saturday at 6 p.m. on May 17th to Discuss North Carolina...
Public Announcement ♦ The Oath Keepers meet Saturday night at 7 p.m. on May 17th at the American Army Navy Store, 2210 Statesville Blvd, Salisbury, N.C. The North Carolina Emergency Response...
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Hearing Concerning West End Plaza Financing Slated for Monday’s County...
RFP Staff ♦ The Rowan County Commissioners will meet Monday at 6 p.m. to conduct a hearing concerning the West End Plaza. The usual sideshow is expected during public commentary when Downtown Salisbury...
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Legislative News From Rep. Carl Ford
Rep. Carl Ford (District 76) ♦ Legislative News From Rep. Carl Ford: http://nchouse76.com/
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Settlement Brings Total Paid to Parent Company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum &...
Press Release ♦ Animal Rights Groups Settle with Circus After Federal Court Determined Case Was “Groundless and Unreasonable” VIENNA, Va. — The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), along with...
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Rowan County Commission Meets May 19th at 6 P.M. at County Administration...
RFP Staff Highlights of County Commission Meeting: • Public Hearing and Consideration of West End Plaza Financing Proposals • Airport Office Building Bid Award • Consider Funding Request from Economic...
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Video: In Solemn Memory of Fibrant, November 2010 to June 2011
RFP Staff ♦ In Solemn Memory of Fibrant: R.I.P, November 2010 to June 2011. Recently Moody’s disinterred Fibrant for an autopsy and downgraded the City of Salisbury’s bond rating as a result: In...
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Do Laptops Increase Academic Achievement in Reading and Writing?
RFP Staff ♦ Millions of taxpayer dollars are about to be spent on Mac Air Laptops and iPads to hopefully help Rowan-Salisbury School Students become more literate, increase their academic achievement,...
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A Brief History of Downtown Salisbury ONLY’s “Big Pushes to Nowhere”
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ When I arrived here back in the summer of 2008 from Philadelphia I immediatly noticed Downtown Salisbury ONLY’s “Big Pushes to Nowhere”. You know those initiatives often poorly...
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