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Carolina Journal Weighs in on Fibrant’s Debt and Downgrading of Salisbury,...
Carolina Journal ♦ Barry Smith’s Carolina Journal article on Fibrant’s Debt and Downgrading of City of Salisbury’s Bond Rating: http://www.carolinajournal.com/articles/display_story.html?id=11193
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Congratulations to Marina and John Bare for the Birth of their Daughter Sarah...
Steve Mensing & the RFP Staff ♦ Congratulations to Marina (our cartoonist) and John Bare for the birth of their daughter Sarah on July 10th. Sarah weighed in at a healthy 8lb 3oz.
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Letter-to-the-Editor: After City Manager Doug Paris’s Reign, Can Salisbury...
Chuck Hughes ♦ Although the deposed City Manager Doug Paris seems to be the main act in the city’s three ring circus, the entire City Council is just as blame-worthy for the great damage done to the...
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A MEETING TO RESTORE HOPE AND BRING POSITIVE CHANGE TO OUR COMMUNITIES on...
The Chamber ♦ With the increased violence occurring throughout the City, County and East Spencer, coupled with the inadequate response by our City Leaders to our concerns, The Chamber has joined with...
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Video: 123 Night Crawlers–West End Community Outreach
Christopher Sifford, Videographer ♦ 123 Night Crawlers–West End Community Outreach:
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David Post’s Op Ed in the Sunday Post: Dead on
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ Our friend on the radio show “The Week in Politics” David Post wrote an outstanding Op Ed in the Salisbury Post: “Something Big Happened in Salisbury”. I highly recommend this...
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City Council was Aware of Doug Paris’s Many Wrongful Terminations, Yet Chose...
RFP Staff ♦ City Council was well aware of Doug Paris’s many wrongful terminations and the city employees low morale as this FOIA inquiry letter clearly shows. Still the city council chose to look the...
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Mayor Woodson, Are You Familiar with State Laws for Bidding Government...
RFP Staff ♦ Mayor Woodson, are you at all familiar with state laws for bidding government construction contracts? No one is permitted to jump to the head of the line because of favors or friendship....
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The Untimely Passing of Jim Holt, Salisbury Post Political Writer
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ This past Thursday I was saddened to learn of the passing of Jim Holt, the Salisbury Post’s very talented political writer. Jim was a very good and decent young man, a credit to...
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Former City Manager Paris’ Yearly Draw Was Close to $145K
RFP Staff ♦Ex City Manager Doug Paris drew retirement and other benefits above his $135K yearly salary, including a yearly 1% bonus (higher, for some reason, than $1,350) and “retirement...
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Argument in Woodleaf Leads to Murder Sunday Afternoon
RFP Staff ♦ Sunday afternoon sources the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reported the murder of Kerry Gray, 39. Mr. Gray died of multiple gunshot wounds after an argument in a driveway on Maria Lane in...
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Video: Salisbury N.C.’s City Council Plays Dodge Ball with the Truth
RFP Staff ♦ City Council remains mum on the “mutual termination” of Ex City Manager Doug Paris because of a clause in his employment contract stating that no parties will make “disparaging comments or...
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Salisbury City Council Will Meet at 4 P.M. Tuesday. Public Commenting is...
RFP Staff ♦ “Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides.” William Shakespeare, King Lear City Council will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall, 217 S. Main St. Public commenting is scheduled for...
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Governor McCrory Signs Legislation to Help Active Duty Members and Veterans
From the Office of Governor McCrory ♦Active duty members, veterans and military spouses can have selected military training and past experience converted into college credit and/or professional...
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While Chikungunya Virus Exists in Three N.C. Counties, Raleigh Researchers...
RFP Staff ♦ While Chikungunya Virus is found in 3 North Carolina counties: Alamance, Buncombe, and Forsythe and is now reported in South Carolina, research teams from the FDA, N.C. State, and the North...
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Gang Alert Advisory for Salisbury, N.C.
RFP Staff ♦ Yesterday we received a gang alert advisory from a local neighborhood group. They were advised by the Salisbury Police Department that gang activity was on the upswing and that neighbors...
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Doug Paris’s Contract Clause Preventing “Disparaging Remarks”
RFP Staff ♦ If you’ve seen former city manager Doug Paris’s highly unusual “no liability” contract you have to scratch your head and wonder. What mayor would sign off on such a contract? The easy...
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18 Year Old Salisbury High Student Charged with 1st Degree Rape of a 12 Year Old
RFP Staff ♦ The Rowan County Sheriff Office charged Dequan Miquel Weldon, 18, a Salisbury High Student on Monday night with first degree rape and indecent liberties with children. Mr. Weldon, living in...
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VA IG Witness Delivers Damning Testimony During House Committee on Veterans...
Press Release WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the testimony of Linda Halliday,...
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William Peoples Calls for N.C. Attorney General to Investigate City Hall
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦ Tuesday afternoon I sat at my computer and watched Salisbury’s City Council on the City ‘s “Live Meeting Webcast”. Yesterday’s city council meeting was their first meeting...
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