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Letter-to-the-Editor: Words from a New Arrival
Joe Coladarci, High Rock Lake ♦I just spent this fine Saturday morning with my fellow Republicans over at Ryan’s Steakhouse. I was happy to see some new faces in the group and somewhat surprised to see...
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Rowan County Commissioners and School Board Resume Budget Mediation at 5 P.M....
RFP Staff ♦On Monday at 5 PM the Rowan County Commissioners and the School Board will resume the budget mediation at the County Commissioner’s chambers on the 2nd floor of the J. Newton Cohen Sr. Rowan...
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The Martyr of Salisbury Burned at the Stake: A Cartoon by Marina Bare
Marina Bare, Artist ♦
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Letter-to-the-Editor: A Congressional Double Standard
Dr. Ada M. Fisher, M.D., M.P.H, Salisbury ♦Congress has again sold the citizens of the USA a bill of goods to which it is not willing to be bound. This time it is Obamacare, from which the Office of...
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Will Commissioner Jon Barber Become an “Instrument of God” Today and Pray in...
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦All eyes are on the Rowan County Commissioner meeting today to see if Commissioner Jon Barber makes good on his vow to be an “instrument of God” and defy a federal district court...
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Video: County Commissioners Opt for Alternative Prayer Plan to Comply with...
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦At today’s meeting of the Rowan County Commissioners, the five members introduced an alternative prayer plan that will comply with the Federal district court. Today commissioner...
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Video: County Commission and School Board Joint Mediation Recesses at 11PM....
RFP Staff ♦Monday evening’s closed-session mediation between the Rowan County Commissioner’s and the Rowan-Salisbury School Board began at 5 PM and recessed at 11 PM. The mediation, overseen by Willis...
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Poll: Final Runoff Vote for Best Lunch Spot in Salisbury
RFP Staff ♦Here are the top six finalists for the best lunch spot in Salisbury. Which is your favorite? Take Our Poll
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Detroit and Salisbury: When Cities Melt Down – an Interview with Sharon Mendez
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦Steve Mensing: Sharon, glad you could drop by and discuss your hometown Detroit, Michigan which recently declared bankruptcy. I’m certain many of our readers would want to know...
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Senator Gene Mclaurin Votes to Protect Clean Energy Jobs
Press Release from the office of Senator Gene McLaurin ♦Sen. Gene McLaurin (D-25) has responded to a TV ad being paid for by the NC Sustainable Energy Association and citing Sen. McLaurin’s vote...
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This Week in Raleigh with Rep. Harry Warren
Representative Harry Warren ♦With the General Assembly adjourned until next May, most legislative activity is focused on the Governor as bills await his signature. As of the end of Monday 7/29 (day 3...
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Central Office Walks a Frayed Tightrope to the Local Government Commission....
Steve Mensing, Editor and RFP Staff ♦Big Trouble in little Salisbury. Most everyone is aware of city hall’s rush to get the Downtown Central Office built at 329 S. Main. Quite reminiscent of the...
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Panera Bread Clear Winner for Best Lunch Spot in Salisbury
RFP Staff ♦Panera Bread, a newbie to the Salisbury dining scene, was the clear winner in the Rowan Free Press’s Best Lunch Spot in Salisbury Poll. This extremely popular eatery is mobbed just about...
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An Interview with Jeff Morris New Member of Rowan County Economic Development...
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦Recently local attorney and Spencer Alderman Jeff Morris was selected by the Rowan County Commissioners to serve on the new 21-member Economic Development Task Force (the EDT),...
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The Myths of the Shop Local Movement Debunked
Steve Mensing, Editor ♦It’s not even Christmas yet in Salisbury, and we’re hearing the desperate bleating of the area’s “shop local” movement. Coming from an actual city (Philadelphia) with real...
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Everything You Wanted to Know about the North Carolina Local Government...
RFP Staff ♦Over the last few weeks we’ve received a volume of emails concerning the North Carolina Local Government Commission (LGC) in Raleigh. Who is this commission about to decide the fate of the...
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Govenor McCrory Signs Popular Voter ID into Law
Press Release ♦“Common practices like boarding an airplane and purchasing Sudafed require photo ID and we should expect nothing less for the protection of our right to vote.” – Gov. Pat McCrory...
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School Superintendent Salaries Across NC
From the office of Representative Carl Ford ♦As we’ve learned, the General Assembly sets the base pay for teachers across North Carolina; local governments may increase that amount. These local...
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Downtown Central Office: Unstable Ground, Vapor Intrusion, and the LGC
Steve Mensing, Editor and the RFP Staff ♦In the final days before the Local Government Commission puts the question of the Downtown Central Office to rest, the Rowan Free Press uncovered additional...
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