Jim Beard: Peace When There is No Peace
The question is, “Where do we go from here?” One of the results of any assassination for the general public is fear. Fear of the chaos that ensues after a…
Judy Smith: So Much for Norms
Over the weekend at a black tie dinner event, President Trump told his supporters that Biden for 30 or 40 years was a stupid guy. A quote from Trump about…
Evelyn Uddin-Khan: When People are Silent
Let us hope that the BBB which includes 17 million people who will have no health coverage won’t get sick. Let us further hope that the CUTS to health and…
Pam Bloom: Respect & Patience
With the chaos that continues to surround us since January, I often escape by thinking about earlier times when problems seemed simpler. Dear Neighbor, With the chaos that continues to…
Carol Pomeroy: Biden’s Economy Shouldn’t Affect Roy Cooper
Regardless of what did or did not occur during Biden’s presidency Roy Cooper, as a U.S. Senator, will always govern in ways that will best serve all his constituents as…
We’re Reading: Opinion Letters from the Salisbury Post
We regularly post letters that authors provide to Voters Speak. We can't even begin to cover all the opinion letters to the Salisbury Post. Here's a montage with several you…
Stop Acting Like This is Normal: The Ezra Klein Show – Don’t Miss!
In a few weeks the government’s funding will run out. If Democrats vote for a new spending bill, they will be funding Trump’s autocratic takeover. How can they? Take a…
Heather Cox Richardson: September 13, 2025
The refusal of Republican lawmakers to challenge MAGA’s creation of its own reality has opened the way for believers to try to put that world into place through violence. Their…
Senior Dems: Tuesday, Sept. 16th, 1:00 pm
Guest Speaker Salisbury Mayor Tamara Sheffield - "People over politics!" Join us for the Rowan County Democratic Party’s monthly Senior Democrats meeting! This month our guest speaker is Salisbury Mayor…
Gerald Moose: The Gulf of America & the Department of Was
Gerald Moose weaves a poem of the Gulf of America with some inspiration from the music of John Prine. A recent executive order explains the new Department of Was. Department…