Pete Prunkl – Will KIVA be “Un-paused?”
Salisbury City Council has recently pushed the pause button on the KIVA loan program they committed to in 2021, even after substantial investment in the program. Pete Prunkl, a local…
Pat Bullard – The Impact of Curtailing Voters
Many thanks to Pat Bullard for her response to misleading information and assumptions that all is well with voting rights in the United States. Ada Fisher in a column published…
Pat Bullard – Legislature is Starving NC Public Education
Speaking truth to power fosters positive change in our community, state, and nation. Pat Bullard’s letter speaks to the Leandro case and the General Assembly’s continuing delay to fund public…
Walter Hart, Eric Houck and Jim Watson – Looking Deeper at Education Funding from the NC Legislature
Rowan resident Walter Hart, Eric Houck, and Jim Watson respond to an opinion column from the Salisbury Post with their expertise and focus on school finance . (2/13/22, NC school…
Pam Everhardt Bloom – Let’s Stop and Think
Is it possible for Rowan County to escape some of the national outrage surrounding education? Recent news about what makes people “uncomfortable’’ and how they react leads me to…
Keith Townsend – Warren, Sasser, and other Republicans Undermine Foundation of our Democratic System
Keith reminds us that we need to be aware of our current representatives' state and national actions as well as their NC legislative votes. On Nov. 23, 186 Republican legislators…
Evelyn Uddin-Khan – Democracy’s Decline
In response to a Jan. 30 letter by Don Pruitt (“Democrats know what’s coming in 2022 elections”), you were misinformed on three points in your letter. First, only God knows…
Evelyn Uddin-Kahn – Do Cries of Election Fraud Herald Totalitarianism?
Evelyn is concerned about democracy in our country. She regularly responds to issues and letters in the Salisbury Post and for RCDP’s Voters Speak. In recent years, many questions have…
Eileen Hanson-Kelly – Time to Question Duke Energy’s Political Contributions
Eileen and other members of Friday Action Hour, a social justice organization, regularly submit letters to local newspapers across NC each week. Never doubt that small actions can bring about…
Nan Lund – The Importance of Early Voting
Welcome back to Rowan Dem's latest Voters Speak. Nan Lund presents a factual rebuttal to the Chair of the local Republican Party with her letter, The Importance of Early Voting. …