Jeffrey Sharp – First Presbysterian’s Race Task Force should Continue the Good Work
Jeffrey Sharp responds to a Salisbury faith community creating opportunities for serious and important dialogues. We hope others will share their experiences about important events within our community. I’m writing…
Would you like to write for Voters Speak?
The Rowan County Democratic Party wants to reach more residents in Rowan through a weekly opinion forum that emphasizes our shared values and supports other efforts to generate more informed…
Alissa Redmond – KIVA Loan Program Disconnect
Salisbury business owner, Alissa Redmond, describes a disconnect for small business owners trying to obtain funding through the publicized Salisbury City Council commitment and partnership with KIVA. I watched council…
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…
Candidates needed. Now!
"A healthy democracy needs to have contested elections," Keith Townsend, 2020 candidate for NC House Friends, We need to make sure that no office goes unchallenged, especially those seats on…
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…