Roger Barbee: I Deserve What
Roger Barbee, I Deserve What Roger Barbee, a Kannapolis native now living in Iredell County, adds to our local voices with some common sense advice about givers and takers. The…
Brian Pfaff: Cherish Diversity
Strong and inclusive communities benefit everyone. Brian Pfaff encourages us to cherish our diversity. In response to “Why a Pride Night?” (Salisbury Post, June 9), Mr. James, I’m sorry you…
Eileen Hanson-Kelly: NC Senate Expand Medicaid in North Carolina
Thankfully, the NC Senate has finally voted to expand Medicaid in NC. Now it’s up to the NC House. Call your reluctant Republican representatives. https://www.ncleg.gov/findyourlegislators Thank you, Senator Carl Ford…
Evelyn Uddin-Khan: Republicans Have No Platform, No Substance
As Evelyn Uddin-Khan writes, “There was a time in history when the Grand Old Party stood for the values of the working class. That is no longer true.” We must…
Action alert! Protect our vote!
Republicans are once again trying to enact additional obstacles to voting here in NC by requiring the County Boards of Election to undergo the time-consuming process of 'verifying' a voter's…
Cooper Murray: I Am Speechless.
Cooper Murray sounds an alarm to voters with his shock at then President Trump’s response to his supporters on January 6th. He aptly illustrates the fragility of our democracy as…
Keith Townsend: My Life Experience Made Racial Equity a Priority
Voters Speak invites current candidates to view our Throwback Thursday of Keith Townsend’s 2020 video example and share important aspects of their campaign platform with voters through video in our…
Francis Koster: Members of the North Carolina House Need to Clean Their Glasses
“These politicians are behaving in a way that does not reflect their stated goals of fiscal responsibility and family values. They are sabotaging the very people who elected them. Please…
Nan Lund: Time for Medicaid Expansion
Nan Lund’s letter to our NC legislature is an example of what might happen if you continue to ask, year after year after year, for representatives to do the right…
Nan Lund: Massacres Feel Close to Home
Be Like Nan – Keep Writing! The weekend of June 12th saw demonstrations across our nation, including a March for Our Lives in Salisbury on Sunday. Also on Sunday, the…