Friday Five: Your Wife Is Hot

At the invitation of the Kannapolis Citizen, I will be posting my weekly Friday Five articles here from now on. For my introductory post, I’ll be posting a “retread” - a popular article from last fall. In the couple of years that I’ve been doing this - I’ve noticed a pattern. This blog is written for people who are interested in local news and politics; and the people who I interact with usually marry people who consider that stuff trivia (they use other words, but “trivia”... 

Do you think the Rowan-Salisbury School System is adequately preparing students for the future?

Do you think the Rowan-Salisbury School System is adequately preparing students for the future? Yes No I don’t know View Results  Loading … Dr. Willard Daggett spoke at the Education Summit held here Wednesday, sponsored by Rowan Partners for Education. Do you think the Rowan-Salisbury School System is adequately preparing students for the future? Please share your reaction to the summit’s message.  Read More →

Idol burnout?

Television has gotten bad. We knew it was going to get bad back in October, when the writers went on strike and stayed on strike. Our favorite shows, like “Law & Order” and “The Office,” not to mention night shows like David Letterman and Conan O’Brien, were affected almost immediately. We knew it was going to be bad, and we were right. Viewers were left with reruns (who wants reruns, really?) and “reality” TV — American Gladiators and America’s... 

Have gasoline prices got your anger fueled?

Coming next week, Norris Dearmon, local historian and columnist for the Kannapolis Citizen, will have a column in the paper about gasoline prices. Dearmon remembers when gasoline prices were no where near where they are now and when Exxon Mobile was the local Esso station. Do you remember when gasoline was not $3 a gallon? Dearmon does and he shares his thoughts with us next week. Share your thoughts on gasoline prices here and maybe you’ll see them in the next issue of the Kannapolis Citizen.  Read More →

MULTIMEDIA: The Top Moments in Daytona 500 history

Click here for our multimedia package — The Top Moments in Daytona history.  Read More →

The Oscars

Over the past few weeks the air has been filled with talk and worry that the Oscars would not go on. Finally all has settled down and calm has once again passed through the media. 2007 was an amazing year for movies, giving us films that range from a determined cooking rat to an inspirational story of a young man’s cross country journey to find himself. Now that the oscar nominees have been announced the world of movies has only heightened in excitement. With amazing films and exceptionally... 

Poll Question: Should the city of Salisbury pursue annexation of residential subdivisions along N.C. 150?

This week’s poll question is: Should the city of Salisbury pursue annexation of residential subdivisions along N.C. 150? Vote in the poll to the right and make sure to post your comments below. We will publish the most interesting in the paper next week. *note: voting is closed  Read More →

Calling all shoe divas (and divos)

I don’t how many times I’ve heard, “you have how many pairs of shoes?” Yes, it is true I am the proud owner of 87 pairs of shoes. I must confess there are some that I don’t wear, but still hold on to. You never know when those platform Spice Girl-esque shoes will be in vogue again. Oh and I can’t forget my high school soccer cleats. I’ll play again — one day. But for the most part, depending on the season, I wear them all. To answer the questions I’m...