http://salisburypostables.com The official blog site of the Salisbury Post. Mon, 12 May 2008 18:17:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [poll=7] The Rowan-Salisbury School System's proposed budget includes a $500 per year increase in the local salary supplement for teachers. Should the county commission approve this increase? Post your opinions below! http://salisburypostables.com/top-story/2008/05/09/poll-should-the-county-commission-approve-a-salary-supplement-for-teachers/ [poll=6] Do you plan to vote in the May 6 primary? Why or why not? Post your thoughts below and we'll publish some in an upcoming edition of the Salisbury Post. http://salisburypostables.com/top-story/2008/04/10/poll-do-you-plan-to-vote-in-the-may-6-primary/ This was an article I did last summer, but I thought it would be useful for SalisburyPostables.com readers. Each week, I read the material of 70 sites without missing one article on topics ranging from local news and politics to religion to my friends websites. However, I'm willing to bet ... http://salisburypostables.com/fridayfive/2008/04/04/friday-five-quit-wasting-time-on-the-internet/ [poll=5] What do you plan to do with your federal tax rebate check? Be sure to vote in our poll and give a more detailed response below. The most interesting entries may be published in a future edition of the Salisbury Post. http://salisburypostables.com/top-story/2008/04/03/poll-what-do-you-plan-to-do-with-your-federal-tax-rebate-check/ Recently, I announced that I was endorsing Bob Orr for North Carolina Governor. I've also spoken at events in Cabarrus and Davidson Counties on behalf of the campaign. In that post, I discussed briefly why I decided to choose him over the other candidates. For this week's Friday Five, ... http://salisburypostables.com/fridayfive/2008/03/28/friday-five-bob-orr-by-the-numbers/ [poll=4]The city of Salisbury is considering establishing its own fiber-optic network to offer residents and businesses another option for Internet, telephone, cable and television services. Should the city get into the fiber-optic business? Vote in our poll and post your thoughts below http://salisburypostables.com/technology/2008/03/26/poll-fiber-in-citys-future/ Perhaps the only positive byproduct of the over-commercialization of Easter is Just Born, Inc.'s Peeps -- the semi-stale marshmallow candy that resemble bunnies, birds and other cute shapes depending on the holiday. If you are like me, you don't need a holiday to enjoy their sugary goodness, but hey, ... http://salisburypostables.com/entertainment/2008/03/25/shout-out-to-my-peeps/ This week, Arthur C. Clarke died on Wednesday at the age of 90.  If you know who Arthur C. Clarke is - you're probably a nerd.  He was the last of the "big three" (Asimov and Heinlien being the other two) science fiction writers of the 20th Century. ... http://salisburypostables.com/fridayfive/2008/03/21/friday-five-jupiter-and-beyond-the-infinite/ The following is a comprehensive collection of all of the multimedia we have for the Salisbury Millwork Fire to date: http://salisburypostables.com/top-story/2008/03/20/salisbury-millwork-fire-multimedia-overview/ 911 recordings reveal life-saving decisions, possible equipment problems during fire at Salisbury Millwork. We have broken the calls into 8 15-minute files. Each file is approximately 15mb. AUDIO: Salisbury Millwork Fire 911 calls as they came in. Trouble? Download the latest copy of Adobe Flash Player | Contact us http://salisburypostables.com/top-story/2008/03/20/audio-salisbury-millwork-fire-911-calls/