For Pete's sakes, Pat Sykes, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 08.29.24 Brunswick County’s newspapers have recently run pieces from District 3 Commissioner Pat Sykes claiming to be...
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Shelley Allen
- Aug 29
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot, Brunswick Beacon
08.22.24, Brunswick Beacon I used to think Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi” was just a catchy song. I didn’t know Brunswick County would...
Shelley Allen
- Aug 29
Trump trades racist dog whistle for megaphone, Brunswick Beacon
08.22.24, Brunswick Beacon In his 7/25 column, Tom Campbell called for “toning down the angry, divisive rhetoric.” President Biden did...
Shelley Allen
- Aug 29
In our opinion: Platform for growth
Our candidates for Brunswick County Commissioners Everyone knows Brunswick County is growing at a record-setting pace. Everyone, it...
Shelley Allen
- Aug 29
Harris-Walz campaign to open field office in Brunswick County
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Lon Anderson For Immediate Release August 29, 2024 HARRIS-WALZ CAMPAIGN TO OPEN FIELD OFFICE IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY...
Shelley Allen
- Aug 27
Josh Stein comes to Brunswick County -- again!
For the second time this election season, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein was the guest of the Brunswick County Democratic...
Shelley Allen
- Aug 20
Letter to the editor: Clean water leadership, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 07.25.24 For over 10 years, I worked for an organization with a main objective to bring clean water to developing...
Shelley Allen
- Aug 19
Trump's plan to make inflation grow again, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 08.08.24 June’s consumer price report showed falling prices produced a 3% annual inflation rate, the biggest monthly...
Shelley Allen
- Aug 7
Letter to the editor: Vance can dance, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 08.01.24 After Donald Trump was shot by a Republican gun nut, Senator J. D. Vance blamed Democrats for calling Trump...
Shelley Allen
- Aug 7
Letter to the editor: Rouzer rewarded political violence, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 08.01.24 Donald Trump’s would-be assassin was a registered Republican wearing a T-shirt from Demolition Ranch, a...
Shelley Allen
- Aug 7
Supreme Court tips the scales, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 07.25.24 I am writing to express my growing concern over the apparent bias and imbalance within the Supreme Court....
Shelley Allen
- Aug 7
Letter to the editor: Mark his words, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 07.25.24 If it’s a day that ends in “y,” Mark Robinson is spreading division and hate. When a gunman killed 17 students...
Shelley Allen
- Jul 30
In our opinion: Ten steps to political sanity
If you have been depressed, anxious, and angry over the state of politics, you’re not alone. Even with President Biden’s dramatic...
Shelley Allen
- Jul 22
The dog that didn't bark in the night, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 07.18.24 In the Sherlock Holmes mystery, “Silver Blaze,” a horse was stolen and its trainer murdered. Holmes noted the...
Shelley Allen
- Jul 21
Statement from the chair on President Joe Biden's decision
PRESS RELEASE: For Immediate Release Contact: Lon Anderson July 21, 2024 STATEMENT: Brunswick County Democratic Party Chair Shelley...
Shelley Allen
- Jul 17
Press release from Marlando Pridgen, our candidate for U.S. Congress (District 7)
PRESS RELEASE July 15, 2024 MARLANDO PRIDGEN STATEMENT ON FEDERAL GRANT FOR NEW CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE Congratulations and sincere...
Shelley Allen
- Jul 10
Letter to the editor: We all live with electric submarines, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 07.04.24 Speaking in land-locked Nevada, Donald Trump asked, ‘Would you rather be electrocuted or eaten by a shark?’...
Shelley Allen
- Jul 10
When Rep. Rouzer was 'woke,' Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 07.04.24 Congressman Rouzer’s newsletter often hides what he’s up to. It’s a puzzle, like Wordle, but instead of...
Shelley Allen
- Jul 10
Letter to the editor: Rouzer shows his true colors, again, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 07.04.24 Maya Angelou said: "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." By repeatedly honoring...
Shelley Allen
- Jul 10
Letter to the editor: Break glass, State Port Pilot
State Port Pilot, 06.26.24 The words on some fire alarm boxes are “In Case of An Emergency, Break Glass.” It is time that citizens “break...
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