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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, 2024


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, 2024


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, 2024


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 29, 2024


McHugh earns second term on NC League of Municipalities
Bill McHugh, a Democratic member of the Leland Town Council, has been chosen to serve a second term on the Legislative Policy Committee...
Shelley Allen
Aug 29, 2024


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 27, 2024


Press release: Randall calls out opponent for putting special interests ahead of voters
Katherine Randall, the Democratic challenger to North Carolina Senator Bill Rabon, today called out her opponent’s cozy relationship with...
Shelley Allen
Aug 27, 2024


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 20, 2024


Letter to the editor: You deserve better than Trump because... Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 08.15.24 You were disgusted when Trump said, “you have to treat women like [expletive].” You were nauseated when...
Shelley Allen
Aug 19, 2024


With Vance, the weird goes to 11, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 08.08.24 After inciting the Jan. 6 mob into chanting, “Hang Mike Pence,” Donald Trump needed a new Veep. “His reckless...
Shelley Allen
Aug 19, 2024


You are out! State Port Pilot
State Port Pilot , 08.07.24 There is a well-known rule in baseball: “Three strikes and you are out.” Unfortunately, the Brunswick County...
Shelley Allen
Aug 19, 2024


Trump abandoned Paul Whelan, Biden freed him, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 08.08.24 On August 1, the Biden/Harris administration completed the biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War. Moscow...
Shelley Allen
Aug 19, 2024


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 19, 2024


Ron Veronese
(Photo: Ron Veronese, front left, with the golf tournament planning committee in 2022.) It is with a broken heart that I share the news...
Shelley Allen
Aug 12, 2024


Meet Josh Stein, our candidate for governor, on Thurs., Aug. 22
RSVP HERE Hey y’all! My name is Madison Kilgore and I am the Political Assistant with Josh Stein's Team for Governor! On Thursday,...
Shelley Allen
Aug 12, 2024


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, 2024


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, 2024


Letter to the editor: Democratic vs. Republican websites tell the real story, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 07.25.24 If you really want to know the fundamental differences between the Brunswick political parties, check out the...
Shelley Allen
Aug 7, 2024


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, 2024
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