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Trump jumps to dump American jobs, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 01.09.25 South African-born Elon Musk voided his U.S. student visa by never enrolling at Stanford, then overstayed it...
Shelley Allen
Jan 12


Letter to the editor: "A man, a plan, a canal, Panama," Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 01.02.25 It’s a well-known palindrome that makes just as much sense if you read it backwards. That’s more than you can...
Shelley Allen
Jan 12


BCDP member recalls the personal side of Jimmy Carter
While many of us mourn the death of former President Jimmy Carter on December 29, for some, his passing is more personal and hits much...
Shelley Allen
Dec 31, 2024


In our opinion: It's 2025. Are you ready?
In December, we recommended Brunswick County Democrats “zoom out” for a while. We thought it advisable to let the dust from the November...
BrunswickDems
Dec 31, 2024


BCDP needs your help
Happy New Year, Brunswick County Democratic Party Members and Allies! A small gift from you can fuel big changes for the Brunswick...
Shelley Allen
Dec 31, 2024


Republicans: "Let Brunswick drink lead," Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 12.26.24 Residents of 500 Brunswick County homes will be able to replace lead-contaminated water pipes and fixtures...
Shelley Allen
Dec 31, 2024


World's richest man gets presidency for Christmas, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 12.26.24 Donald Trump had a problem: what to give the man who has everything? Trump’s problem got worse on Dec. 5 when...
Shelley Allen
Dec 31, 2024


What gun would Thomas Jefferson print? Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 12.26.24 In the 2008 Heller decision governing the right to bear arms, conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin...
Shelley Allen
Dec 31, 2024


Carrboro sued Duke Energy; we should too, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 12.19.24 September’s storm dropped 20 inches of rain, Brunswick County’s third 1,000-year rainfall disaster since...
Shelley Allen
Dec 31, 2024


Letter to the editor: Trump's job, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 12.12.24 In his Nov. 28 letter, “Thank goodness!” Dick Wilson claims Democrats wrote two years of letters containing...
Shelley Allen
Dec 31, 2024


Letter to the editor: Call your state legislators, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 12.05.24 In the governor’s race, Brunswick County chose Democrat Josh Stein over Republican Mark Robinson. In fact, of...
Shelley Allen
Dec 5, 2024


Letter to the editor: Chickens will roost, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 12.05.24 It is noted in Grammatist that the expression “chickens will come home to roost” is used to convey that bad...
Shelley Allen
Dec 5, 2024


BCDP needs your help
Happy Holidays, Brunswick County Democratic Party Members and Allies! A small gift from you can fuel big changes for the Brunswick...
Shelley Allen
Dec 3, 2024


In our opinion: Note on zooming out (and other reflections)
We can make convincing arguments to pause for a time so we can emotionally absorb what happened on Nov. 5. And as political humorist Andy...
Shelley Allen
Dec 2, 2024


Poor losers
The MAGA-controlled General Assembly has transformed a bill intended to assist hurricane victims in western North Carolina into yet...
Shelley Allen
Dec 2, 2024


PFAS regulations advance
As we were composing the December issue of the BCDP newsletter, North Carolina environmental authorities were concluding a series of...
Shelley Allen
Dec 2, 2024


Statement from BCDP Chair
Well, team, last night did not go as expected. It’s shocking, devastating, and anger-inducing. We need to give ourselves time to mourn,...
Shelley Allen
Nov 6, 2024


Guest column: Want to be heard? Elect Democrats, Brunswick Beacon
Guest Column, Brunswick Beacon , 10.24.24 If you think Republican elected officials don’t listen, you’re right. The good news is,...
Shelley Allen
Nov 5, 2024


In your guts, you know he's nuts, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 10.31.24 In 1964, the Civil Rights Act ended segregation and employment discrimination based on race, color, religion,...
Shelley Allen
Nov 5, 2024


Invasion of the party snatchers, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 10.31.24 They walk among us, in MAGA hats and tee-shirts reading, “F*** your Feelings.” They call our first woman Vice...
Shelley Allen
Nov 5, 2024
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