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...
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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...
Shelley Allen
Jul 10
Letter to the editor: Reject Trump's racism, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 06.27.24 In 2016, Donald Trump was sued for defrauding students of Trump University, which had no charter and no...
Shelley Allen
Jul 10
Letter to the editor: Excellent work, State Port Pilot
State Port Pilot, 06.19.24 Interesting, I’ve seen nothing in local media about our Brunswick County Board of Elections and the award that...
Shelley Allen
Jul 1
Frankly, Iler, your insulting response was ungentlemanly, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 06.20.24 I opened my May 23 Brunswick Beacon and was appalled to read Frank Iler’s response to a Brunswick County...
Shelley Allen
Jul 1
Letter to the editor: Only psychos call veterans suckers and losers, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 06.20.24 Memorial Day and D-Day’s 80th Anniversary brought renewed attention to Donald Trump telling his staff that...
Shelley Allen
Jun 19
Who DO you represent, Frank? Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 06.13.24 Rather than respond to the criticisms in my May 15 letter to The Beacon, Rep. Frank Iler dismissed them...
Shelley Allen
Jun 19
Letter to the editor: America's fallen heroes weren't "suckers" and "losers," Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 06.13.24 On Memorial Day I reread “In Flanders Fields,” written after the 1915 Battle of Ypres. It gives voice to the...
Shelley Allen
Jun 19
Letter to the editor: A dumpster of Trumps, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 06.13.24 Group names are instructive. “A parliament of owls” tells us owls are wise. “An exaltation of larks” conveys...
Shelley Allen
Jun 18
MAGA madness unmasked, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 06.06.24 Influenza. RSV. Pertussis. These are just some diseases masks can help prevent. COVID-19, too. (It ain’t over...
Shelley Allen
Jun 1
Letter to the editor: A $5 million property purchase with no public input, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 05.30.24 The Brunswick Beacon reported on May 16 that the Brunswick County Schools just spent more than 5 million...
Shelley Allen
Jun 1
Rouzer's half-truths are whole lies, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 05.30.24 Congressman David Rouzer is the poster boy for the proverb, “A half-truth is a whole lie.” In his latest...
Shelley Allen
May 31
Letter to the editor: Connect the dots, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 05.23.24 Overdevelopment in Brunswick County is a problem regularly called out in this forum. Many residents have...
Shelley Allen
May 31
Letter to the editor: Trump's pregnancy police, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon, 05.23.24 Ronald Reagan wouldn’t recognize today’s GOP. Reagan said, “Illegal immigrants in considerable numbers have...
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