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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...

If you have been depressed, anxious, and angry over the state of politics, you’re not alone. Even with President Biden’s dramatic...

Brunswick Beacon, 07.18.24 In the Sherlock Holmes mystery, “Silver Blaze,” a horse was stolen and its trainer murdered. Holmes noted the...

PRESS RELEASE: For Immediate Release Contact: Lon Anderson July 21, 2024 STATEMENT:  Brunswick County Democratic Party Chair Shelley...

PRESS RELEASE July 15, 2024 MARLANDO PRIDGEN STATEMENT ON FEDERAL GRANT FOR NEW CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE Congratulations and sincere...

Brunswick Beacon, 07.04.24 Speaking in land-locked Nevada, Donald Trump asked, ‘Would you rather be electrocuted or eaten by a shark?’...

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...

Brunswick Beacon, 07.04.24 Maya Angelou said: "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." By repeatedly honoring...

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...

Brunswick Beacon, 06.27.24 In 2016, Donald Trump was sued for defrauding students of Trump University, which had no charter and no...

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...

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...

Brunswick Beacon, 06.20.24 Memorial Day and D-Day’s 80th Anniversary brought renewed attention to Donald Trump telling his staff that...

Brunswick Beacon, 06.13.24 Rather than respond to the criticisms in my May 15 letter to The Beacon, Rep. Frank Iler dismissed them...

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...

Brunswick Beacon, 06.13.24 Group names are instructive. “A parliament of owls” tells us owls are wise. “An exaltation of larks” conveys...

Brunswick Beacon, 06.06.24 Influenza. RSV. Pertussis. These are just some diseases masks can help prevent. COVID-19, too. (It ain’t over...

Brunswick Beacon, 05.30.24 The Brunswick Beacon reported on May 16 that the Brunswick County Schools just spent more than 5 million...

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...

Brunswick Beacon, 05.23.24 Overdevelopment in Brunswick County is a problem regularly called out in this forum. Many residents have...