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Oct 16

Closing argument: Want to be heard? Elect Democrats

If you think Republican elected officials don’t listen, you’re right. The good news is, Democrats do. “Shut the hell up!” he explained....

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They paved paradise, put up a parking lot, Brunswick Beacon

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...

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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...

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Letter to the editor: Clean water leadership, Brunswick Beacon

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...

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Shelley Allen

Jul 22

Still bananas, Brunswick Beacon

Brunswick Beacon, 07.18.24 An earlier letter from Philip Krumm falsely claimed that the climate has cooled since 2015. In fact, the years...

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Letter to the editor: Connect the dots, Brunswick Beacon

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...

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BrunswickDems

Dec 21, 2023

Bananas, Brunswick Beacon

Brunswick Beacon, 12.21.23 Japanese Private Teruo Nakamura, the last holdout from WWII, was apprehended in 1974 on a tropical jungle...

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In our opinion: The time to start is now!

BrunswickDems

Oct 31, 2023

In our opinion: The time to start is now!

Voting for candidates running for office in Brunswick County’s cities and towns is a moral and personal imperative. Municipal elections...

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BrunswickDems

Sep 25, 2023

BCDP launches political meme campaign

Memes* have proven effective at reaching voters, particularly younger ones (ages 18-35). In the 2022 election cycle, voters in the 18-35...

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BCDP Community Heroes EXPO a big success

BrunswickDems

Sep 25, 2023

BCDP Community Heroes EXPO a big success

Tropical Storm Ophelia didn’t dampen the spirits of our heroes or guests on Saturday at Brunswick County Democratic Party headquarters in...

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Letter to the editor: Climate change costs billions, Brunswick Beacon

BrunswickDems

Sep 17, 2023

Letter to the editor: Climate change costs billions, Brunswick Beacon

Brunswick Beacon, 09.14.23 Most of Brunswick County escaped serious damage from Tropical Storm Idalia. But the storm’s financial impacts...

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Letter to the editor: Climate changes, Republicans deny, Brunswick Beacon

BrunswickDems

Sep 15, 2023

Letter to the editor: Climate changes, Republicans deny, Brunswick Beacon

Brunswick Beacon, 09.07.23 For the 10.5 million folks living in North Carolina, climate change is undeniable. Once considered by some to...

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MAGA Republicans are coming for your rights and freedoms. What can you do? #VoteBlue

BrunswickDems

Jun 14, 2023

MAGA Republicans are coming for your rights and freedoms. What can you do? #VoteBlue

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Republican attacks on personal freedoms, Brunswick Beacon

BrunswickDems

Jun 1, 2023

Republican attacks on personal freedoms, Brunswick Beacon

Brunswick Beacon, 05.25.23 I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to live under an authoritarian Republican Taliban rule. The...

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Biden flushes Rouzer's Dirty Water Act, Brunswick Beacon

BrunswickDems

May 16, 2023

Biden flushes Rouzer's Dirty Water Act, Brunswick Beacon

Brunswick Beacon, 05.11.23 Belville Elementary is the largest elementary school in southeastern North Carolina. It’s on the Cape Fear...

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BrunswickDems

May 15, 2023

Toll on our land, State Port Pilot

State Port Pilot, 05.10.23 Want to start an argument in a hurry? Mention a local development project in Brunswick County. You’ll open a...

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BrunswickDems

May 7, 2023

We must act now, State Port Pilot

State Port Pilot, 05.03.23 The forces of Big Development are once again making a power grab via a bill in the N.C. legislature. Recently,...

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BrunswickDems

Apr 9, 2023

NC zoning bill, Brunswick Beacon

Brunswick Beacon, 04.06.23 A set of bills put forward in the NC legislature would take away NC towns’ traditional rights to control local...

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BrunswickDems

Apr 9, 2023

Stand with us, State Port Pilot

State Port Pilot, 04.05.23 This newspaper recently reported on a set of bills put forward in the N.C. legislature which would take away...

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Trump's reign of error, Brunswick Beacon

BrunswickDems

Mar 31, 2023

Trump's reign of error, Brunswick Beacon

Brunswick Beacon, 03.23.23 For the third time in six weeks, Donald Trump’s childish impulse to smash everything President Obama built...

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