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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
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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...
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Dec 31, 2024
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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
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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
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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 6, 2024
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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 6, 2024
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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
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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
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Poor losers
The MAGA-controlled General Assembly has transformed a bill intended to assist hurricane victims in western North Carolina into yet...
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Dec 2, 2024
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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
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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 7, 2024
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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
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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
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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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Letter to the editor: The calls are coming from inside the house, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 10.31.24 Gen. Mark Milley was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the last 16 months of Trump’s presidency....
Shelley Allen
Nov 5, 2024
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With liberty and justice for all, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 10.31.24 Liz Cheney and Kamala Harris campaigning together showed what’s missing from our public discourse: a...
Shelley Allen
Nov 5, 2024
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Letter to the editor: Project 2025 - Sinking NOAA, drowning Americans, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 10.24.24 If you pay your federal taxes dutifully, you’ll be getting a lot less for your money if Trump is reelected....
Shelley Allen
Nov 5, 2024
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Letter to the editor: Women should make decisions about their own selves, Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 10.17.24 The authors of the Constitution did not deem women worthy of full rights. It took 72 years from the first...
Shelley Allen
Oct 24, 2024
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Drowning in MAGA's lies, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 10.17.24 “Planet of the Apes” ends as Charlton Heston finds a half-buried Statue of Liberty and realizes that the...
Shelley Allen
Oct 24, 2024
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Trump will worsen inflation, Brunswick Beacon
Brunswick Beacon , 10.17.24 On October 9, the Consumer Price Index reported that inflation dropped to 2.4%, even lower than Trump’s 2.5%...
Shelley Allen
Oct 24, 2024
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