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Jul 1

A message from the chair: We are the cavalry

Most of us were dismayed, to say the least, by last Thursday night’s debate between President Biden and the convicted felon. Our hearts...

In our opinion: Let's get ready to rrruuummmbbbllle!

Shelley Allen

Jul 1

In our opinion: Let's get ready to rrruuummmbbbllle!

It was a day in June, little more than a week before the July 4 holiday and almost 12 weeks before Election Day. And yet, in Brunswick...

Brunswick County Dems and allied groups protest Mark Robinson visit to St. James Community Center

Shelley Allen

Jul 1

Brunswick County Dems and allied groups protest Mark Robinson visit to St. James Community Center

We had close to 100 people turn out to protest MAGA Mark Robinson's visit to the St. James Community Center last Thursday! It was great...

Frankly, Iler, your insulting response was ungentlemanly, Brunswick Beacon

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...

Letter to the editor: Only psychos call veterans suckers and losers, Brunswick Beacon

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...

Letter to the editor: Democrats will protect the right to choose, Brunswick Beacon

Shelley Allen

Jul 1

Letter to the editor: Democrats will protect the right to choose, Brunswick Beacon

Brunswick Beacon, 06.20.24 It is urgent that we safeguard women’s reproductive rights in NC. Recent developments in other parts of the...

Who DO you represent, Frank? Brunswick Beacon

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...

Letter to the editor: America's fallen heroes weren't "suckers" and "losers," Brunswick Beacon

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...

Letter to the editor: A dumpster of Trumps, Brunswick Beacon

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 19

Trump - Hitler 2024, Brunswick Beacon

Brunswick Beacon, 06.13.24 Donald Trump looked asleep, his eyes closed, his head back and his mouth agape, while standing trial on 34...

Letter to the editor: Felonious Trump's protection racket, Brunswick Beacon

Shelley Allen

Jun 18

Letter to the editor: Felonious Trump's protection racket, Brunswick Beacon

Brunswick Beacon, 06.06.24 Barring an earth-ending asteroid strike, the GOP will nominate a convicted felon, fraudster, and rapist who’s...

Letter to the editor: Trump meets election rigger and it is him, Brunswick Beacon

Shelley Allen

Jun 18

Letter to the editor: Trump meets election rigger and it is him, Brunswick Beacon

Brunswick Beacon, 06.06.24 Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies because he rigged the 2016 election. Trump paid Stormy Daniels...

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...

BC Dem Women invite you to Thursday's meeting at HQ -- Sec. of State Elaine Marshall will speak via Zoom

Shelley Allen

Jun 17

BC Dem Women invite you to Thursday's meeting at HQ -- Sec. of State Elaine Marshall will speak via Zoom

BCDP press release: Brunswick County Democrats observe National Gun Violence Day

Shelley Allen

Jun 1

BCDP press release: Brunswick County Democrats observe National Gun Violence Day

May 31, 2024, PRESS RELEASE Contact: Lon Anderson BRUNSWICK COUNTY DEMOCRATS OBSERVE NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE DAY Friday, June 7 is National...

Letter to the editor: A $5 million property purchase with no public input, Brunswick Beacon

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...

Rouzer's half-truths are whole lies, Brunswick Beacon

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

GUILTY! Vote blue in November!

We prefer non-felons for our Commander-in-Chief.

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...

Letter to the editor: Trump's pregnancy police, Brunswick Beacon

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...