by Beacon Media | Dec 30, 2024 | Climate Crisis, Elections, Environment, Hurricane Helene, Hurricanes, Local Organizing, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina Politics, Politics, Uncategorized
Dan Crawford: North Carolina needs bold leadership for the environment N.C. Gov.-elect Josh Stein has shown leadership on environmental issues. He should continue. By Dan Crawford N.C. League of Conservation Voters Working together, states and the federal government...
by Gwen Frisbie-Fulton | Nov 18, 2024 | Elections, Gwen Frisbie-Fulton, Local Organizing, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina Politics, Politics, Reclaiming Rural, U.S. Politics
This election shows that those who lead us should be the same people who make our society go. By Gwen Frisbie-Fulton Beacon Media I grew up tagging along behind my dad at construction sites. He would find a hard hat for me to wear, and it would wobble around on my...
by Jeremy Markovich | Nov 13, 2024 | Elections, History, Jeremy Markovich, North Carolina Community, North Carolina Politics, Politics
After the election, I keep thinking back to Frank Porter Graham’s progressive run for U.S. Senate in 1950. By Jeremy Markovich N.C. Rabbit Hole Like millions of North Carolinians, I have many questions about the results of Tuesday’s election. One that came...
by Alexa Roberts | Oct 22, 2024 | Alexa Roberts, Elections, Local Organizing, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina Politics, Politics, U.S. Politics
Alexa Roberts reflects on the importance of local office before our consequential November election. By Alexa Roberts Beacon Media The first time I walked into my daughter’s kindergarten classroom at Sandhills Farm Life Elementary as a volunteer, only a few weeks...
by Kimberly Jones | Oct 9, 2024 | Education, Kimberly Jones, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina Politics, Politics, U.S. Politics
North Carolina’s 2023 Teacher of the Year asks why politicians refuse to protect students and teachers through meaningful action after the school shooting in Winder, Georgia. By Kimberly Jones Beacon Media Last week, something happened that we must stop...
by Beacon Media | Oct 8, 2024 | Climate Crisis, Environment, Hurricane Helene, Hurricanes, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina Politics, Politics, Reclaiming Rural, U.S. Politics, WNC
Beyond belief in Ashe County Organizer Nancy Weaver, who lives on multigenerational land, wants to make sure government dollars are spent on those who most need them By Nancy Weaver Beacon Media One Sunday morning in November of 1977, my little sister Ann...
