by Dalton George | Feb 17, 2025 | Appalachia, Climate Crisis, Dalton George, Environment, Hurricane Helene, Hurricanes, Local Organizing, Politics, Reclaiming Rural, U.S. Politics, Uncategorized, Western North Carolina
This salamander and the federal Act that protects it shows how government can protect the things we all love. By Dalton George The Hellbender salamander Kids ran around their parents’ legs, waving a sticker adorned with two Eastern Hellbenders, adding to a...
by Beacon Media | Jan 27, 2025 | Black Community, Faith, Feminism, Latino Community, LGBTQ+, Migration, Politics, U.S. Politics
Pastor C.J. Brinson takes on how President Donald Trump and his supporters have used religion in the president’s first days in office. By C.J. Brinson If there is any question about the intentions of the Christian Right, all one needs to do is observe their...
by Stevie Brooks | Jan 13, 2025 | Agriculture, Business, Elections, Faith, Hurricane Helene, Politics, Reclaiming Rural, Stevie Brooks, U.S. Politics
Writer and organizer Stevie Brooks says remembering President Carter’s legacy should prompt some religious reflection in North Carolina. By Stevie Brooks Like most small towns in North Carolina, if you throw a rock in Shelby, you’ll hit a church. (Not that...
by Stevie Brooks | Dec 23, 2024 | Agriculture, Appalachia, Business, Elections, Hurricane Helene, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, Politics, Reclaiming Rural, Stevie Brooks, U.S. Politics, Western North Carolina
Christmas tree farm politics is a real thing in Western North Carolina this holiday season. It shouldn’t be. By Stevie Brooks Growing up in Western North Carolina, I have always known that Christmas is a serious business. Christmas usually started as soon as we...
by Kimberly Jones | Dec 3, 2024 | Appalachia, Climate Crisis, Education, Environment, Hurricane Helene, Hurricanes, Kimberly Jones, Local Organizing, Local Politics, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State Politics, Politics, Reclaiming Rural, U.S. Politics, Western North Carolina
North Carolina’s public schools are on the front lines of disaster recovery By Kimberly Jones The devastation brought by Hurricane Helene to western North Carolina has left communities grappling with significant loss and upheaval. As we witness the aftermath,...
by Gwen Frisbie-Fulton | Nov 18, 2024 | Elections, Gwen Frisbie-Fulton, Local Organizing, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State 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 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 too-small...
