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Scott Peoples: A Shameful Week for the 82nd Airborne Division

Scott Peoples: A Shameful Week for the 82nd Airborne Division

by Scott Peoples | Jun 19, 2025 | Beacon Voices, Scott Peoples, U.S. Politics, Veterans

President Donald Trump is politicizing our military, U.S. Army veteran Scott Peoples writes.

Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: Congress is pushing to drastically cut food aid. Why? 

Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: Congress is pushing to drastically cut food aid. Why? 

by Gwen Frisbie-Fulton | Jun 12, 2025 | Affordability, Gwen Frisbie-Fulton, North Carolina State Politics, Politics, U.S. Politics

Devastating cuts are on the table for communities across the country and the more than 1.4 million North Carolinians who rely on food stamps.

Martin Henson: The unfulfilled promises of George Floyd’s legacy

Martin Henson: The unfulfilled promises of George Floyd’s legacy

by Martin Henson | Jun 4, 2025 | Black Community, Local Organizing, Martin Henson, North Carolina Community

Five years after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police, Black Lives Matter activist Martin Henson reflects on Floyd’s legacy and the change that hasn’t come.

Martin Henson: It’s time to address ‘church hurt’

by Martin Henson | May 28, 2025 | Faith, Martin Henson, North Carolina Community

The church can play an important role in American society again but both the church and those who might attend have a responsibility in addressing harms.

Dalton George: Psst, elected officials — get out there and talk to people

Dalton George: Psst, elected officials — get out there and talk to people

by Dalton George | May 28, 2025 | Dalton George, Local Organizing, Local Politics, North Carolina Community, Reclaiming Rural

The Boone Town Council member says that talking to people in real life is a simple, important way to restore faith in government and democracy.

Rose Hoban: Should teens’ driving requirements be shortened in North Carolina? 

by Rose Hoban | May 7, 2025 | Healthcare, North Carolina State Politics, Rose Hoban, Uncategorized

As lawmakers in Raleigh consider a bill that would change the required hours for teens’ provisional permits, some are raising concerns.  By Rose HobanN.C. Health News  Credit: Ron Lach; Creative Commons License One night, not long after I’d graduated high...
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