by Beacon Media | May 20, 2025 | Climate crisis, Cost of living, Environment, Local Organizing, Local Politics, North Carolina Community, Reclaiming Rural, U.S. Politics
We depend on Duke for electricity. They need to deliver that. But Duke also shouldn’t put shareholder profits over careful stewardship of the natural resources that we all depend on.
by Beacon Media | May 14, 2025 | Cost of living, Housing, Local Organizing, Local Politics, North Carolina Community
A staggering 86 percent of voters between 30-40 years old say housing costs are impacting their ability to reach other financial goals, like saving for retirement, starting a family, or buying a first home.
I see this data as a call to action—not just for lawmakers, but for all of us.
by Gwen Frisbie-Fulton | Apr 30, 2025 | Business, Cost of living, Gwen Frisbie-Fulton, Local Politics, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State Politics, Uncategorized
As her son graduates high school, the writer realizes the tremendous costs of childcare early in her son’s life have ripple effects well past those years. By Gwen Frisbie-Fulton Beacon Media Credit: PickPik I’m a heck of a proud mom. My son is graduating next...
by Martin Henson | Apr 22, 2025 | Black Community, Cost of living, Education, Martin Henson, U.S. Politics, Uncategorized
The writer calls on family and communities to rally around those affected by budget cuts and disarray in the federal government that is affecting student loans. By Martin Henson Beacon Media Creative Commons license. Credit: Wikimedia Commons user...
by Gwen Frisbie-Fulton | Apr 1, 2025 | Cost of living, Gwen Frisbie-Fulton, Local Organizing, North Carolina Community, Reclaiming Rural
The writer reflects on her love of all things associated with the working class. By Gwen Frisbie-Fulton Working Class Storytelling City of Greenville, North Carolina, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons It started in the back seat of my family’s Jeep Cherokee, the...
by Dalton George | Apr 1, 2025 | Cost of living, Dalton George, Housing, Local Politics, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State Politics, Reclaiming Rural, Western North Carolina
A young renter — who is also a member of the Boone Town Council — reflects on his and North Carolina’s affordable housing crisis. By Dalton George Beacon Media It took a long time, and it was more money than I imagined spending, but I’m proud to...
