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James Lee: Los veteranos merecen algo mejor que los recortes a Medicaid

James Lee: Los veteranos merecen algo mejor que los recortes a Medicaid

by Beacon Media | Aug 26, 2025 | Español, Healthcare, Military, North Carolina, U.S. Politics

James Lee, un veterano de la Fuerza Aérea de los EE. UU. reflexiona sobre su servicio y los miles de veteranos de Carolina del Norte que ahora se enfrentan a la pérdida de la cobertura de Medicaid.

James Lee: Los veteranos merecen algo mejor que los recortes a Medicaid

James Lee: Veterans deserve better than Medicaid cuts

by Beacon Media | Aug 26, 2025 | Healthcare, Military, North Carolina, U.S. Politics

U.S. Air Force veteran James Lee reflects on his service and the thousands of veterans in North Carolina who are now facing the loss of Medicaid coverage.

Martin Henson: Let’s talk about HIV — and getting tested

Martin Henson: Let’s talk about HIV — and getting tested

by Martin Henson | Jul 23, 2025 | Beacon Voices, Healthcare, Martin Henson, North Carolina

The author, who leads discussion groups with Black men, writes about why he’s pushing himself and others to talk about HIV and take away the stigma from getting regularly tested.

Rev. Della Owens: Lawmakers should kill the ‘Big Deadly Bill’

Rev. Della Owens: Lawmakers should kill the ‘Big Deadly Bill’

by Beacon Media | Jul 2, 2025 | Affordability, Healthcare, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, Politics, U.S. Politics

Rev. Della Owens, who organizes with the N.C.-based faith movement Repairers of the Breach, argues the budget bill being considered in the U.S. Congress will have deadly consequences for North Carolina if it is passed.

Debbie DeWeese: Don’t cut our healthcare to give tax breaks to the rich

Debbie DeWeese: Don’t cut our healthcare to give tax breaks to the rich

by Beacon Media | Jun 26, 2025 | Affordability, Healthcare, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State Politics, U.S. Politics

A bill making its way through the U.S. Senate would be devastating for the millions of people on Medicaid in North Carolina.

U.S. Army Veteran: The Trump era isn’t politics as usual. It’s a betrayal of veterans like me

by Beacon Media | May 20, 2025 | Healthcare, Hurricane Helene, U.S. Politics, Veterans

The veteran, SFC (Ret.) Jay Carey, who was shown in a viral video being escorted from an event for Rep. Chuck Edwards in Western North Carolina, says now is the time to fight for democracy.

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