Ryan Wegener: How a Confederate monument shows what’s possible
An organizer considers his and his town’s past as he confronts a time of political division. By Ryan Wegener Beacon Media Source: UNC Chapel Hill – Documenting the American South Most Confederate monuments face North to represent defending against...Dalton George: My personal affordable housing crisis
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 Downtown Boone, North Carolina in the summer of 2023. Photo by Amanda Underwood. It took a...Jacob Brooks: Mark Robinson has something to teach all of us
As former N.C. Lt Gov. Mark Robinson exits public life, Jacob Brooks reflects on the scandal-plagued former politician.
A government official encounters disinformation after Helene
A Town Council member fights for people — and the truth.
The fight for public education
The devastation brought by Hurricane Helene to western North Carolina has left communities grappling with significant loss and upheaval. And while there are so many areas that will need help, how our people recover will most assuredly pass directly through North Carolina’s public schools.