Beacon Media NC
  • About Us
    • Who We Are
    • Beacon Voices
  • Our Stories
    • All Stories
    • Republishing Policy
  • Radio + Digital
    • Beacon Radio
    • El Faro
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Donate
Select Page

Opinion: Small particles, big impacts for our air

by Rose Hoban | Feb 2, 2026 | Environment, North Carolina, U.S. Politics

The editor of N.C. Health News tracks the repeal of an environmental regulation by the EPA and explains how changes to seemingly small regulations have big health impacts. By Rose Hoban N.C. Health News Breathe in. And out. Do it a few more times.  Then think...

Graig Meyer: An Open Letter to an ICE Agent in a Mask

by Graig Meyer | Nov 26, 2025 | Beacon Voices, Graig Meyer, Latino Community, Migration, North Carolina, U.S. Politics

When federal immigration enforcement agents deployed to Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and other places around North Carolina, terrifying and haphazard arrests ensued. Graig Meyer has some questions for the people behind the masks.

Opinion: Has the campaign of fear against Latinos in North Carolina awoken a sleeping giant?

by Beacon Media | Nov 25, 2025 | Latino Community, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, U.S. Politics

Brutal treatment and indiscriminate policing by federal law enforcement shown across social media has galvanized thousands of Latinos in North Carolina and beyond.

Opinion: The children of Latino immigrants have shown me their community’s true story

by Beacon Media | Oct 1, 2025 | Latino Community, North Carolina, U.S. Politics

A high school teacher writes that headlines about immigrants don’t match reality. So he wrote a book about how the Durham, N.C., community rallied behind one particular immigrant facing deportation.

Opinion: It’s not yet time to look back at Hurricane Helene

by Preston Blakely | Sep 23, 2025 | Beacon Voices, Dalton George, Hurricane Helene, Hurricanes, Preston Blakely, U.S. Politics, Western North Carolina

On the anniversary of Hurricane Helene, two Western North Carolina leaders say too much of the recovery from the storm remains unfinished to see the storm as a memory.

In the wake of violence, living our values

by Jeremy Borden | Sep 18, 2025 | Politics, U.S. Politics

Death, violence and the art of persuasion for a better world than Charlie Kirk envisioned. Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published Sunday to those subscribed to Beacon Media’s newsletter list, published weekly. Occasional pieces are republished here....
« Older Entries

Recent Posts

  • Opinion: Small particles, big impacts for our air
  • Martin Henson: Resisting ICE is not just about immigration
  • Shannon Moretz: Why my rural community needs a new community news site
  • Melissa Castillo: In North Carolina fields, a ministry of tamales
  • Opinion: A year after Helene, N.C. Christmas tree farms are rebounding

Recent Comments

No comments to show.

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Success!

Subscribe

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Who We Are
  • Our Stories
  • Subscribe
  • Donate
  • Contact
  • Republishing Policy
Beacon-logo-1

©2026 Beacon Media

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Success!

Subscribe

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Who We Are
  • Our Stories
  • Subscribe
  • Donate
  • Contact
  • Republishing Policy
Beacon-logo-1

©2026 Beacon Media