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...
by Gwen Frisbie-Fulton | Apr 30, 2025 | Affordability, Business, 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 Beacon Media | Apr 22, 2025 | Black Community, Local Organizing, Local Politics, North Carolina Community, Uncategorized
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...
by Martin Henson | Apr 22, 2025 | Affordability, Black Community, 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 Jeremy Markovich | Oct 15, 2024 | Climate crisis, Environment, Hurricane Helene, Hurricanes, Jeremy Markovich, Local Organizing, North Carolina Community, Reclaiming Rural, Uncategorized, Western North Carolina
In Black Mountain town leaders are getting information out with a method that’s been around for centuries. By Jeremy Markovich N.C. Rabbit Hole I’ve been doomscrolling quite a bit lately, mostly because there seems to be no end to pictures of the destruction...
by Beacon Media | Jun 4, 2024 | Education, Elections, Local Organizing, Local Politics, North Carolina, North Carolina State Politics, Politics, Uncategorized
Veteran campaign finance expert says political donations are driving school privatization By Bob Hall NC Newsline Despite strong opposition, the North Carolina Senate voted this month to boost enrollment in privately run K-12 schools by doubling state...
