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Preston Blakely: What wielding a vacuum has taught me about power

Preston Blakely: What wielding a vacuum has taught me about power

by Preston Blakely | Nov 5, 2025 | Beacon Voices, Elections, Labor, Local Politics, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, Preston Blakely

Cleaning and vacuuming taught the mayor of Fletcher, N.C., a small Western North Carolina town near Asheville, what a gavel never could about leadership and how to be a mayor.

The Rev. C.J. Brinson: The Christian right does not know Jesus

by C.J. Brinson | Jan 27, 2025 | Black Community, Faith, Latino Community, LGBTQ+, Migration, Politics, Rev. C.J. Brinson, U.S. Politics, Women's rights

Pastor C.J. Brinson takes on how President Donald Trump and his supporters have used religion in the president’s first days in office.

President Jimmy Carter’s Christian legacy

President Jimmy Carter’s Christian legacy

by Stevie Brooks | Jan 13, 2025 | Agriculture, Business, Elections, Faith, Hurricane Helene, Politics, Reclaiming Rural, Stevie Brooks, U.S. Politics

Writer and organizer Stevie Brooks says remembering President Carter’s legacy should prompt some religious reflection in North Carolina.  

Oh, (Sigh) Christmas Tree

Oh, (Sigh) Christmas Tree

by Stevie Brooks | Dec 23, 2024 | Agriculture, Appalachia, Business, Elections, Hurricane Helene, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, Politics, Reclaiming Rural, Stevie Brooks, U.S. Politics, Western North Carolina

Christmas tree farm politics is a real thing in Western North Carolina this holiday season. It shouldn’t be.

A government official encounters disinformation after Helene 

by Dalton George | Dec 9, 2024 | Appalachia, Climate crisis, Dalton George, Environment, Hurricane Helene, Hurricanes, Local Organizing, Local Politics, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, Politics, Reclaiming Rural, Western North Carolina

A Town Council member fights for people — and the truth.

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