Economy
Editorial: Duke Energy’s rate hike exposes a broken system
BEACON MEDIA GUEST FEATURE By Sam Grote, CEO of N.C. Business Impact Forum Duke’s latest request to the state to increase our power bills even
December 17, 2025
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Economy
Editorial: As communities struggle with hunger, food is all around us
How I know people are struggling right now is the line to the food pantry at Episcopal Church The Redeemer near where I live in Shelby, N.C., has grown longer and longer with each passing week.
December 17, 2025
Education
Editorial: NC public schools are the beating heart of our communities. They deserve better.
When I was teaching from 2011 to 2017, social studies was my favorite subject—not just for the maps and timelines, but for what they revealed about how power moves. The classes explained who makes decisions, who carries their cost, and how geography and governance collide.
December 17, 2025
Our Voices
Our Joy Is Resistance: The Pride of Being Latina in the United States
What I’ve realized is that pride in being Latina is also pride in survival. We come from people who endured colonization, displacement, migration, and discrimination. And through it all, they carried their recipes, songs, and stories across generations. They built homes in unfamiliar lands, worked long hours, and sacrificed so much just so we could dream bigger. Their resilience flows in our veins, and it’s something no one can ever take away from us.
December 17, 2025
Economy
“It’s a heavy burden”: Raleigh Small Business Owner Says Tariffs Hurt Amid Holiday Season
Unfortunately, this holiday season is different. Our business has been impacted by the reckless tariffs from Washington, DC. The tariffs are driving up prices of our goods 20 to 50 percent, and some vendors have used the tariffs to further raise the price of goods and even shipping. Some of our customers’ favorite brands have stopped shipping to the United States entirely. And unlike corporate retailers, we don’t have any negotiating power.
December 17, 2025
Lifestyle
Tar Heel State Meets Tinseltown: A breakdown of the must-watch NC-related Christmas movies
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – at least on our TVs. As you wind down for the year, gather with your loved ones, and curl up on the couch – check out these holiday movies, filmed or set in various locations throughout North Carolina.
December 15, 2025
En Español
Activistas denuncian que agentes de ICE están operando nuevamente en Carolina del Norte, incluyendo arrestos en Durham
ICE no respondió de inmediato a una solicitud de comentario. A comienzos de esta semana, la subsecretaria asistente de Seguridad Nacional, Tricia McLaughlin, dijo en un comunicado que no podía confirmar actividades de ICE. “Todos los días, DHS hace cumplir las leyes del país en todos los Estados Unidos. No discutimos operaciones futuras o potenciales”.
December 15, 2025
En Español
Ciudadanos estadounidenses atrapados en la nueva ola de redadas migratorias
En medio de una intensificación de los operativos federales de inmigración bajo la administración, ha surgido una preocupación: ciudadanos estadounidenses y residentes legales, en su mayoría latinos, están siendo detenidos, interrogados y en algunos casos arrestados por agentes migratorios, pese a tener plena documentación que acredita su estatus. Reportes recientes en el área de Chicago ofrecen un retrato inquietante de cómo estas redadas han traspasado los límites del control migratorio tradicional.
December 15, 2025
Economy
NC Democrats challenge Duke Energy’s proposed rate hikes
“My office is intervening to make sure we find the right balance between investing in our energy infrastructure and protecting North Carolinians’ wallets,” AG Jackson said in a statement released earlier this month.
December 15, 2025
Community
“The season of giving”: Ways you can give back in North Carolina
With food pantries, toy drives, and other community outreach programs in full swing, there are a number of ways to help out and spread holiday cheer to some of the most vulnerable people across the state.
December 15, 2025