.....Advertisement.....
.....Advertisement.....

Today's Opinions

  • Remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice

    Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, National Guard.
    Those who served and died in the United States armed forces will be remembered this weekend.
    Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was begun to commemorate Confederate and Union soldiers who died in the Civil War.
    The holiday was first observed on May 30, 1868, by order of Gen. John Logan, when flowers were placed on the graves of Confederate and Union soldiers in Arlington National Cemetery.
    Now we honor American men and women who have died in all wars.

    Click here to read more...
  • Looks can be deceiving; would sign prevent another tragic drowning?

    Since I’m not from here, last week’s drowning in the Lockwood Folly Inlet was the first of its kind I’ve covered for a newspaper.

    I have covered the unexpected, including a child who drowned during a quick and heavy rainstorm. He tried to save his basketball from floating away in a shallow ditch and was knocked off his feet by the fast-running water and pulled into a driveway culvert.

    Click here to read more...
  • Fire all involved in IRS scandal

    To the editor:
    Now it should be clear to all that the Obama administration has been on a rampage of intimidation, smearing, investigating and financially damaging every political opponent.
    Early in 2010, President Obama began deriding conservative groups as “tea baggers,” and vice president Joe Biden compared them to terrorists. In case the IRS missed the point, Obama raised the threat of illegality when he said there are groups with harmless-sounding names that are running millions of dollars of ads against Democrat candidates.

    Click here to read more...
  • God’s wishes and desires

    To the editor:
    So I suppose you should succeed,
    And also always want to take the lead.
    Continue to improve and do your best,
    Our sins confess and by God be blessed.
    Pray to God so He can graciously say
    If you will only do things my own way.
    Success will surely be in your sight
    After I give God my prayers every night.
     Father, don’t leave me or ever forget.
    I see you each day when the sun does set
    In the morning as it comes up again,
    And you help me through my thick and thin.

    Click here to read more...
  • Sunset Beach party great celebration

    To the editor:
    What a wonderful 50-year celebration the town of Sunset Beach had on the beach this past Saturday. It was nice to see all the improvements at the gazebo and to have the opportunity to enjoy such a nice meal while enjoying the crowds on such a perfect day. So glad we live here!
    Jack (Jacqueline) DeGroot   
    Sunset Beach

    Click here to read more...
  • Sunset Beach party great celebration

    To the editor:
    What a wonderful 50-year celebration the town of Sunset Beach had on the beach this past Saturday. It was nice to see all the improvements at the gazebo and to have the opportunity to enjoy such a nice meal while enjoying the crowds on such a perfect day. So glad we live here!
    Jack (Jacqueline) DeGroot   
    Sunset Beach

    Click here to read more...
  • The word made the world

    To the editor:
    Jesus was referred to as the word of God and maker of all things. In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him nothing was made.
    For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

    Click here to read more...
  • Inlet has breath-taking beauty, malevolent undercurrents

    It looks like a place where peaceful waters flow.
    Instead, it’s a place where deadly waters flow.
    A tourist from Ohio drowned in the Lockwood Folly Inlet last Tuesday. The 21-year-old man was trying to swim from the east end of Holden Beach across to the west end of Oak Island (Long Beach).
    The inlet—about 300 yards wide— separates those two islands and connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Intracoastal Waterway.

    Click here to read more...

Copyright © 2013
The Brunswick Beacon is your source for local news, sports, events and information in Brunswick County, North Carolina and surrounding areas.