Today's Opinions

When Calabash Mayor Anthony Clemmons ran for election last year, he said, “The citizens of Calabash are calling for a ‘better today’ as well as a ‘better tomorrow.’ They want to see leadership, integrity and confidence restored to the office of mayor, and I fully support their goals.”

When a Beacon reporter called him on deadline for a brief pre-election interview over the telephone, Clemmons spoke off-the-cuff and apparently voiced what was in his mind and heart without a prepared script.

I’m sure global warming supporters are jumping for joy with the temperatures soaring faster than gas prices.

You know it’s hot out there when the conversation turns from rising gas prices to rising temperatures.

On a recent 99-degree day in Wilmington, my brother was complaining to me that it was even hotter and more humid in his D.C. suburb, missing the coastal breeze of Southeastern North Carolina.

With normal early-June highs teetering around the mid-80s mark in our part of the world, the recent temperatures have people talking.

To the editor: Several Sunset Beach council meetings ago, I said we could have a black president before the town hires a minority. I was wrong.

The town recently hired a minority as a part-time beach patrol person.

A special thanks to [Sunset Beach Police] Chief Lisa [Massey] and [town administrator] Gary Parker for this small step toward equality.

They did something that our mayor and the three Sea Trail council members did not have the courage to address. It is a positive start.