5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (169+ words) Editor, The Beacon: Upon reading Michael Wright’s letter in the Sept. 3 Beacon, it appears we have more in common than he might think. I thank him for his military service and applaud his patriotism. I, too, served honorably in the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (166+ words) Editor, The Beacon: I take issue with J.D. Godseyu2019s claim in the Aug. 20 Beacon that communists want to take over. There is no evidence of this; it is another of Trumpu2019s many lies. In Fact Focus, experts say Trumpu2019s claims linking Democrats to communism…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (844+ words) Maya Angelou famously said, “When people show you who they are, believe them…” Jason Voelz decided Deltona voters shouldn’t have to wait until November. Despite being relatively new to politics, Voelz has already tried for the Florida Senate and didn’t…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (641+ words) Teacher pay, student and teacher retention, and the direction of Volusia County’s public schools are some of the issues school board candidates are debating this election. Three candidates are in the race for School Board District 1, which covers much of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (237+ words) The Beacon is covering the election updates in real time. There are 459,680 registered voters in Volusia County, only 395,987 of which are active, which means they have voted in the past two years. A winner will be decided in School Board…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (168+ words) Editor, The Beacon: In reply to James Claytonu2019s letter in the Opinions section of The Beacon, July 30-August 5, u201cA country with a totally socialist government canu2019t be successful,u201d itu2019s not a socialist government we should be worrying about, but the capitalist one Chuck Oakwood…...