1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (883+ words) For decades, infrastructure has been what politicians and journalists call a “MEGO issue” — that is, one that’s important enough to deserve attention, but not captivating enough to hold it. Hence the term: My Eyes Glaze Over. But after nearly a…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (262+ words) When the expensively-printed brochure arrived in the mail asking for three votes in November to approve more sales taxes, we raised an eyebrow at the slick messaging. The other brow went up quickly thereafter when Charleston County unveiled a fancy…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (992+ words) UPDATED | With the nation’s midterm elections only two months away, President Donald Trump wants hamburger prices down by election day — a goal he’s willing to pursue by allowing 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef into the country over the next 90 days....

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (72+ words) Ariail: Whatever Trump wants … Charleston City Paper Help keep the City Paper free. Help support independent journalism by donating today. Come see the best live local music show of the year! Charleston’s best local musicians perform across multiple music genres…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (640+ words) MORNING HEADLINES | Dolly Parton, the Queen of Country, died Tuesday in Nashville, according to a family statement. She was 80. While known for her Tennessee ties, Parton’s family history and charity work ran deep in the Palmetto State, too. Through her…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (241+ words) On my early morning walk the other day, I was listening to a podcast. The host, Nicolle Wallace, was interviewing actor Jeff Daniels. Daniels is well-known for multiple roles, perhaps his most famous recent one is as Atticus Finch in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (557+ words) MORNING HEADLINES | With less than 24 hours left before Tuesday’s voting starts in the special runoff for the Republican spot on November’s U.S. Senate ballot, the two candidates are pulling out all of the stops today. Look for your televisions,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (566+ words) The November race for a new U.S. senator to serve a six-year term for South Carolina is the oddest in the 72 years since Strom Thurmond became the first person ever to win a Senate seat as a write-in candidate. Then he…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (332+ words) We didn’t like tyrants then, and we don’t now like the tyrant you’ve become. We believe in fair play over corruption, level playing fields over preferential treatment and common sense over ignorance. In each case, you and your administration offer…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (517+ words) Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman writes American society “has become strongly oligarchic, with enormous wealth and political influence in the hands of a handful of billionaires. The current concentration of wealth at the top is not only immensely greater than…...