South Carolina makes stuff – a lot of stuff – and sends it all over the world.  But with the volatility in world markets and global trade caused by the unforced errors and bullying by President Donald...

It’s sad to say, but there’s more wrong going on than right these days in the United States.  Sadder still is that these national wounds are self-inflicted — by the Trump Administration, a fearful Con...

By Andy Brack  |  Mules, phosphate and asparagus share something for South Carolina.  One hundred years ago, they were pretty common.  Today?  Not so much.

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If you’re looking for a refresher about what reporting is supposed to be, you should watch the movie, All the President’s Men, which portrayed the Watergate scandal that brought down a president.

By Andy Brack  |  When did it become cool to cozy up to the Russians? Answer:  Never – since the time Russia pointed thousands of nuclear weapons at the good old U.S. of A.

Angry, petulant, childish, narcissistic – words that similarly describe a punk and a president.

The worst news of the week for South Carolinians was that media-craving GOP U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of Mount Pleasant is “seriously considering” running for governor in 2026.

Joe Biden didn’t need to come to Charleston Sunday.  There were no votes to be gained, no campaign cash to be collected.  He wanted to do something meaningful in Charleston and North Charleston on his...

Security is super-tight for President Joe Biden’s visit to Charleston Sunday, his last full day in office.  As of noon Saturday, few publishable details were available.

Having a great mentor early in your career is a huge blessing.  It sets you on the right course.  It gives you skills and reinforces values that you will use for the rest of your life.

Nathalie Dupree, the grand dame of Southern cooking whose infectious personality and vast knowledge of how to blend tastes into memorable concoctions, died today in Raleigh, N.C.  She was 85.

BREAKING NEWS | Charleston will be in the glare of national politics Jan. 24 when it hosts a forum among candidates who want to be the next chair of the Democratic National Committee, sources confirme...

Morning, noon and night, state legislators should start asking this big question frequently whenever spending money or making tough decisions:  “What would Jimmy Carter do?”

Members of Charleston County Council on Thursday night elected the Rev. Kylon Middleton, a West Ashley Democrat, to be its new chairman in a shift away from the elected Republican majority.

The new year brings the Southern tradition of eating collard greens and field peas to bring good luck and prosperity for the coming year. (The greens represent cash while the peas symbolize coins.)

The Washington Post and other media outlets this afternoon reported Jimmy Carter, the longest living former president whose political and humanitarian accomplishments led to a Nobel Peace Prize, died ...

About this time every year since 2009, we implore state lawmakers to look at South Carolina’s big picture and do the work that will make life better for most people.

Season's greetings," barked the Christmas Squirrel. Happy holidays from the staff of the Charleston City Paper.

Given all of the political discontent across the United States, is there anything to be hopeful about?

The S.C. Department of Archives and History on Dec. 5 unveiled a new exhibit in Columbia about those historical markers – signs – you see dotted across South Carolina’s landscape.

Recall Thanksgiving afternoon as you watched football and digested turkey after giving much thanks for your freedom, blessings and family.

MORNING HEADLINES  |  Happy Thanksgiving, our particularly American holiday for celebrating blessings for the past year.  Here are a few tips to make yours go better.

Trial lawyers have a saying: When the facts are on your side, pound the facts. When the law is on your side, pound the law. And when neither the facts nor the law are on your side, pound the table.

Tom Johnson, the affable former executive director of Magnolia Plantation and Gardens who was one of the nation’s preeminent authorities on camellias and azaleas, died Tuesday after a car accident nea...