Brack: Stop shooting U.S. in feet on trade - Statehouse

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...

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Brack: It’s time to right some big wrongs - Statehouse

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...

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Brack: Change has always been on the menu - Statehouse

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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Brack: Country is in place it’s never been, Bernstein says - Statehouse

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.

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Brack: This is no way to run a country - Charleston City Paper

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.

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Brack: Is Donald Trump America’s first punk president? - Charleston City Paper

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

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Brack: South Carolina doesn’t need new place for Mace - Charleston City Paper

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.

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Our view: Sad to see you go, Joe - Charleston City Paper

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...

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Biden’s Sunday visit is national swansong, but may snarl traffic here - Charleston City Paper

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.

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Brack: New leadership book offers inspiring lessons - Charleston City Paper

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.

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Nathalie Dupree, the South’s cooking queen, passes away at  85 - Charleston City Paper

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.

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Charleston to host major national Democratic forum on Jan. 24 - Charleston City Paper

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...

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Brack: Five words for an age of polarized politics - Charleston City Paper

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?”

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Power shift: Middleton elected chair of Charleston County Council - Charleston City Paper

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.

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Eat more collards! - Charleston City Paper

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.)

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Remembering Jimmy Carter - Charleston City Paper

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 ...

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Brack: Lawmakers need to rethink S.C. priorities - Charleston City Paper

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.

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Ariail: She won't shut up. - Charleston City Paper

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Christmas Squirrel offers season's greetings - Charleston City Paper

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

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Brack: How hope can grow in an age of discontent - Charleston City Paper

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

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Brack: The state program lots of people love - Charleston City Paper

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.

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