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1,000+ gather in Hampton Park for ‘No Kings’ protest

1 week ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin

Protesters held creative signs at Saturday's rally. Credit: Skyler Baldwin More than 1,000 people crowded into Hampton Park downtown on Saturday morning to protest President Donald Trump and his administration’s government overreach. They were loud. They brandished creative signs that offered slogans like “Resist Fascism” and “Jesus would be flipping tables at this point.” And more than anything, they were frustrated.
S.C. Democrats see need to modernize, reform

2 weeks ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Jack O'Toole

For Democrats in South Carolina and around the country, the numbers are stark — and daunting. In the Palmetto State, Republicans have controlled every statewide elected office for 20 years and now command supermajorities in both chambers of the state legislature. Nationally, they hold the presidency and both houses of Congress.
S.C. senator sues legislature over $18K pay raise

2 weeks ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Jack O'Toole

A photo of the Statehouse in the late 1950s or early 1960s, via U.S. Library of Congress S.C. Sen. Wes Climer, R-York, is suing his fellow lawmakers in the South Carolina General Assembly, saying they are illegally giving themselves what is effectively an $18,000-a-year raise.
Brack: Wilson needs to go back to law school to study Constitution

2 weeks ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Andy Brack

S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson during Day 21 of testimony in the Murdaugh trial. Credit: Pool photo by Jeff Blake. Maybe S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson, the MAGA-acolyte who wants to be governor so bad he can taste it, needs to go back to law school.
Blotter: Excavator escape (not)

2 weeks ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin

Illustration by Steve Stegelin Credit: Steve StegelinReports taken from May 28 to June 8Excavator escape (not)North Charleston police on June 8 chased a construction excavator after it apparently destroyed the front of a U.S. Highway 78 business. The chase zipped down the highway at about 3 mph, according to a police report, which apparently kept pursuing officers busy for more than an hour until the excavator got stuck in the Charleston County Fairgrounds. The driver was, of course, arrested.
Transformation Table builds bridges to unify

2 weeks ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Helen Mitternight

The “tamada” (left) — a term from the Republic of Georgia meaning “toast-master” — helps facilitate the Transformation Table conversation | Provided No matter your age, your color or your creed, you still have to eat. And when you face someone across a dinner table rather than across lines drawn by your differences, you might make a friend. That’s the premise behind Transformation Table, a series of dinners started by Tina L.
Review: In subtle stunner, “Remember This” tackles truth - Charleston City Paper

3 weeks ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Maura Hogan

Actor David Strathairn in "Remember This." Credit: Rich Hein, via Spoleto Festival USA. On the spare stage of the Sottile Theatre, Jan Karski speaks the truth. He is, he hastens to explain, an insignificant man. At first blush, that may appear apt enough, given his mild demeanor, his muted wools and knits and the unimposing inflections of his words.
Brack: Since S.C. won’t act on hate, counties, cities must

3 weeks ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Andy Brack

Richland County has the courage. So do 19 different municipalities across the state, from Cayce in Lexington County to Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Greenville, Myrtle Beach, Mount Pleasant and North Charleston. All have passed ordinances against hate crimes and intimidation. But the state of South Carolina’s General Assembly? No courage.
S.C. braces for renewed offshore drilling fight

3 weeks ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Jack O'Toole

Palmetto State political and environmental leaders say it’s too soon to know how serious the renewed threat of offshore oil drilling is for the South Carolina coast. The Trump administration has officially put the issue under review at the federal level, according to federal officials. But in 2020, Trump signed an executive order that banned drilling off the South Atlantic seaboard through 2032.
Blotter: More to the story

3 weeks ago | charlestoncitypaper.com | Skyler Baldwin

Illustration by Steve Stegelin Credit: Steve StegelinReports taken from May 22 to May 25More to the story? Charleston police on May 23 received calls about a man stumbling down King Street, reportedly kicking over every traffic cone along the way (which was many). What reason did he have to kick over the cones? A tragic event in which a traffic cone caused the death of a loved one? Of course not, he was just drunk. Officers arrested him once they arrived.