Charleston Mercury Editorial Board
Sep 2, 2020
State agency throws Verner on the burner
Earlier this year we said that the monument-topplers would not just seek out slavers, antebellum anti-abolitionists, and Confederate...
Charleston Mercury Editorial Board
Apr 1, 2020
Vigilance, facts and a disease from Wuhan
Voltaire quipped that “History is filled with the sound of silken slippers moving down stairs and wooden shoes going up.” Replace the...
Charleston Mercury Editorial Board
Nov 4, 2019
Why we should re-elect John Tecklenburg for mayor
Four years ago as the Mercury sought to discern who was best fit to lead among the many candidates vying to fill Joe Riley’s long held...
Charleston Mercury Editorial Board
Oct 8, 2019
Charleston Mercury’s endorsements for City Council
As decision day comes ever closer for the Holy City, we offer readers our full slate of endorsements for Charleston City Council. As...
Charleston Mercury Editorial Board
Sep 5, 2019
Brett Barry for City Council
Sometimes a candidate for elected office is so different in all the right ways and possessed of great talent that he stands out among his...
Charleston Mercury Editorial Board
Jun 7, 2019
Reading doesn’t stop when school lets out
In the immortal words of Alice Cooper, school’s out for the summer, which means it is time for our hearty congratulations to all the...
Charleston Mercury Editorial Board
Jun 8, 2018
Off to the races: Ponder, then vote
If you think “November” when you think of elections, we implore you to think differently. With the majority of general election seats...
The Editorial Board
Jul 1, 2015
Hatred is the enemy
This June two things happened in our city that shocked the world. The first everyone knows, though they wish to forget — nine black men...