- Stephanie Barna
Editor
I'm the editor of the Charleston City Paper. I also co-own the paper with my husband Blair Barna and the publisher Noel Mermer. I could probably do a blog just about working with your spouse, but I'll spare you. Instead, I'll post random musings, political rants, foodie thoughts, and various other stuff that's relevant to the Charleston community.
Or maybe it will only be relevant to me.
Category Archives: National Politics
Colbert Plugs DonorsChoose
October 19, 2007 – 7:18 pm
I love Donors Choose. Last year I donated via this site to some local teachers, helping them buy equipment and supplies for their classrooms. It’s an addictive way to give money. The teachers and their students will send you touching thank you notes in the mail along with pictures of them using what your donation […]
Colbert 08 Campaign Headquarters?
October 17, 2007 – 4:20 pm
Charleston native Stephen Colbert announced last night that he is running for president … “in South Carolina, the greatest state in American. Go Gamecocks and/or Clemson Tigers.”
He’s planning to come to town for the GOP primary January 19 — the same week as the Charleston Comedy Festival, which the City Paper produces with The […]
My So-Called Debate Wrap
July 24, 2007 – 4:57 pm
In the lead-up to the Democratic presidential debate on Monday, I was so preoccupied with the tasks at hand — editing the newspaper, hiring a new editorial assistant, and putting together the next edition of Dish — that I totally neglected to grasp the significance of the presidential debate happening at the Citadel. I let […]
S.C. Poised to Make History?
April 26, 2007 – 4:02 pm
Interested in tonight’s Democratic presidential debate — the first of the 2008 election cycle — being held in Orangeburg?
Newsweek’s Howard Fineman has an astute analysis of the Democratic race and how S.C. will factor into the equation.
My favorite observation about S.C:
“This state has a way of making more than its share of history.”
