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“D” is for Daniel, William Henry (1841-1915). Farmer, businessman, tobacco pioneer.

“H” is for Hamilton, Paul (1762-1816)

A “brass quintet” consists of two trumpets, French horn, trombone, and tuba. I attended a concert by a brass quintet the other day, and I was struck by a…

It’s often easier to say what classical music is not, than to say what it is.

When Hurricane Hugo came through South Carolina, Sumter County was really hit hard. The magnificent Swan Lake Gardens lost several hundred pine trees exposing camellias and azaleas to unwelcome sunlight. But only a few bald cypresses were lost. If you come across a young bald cypress, shake it and you’ll find that is flexible, even adult trees are not brittle like pines. The ones in water with their interlacing knees have a giant support system in play protecting them against strong winds, even hurricanes. In ice storms, they again have an advantage over pines as they are deciduous and have no needles for the ice to accumulate on and cause the trunks to break. You can grow bald cypress in a regular landscape – they don’t make knees in ordinary soils – just buy a bale of long-leaf pinestraw for mulch.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. Today, John highlights two groups who are striving to make changes to our state's education system.

Inflation has been in the news a lot over the past several months. Some analysts say don’t worry, it’s only temporary. But lately, inflation seems to be causing jitters in the financial markets. Should investors be concerned? Mike Switzer interviews Wes Johnson, a certified financial planner with ACT Advisors in Charleston, SC.

“E” is for Ebenezer colony

“F” is for Female benevolent societies

Chairs that are too low, too high, too hard, too slippery, or with seats tilted backward… they’re the bane of musicians’ existence.