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Each February, for four days, the world comes together for the love of birds. Over these four days people spend time in their favorite places watching and counting as many birds as they can find and reporting them to birdcount.org. These observations help scientists better understand global bird populations before one of their annual migrations.

“S” is for St. Peter’s Parish. In 1747 the Commons House of Assembly established St. Peter’s Parish, bounded on the west by the Savanna River and on the east by the New River.

“W” is for Waxhaws, the Battle of (May 29, 1780). The Battle of the Waxhaws, also known as Buford’s Massacre, was one of the several incidents in the backcountry that helped turn the Revolutionary War in the South into a bloody civil war.

“B” is for Barnwell (Barnwell County; 2020 population 4,159). Originally located on the old Stage Coach Road from Charleston to Augusta, Barnwell was first called Red Hill.

Beeturia is the name for the process by which fresh beets turn your urine and stools dark; it affects about fifteen percent of people.

You can make red food coloring beets!

“T” is for Thompson, Waddy, Jr. (1798-1868). Congressman, diplomat.

The flute is one of mankind’s oldest instruments, and in one form or another it’s been known to virtually every culture around the world.

In the field of music, Progress has at times been a misleading concept.

February 15, 2022 — We discuss recent happenings at the statehouse, including upcoming priorities for the state Senate, federal spending bills set for floor debates in both chambers of the South Carolina legislature, the latest lawsuit over the new Congressional district maps, and much more.