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In The Barber of Seville and his many other operas, Gioacchino Rossini gave singers plenty of opportunities to show off their talents. But in a letter he…

A metallurgical tour of the orchestra

Mozart, they say, could compose music while he was playing billiards. Rossini wrote that he had once composed an overture while standing in the water…

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Alexandra Boeving Allen about helping children cope with stress associated with cancer treatment. Dr. Boeving Allen is a pediatric psychologist in oncology at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital.

The caterpillars for the pandora sphinx moth are large, green or red with a swollen third thorax segment into which the head and first two thoractic segments can be drawn. The abdomen has a small white spot on the second segment, and big white oval spots the last five spiracles. They also have the characteristic "horn" at the end of the abdomen, until it is replaced by a button in its last instar. Larvae consume copious amounts of foliage, and when they are ready they climb down their host plant and burrow underground, where they pupate.

Much of what we know about the great composers we’ve learned from their letters.

“K” is for King, Susan Dupont Petigru (1824-1875). Author.

“H” is for Hampton, Wade I (1754-1835). Planter, soldier, politician.

“J” is for Jefferies, Richard Manning (1888-1964). Attorney, legislator, governor.

Ever since the Internet came along, the communications and news industries have changed dramatically. Just think about the number of newspapers that have gone out of business during the last two decades. But commercial broadcasters continue to survive and in many cases, thrive. Today, we’re going to check in with one to get an update.Mike Switzer interviews Lyle Schulze, general manager at WIS-TV in Columbia, SC.