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“J” is for Johnson, Isaac Samuel Leevy (b. 1942). Attorney, legislator.

“L” is for Lee, Rudolph Edward (1876-1959). Architect. Educator.

“R” is for Ribault, Jean (ca. 1515-1565). Explorer, mariner.

“P” is for Peachtree Rock (Lexington County). Peachtree Rock is the namesake of a 305-acre South Carolina Nature Conservancy preserve located on the Sandhills of Lexington County.

Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae. They are robust and agile hunters with excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude, hunt alone, and do not spin webs. Some are opportunistic hunters, pouncing upon prey as they find it or chasing it over short distances; others wait for passing prey in or near the mouth of a burrow.

“W” is for West, Joseph (d. 1691). Governor.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Sean Haley about lowering high cholesterol with lifestyle changes and/or medication. Dr. Haley is Medical Director for Population Health and he’s a family medicine physician at MUSC.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Christopher Sege about finding healthy ways to deal with stress. Dr. Sege is a psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at MUSC.

Roth IRAs and Roth 401ks are retirement accounts that not only grow tax free but when it comes time for retirement, the withdrawals are also tax free. So having Roth assets gives you access to retirement money without capital gains or income tax and remember, too much taxable income in retirement can also impact your medicare premiums.All of this is why our next guest says that if you haven’t converted a traditional IRA to a Roth yet, the current bear market in stocks may be providing an opportunity to do so. Mike Switzer interviews Thomas Manly, a certified financial planner with Hobbs Group Advisors in Columbia, SC.

Back in the day, my day to be more specific, there was a game machine that we all loved to play that didn’t have anything to do with mobile apps or computers or virtual reality. I’m speaking of course, of pinball machines, which like so many other things retro, have been making a comeback. In fact, our next guest’s entertainment venue is dedicated to these pinball wizard wannabees. Mike Switzer interviews Fred Richardson, owner of the Bang Back Pinball Lounge in Columbia’s Five Points.