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During World War II, the stabilimenta of writing spiders was observed getting smaller, possibly supporting a theory of the zigzag's purpose.

“B” is for Boonesborough Township. Boonesborough was one in the second wave of townships that South Carolina laid out during the mid-eighteenth century to defend her frontier from the Cherokee.

Wednesday, Aug. 27

“R” is for Russell, Donald Stewart (1906-1998). University president, governor, U.S. senator, jurist.

Aug. 28, 2025

“S” is for slave patrols. Slave patrols were a crucial mechanism of slave control in the colonial and antebellum periods of South Carolina history.

While joining a friend to watch writing spiders weave their webs, Amanda McNulty ponders the purpose of the stabilimentum.

Friday, Aug. 29

This week Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Rebecca Wineland about preconception check-ups to help promote a healthy pregnancy.

Like many of the small companies we interview, our next guest’s business also started in her home, but it's now grown into a storefront with 14 employees.