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A Seattle widow's one-stop estate planning advice blog was inspired by her own paperwork frustrations after her husband's death. Chanel Reynolds offers a checklist of documents to prepare, a will template and a list of details to write down, like passwords to online accounts.

X recently claimed to support the press advocacy group Reporters Without Borders — which in response called X "a haven for disinformation."

Steven Spielberg's account of the publication of the Pentagon Papers in 1971 is melodrama, but Bob Mondello says it's urgent — and effective.

During tax season, tax issues become top of mind, especially if you can come up with ways to reduce those taxes. One you may be thinking about is converting your regular tax-deferred IRA into a completely tax-free Roth IRA. But is it worth paying those taxes now rather than in the future? Mike Switzer interviews Garet Strange, a certified financial planner with Hobbs Group Advisors in Columbia, SC.

A violin may look perfectly symmetrical from the outside, but on the inside it’s not symmetrical at all.

In the south, a fungal disease ruins its timber value, but to support wildlife, this tree should be tops on your list.

Elderberry bushes with their bold, textured leaves are now topped with broad flower heads filled with hundreds of small white blossoms, destined to become tasty dark purple fruits.

By now, you’ve surely heard of the Great Resignation: millions of people not returning to their pre-pandemic jobs, instead seeking what they hope will be better jobs or even striking out on their own. Which is why many companies are reinvesting in employee retention strategies. Mike Switzer interviews Dr. Troy Hall, author of “Cohesion Culture: Principles to Retain Your Top Talent” in North Charleston, SC.

Fortune magazine recently named our next guest’s Upstate city as one of the top 25 places in the country to raise a family, the only one on the list from South Carolina. Mike Switzer interviews JR Charles, community development director for the city of Mauldin, SC.

The scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea) is a medium-sized American songbird. The species' plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family, although the Piranga species lacks the thick conical bill (well suited to seed and insect eating) that many cardinals possess. The species resides in thick deciduous woodlands and suburbs.Females are yellowish on the underparts and olive on top, with yellow-olive-toned wings and tail. The adult male's winter plumage is similar to the female's, but the wings and tail remain darker.