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Psocoptera are a paraphyletic group of insects that are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies. The name Psocoptera has been replaced with Psocodea in recent literature, with the inclusion of the former order Phthiraptera into Psocodea (as part of the suborder Troctomorpha).

It wasn’t until Russian Mennonites came to the northern parts of the US and Canada in the late nineteenth century that sunflowers became a crop of interest in the US.

Timmonsville native Johnny D. Boggs has worked cattle, been bucked off horses, shot rapids in a canoe, hiked across mountains and deserts, traipsed around ghost towns, and spent hours poring over microfilm in library archives -- all in the name of finding a good story. He was won a record nine Spur Awards from Western Writers of America, a Western Heritage Wrangler Award from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, and has been called by Booklist magazine "among the best western writers at work today."He joins Walter Edgar to talk about his career, his love of the American West, and about his new book, The Cobbler of Spanish Fort and Other Frontier Stories (2022, Five Star Publishing).

“B” is for Barrett, James Lee (1929-1989). Screenwriter.

Cello students everywhere have struggled with Popper’s “High School of Cello Playing,” a book of études that’s a kind of Mount Everest of cello technique.

Performers and performances come and go, but what lasts is the music.

“W” is for Wentworth, Marjorie Heath (b. 1958). Poet.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Sarah Book about why words matter, when discussing alcohol use problems. Dr. Book is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Medical Director of the Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs at MUSC.

Hello Gardeners, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow. Heirloom vegetable varieties are prized for a number of reasons. Imagine,…

A useful book for reptile lovers...