A raccoon’s excellent adventure
It started innocuously enough. A raccoon in Ashland, Virginia found a gap in the ceiling of a state liquor store, squeezed through, and helped himself to…
Year: 2026
Costco membership earning its keep?
A Costco Gold Star membership costs $65 a year, which means it pays for itself the moment you’ve saved $5.42 a month. For families, that’s almost…
World Otter Day — May 27 The otter who hijacks surfboards
Something is happening at Steamer Lane, the famous surf break in Santa Cruz, California, and it is not what surfers signed up for. A sea otter has taken…
Virginia lit the fuse for Independence — 250 years ago this month
July 4th gets the fireworks. But the fuse of independence was sparked on May 15, 1776, 250 years ago this month, in Williamsburg, Virginia. That was the…
Made in America: Why it’s a 20-year project, not a one-year fix
Every time someone questions whether tariffs are working, the same counterargument surfaces: give it time. There is actually some evidence to support that…
Impossible to replace: The pool guy
You cannot Zoom into a green pool. You cannot outsource a pump replacement to Mumbai. And you definitely cannot train an algorithm to diagnose why the…
Is AI a magic wand that creates good — or evil?
With AI surging through the business world, the question of how the technology will affect work, and the people who do the work, is unknown. But the…
Ask the Expert: The seller of a home we like says assuming his mortgage would be a good deal for us
The seller of a home we like says assuming his mortgage would be a good deal for us. Would it? It might well be a good deal, especially if the seller took…
Sales set to bloom like daffodils in Spring
Sales bloom in Spring like daffodils and the months of April, May and June are still the biggest months for buying and selling. Experts anticipate a more…
Manage up
If you’ve ever been part of a team or even overseen one, you know how important it is to work together and maintain open communication with managers. But…