Sleep and the senior years: what actually helps
If you are sleeping less than you used to, you are not alone and you are not necessarily doing anything wrong. According to the National Institute on…
Year: 2026
Do you remember your first color TV?
In the mid-1950s, NBC began broadcasting in color and introduced the world to a new symbol: a peacock spreading its brilliant feathers across the screen….
The American Opportunity Tax Credit
The American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) is one of the most valuable tax breaks available to college families and one of the most misunderstood. The…
Does your teen (or college student) need to file taxes?
It is a question many parents do not think about until April, but sometimes the answer is not what they expect. For working teens, the federal filing…
Helping your teen land, and keep, that summer job
Summer is prime time for a teenager’s first job, and parents have more to do than just say “good luck.” A little preparation makes the difference between…
The ants are back and they mean business
Every spring, like clockwork, they appear. On the kitchen counter, along the windowsill, marching in a determined line toward whatever crumb you forgot…
Father’s Day was a tough sell
Mother’s Day became a national holiday in 1914. Father’s Day? Not until 1972. It wasn’t for lack of trying. When Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington,…
America 250: The Smithsonian comes to you
For most of its history, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has meant one thing: a trip to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. This year it means…
Drones are coming, too Plan now: America 250 fireworks are going to be massive
Forget everything you know about backyard bottle rockets. On Saturday, July 4, 2026, the United States turns a full 250 years old, and we are going to…
The ocean is fighting bacK
June is National Ocean Month, and for once there is genuinely good news to report. The High Seas Treaty, a landmark international agreement to protect…