Hidden Grand Canyon town depends on helicopters and mules
The 6 million people who visit the Grand Canyon every year are always dazzled by the sights, but most won’t make the long trek to a tiny village tucked…
Author: Rick Good
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader's money, real estate, and business coverage.
Fish doorbell rings in a solution
The city of Utrecht in the Netherlands has created a unique solution to help humans and marine life living in harmony. It created a fish doorbell. It’s…
State fair food remains wacky
Any food you can put on a stick — and a lot of things you don’t think can be put on a stick — are on a stick at state fairs this year. Some less obvious…
Salmon tube saves fish worldwide
They slide, they glide, they leap tall dams in a single whoosh. They are salmon, the remarkable migrating fish, which often need to be on the other side…
Homework time: Some ideas for study without tears
How do you know if you’re giving your child help that is needed, or if you are creating an anxious, dependent child by helping too much? Former teacher…
Tiny critters are looking for your child
As children return to school and play close together, lice can be transferred from one child to another. Lice infestations can start when children touch…
August 4: The 233rd anniversary of the Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is the nation’s oldest maritime agency. Founded on Aug. 4, 1790, it assumed the duties of the Revenue Cutter Service, the…
Most daring rescue
The T2 was one of World War II’s workhorse tankers that remained in service even after the war. But the tanker had a deadly flaw hidden in its design and…
A lucky dog
People in the water are the main rescue targets of the Coast Guard, but in June 2023, they saved one very lucky German shepherd named Dory. The dog and…
Heroics and crime at Cape Disappointment
In February 2023, Coast Guard station Cape Disappointment in Oregon got a mayday call from a mariner who was in trouble on a day meant for trouble. The…