Changes in the workplace
The virus crisis has changed much about work and the workplace. According to guidance from ADP, “As of March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has met the…
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.
How it happened: Hershey started by selling his candy from a basket
Like many people who were ultimately successful, Milton Hershey faced hardship and failures early in life. His formal education ended at age 12. He was…
Ask the Expert: I built equity in my house. Now how do I get rid of the PMI?
Private mortgage insurance, or PMI, is required when you buy a house using a conventional loan and make a downpayment that’s less than 20 percent of the…
Shorter version – Buying, selling in the temporary normal
With all of the time spent at home recently, many have discovered that if they have to be quarantined, they might as well do it in their dream home….
Buying and selling in the temporary normal
With all of this extended time spent homebound recently, many of us have discovered a new truism: if you have to be quarantined, you might as well do it…
‘No eviction’ orders help tenants, but also hurt
In states across the country, governors have issued ‘no eviction’ orders to give tenants breathing room after they lost a job. However, in nearly all…
Dandelions: Spring’s earliest feast
That spring carpet of yellow that stubbornly appears year after year might be considered a weed to some, but to bees and health experts, dandelions are…
Christmas in May?
How can you reach out to others when the nearest you can get is 6 feet? Try Christmas lights. A trend on social media urges folks to put up cheerful…
True animal story: Penguin exploration
Aquariums and zoos are closed for the current crisis, but the facilities are sharing videos on their Facebook pages. Among them, Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium…
False animal stories. Sorry
One social media post proclaimed: Humans gone; Earth heals! In the pictures, canals in Venice, crystal clear, are hosting dolphins. In another post,…