April Showers: Ignore the cat, but not the peacock
You can be fairly sure that April showers will bring May flowers, but is there any way to tell when the showers are going to come? Probably not but there…
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.
Earth Day 2020: The tweeting tree
This is where things stand now: when someone mentions “tweet” and “tree,” they’re not necessarily referring to birds in branches. A 110-year-old Red Oak…
Arbor Day: World’s loneliest tree has roots in New Zealand
The world’s loneliest tree has roots in New Zealand Although trees don’t experience emotions as humans do, it’s nevertheless difficult not to feel some…
CDC: Well-known virus kills 16,000 in U.S.
By mid-February, one category of virus had killed more than 16,000 people in the U.S., including 105 children, and infected more than 29 million…
Meet the virus: Slimy bit of glop with no love life
The world is packed with viruses. Millions upon millions of viruses and billions upon billions of virus particles. Humans have known since 1900 that…
The slippery cold virus
The cold is so annoying with all that sneezing and the crud feeling, but it’s not scary. Yet, the so-called cold can be a lot of different viruses. Most…
How cancer is diagnosed
A complex disease, cancer can also be complicated to diagnose. It’s not as simple as a quick blood test, but includes a variety of factors and types of…
Vaccinations can work for some, not all diseases
After a rough year for flu outbreak combined with the coronavirus scare, many people are wondering if an immunization shot can be developed for these…
Cancer death rate shows big decline
Early in the year, the American Cancer Society announced that the death rate from cancer in the U.S. had declined by 29 percent from 1991 to 2017,…
April 2020: Bunnies, kites, and reverence
As months go, April is a great month for families. This year, Easter comes in April and you can hardly miss that. Every store displays Easter baskets,…