Happy New Year, 2020
Let the bells ring, and the cannon fire! Happy New Year to all. January 1 is the first day of the Gregorian calendar year. It’s a public holiday in 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.
HR wants to know: What’s new?
Human Resources reminds us that our records must be kept up to date. The start of a new year is a good time to consider what changes have occurred in…
Trends that will influence business: Technology rules
For our younger generations, the Internet is vital to almost everything they do. Therefore, technology will only increase its grasp on trends that…
Ask the Expert: Home warranties
I have a potential buyer for my house but the buyer wants some guarantees on the appliances. How can I give him peace of mind without exposing myself to…
Curl up with one of these winter reads
Ah, December. The official start of winter, the craziness of the holidays, the impending New Year and those resolutions. A lot of us pledge to read more…
Plan early for inexpensive January get-aways
The end of the year can leave many of us feeling drained, emotionally and financially. A vacation to recover from the holidays — is it even possible?…
Delta coach seats have more room
If you are nearly 6-feet-tall or taller, you know flying coach can be an ordeal as your knees mash against the seat in front, for an agonizing trip…
The absolute best days to fly at Christmas
This holiday season, Saturday, Dec. 22, Sunday, Dec. 23, and Wednesday, Dec. 26, will be the busiest days in the skies and at the airports, according to…
Sign up for the Christmas Bird Count, a different sporting event
This year marks the 120th anniversary of the Christmas Bird Count. On Christmas Day in 1900, ornithologist Frank Chapman’s group initiated an alternative…
Who was General Tso?
Have you ever bitten into the sticky-sweet, somewhat spicy General Tso’s chicken and stopped to ask why this amazingly bad-for-you (but oh-so-delicious)…