Are you allergic? Ragweed brings cold-like symptoms
As many as 20 percent of North Americans are allergic to ragweed pollen, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. The pollen…
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.
Get ready for kindergarten
A big building filled with strange adults and kids can be intimidating even if your child has been in preschool or day care. Visiting the school before…
‘Lazy eye’ should be corrected early, experts say
A common vision problem, so-called lazy eye affects up to 3 percent of the North American population. The condition has multiple causes but, caught early,…
Roomba for the garden
For anyone that faces the constant aggravation of having to weed the garden all summer long, there might be some relief coming in the form of a little…
ADHD teens and car accidents
Teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder( ADHD) are more likely to have a car accident, according to a new study. According to Allison Curry,…
The cold summer of monsters
It was the perfect summer for monsters to arise. The year was 1816, one year after the eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Tambora. About 11,000 miles away, all…
Time for some zucchini. And more. And more.
They can be fun to grow and this is the problem. One vine of properly watered and pollinated zucchini produces enough squash for a family. Grow two vines…
Smile! (or wave!) You are on candid camera
It may sound creepy, but it’s a fact of modern life. Every person in a city is photographed an estimated 75 times a day by surveillance cameras. When you…
Bad rhyme crimes
Rhyme crime spree Bad poetry thrives and it’s not just your sentimental Aunt that commits rhyme crimes; Performing artists do too. The Turtles weren’t the…
Fair food: Fry anything then add a cup of sugar
Fair Food is easy to understand. Take anything you like, fry it, put it in a bun, then sprinkle powdered sugar on it. With this combination, the…