National Emergency Nurses Week, October 9-15 Do you thrive on hyperdrive?
Gunshot. Flood. Car accident. Terrorism. Or a sick baby. The 90,000 emergency room nurses see it all, and when an emergency arises, they have to be ready…
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.
Cat lenses: It’s all fun, until you can’t see
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Roaring fire, glass of wine. . . and smoke rolling out of the fireplace
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Generation Huh? Earbuds take a toll on hearing in young people
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Shorter version of the Levittown story
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Bought your chicken feed yet?
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Health in the News: Hope for baldness cure
When it comes to hair, three truths stand out: Many people have lost it, many want it back, and the person who invents that cure will have plenty of…
Deadly creatures saving lives
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Be a healthy liver! A healthy liver offers quality of life
What weighs about three pounds, is shaped like a football, and although it is an essential part of daily life, doesn’t typically get much attention? If…