Bike riders push back against helmet laws
Cycling advocates say they’re not opposed to helmet laws. They’re opposed to their unintended consequences, especially amid the rise of bike-sharing…
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.
Senators want to keep drones in check
After analyzing 891 drone sightings, the Federal Aviation Administration found more than half of the drones were flying too close to an airport. The…
Warren Buffett says .. ‘If cars are better, and they clearly are, drivers must be worse’
Safety experts at the National Safety Council, and insurance companies such as Allstate and Geico, were surprised by the 14 percent increase in fatal auto…
‘Pay As You Earn’ program offers student loan options
Five million more Americans can join a program to lower student-debt bills. It’s part of a broad campaign the Obama Administration has provided to some…
Think more about outflows when planning your finances
The top number on your budget calculation is usually your income. That’s the easy part. Your outflows are something else. It’s difficult to know in…
Correct these money mistakes
Financial advisors at AARP say these mistakes should be corrected now. * You make your child a joint owner of your bank account, meaning he or she can…
Moneywise: What credit scores say about a prospective partner
A paper published by the Federal Reserve examines whether credit scores can predict the stability and longevity of a relationship that’s starting to get…
Management Message You Can Use: Study: Male, female work experiences differ
Study: Male, female work experiences differ Researchers at Stanford University’s Clayman Institute for Gender Research suggests that men and women are…
A confident smile help to solve job search
Workers are putting teeth into a job search More Americans are turning to dentures to get a job, or to keep one. Some areas that have the highest…
Work Notes: More companies skip the performance reviews
Companies like Microsoft say most of their employees were A-students all their lives. But its performance review curve of 1 through 5, resulted in low…