It’s spring! The home market is heating up
The big day is March 20, the first day of spring, and as almost everyone knows, it begins one of the most active seasons for home searches. For good…
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.
Find your true self in your own expectations
Be true to yourself and don’t live a lie. These are the aphorisms we often hear repeated in our travel through life’s challenges. But, what is true of…
Is it time to cut back on TikTok?
On January 18 at about 10:30 p.m., TikTok officially died in the United States, and 170 million Americans suddenly had to find something else to do with…
What happens to wild animals in a wildfire?
A wildfire takes a serious toll on wild animals, leaving them with scare food, habitat loss and injuries. In the California wildfires, affected areas were…
Emergencies: Plan ahead for your pets
One heroic vet in Los Angeles opened up her home and an old, vacant pet hospital to take in 41 animals as the wildfire in the Palisades incinerated a…
The world’s oldest companies
According to the U.S. Bureau of Employment Statistics, about half of businesses close within their first five years, and only a fifth will last 20 years….
Keep your entire bed fresh: Pay attention to the duvet
Want your bed to look good and smell completely fresh? Don’t forget to wash your duvet. Duvet covers are meant to be removed and washed regularly, but…
Kitchen trends: Lava stone countertops
Move over granite, quartz, and marble — lava stone countertops are one of the hottest (sometimes literally) new trends in kitchen design. Made volcanic…
March: National Women’s History Month Jane Addams: Reformer
In 1889, Chicago was leaving the Gilded Age and entering an era of rapid industrial growth. Iron, steel, steam railroads, shipping, and telephones begot…
By the dawn’s early light: The story of the Anthem
As the sun rises on March 3, we could raise the flag to mark the 94th anniversary of Congress’ adoption of “The Star Spangled Banner” as our national…