Drones are coming, too Plan now: America 250 fireworks are going to be massive
Forget everything you know about backyard bottle rockets. On Saturday, July 4, 2026, the United States turns a full 250 years old, and we are going to…
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.
The ocean is fighting bacK
June is National Ocean Month, and for once there is genuinely good news to report. The High Seas Treaty, a landmark international agreement to protect…
Sweden’s midsummer secret
Every June, Swedes celebrate Midsummer with maypole dancing, pickled herring, aquavit, and a skinny dip at night. Tradition also calls for placing seven…
Progress on organ transplant offers hope
More than 100,000 Americans are currently waiting for an organ transplant. Thirteen of them will die today. The math has never worked: there are simply…
Swipe right for wrinkles
Beauty influencers have found their newest enemy, and their newest cash cow. A recent Wall Street Journal report spotlighted the growing panic over “tech…
Making shift work work for you
About one in six American workers puts in non-standard hours. If you are among them, the good news is that shift work is more manageable today than it has…
Treating cataracts: The good news keeps getting better
June is Cataract Awareness Month, which makes it a good time to know where things stand, and the news is largely encouraging. Cataracts, the clouding of…
A cure for sickle cell? Science says yes. Your wallet may disagree.
For the estimated 100,000 Americans living with sickle cell disease, June’s awareness month arrives with news that would have seemed like science fiction…
The spaghetti problem
Spaghetti is one of the most misjudged dishes in the home kitchen. Too little and someone goes hungry. Too much and you’re eating pasta for three days….
The no-miss Father’s Day dinner
Father’s Day has no single national dish the way Thanksgiving has turkey. What Dad wants for dinner depends largely on where he lives. According to…