The dollar is up. The dollar is down. What does it mean? By Jeffrey D. Carlson, CFP® You hear it regularly in the news: “The dollar rose today against other major currencies,” or “The dollar lost ground today on foreign exchange markets.” Just like stocks and bonds, currencies can fluctuate in value in comparison to [...]
Paws for Purple Heart lend support to their fellow Veterans…in companionship, lifelong friendships and Hearts of Gold… Paws for Purple Hearts (PPH) is the first program of its kind to offer therapeutic intervention for veterans and active-duty military personnel by teaching those with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to train service dogs for their comrades with combat-related physical [...]
Could your business use a boost in 2012? Perhaps learning something new to help you market or build your business could be just what you are looking for this year. Smartly Spaced is hosting business workshops to help business owners. Recently I attended “10 Business Image Catastrophes and How to Avoid Them” by Glenn Garnes. [...]
December 16, 2011 marked the second year for Glenelg High School’s Student Leadership Council Conference, as seventy-two participants gathered at the Glenwood Community Center to hear from a variety of speakers on leadership related topics. The program, run by Mr. Patrick Scible , a social studies teacher, and Mr. Jeremy Snyder, who works in special [...]
What will you be doing at midnight on December 31? Celebrating or sleeping? While millions of people all over the world spend their night celebrating the New Year and making resolutions, others are still waiting for the Chinese New Year to approach. Shari Sternberger is one person who is awaiting the start of the Chinese [...]
Recently members of the Linda Dear Team, with Re/Max Advantage Realty in Columbia, Maryland, had the opportunity to help the USO deliver care packages to our American soldiers who were leaving out of BWI Marshall Thurgood Airport for distant places far from home for the holidays. These brave troops will be on the front lines [...]
Since the inception of Operation Support Our Troops in February 2002, our organization of volunteers has sent well over two million pounds of goods, treats and necessities to our deployed men and women in harm’s way. This holiday season is no exception. With the help of so many volunteers and supporters, we continue to send [...]
No, it is not almost Thanksgiving time, nor is it time to start buying gifts for the coming holidays, and it is most definitely not time to check your kids Halloween candy to see if it is still good! Well, maybe it is all those things. But … for Girl Scouts – It is Girl [...]
About two months ago our family decided to apply to Howard County Energy Audit Program. We wanted to save money on our BGE bills and also be more environmentally responsible. To be completely honest I filled out the application and forgot about it! Then to my surprise I receive an email that we were selected [...]
Traveling for the holidays? Any road trips planned to visit relatives? A mechanical once-over for your vehicle before taking to the highways could possibly prevent any breakdowns or becoming stranded alongside the road. Usually most of us have travel plans for visiting family and road trips planned for holiday sightseeing for the fast approaching holidays. [...]
