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Payroll taxes. Benefits. Worker’s compensation. I know, i know. Heavy stuff, but read on, because it may save you the hassle of back taxes and potential lawsuits. If you own…

Karen Schwartzkopf

It happened on the way to Water Country. My hands were clammy on the steering wheel. I could feel my heart thumping in my ears. A set of deep-breathing exercises…

Q: We have two children, a 9-year-old boy and a 14-year old girl. It’s becoming harder to monitor what movies they watch and video games they play as they start…

The news of a new baby is accompanied by a range of emotions, from excitement to anxiousness, with a lot of questions in between, shared by new parents, experienced parents,…

Here on the icy summit, I don’t mind telling you what’s flashing through my mind: Do my legs still have it in them? After all, it’s been almost 20 years…

girls in dress up clothes

Every parent of all girls or all boys has all kinds of ideas about why their particular arrangement is preferable to the other. That’s just what we do. As the…

As an elementary school teacher, my classroom was always described as organized. Friends who came over and happened to see my pantry couldn’t believe how food was in labeled containers.…

After a year of unprecedented warmth, the Farmers’ Almanac reports Virginia is in for a colder than normal winter that will include lots of mixed snow, sleet, and rain. In…