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CES 2022 ready to roll, despite exodus of big-name exhibitors 01/04/2022 02:25pm • CES will have a different look and feel this year, in part because attendance will be around 40% of what it is normally. (Courtesy Kenny Fried) The news — and the headlines — emanating from Vegas over the past two weeks have most certainly caught the attention of a weary, and wary, public. 11 Montgomery Co. schools go virtual for 14 days 01/04/2022 11:46am • Eleven Montgomery County Public County Schools will return to virtual learning Wednesday for 14 days because of high COVID-19 case rates. The Maryland school system has plans to consider transitioning additional schools with high coronavirus cases to virtual learning. Interim Superintendent, M The Top 3 Wildcards Advisors Must Consider in 2022 01/03/2022 07:00pm • Make no mistake about it: This year may be one of the most pivotal ones of your career. Whether you are transitioning out of the business via a practice sale, you are a newcomer, or something in between, your business world has changed. And it has nothing to do with the pandemic -- at least not dire Amtrak offers 15% student discount all year, even deeper discounts for Virginia routes 01/03/2022 10:28am • Travelers ages 17 to 24 are eligible for a 15% Amtrak fare discount with student ID for travel throughout all of 2022. In addition to the 15% national student discount, travelers ages 13 through 24 can get a 25% discount on routes in Virginia. More Business News More Local News Montgomery Co. schools offer staff weekly mask supply 01/01/2022 12:21am • Montgomery County Public Schools staff can expect to receive access to new KN95 face masks every week starting on Monday. Maryland's largest public school system told WTOP that all 24,589 staff members will be offered one of the masks. This included administrators, teachers, bus drivers and custo 10 Best Growth Stocks to Buy for 2022 12/28/2021 07:00pm • These growth stocks have what it takes to win in 2022.Growth stocks have been top market performers for many years now. The Nasdaq-100 index, in fact, hasn't had a single down year since the Great Recession in 2008. And 2021 delivered another solid year, at least for investors that heavily allocated Adrenal Fatigue: Is It Real? 12/27/2021 07:00pm • You may have heard of so-called 'adrenal fatigue,' supposedly caused by ongoing emotional stress. Or you might have come across adrenal support supplements sold online to treat it. But if someone suggests you have the controversial, unproven condition, seek a second opinion, experts say. And if some 8 Sites to Sell Gift Cards Online 12/26/2021 07:00pm • While many of us love gift cards, sometimes they just don't hit the mark. Maybe you received a gift card to a hardware store but aren't a DIYer, or you've collected several gift cards for fast-food chains while trying to eat healthier. These unwanted gift cards may go into a desk drawer and be forgo Antisemitic flyers found in Montgomery Co. spread COVID-19 disinformation 12/21/2021 10:09pm • Antisemitic flyers spreading disinformation about COVID-19 littered a Silver Spring, Maryland, neighborhood on Saturday. Police said they found flyers posted throughout the Forest Estate neighborhood around 9:40 a.m. The initial call to police reported that a man in a Volkswagen Jetta threw the l United Methodists to join in plan for Boy Scouts bankruptcy 12/21/2021 06:18pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) — Congregations affiliated with the United Methodist Church have agreed to contribute $30 million to a fund for victims who say they were molested as youngsters in the Boy Scouts of America, an attorney said Tuesday. A committee representing United Methodist churches that spons Getting a COVID test for the holidays shouldn’t be a problem in Maryland 12/17/2021 06:01pm • Last year, there were shortages of COVID-19 tests available right before the holidays as everyone rushed to try and get one before they gathered with their family. Is history repeating itself this year? Not in Maryland. “We’ve got a lot of testing availability and people should be able to Data Docs: What you need to do about the Log4j threat 12/17/2021 02:56pm • Q: What should I be doing about the Log4j vulnerability? A: In what is considered one of the most widespread and dangerous vulnerabilities to be discovered in a very long time, the Log4j problem is going to be a threat that will likely linger for a long time. The reason this discovery is consi SoberRide returns to DC region until New Year's Day 12/17/2021 10:50am • In an effort to combat drunk-driving deaths over the holiday season, the SoberRide program returned to the D.C. region on Friday. The nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) will offer the program from Dec. 17 until New Year's Day. SoberRide offers residents 21 and older, who have be 6 Ways 2021 Changed the Investing Game for Advisors 12/16/2021 07:00pm • When looking forward to 2022, savvy financial advisors can take a lesson from 2021. This past year heralded many new investing realities, including a deceptive stock market, disappointing bond performance and inflation that appears to be anything but "transitory." Here's how 2021 changed the investi Tax Deductions for Financial Advisor Fees 12/15/2021 07:00pm • The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, commonly referred to as TCJA, eliminated the deductibility of financial advisor fees from 2018 through 2025. And while advisors and clients have had a few years to get used to the change, they may be eyeing it with renewed interest after the long bull market that's