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4 ways to cut your screen time 04/26/2018 08:00pm • Recently, I went on vacation where a primary goal was not only to relax, but to have a digital detox. Things had been pretty stressful with work and family, and vacation was just the antidote I needed. No screens was a natural part of that. I spoke with my family and the friends with whom we were Secret pop-up concerts strike a chord with DC music lovers 04/26/2018 01:07am • WASHINGTON ��� It was the kind of spring night that drew the District out of its winter hibernation. Temperatures hit 70, daylight extended past 7 p.m., and the smell of grass and grills filled the air. Across the city, restaurant patios and retail stores were packed ��� and Georgetown���s H Are You a Victim of Gaslighting? 04/24/2018 08:00pm • Have you ever been in a fight with a family member or significant other and had the other person categorically deny facts that you both know are true? Have you ever had a boss or colleague blame you so convincingly for something he or she did that you ended up doubting your memory? Or, when you've Deadly driving: Traffic deaths in Md. continue to climb 04/24/2018 03:25pm • WASHINGTON ��� The number of people dying on the Maryland's roads has increased ��� again. In 2017, there were 557 traffic-related deaths, according to information from the Maryland Department of Transportation. That's up 7 percent over the previous year. The number of deaths on Maryland's roa Now's the time to prepare bulbs for next year���s bloom ��� here's how 04/20/2018 05:13am • Meet Mike next Saturday in Maryland! Mike will appear at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. April 28 during the Calvert County Home Show, at the Fairgrounds in Prince Frederick.��See details here. It���s time for me to help you ensure that your spring bulbs ��� crocus, daffodils, tulips and the like ��� Quick Tips to Clean Up Your Social Media Profiles When Job Searching 04/17/2018 08:00pm • Every once in a while, it's a good idea to do some digital cleaning. It might be wise to set aside some time to clean up your social media profiles, especially Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. Your future employer will look at your social media profiles and what they find could sway their 15 Ways Occupational Therapy Can Help You 04/17/2018 08:00pm • Occupation is more than vocation.It's true -- occupational therapists help people thrive on the job after an injury or when dealing with a chronic health condition or disability. But OTs work with everyone from infants to seniors, in all sorts of settings, as they strive to master or maintain crucia Is Physician Burnout Affecting Your Care? 04/16/2018 08:00pm • It will perhaps come as a surprise to no patient that being a doctor is a demanding job. While challenges vary, from the whirl of an emergency room to the absolute precision needed in the operating suite, physicians -- as a group -- certainly have their work cut out for them. Today, in addition to Macron Finds New International Role for France in Syria Operations 04/16/2018 08:00pm • France's participation in a rare military operation in Syria last week thrust it back into the international spotlight at a time its young and relatively untested leader President Emmanuel Macron seeks to restore a sense of national pride and, perhaps, distract from widespread domestic protests. The 'We're going big': Massive road construction season starts in Md. 04/12/2018 02:24pm • BRANDYWINE, Md. ��� Standing on the site of what will be a new overpass at Maryland Route 5/Branch Avenue and Brandywine Road, Maryland State Highway Administrator Greg Slater announced his agency is kicking off a large-scale road construction season across the state. "We're not inching along, we're What to Do About Teens 'Phubbing' 04/09/2018 08:00pm • The word "phubbing" has actually found its way into many dictionaries. It always fascinates me how quickly teen culture becomes reflected in language. Tailormade for the digital age, the term describes snubbing someone in favor of a mobile phone. You have been phubbed when someone is focusing on his 'Dangerous and deadly': Md. officials tackle distracted driving and walking 04/07/2018 04:25am • WHEATON, Md. ��� People's addiction to cellphones is making it difficult to address distracted driving and distracted walking, a local police officer said. But he believes awareness and education might help. "It defies logic. It doesn't make sense," Montgomery County police Capt. Tom Didone sa Md. lawmakers want drivers to keep eyes on the road after passing cellphone bill 04/06/2018 10:59pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. ��� Maryland lawmakers are giving drivers 250 more reasons to put their handheld devices down while driving. Maryland's Senate voted 32-12 on Friday to increase the penalties for holding a mobile device while driving. A first offense in which the driver goes to court would cost $25 Look up or pay up: Montgomery Co. cracking down on distracted drivers 04/05/2018 06:11pm • WHEATON, Md. ��� Distracted drivers are always on the radar of police issuing tickets, but extra patrols and officers working overtime are cracking down in Montgomery County as part of the ���Vision Zero��� initiative. Communities nationwide have adopted Vision Zero goals to prevent drivers, walk Distracted-driving sting in Montgomery Co. snags 65 drivers; more to come 04/05/2018 04:48am • WASHINGTON ��� In just under two hours at the busy Bethesda, Maryland, intersection of River and Goldsboro roads, 65 drivers had a rough start to their Wednesday morning: They were pulled over for distracted driving. It's illegal to drive while using a phone, yet it causes dozens of accidents acr