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The 3 Most Common Mistakes People Make in Work Documents 08/31/2015 08:00pm • The world of work requires excellent writing skills. However, many of today's professionals spaced out during their high school English teacher's lessons regarding the art of diagramming a sentence or how to write an effective persuasive essay. Like it or not, how you convey yourself in writing ca Latest from Redskins Park: 'It's Kirk's team' 08/31/2015 06:51pm • ASHBURN, Va. -- The bizarre preseason for the Washington Redskins continued on Monday when��Jay Gruden announced that he has named Kirk Cousins the Redskins quarterback for the 2015 season. Gruden cites that Cousins has taken a "giant leap" in year two of the system and said Cousins won the job a How to Deal With a Co-Worker Who Won't Stop Talking 08/30/2015 08:00pm • Here's one of the questions I hear over and over from people: "How can I get my long-winded co-worker to stop talking to me?" Our workplaces are apparently rife with co-workers who prattle on about their relationship troubles, diet challenges, wedding plans, the movie they saw last weekend, work co Diet in a Taubesy-Turvy World 08/30/2015 08:00pm • About the last thing the world of nutrition needs is rebuttals about details to rebuttals about details that distract us all from the big picture. We have been missing the dietary forest for the truculent trees for decades already, and the result is the dark wood of modern epidemiology in which mil Study strategies to help reduce kids' school-related stress 08/29/2015 04:20am • WASHINGTON - Parents can help students excel and cope with the stress of the school year by sticking to established procedures and routines. "It makes children feel comfortable in what they're supposed to do every day," says Theresa Mitchell Dudley, Prince George���s County Education Association Montgomery Co. drivers urged to be more careful in school zones 08/28/2015 04:33pm • ROCKVILLE, Md. -- School bells will ring again this Monday in Montgomery County. As the county's 156,000 students head back to class, drivers should be careful when commuting through school zones. "The last thing we need are drivers that are making mistakes because they are rushing,��� said To Skip the kids menus: Making dining out healthy for children 08/28/2015 11:33am • It's been a chaotic summer for my family, as we packed up our lives and moved from the city to the suburbs. My kitchen disappeared into cardboard boxes during the weeks prior to our move, and as I started to whittle down the stores of food in our fridge and pantry, I found myself preparing far fewer How to Invest in Bond Funds During a Bear Market 08/26/2015 08:00pm • If it's fizzy, it's iffy. That's the key thing to know about bond funds this week. With drama engulfing the stock market, bonds look safe. But all bond funds aren't the same, and analysts say it's imperative to understand what's in a bond fund before shifting money into it -- especially if you are Tips for back-to-school safety on the roads 08/25/2015 06:26pm • WASHINGTON ��� With students returning back to school in the region, transportation advocates are reminding drivers to be extra careful. In 2013, more than 330 child pedestrians died and another 13,000 were injured while going to or from school. Over the last decade, about one-third of the childr Hidden Spots to Find Money in Your Budget 08/24/2015 08:00pm • To say that we could all use a little more money is likely the understatement of the year. Whether you need to accommodate a new expense or are hoping to save up for a family vacation, setting aside money often requires some level of personal sacrifice. But what if you could easily reduce expenditu How to Stop Wasting Time on Email 08/19/2015 08:00pm • In 2012, the McKinsey Global Institute conducted a study to uncover how much time workers spend on social technologies during the day. It found that employees spend about 28 percent of their days reading and responding to emails. While email is a useful communication and collaboration tool, it is a 7 Things Homebuyers Should Never Overlook at an Open House 08/18/2015 08:00pm • An open house is not a home inspection -- it's an opportunity for a first look at a potential new home just to see if it's right for you and your family. Is the layout right? Are the appliances new? Can you see your family living here? Still, it also makes sense to peer a little closer. Your time is 5 Don'ts for Managing MBA Recommendation Writers 08/13/2015 08:00pm • I recently got off the phone with a business school applicant who believes poor recommendations were a key reason she was not admitted to school last year. She carefully selected her recommenders and gave them several months' advance notice. Her first recommender gave her a copy of his letter after Study: Pedestrian fatalities are on the rise 08/11/2015 08:42pm • WASHINGTON ��� The number of traffic fatalities involving pedestrians has increased nationwide, according to a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association. According to the report, 4,735 pedestrians were killed in 2013, the most recent full year of data available. The number represen Caring for a Parent With Alzheimer's Disease 08/10/2015 07:30am • On a good day, Elizabeth Brood wakes up at 4:30 a.m. and goes to the gym before her boyfriend heads to work around 6:15 a.m. She makes coffee, readies her parents' morning medications -- making sure to hide her mother's in chunks of bananas and in the cereal bowl -- and changes her mother into fresh