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Go Recycle! And Win An Office Pizza Party! 02/15/2012 03:44pm • Did you know that 50% of all waste generated comes from the workplace? Did you know that Americans throw away enough office paper each year to build a 12-foot high wall of paper from New York to Seattle? WTOP, in partnership with Go Recycle sponsor Fairfax County Recycling Program, wants to encoura Trade gift cards for frequent flier miles 02/14/2012 08:39am • United-Continental Airlines will now let passengers trade in their gift cards for some frequent-flier miles. The gift cards have to have at least $25 still on them, and they need be from one of 60 approved stores, including Ann Taylor, Kohl's, Starbucks and Home Depot. The airline will determi Men OK with Valentine's Day gift cards 02/13/2012 09:33am • Alleson Knox, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - A survey by the National Restaurant Association finds men don't mind getting restaurant gift cards as gifts on Valentine's Day. "Restaurant gift cards are popular gifts at any occasion, but we found that they are an especially good choice as a gift o Plan Now for Valentine's Day Activities 02/09/2012 03:45pm • Valentine’s Day is on Tuesday. To avoid ending up in the dog house, now would be a good time to secure some plans with your loved one. While Arlington offers a plethora of options for celebrating, here are just a few to consider for this weekend and the big day on Tuesday. Celebrate with Md. seeks 'download tax' on music, apps and more 01/26/2012 12:52pm • WASHINGTON - The cost of a 99-cent iTunes song could soon be $1.05, if a measure in Gov. Martin O'Malley's budget makes it through the General Assembly. O'Malley wants Maryland's 6 percent sales tax to cover everything downloaded, which would include not only iTunes songs, but all music, apps, eboo Burglary spree strikes Stafford County churches 01/10/2012 07:01pm • WASHINGTON - Stafford County sheriff's officials are asking for help to solve a spate of burglaries at three county churches. Sheriff's officials say the most recent break-in occurred early Tuesday morning at Ebenezer United Methodist Church at 161 Embrey Mill Road in Stafford. Officials say a wind Orman: Triple minimum payments to dig out of debt 01/10/2012 04:09pm • Paula Wolfson, wtop.com WASHINGTON - It's time for the January ritual most consumers dread -- the arrival of holiday credit card bills. Financial guru Suze Orman tells WTOP a stack of bills is a sign of trouble. She says it means you overspent and have put yourself in a monetary hole. "You spend Saturday deadline looms for 2011 charitable donations 12/28/2011 08:03pm • WASHINGTON -- As 2011 draws to a close, you may be able to use a few tax tips. If you're planning to make a charitable donation that you can deduct on your 2011 taxes, you have until Saturday to do it. Cash gifts that qualify for a 2011 deduction must be postmarked in 2011, although the donation Morning Poll: Will You Be Making Returns This Week? 12/27/2011 10:00am • Now that Christmas has come and gone, and all the presents have been unwrapped, another holiday tradition is upon us: the rush back to stores to return unwanted or ill-fitting gifts. The week after Christmas is traditionally a busy one for retailers as they start to take returns (and as shoppers w Brees sets passing mark, Saints top Falcons 45-16 12/27/2011 08:36am • By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS - Quite a night for Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints - a record and a rout. Brees set the NFL mark for yards passing in a season, breaking a record that Dan Marino had held for nearly three decades, and New Orleans clinched the NFC South title wi With gift cards, make sure to read the fine print 12/25/2011 04:16pm • Hank Silverberg, wtop.com WASHINGTON -- Did you get a gift card for the holidays? You should check the fine print or it could quickly lose value. The first thing to check is whether the card is good only at one particular store or a Visa, Mastercard or American Express gift card that can be preloa New sweater doesn't fit? Simple ways to return unwanted gifts 12/25/2011 10:04am • Hank Silverberg, wtop.com WASHINGTON -- That sweater doesn't fit? Or the toy broke the first time your child turned it on? Now that the presents are open, another annual ritual begins -- returning unwanted, un-needed or defective gifts. The first thing you need to do is find out where the item yo Rescued dogs rehabilitated before adoption 12/24/2011 08:05pm • WASHINGTON - Earlier this week, the Washington Animal Rescue League took in 102 dogs and puppies from a puppy mill in western Arkansas. More than 100 dogs were found at the Happy Times Kennel in Arkansas where the owner was hit with three felony counts of animal cruelty. But where will the dogs WTOP listeners help make Christmas brighter for homeless D.C. family 12/24/2011 05:21pm • WASHINGTON - Amanda and her husband were forced to move out of their rental home last year after he lost his job in construction. The family of six ended up at a homeless shelter in D.C., where they have been living since January. Christmas this year wasn't looking great for her four children whe How to avoid gift card fraud 12/22/2011 10:12pm • Kate Ryan, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Gift cards are often the perfect solution for last-minute shoppers or for satisfying that impossible-to-please person on your gift list. But thieves have found gift cards attractive, and are using the cards in various scams. How do the scams work? "The crook get