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5 secrets of super savers living on a single income 10/04/2017 08:00pm • With many dual-income American couples living paycheck to paycheck, single-income families may feel even more pinched, especially since they don't have the security of another income if one partner loses their job. However, as these families prove, it's not how much you earn, but rather how m Teaching Teens to 'Just Say No' 10/04/2017 08:00pm • Last week, one of my older teens was sitting in the kitchen replying to her emails while I prepped dinner. "Help me write a really good excuse," she asked. A teacher had asked her to speak at a school function that she didn't want to be involved in. "Just write, 'I'm honored to be asked, but I can' Prince William Co. to retain Confederate names, including Jefferson Davis Highway 10/04/2017 05:39pm • WASHINGTON ����� Confederate President Jefferson Davis��� name will remain on��Route 1 in Prince William County, at least for the time being. Residents opposed to Confederate names on public landmarks chanted ���Shame��� and shouted their disapproval at the County Board of Supervisors meeting Tue Md. woman injured in Las Vegas shooting could have brain damage, family says 10/04/2017 03:59pm • WASHINGTON ��� Maryland native Tina Frost has lost her eye and is fighting to survive after being wounded in the mass shooting in Las Vegas. But she would not have made it without the help of her boyfriend and friends, doctors told her family. Her mother, Mary Watson Moreland told CBS Nightly New 3 questions every trustee needs to ask 10/04/2017 12:15am • WASHINGTON ��� Most people don���t get asked to be trustee of a family trust all that often ��� or more than once in a lifetime. Even the most responsible and financially adept among us may not be aware of all of the duties of a trustee, especially with a family estate that���s large and involves ma Tackle the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Form 10/03/2017 08:00pm • Public Service Loan Forgiveness comes up a lot on the Student Loan Ranger blog -- but it's necessary. This is an important program that borrowers ask us about on a daily basis. Based on these questions and the data we've seen, more work is critical to ensure that all eligible borrowers are aware of Reducing Kids' Access to Opioids 10/03/2017 08:00pm • By the end of the day, nearly 100 more Americans will die from an opioid overdose. It's a dire situation that The National Institute on Drug Abuse calls a devastating public health crisis. But it's not just adults who are falling victim. It might surprise you to know that every day in the United St Seniors and Pets: Health Benefits and Challenges 10/03/2017 08:00pm • A buddy to share a morsel of food with, a walking companion, a mischievous friend and a profound comfort. Older adults reap great benefit from caring for dogs, cats or other household animals. Pets may provide a talisman against loneliness, isolation and inactivity. Study after study show the good Are We Overmedicating Our Children With ADHD? 10/03/2017 08:00pm • It's a question often met with varying viewpoints: Are we overmedicating children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? A study conducted by researchers from the University of Florida's College of Pharmacy found there to be about a 40 percent chance that a 3-year-old diagnosed with ADH How to talk to kids, process raw emotions after Las Vegas mass shooting 10/03/2017 04:48pm • WASHINGTON ��� In the hours and days after a traumatic event such as the mass shooting in Las Vegas, many people are often confused and unsure of how to feel. A clinical psychologist has advice for both children and adults on how to deal with these types of events. Children often take emotional c Restaurant at Pentagon City Whole Foods affected by credit card security breach 10/03/2017 03:00pm • A restaurant inside the Pentagon City Whole Foods is among those affected by a security breach to the company���s credit card system. Whole Foods provided public notice that it ���recently received information regarding unauthorized access of payment card information used at certain venues.��� With lack of grocery stores, volunteers bring pop-up markets to DC areas 10/03/2017 01:11am • WASHINGTON ��� Most days of the week, Isha Lee is all business at the Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser, where she works in the Mayor���s Office on Volunteerism. But Tuesdays are not one of those days. On Tuesdays, Lee skips out of the office early, throws on a costume (usually a straw Is Your Lender Judging You? 10/02/2017 08:00pm • Whether you realize it or not, asking for a loan can be a little like asking someone out on a date. The moment a person is asked on a date, he or she obviously sizes up their prospective partner. Few people would say, "Yes, let's go on a date," if they didn't think there was something positive about What Do We Know About Genetic Links to Depression? 10/02/2017 08:00pm • As science continues to decode the human genome, our knowledge of the genetic components of disease is advancing at exponential rates. Research has even pinpointed single defective genes that cause some rare diseases, such as Huntington's disease, cystic fibrosis and some types of muscular dystroph How to Talk About Fairness With Your Kids 10/02/2017 08:00pm • It's a familiar refrain that we've all probably heard from our children and something that we likely said when we were kids. I can remember as a child giving my mother a piece of my mind after I heard my older brothers talk about walking down to the local McDonald's with their buddies. After all, s