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Innovative program helps kids overcome their fear of needles 11/02/2021 08:09am • Only 27% of parents say they will vaccinate their children right away when they become eligible for a smaller dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, according to the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor. Thirty three percent of parents say they will wait and see how the vaccine works and 30% say they wil How Advisors Can Increase Revenue and Boost Retention 11/02/2021 12:00am • When it comes to increasing revenue, a significant number of financial advisors are still focused on external strategies such as hosting bigger seminars, paying for expensive leads, hiring more staff or trying to offer more services. But this is an expensive way of doing business, and these activit McAuliffe, Youngkin make their final pitches to voters on WTOP 11/01/2021 09:12pm • In this combination photo, Virginia gubernatorial candidates, Democrat Terry McAuliffe left, and Republican Glenn Youngkin appear during the Virginia FREE leadership luncheon, in McLean, Va., on Sept. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) Tuesday marks the end of what has been a highly contentious camp Montgomery Co. schools encourage parents to get newest eligible group of students vaccinated 11/01/2021 09:03pm • Montgomery County is expecting 40,000 doses of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccines to arrive from the state of Maryland soon. And when that happens, Dr. James Bridgers, the county's Acting Health Officer, said he expects two-thirds of the allocation to go to private providers, health centers and hosp Jo-Carroll Dennison, the oldest surviving Miss America, dies aged 97 11/01/2021 06:30am • Jo-Carroll Dennison, aged 97, died at her California home last month. (Getty Images/20th Century-Fox/Film Favorites) The oldest surviving winner of Miss America, Jo-Carroll Dennison, has died aged 97. Dennison, who held the title during World War II and broke with convention by refusing to we Top-Ranked Elementary and Middle Schools in New Jersey 11/01/2021 12:00am • U.S. News & World Report released rankings for K-8 public schools in New Jersey last month, showing the best public elementary and middle schools, including charter schools, in the state. The rankings are part of a comprehensive effort to evaluate more than 61,000 schools across the country usi Why Work Experience Matters for Law School Applicants 11/01/2021 12:00am • In recent years, many law schools have indicated a preference for applicants with real-world experience over those applying straight from college. For example, 82% of the class of 2021 at Harvard Law School arrived on campus with at least one year of work experience. The top-ranked school placed inc Trick or treating on Main Street Ellicott City is back, and so are the crowds 10/31/2021 09:26pm • Trick or treating on Main Street in Ellicott City was canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But with good weather and no flooding from the recent storm, it was back in full force this year. There was no shortage of creativity when it came to costumes. But the crowds had some shops Taylor Swift pays tribute to Carole King at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony 10/31/2021 03:12pm • Taylor Swift lit up the opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday with a nod to 2021 inductee Carole King, and even King had a tear in her eye. Swift soothed the crowd with a rendition of King's "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" wearing a lacy, black bodysuit to match the fo An eraser button? Focused ideas could help bridle Big Tech 10/31/2021 08:06am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Break up Big Tech? How about shrinking the tech companies’ shield against liability in cases where the content they push to users causes harm? Or creating a new regulator to strictly oversee the industry? Those ideas have captured official attention in the U.S., Europe, U.K. Montgomery Co. students speak in favor of proposed financial literacy requirement 10/29/2021 05:58pm • Students representing multiple schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, spoke in favor of adding a financial literacy course requirement at a school board meeting this week. The course option, which student School Board member Hana O'Looney proposed earlier this month, calls for the county's inter PHOTOS: Children's National helps parents with newborns in intensive care celebrate Halloween 10/29/2021 04:15pm • Parents hope to share many milestones with their newborns, and baby’s first Halloween usually gives them a chance to bust out an adorable chunky pumpkin costume. Children’s National Hospital in D.C. says for parents with children in their Newborn Intensive Care Unit, the holiday gives pa DC unveils plans for COVID-19 vaccines for kids 10/29/2021 01:25pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health on Friday announced their plans to vaccinate kids 5 to 11 years old once the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approves the shots. More than 60 hospitals, pharmacies and health centers will have 24,600 doses of the two-dose Pfizer-BioN The week in bankruptcies: 7 entities in Greater Washington 10/29/2021 01:10pm • The Washington Business Journal offers a weekly roundup of bankruptcy filings in the region based on public records collected by parent company American City Business Journals. During the week that ended Oct. 22, Washington-area bankruptcy courts recorded seven business filings, including three wit The week in bankruptcies: 7 entities in Greater Washington 10/29/2021 10:00am • The Washington Business Journal offers a weekly roundup of bankruptcy filings in the region based on public records collected by parent company American City Business Journals. During the week that ended Oct. 22, Washington-area bankruptcy courts recorded seven business filings, including three wit