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Jennifer Simonson is a business journalist with a decade of experience covering entrepreneurship and small business. Drawing on her background as a founder of multiple startups, she writes for Forbes ...

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I recently bought a house in rural East Texas. It’s on 2.5 acres of heavily forested land. I didn’t walk the entire area before the closing, and only recently have I discovered that I apparently own a ...

To eliminate slime mold, wash it off with a strong stream of water or brush it off with a broom. It will probably come back ...

I learned the hard way that one “harmless” shortcut abroad can quietly cost you big-time. I didn’t realize a year could start ...

Mount Greylock, Massachusetts’ highest peak, looms over the town like a protective grandfather. In fall, the mountain turns into a living postcard, all reds and golds and oranges that make you want to ...

We have two large crape myrtle trees in our back yard that used to bloom beautifully with large lavender flower heads. This ...

Missouri might be landlocked, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find a spectacular beach getaway right in the heart of the Show-Me State at Long Branch State Park in Macon County. When summer ...