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Kim Remesch is an award-winning journalist based in Baltimore, Maryland. She has specialized in Small Business/Entrepreneurial issues, Inventors/Inventions, Antiques & Collectibles, Senior Issues, Finance, and Crime & Law Enforcement. In addition to writing/editing,

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Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) Should our politicians be held to a higher moral standard?: 3 of 129
A politician must be held to a higher moral standard than the average man, if for no other reason than when that person ran for public office, he sold himself to the public as being a better person than the average man. I'm not talking about extremist standards of any kind. Leave religion out of it entirely. It has no place i... More..
Pets & Animals > Dogs (Other) Should restaurants allow dogs in with their owners?: 3 of 67
Have you ever walked your dog and realied that you forgot the obligatory baggie for when the pooch relieved himself in public-as a dog will do, most often at warning and at the worst tiem. Now, imagine a room diners with pets, sitting for an hour or so at a time. When your dog hears that "Call of the Wild," as it eventually w... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms What items and events best represent your generation?: 1 of 19
I thought this would be easy for me to answer, in addition to letting me take a mental trip down memory lane. When I got into refining my choices - and the figuring out the why's behind them - I realized some simple items have had some profound effects on my life. Most of my things reflect my sort of fringe hippie kid backgro... More..
Relationships & Family > Elderly Parents & Care All the right intentions: Moving your elderly parent into your house: 6 of 98
If you're like most children, you keep it in the back of your mind that your parents took care of you when you needed their help. So, it seems only natural that as your parents age your instinct would be to ask your parents to come to live with you in your home, perhaps with a spouse and children.That may or may not be a wise... More..
Arts & Humanities > Helium Dos & Don'ts How you can detect plagiarism: 1 of 14
Plagiarism is one of those hard-to-define concepts. Let me set a scene that makes it easy for you:You are driving down the road. At a traffic light you spot a house with the most incredible array of rose bushes you've ever seen. You pull into the person's driveway, get shovels and such out of your trunk, proceed to dig up the... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Is Bob Dylan a folk singer?: 1 of 14
The person at the top of the list stating that Bob Dylan is NOT a folk singer would be Dylan himself. Anyone who classifies Bob Dylan as a folk singer is clearly not a fan of Bob Dylan. The very thing that came out of his music, that time, is that labels are damning and restrictive.The last time I saw Dylan (of the dozen or m... More..
Health & Fitness > Disease (Other) Lyme disease: Symptoms and treatment: 1 of 11
Warm weather heralds the boys of summer, but it also heralds the bad bugs of summer, the tick bearing Lyme Disease being at the top of the list. Don't be fooled by his size. This tiny tick swings a big bat.A bite from an infected tick will leave you suffering from Lyme Disease, one of those diseases that is severely misdiagno... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons With recent police impersonations, should real officers be more understanding of citizen fear and precaution?: 1 of 10
I have an official answer on this one!As background, I'm a reporter. For most of my life, my specialty was crime/law enforcement. As this is NOT the first time of "increased" police inpersonations, it came up when I was working my beat.I went straight to the police Captain with whom I worked. We worked together in a group cal... More..
Arts & Humanities > Buying & Selling Art How to invest in art: 3 of 24
Art can be a great investment, which unlike an IRA or pension plan, you can enjoy as it appreciates. The art aficionado has the best of both worlds: the here AND the now. To collect art as an investment is much like collecting any other antique/collectible. You have to keep one HUGE caveat in mind: Buy a piece of art t... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Psychology Signs your man isn't into you anymore: 2 of 16
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />He's not that into you. Seems like a simple enough concept, but women tend to romanticize things a man does long after she should have cut him loose. And if he's not into you, you need to cut him loose.Here are some HUGE signs:Are you reading this ... More..