BOSTON—A Massachusetts man who participated in a scheme to defraud the U.S. government out of about $50 million in tax-free grants intended to fund clean energy projects has been sentenced to seven years in prison, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Christopher N. Condron, 50, was also sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Boston to three…
How to Sell Your House for the Highest Price Possible
So you’re getting ready to sell your house. Just thinking about it can be an overwhelming experience. Should you hire a real estate agent? Should you do a FSBO (for sale by owner) to keep from paying that big commission? Should you spend a lot of money to paint and re-carpet — at least the…
How to Remove Ink Stains From Leather
A new leather sofa or leather handbag — so beautiful. Or perhaps it’s the car you’ve had for a long time, the one with leather upholstery that still looks fantastic because that you’ve babied and protected it against spills and stains. And then somehow, that beautiful leather gets hit with an ink stain. It shouldn’t…
Spring Cleaning: The Fun and Easy Way
It’s that time of year again. Many people begin their spring cleaning rhythms and make their homes sparkling and fresh from top to bottom. I love the idea, but in this season of raising three young kids, it’s a daunting task to undertake. To be honest, spring cleaning has always overwhelmed me. I felt the…
How You Do One Thing Is How You Do Everything
By Dylan Ogline In a commencement speech at UT-Austin that went viral in 2014, Admiral William McRaven encouraged the graduating seniors, “If you want to change the world, start by making your bed.” Really? Making your bed? That’s it? Maybe a made bed doesn’t change the world in and of itself, but as McRaven pointed…
American Airlines, Microsoft Join Gates-Backed Program to Boost Clean Energy
Several U.S. companies, including American Airlines Group Inc., General Motors and Microsoft Corp., on Monday build on their commitment to clean energy by joining billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy program. The initiative aims to boost development of technologies to achieve the target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Its catalyst program aims…
Kindhearted Woman Cleans Old Gravestones
What a beautiful act of kindness for her to clean the strangers’ monuments. Families of the owners of these gravestones are surely more than grateful.
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