Ever compare what Arizona takes out of a paycheck with what Nevada takes? The Arizona Department of Revenue charges a flat 2.5% on every worker’s wages, no matter the bracket. Nevada charges zero. That’s just the start. These are the things Nevada does better that Arizonans won’t always admit. Note: This is general information, not…
Merge onto the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge in Charles County, and the Maryland Transportation Authority only tolls traffic heading one direction across the Potomac. The other direction crosses for free. That toll is only one of the things that change once Marylanders reach the Virginia side. These are the things that get worse…
Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts put an unusual race on the ballot: A seat on the local water board. It still gets votes. No governor is attached to that race, and no ad runs for it on the evening news, but Nebraskans keep voting it out of plain habit. These are the everyday habits that only…
A moving truck idles at the exact pin a phone drops for a new address outside Senatobia, and there’s no house in sight. More than half of Mississippi’s population lives outside any city limit, 54.4% of it according to America’s Health Rankings’ analysis of Census Bureau survey data. The turns never made it onto paper….
Lake Mendota’s ice usually doesn’t lock in until December 20, a date the Wisconsin State Climatology Office has tracked since 1852. The boats leave weeks before that. Kettle Marine, a dealership near Milwaukee, opens its boat storage season on September 1 every year before any lake has to worry about ice. These are the things…
Iowa’s average worker spends about 19.8 minutes getting to a job, according to Census Bureau data. That’s more than seven minutes shorter than the 27.2-minute national average in the agency’s latest count. But ask someone who traded that commute for Chicago or Dallas traffic whether it’s the thing they miss most, and it’s only one…
A tourist at a Bryce Canyon overlook points down at the orange spires and asks the Utahn next to her if park crews built them. Nobody built anything. These are the Utah rock formations Utahns are tired of explaining. 1. Delicate Arch Delicate Arch first appeared on a Utah license plate in 1992, and today…
A Louisville cousin calls a Paducah cousin to plan Sunday dinner for five o’clock, and the call turns into an argument about what time that means. Neither cousin is wrong. These are the tiny clues that reveal which part of Kentucky someone comes from. 1. What Time Their Phone Says Kentucky splits into two time…
Think you’d catch every word at a Stillwater tailgate or a Tulsa diner counter? These are the things Oklahomans say that baffle everyone who visits. 1. “Coke” Order “a Coke” at a diner in southern Oklahoma, and the reply that comes back catches many visitors off guard: What kind? It isn’t sarcasm. In that part…
Owning a dog in Maryland comes with an unusual problem: The rules don’t stay put. A quick trip across town can turn something completely acceptable into a surprisingly expensive mistake. These are the dog rules that change from one Maryland town to the next. Note: This is general information, not legal advice. Local animal control…
