YOUNGSTOWN — The “Jubilee of Hope” closing Mass will take place Dec. 28 at St. Columba Cathedral after a year-long celebration that began Christmas Eve 2024. The jubilee year concludes Jan. 6, which is the feast of Epiphany. Bishop David Bonnar of the Diocese of Youngstown will ...

KWANZAA EVENT: Beulah Baptist Church, 570 Sherwood Ave., Youngstown, will host a Kwanzaa program at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The theme is Ujima, which means collective work and responsibility. The event will include music, dancing and cultural expression with the Beulah Baptist Youth Department and ...

DEAR ANNIE: My sister-in-law has disliked me for as long as I can remember. I’ve never fully understood why, but over the years she’s made her feelings clear in a hundred small ways — cold shoulders at family gatherings, pointed comments and a general effort to keep me at arm’s length. ...

DEAR HELOISE: I have a couple of hints to suggest for your column: ● I rubber band my accesible parking placard to my sun visor so that when I park in a parking space, I just have to pull down the visor to expose the parking sign. It is very visible, and I do not have to hang it back up on ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What can you tell me about the cause and treatment of immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)? I am a 71-year-old male, and after lab results showed a low blood platelet count, I underwent a spleen and liver scan as well as a bone marrow biopsy. They all showed normal function, ...

1. Two diamonds. It is true that this is a slight underbid, which could cost you a game (in notrump) that partner might bid if you elected to bid three diamonds instead. Despite this, the winning bid in the long run is two diamonds. You need a fairly decent hand from partner to make a game, ...