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Lifestyles

DEAR ANNIE: Couple picks peace over endless barking battle

DEAR ANNIE: I have read your responses to letters about barking dogs and neighborhood noise, and I appreciate the calm, compassionate way you approach these conflicts. You encourage people to start with empathy, assume good intentions and try to work things out neighbor to neighbor. That ...

HINTS FROM HELOISE: Mobile grab bar keeps elder steady

DEAR HELOISE: I am 82. When we travel, I pack a suction-cup grab bar. In hotels or other places, I stick it to the shower wall and have something sturdy to hold and steady myself with. These things work well. My wife likes it, too. The hardest part is getting it unstuck before we leave, but I ...

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Extraction of tooth can invite risks

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 79-year-old female who’s in good health. I am 5 feet tall and weigh 95 pounds, and I’m very active. I’ve been taking Prolia for the past two to three years for osteoporosis, which has since improved to osteopenia. Right after this past Prolia shot, I developed ...

Steve Becker on Bridge

One characteristic of the top players is their ability to conjure up brilliant plays on the spur of the moment. Consider this deal from the Brazil-Turkey match at the 1980 World Team Olympiad. Hero of the hand was the Brazilian star Gabriel Chagas, who was East. After West (Pedro Paulo ...

Trumbull native installed as new pastor in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — The Rev. Vincent E. Peterson II has been installed as the new senior pastor of Third Baptist Church in Youngstown. Peterson, a Trumbull County native and Howland High School graduate, was joined by pastors, clergy and ministers from Mahoning and Trumbull counties for the ...