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Valley has deep religious heritage

YOUNGSTOWN - The importance of religion in Youngstown, and the Mahoning Valley at large, cannot be understated. This fact is evident with the many churches, synagogues, cathedrals and mosques present in the area. For some, the emphasis on religion is historical. During periods of mass migration, where various groups moved to the Valley to work in the steel mills and other industries, they brought with them their culture — and thus, their religion. Mahoning Valley Historical Society Executive Director H. William Lawson said the assimilation period of these groups into the area was ...

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CHURCH CONCERT The Sojourner Quartet will present a free concert at 6 p.m. Saturday at Grace Methodist Church, 1725 Drexel NW, Warren. The Sojourner Quartet is in its 34th year of sharing the God’s message through music and ministry. Refreshments will be served after the concert. FALL RETREAT: Christian author and speaker Jennifer Cadamore is returning to Hubbard Church of the Nazarene for the Heart to Heart ladies' ministry fall retreat 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 12. She will bring a powerful message “God's Protection-Finding Security in the Shelter of God's Wings.” This event ...

Texting a gateway to scams

Text messaging began with engineering that started in the early 1980s. You may find it useful to know what the differences are among the types of text messages. At least one major cellular company is now asking customers to select the type of text they prefer to use, so you might as well know ...

How to avoid a Social Security cut

WASHINGTON — With the few months they have left as senators, Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Bill Cassidy have embarked on a mission to save tens of millions of Social Security beneficiaries from a projected 22% cut in their benefits, starting in just six years. It is one of the most perilous political efforts that a member of Congress can undertake, so it is telling that the push is being led by two lawmakers who have little to lose at this stage of their careers. “We’ve been at this six years, eight years. It’s incredible how long I’ve been at it,” Cassidy said. ...

Will herb to help depression harm the eyes?

Q. I am prone to depression and irritability. When I heard about St. John’s wort (SJW) some years ago, I started taking it in capsules. I’ve tried to stop it a few times, but I notice a definite uptick in anxiety and impatience. So, I value this supplement, but I use less than the full dose. Reading that it might affect the eyes made me nervous. I have begun to notice dry eye symptoms in the morning. I didn’t think they were related to SJW, but now I worry that they might be. Do you have any advice? A. St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) has been used for centuries to ...

Decades later, his betrayal comes to light

DEAR ANNIE: I’m going through a difficult divorce after 58 years of marriage to an alcoholic. Recently he told me two things I never knew: that he slept with my sister the night before our wedding and, years later, when they were both in the military, with a friend of mine. I always knew my sister flirted with him. She’d tried the same with two other sisters’ boyfriends, and she and my husband spent years publicly claiming to dislike each other while accusing one another of “trying something.” I always thought it was weird but harmless. I never imagined it went that far on ...