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Bridge by Steve Becker

Giorgio Belladonna, winner of 16 world championships and a member of the famed Italian Blue Team that dominated world bridge from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, was a player of infinite resources. On top of his oft-demonstrated talent for rarely making an error in judgment — the trademark of all great players — Belladonna had an imagination that seemingly knew no bounds. He made bids and plays on the spot that no one had ever thought of before, and bridge literature is replete with his exploits. Consider this deal where Belladonna, playing the Precision System, opened two ...

Pastor visits Korea as part of cultural exchange

LIBERTY — A local pastor is sharing his two-month experience in Korea with local churches and organizations to discuss what being a Methodist pastor is like over there. While in Korea, he also saw plans for construction of the Scranton Memorial Hall and Church in Seoul, which is a ...

Religion news

CHRISTIAN WOODSTOCK: Newton Falls Methodist Church, 336 Ridge Road, will host Christian Woodstock noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. Barefoot Prophets, Red Letter Band and other musical groups will perform throughout the day. The event is a day of fellowship and worship, food, games and music. SUNDAY CONCERT: East Side Church of Christ, 1750 Niles Road, Warren, will have a concert at 4 p.m. Sunday. The event will include the church choir, Mike Foley’s Choir, Garrick Matlock, David L. Howard III and Zion Hill Baptist Church Youth Choir. The church will have a children’s celebration on ...

Mapping for brain health

Taxi and ambulance drivers are less likely than workers in almost any other job to die of Alzheimer’s disease. That was the surprising result of a 2024 study examining the death certificates of nearly 9 million people in the U.S. These findings stopped me in my tracks because those two ...

Busy job cutting into family time with sister

DEAR ANNIE: My sister, who is also my roommate, started a new job that is keeping her super busy. She doesn’t come home from the office before 10 p.m. most nights, and she’s gone again early in the morning. Her last job was remote, as is mine, so I’m used to having her around all the time. Now I can’t even get her to respond to a text. I know it’s nothing personal. She just needs to be focused on work right now. But still, I’m left feeling like I lost my best friend. I can barely get any time or attention out of her these days. Should I say something, or should I just wait ...

Senior news

TOWN HALL: Mahoning Valley People’s Action Alliance and United Steelworkers SOAR, will host a Town Hall meeting at 2 p.m. Aug. 14 at UAW 1112 Hall, 11471 Reuther Drive, Warren. Discussion will be on the needs of working class Americans in the Valley, with focus on seniors and Affordability, on the anniversary of the founding of social security. For more information: linktr.ee/mypeoplesactionalliance. THE GATHERING PLACE: The Gathering Place Senior Center is hosting Stefan Jones, local and Civil War Historian, at 11 a.m. Monday at Fair Park (new location), 82-84 Fair St., ...