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Lifestyles

DEAR ANNIE: Missing the magic of family Christmases

DEAR ANNIE: My husband and I are in our 70s, and although our adult children live nearby, they rarely visit us. It is always considered “more convenient” for us to go to them. For years, I decorated our home from top to bottom for Christmas. I loved the tree, the lights and the feeling ...

How to deal with Japanese beetles

They’re almost here! We generally see destructive Japanese beetles around the Fourth of July. A better way to know the time of their arrival is by using the OSU Growing Degree Days Site at https://go.osu.edu/growingdegreeday. This site helps you know when they are about to emerge. Why ...

Window worries for birds

Not long ago we had the opportunity to expand our small semi-enclosed back porch into a much larger, finished, all-weather room. It has been great over the years. A really nice place for family gatherings, eating or reading a good book when the weather is just too cold or wet to go outside. I ...

Valley Grows Calendar

Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact: • OSU Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield. 330-533-5538. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. • ...

Promotion creates distance between work besties

DEAR ANNIE: My best friend, “Ashley,” and I have worked at the same marketing agency for three years. We started on the same day, bonded over bad coffee, and we have been inseparable ever since. We have lunch together almost every day and text constantly. We have even taken a few vacations ...