There’s surely something paradoxical about the statement that bridge is a relaxing game, when the fact is that you can’t ever afford to relax — if you want to do well. Take this hand, for example, where West leads a heart against three notrump. Declarer plays low from dummy and wins ...
Tuesday evening TV listings for Sept. 15
Each fall, as temperatures begin to cool and leaves begin to cover the ground, another familiar sign of the season appears across Ohio: woolly bear caterpillars. These fuzzy insects often spark conversations about an enduring piece of folklore that claims they can predict the severity of the ...
What do you see when you look at a dead tree or dead sections in live trees? If you were a chickadee or a carpenter bee, you would see a potential home. If you were a woodpecker, you might see dinner. Most of us value live trees, but not everyone sees the value of a dead tree, and some see them as eyesores. Dead wood, whether snags (standing dead trees), logs (fallen dead trees) or dead parts of living trees are a very important wildlife habitat. Tree cavities in live or dead trees are used by more than 50 species of birds and mammals. Snags provide food for insects and other ...
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. • OSU Trumbull County Extension Office, 520 W. Main St. Suite 1, Cortland. 330-638-6783. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Plant and Pest Clinic You can submit your questions by calling the Mahoning County office at 330-533-5538 or emailing us at ...
DEAR ANNIE: My twin sister and I have been compared to each other for as long as I can remember. As children, people compared our grades, our looks, our friends and even our personalities. We always laughed it off, but now that we are older, I’m beginning to realize how much those comparisons still affect me. My life has turned out very well. I have a successful career, a happy marriage, a comfortable home and enough financial security to travel and enjoy things I worked hard for. My sister has had a much rougher road. She went through a painful divorce, had to sell the house she ...
