Pucker up, it’s time to hang your mistletoe! One of my favorite tales about mistletoe comes from Norse mythology, which started with Freya, the goddess of love and mother of Balder, the summer sun. Hoping to keep him immortal, Freya ordered all living things to never harm him. Balder’s ...

DEAR HELOISE: I wish you wouldn’t keep printing hints that use dryer sheets. Dryer sheets are not our friends. Not only do they add to our landfills, they wreak havoc on our dryers and leave a waxy trail. (Not to mention the smell of cheap perfume that they leave on our clothes.) I don’t ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have notes from friends at home who are getting their COVID vaccines and high-dose flu shots on the same day in the same arm. They talk about being completely wiped out and the cons of having two sore arms. Does it matter if you get the shots in one arm or the other? I — ...

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. • ...

This deal occurred in an early match between Norway and the United States at the 1993 world team championship. When Peter Weichsel and Bobby Levin of the U.S. held the North-South hands, they reached four spades as shown. It might appear that with the spades dividing evenly and the king of ...

BOARDMAN — A few members of the congregation of St. James Episcopal Church braved cold weather and slippery roads to attend the final Advent Lessons and Carols on Dec. 14 at the St. James Church meeting house in Boardman Park. This was the last gathering of the congregation in the historic ...