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DEAR ANNIE: Americans in Italy aren’t looking to cause stir

Lifestyles

DEAR ANNIE: My wife and I are Americans living in a small village in Italy, in an area popular with tourists. Recently, I contacted my sister and her husband from the states and expressed our interest in having them visit us and stay at our house, since we haven’t seen them for many years. We’re all retired, they easily have the means to make the trip, and our house has plenty of room. Her reply caught me unprepared. She said that they were expected by their church to do a mission outside the U.S. and, based on my invitation, they were requesting Italy as an assignment. I am a ...

Make sure you are looking at the bigger picture

Lisa Resnick

There is so much in life that we are constantly striving for. We chase goals. We build businesses. We train for races. We join organizations and committees. We pour our time and energy into making an impact, hoping to leave things a little better than we found them. Maybe it looks like running a marathon. Maybe it looks like building a company that employs 500 people and solves a problem that desperately needs solving. Maybe it looks like being part of an organization that fills a gap while larger, flashier successes are happening all around it. Humankind has always been in pursuit ...

Religion news

Lifestyles

SERBIAN DAY: The 93rd annual Serbian Day will take place noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church, 39 Laird Ave., Youngstown. The event will include a picnic, musical entertainment, 50-50 raffle and children’s activities. Admission is free. AN EVENING OF QUARTET SINGING: Deliverance Temple Church Apostolic of Faith, 1849 West Ave. NW, Warren, will host a musical service titled “An Evening of Quartet Singing” at 6 p.m. Saturday. Featured musical guests are the Supreme Angels of Youngstown and the Mighty Golden Wonders of Warren. GUEST SPEAKER: Unity Spiritual ...

Single cent will feel like a penny from Heaven

Burton Cole

How much are thoughts worth now? However much thinking costs these days, it’s apparent that not enough people are willing to pay for it. They’re saving their pennies. Now that the U.S. Mint has stopped producing pennies, it’s only a matter of time before we run out of the gazillion ...

Paramount delays closing Warner buyout

National News

NEW YORK — Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery have agreed to delay closing their $81 billion merger well into next year, a stunning move that arrives as a judge continues to consider a challenge from 12 states seeking to block the deal altogether. Paramount said in a filing Friday that ...

Trash and treasure sale to raise funds for church capital campaign

Lifestyles

CANFIELD — Canfield Presbyterian Church is hosting a trash and treasure sale to raise money for the church’s $2.3 million capital campaign. The sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 1 at the church, 140 W. Main St., with an early buyer opportunity 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. July 31. The ...