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I wasn’t loafing, but I did learn a lesson for $83

Lisa Resnick

Well, not to cut straight to it, but I’ve never been one to beat around the bush. It’s probably why, when I speak at events, my presentations are usually under 10 minutes. That’s about my attention span when listening to someone else’s monologue anyway. Now, teach me something? Start a conversation? Ask me a question? Good luck getting me to stop talking. So, I guess I contradicted myself already. Anyway ... I didn’t do it. I did not make enough money selling banana bread to cover my bill. As startup businesses go, though, I’d actually call it a success. I didn’t ...

Heeding the call of the comfortably wild

Burton Cole

It takes a tough old coot to leave modern conveniences behind and get out there and rough it. But that’s what I am — an old coot. And reasonably tough. It takes a little spirit of adventure, grit and muscle to do what I did, and I have nothing if I don’t have very little of those. Which ...

Taylor Swift tribute show postponed at ballpark

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A concert by the Taylor Swift tribute act The Miss Americanas at 7 17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood in Niles, has been postponed until 6 p.m. Oct. 3. Any fans with tickets for the original Aug. 15 date will be able to use their same tickets for the new date, and tickets are on sale at mvscrappers.com. The new date, Oct. 3, is the one year anniversary of Swift’s last album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” Those who purchased tickets for Aug. 15 and cannot make it to the new date can request a refund by emailing bmasirovits@mvscrappers.com.

Mapping for brain health

Lifestyles

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 ...

Bridge by Steve Becker

Lifestyles

1. Win the heart lead with the king, draw all the missing trumps and cash the A-K of spades, hoping to catch the singleton or doubleton queen. If the queen does not fall, lead the ten of diamonds to the ace and return the queen from dummy, planning to discard a spade if South follows low. The overall chance of success with this line of play is about 60%. If you were to stake the outcome strictly on either a finesse in spades or in diamonds, you would have little more than a 50% chance for the grand slam. Note that it is far better to play South for the king of diamonds than North. ...

Senior news

Lifestyles

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., ...