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DEAR ANNIE: Sorting through memories stored in objects

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DEAR ANNIE: I recently cleaned out my mother’s house after she moved into assisted living, and I thought the hardest part would be the boxes. I was wrong. The hardest part was realizing that every drawer held a memory, and every memory came with a decision. There were birthday cards she had saved from 1987, chipped coffee mugs from family vacations, old school projects, costume jewelry, recipes written in her handwriting and enough plastic containers to open a small deli. In the hall closet, I found my father’s old raincoat, still smelling faintly like him, even though he has been ...

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Cough makes patient consider COPD

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DEAR DR ROACH: I decided to practice using an inhalation spirometer, partly because I have a daily productive cough (small amounts three to four times a day). I smoked a pack of filtered cigarettes a day from ages 17-29. I smoke marijuana now. My scoliosis is quite complex and has taken over 4 inches off my height. But at age 75, I volunteer as a stable hand for 6-8 hours a week, and they say that I’m the hardest working volunteer! I’m lean and fit. I do three inhalation tests in a row, and it’s always 2,400 mL. Do I have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and should ...

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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 mahoningclinic@osu.edu. ...

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FEAST DAY: St. Anthony of Padua Parish, 1125 Turin Ave.,Youngstown, will celebrate the Feast Day of St. Anthony June 13 with a Mass, procession and Italian festival honoring Youngstown’s cherished traditions. The Mass is at 4 p.m. and the festival will follow at 5:30 p.m. RELEASED TIME: Released Time, which is Bible education during school hours, will host a year-end celebration and a parent meet-and-greet 5:30 to 7 p.m. June 27 at Warren First Assembly of God, 2640 Parkman Road NW, Warren. The school ministries team will be there to answer questions, and there will be food and games. ...

St. Rose principal will move to Warren JFK

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WARREN — Anthony Catale, who has served the past four years as principal at St. Rose Catholic School in Girard and is an Ursuline High School graduate, has been named the new principal of John F. Kennedy Catholic School Upper Campus in Warren. Catale brings nearly two decades of experience in Catholic education as a teacher and administrator. During his tenure at St. Rose, Catale said he’s most proud of leading efforts to strengthen Catholic identity, improve academic achievement through data-informed instruction, expand co-curricular and extracurricular opportunities, enhance ...