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Wanting a bit of peace while on vacation

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DEAR ANNIE: My husband and I have been married for eight years, and every vacation we take somehow turns into a group trip. He used to only invite his brother or his parents, but now the expectation is basically that we travel as one big extended family. The problem is, I don’t enjoy these trips. His family is kind but overbearing. I feel like I can’t relax. They also bicker, constantly arguing about where to eat, what to do and who’s paying. I’m dying for a peaceful getaway with just my husband. I’ve hinted that I’d like a trip for just the two of us, but he says, ...

Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment

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Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Greig Leach: Past in the Present Will Be the Future” and “Cheryl Capezzuti: Some of Us,” both through May 21. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. ...

Bridge by Steve Becker

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Card-reading is the art of deducing how the opponents’ cards are divided. Each bid made and each card played by the defenders tells a story. The trick is to read the story, interpret it correctly, and then find a way, if possible, to take advantage of the knowledge gained. Take this case where South wound up in four hearts after West had overcalled with one spade. West led the queen of spades, and East took dummy’s king with the ace. East returned a spade, taken by West, who then led his singleton diamond to dummy’s jack. Declarer’s problem now was to avoid the loss of more ...

Series brings Dorothy Fuldheim program to JCC

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The Jewish Community Center of Youngstown is kicking off its summer J. Newman Levy Speaker series with a program about journalist Dorothy Fuldheim. Fuldheim will be portrayed by living history performer Anne McEvoy from Women in History. Fuldheim was a Jewish American news journalist and television broadcaster who is credited with being the first woman in the United States to anchor a television news broadcast as well as to host her own television show. Fuldheim (1893-1989) is an inductee into both the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Hall of Fame and the Ohio Women’s Hall of ...

Stambaugh concert continues Gage’s legacy

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Rob Seebacher didn’t hesitate when asked to be one of the conductors for Sunday’s #LoveMusic: Stephen L. Gage Legacy Concert at Stambaugh Auditorium. “Steve Gage is the reason, one, that I have a job, and two, that I love my profession so much,” Seebacher said. “I had a really ...