There is plenty to do around here this summer without traveling very far.

Concerts are scheduled in Warren, Youngstown and other venues within a 50-mile radius.

Spring is here, and with it the warmer weather and frequent rains that make the grass grow quickly as we move into the summer months. Weekly mowing is now a must, especially if you were silly enough to use fertilizer on it last fall.

I spent part of last weekend cleaning out our basement, or at least trying to make a dent in it. It was long overdue, so I started from the back and tried to make sense of all the things we have collected over the years.

A habit is an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary. I once read that if you do something consistently for two weeks it will become a habit.

What is Warren planning to do with all the empty school lots? With the demolition of the old schools, along with them went the playgrounds, basketball courts and ball fields that the neighborhood kids played in.