YOUNGSTOWN — The Diocese of Youngstown welcomes all to participate in an event for the Hispanic community, which is part of the diocese’s growing commitment to Hispanic ministry and provides an opportunity for Hispanics and the wider community to come together to pray, celebrate and learn ...

CHRISTMAS CONCERT: First Baptist Church, 2640 S. Canal St., Newton Falls, will host the Joyful Connections Community Choir at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. The choir, under the direction of Maria Fish, is made up of singers from the Warren / Youngstown area and was formed this past summer. The choral ...

DEAR ANNIE: I don’t understand why people see me as a threat. I have no devious plans or intentions. I’ve never been in a fight. Throughout my life, I’ve been bullied — from elementary school all the way through college — by the same girl. Despite everything, I’ve always tried to ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 50-year-old overweight woman (5 feet, 6 inches tall at 240 pounds). So far, I am not diabetic, but my A1C has been creeping upward. In an effort to control my weight and reap the benefits of fasting, I have been engaging in 36-hour fasts. Although I have lost about 1 ...

1. Win the trump in dummy, ruff a diamond, cash the K-A of clubs and ruff a club. Then ruff a diamond, a club and another diamond, at which point you are out of diamonds and clubs in both hands. Having successfully crossruffed the hand, you wind up losing only three tricks — a diamond and two ...

DEAR HELOISE: I read with great interest the letter from Sharon, in Middletown, Ohio. I, too, mourn the loss of cursive writing and know many young people who are able to text on their phones with impressive speed but are unable to write their own names. Printing their signatures like first ...