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Wray plays praise-and-worship music on 11th release

Dustin Wray will play a CD release show at First Church of Warren on Saturday for his 11th album “I Will Never Be the Same.” Wray described the collection as a modern-style “Praise & Worship” album. Guest performers include former Miss Illinois Tania Joy Gibson; local singers Nailah ...

Dear Annie: Tired of watching her choose heartbreak

DEAR ANNIE: My granddaughter has a boyfriend who keeps cheating on her — three times now, and those are only the times I know about. Each time, she takes him back, swearing he’s changed. I’m old enough to know how that story ends. She’s smart and kind, and I hate watching her with someone who doesn’t treat her the way she deserves. I’ve bitten my tongue up until now — it’s her life, after all, and she’s entitled to her own decisions — but I don’t have the heart to sit quietly through this when it inevitably happens again. How do I get her to see what I see before ...

Grohl turns show into homecoming

CLEVELAND — The last refrigerator I bought died after a decade. My grandparents had a refrigerator they probably bought shortly after World War II, and there’s a chance it may be in a basement somewhere today still keeping beer incredibly cold. Dependability is a dying commodity in ...

Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment

Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Shaping Space: PIttsburgh Society of Sculptors” and “Nicole May Luga — City Scrolls: Everyday Beauty,” both through Sept. 30. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday ...

To Your Good Health: His heart condition requires therapy

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a physically active 75-year-old man. I’m taking atorvastatin, losartan and amlodipine. During my annual physical in January 2025, my physician noticed a heart murmur. I had an echocardiogram done in February 2025 that showed a dilated proximal ascending aorta, measuring at 4.1 centimeters. It was 3.9 centimeters in January 2024. In February 2026, I had a repeat echocardigoram to check my ascending aorta, and it stabilized at 4.1 cm. However, it showed that there’s a mid-cavitary gradient of 44 mmHg at rest that increased to 99 mmHg with a Valsalva maneuver. ...