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Maybe the pause is part of the progress

Lisa Resnick Column

Here’s something that is not fun for me to admit. I do not like showing the moments when I am weak. Yes, I will share them after the fact. After all, we are all human. I’ll tell you about the struggle once I have processed it. I’ll write about the failure once I’ve figured out what it taught me. I’ll talk about the hard moment when I can wrap it up with a little bow and say, “See? This is what I learned.” But in the actual moment of weakness? That’s different. I get incredibly self-conscious. I want to push through without anyone seeing me sweat, stumble, ...

Anything you can do, I can do better (ouch!)

Burton Cole column

In retrospect, it was a mean trick to pull. But in my defense, Cousin Ollie had it coming. Ollie was one of those little twerps who, no matter what you did, claimed that he did it first, better or both. When I was laid up with the measles, Ollie sent me a get-well card signed, “Your a big ...

Religion news

Lifestyles

BIBLE WALK: Hubbard First Presbyterian Church will have an indoor trunk or treat and Bible Walk at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Bible Walk includes displays of Adam and Eve, the plagues of Egypt and musical instruments. The event is weather permitting, and there will be old-fashioned games set up outside. SISTERS OF CHRIST: Sisters in Christ Widows Support Group meets at 10 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month at Corner House Christian Church, 6954 Chestnut Ridge Road, Hubbard. The group is for any widow who has lost a spouse. LABYRINTH WALK: The Ursuline Sisters Mission, 4280 Shields ...

Travel tips for the over-50 crowd

Lifestyles

Travel has long been viewed as a positive hobby that can pay short- and long-term dividends. Some of those benefits may surprise even the most devoted jet-setters. For example, a joint study from the Global Commission on Aging and the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies found that women ...

A new Medicare season begins, but some shifts will arrive in 2027

Lifestyles

WASHINGTON (AP) — Open enrollment for Medicare plans began Thursday, and enrollees will face a slew of changes that go into effect in 2027. During the enrollment period, which ends Dec. 7, people will have the opportunity to choose between traditional Medicare and privately run Medicare ...

Senior Levy survey will help guide programming

Lifestyles

For the first time, it is reported that the United States is an aging nation. Baby Boomers are of retirement age, and families are smaller in number, so it’s no wonder that the US is an aging nation. At the beginning of the 20th century, approximately 3% of the U.S. population was 65 and over. By 2030, Ohio is projected to have 20% in this category, and the aged 60-plus population will be greater than Ohioans younger than 19. The goal for Ohio’s Department on Aging and Trumbull County Senior Levy Services is to keep our residents living in their local communities independently. ...