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Area native offers peak behind the ‘Velvet Rope’

In some ways, Jennifer Walcott Archuleta has lived a storybook life. The Youngstown native is married to former NFL safety and football commentator Adam Archuleta, has three children ranging in ages from 12 to 18 and splits her time between homes in Southern California and Arizona. Being ...

To Your Good Health: Inquires about back pain devices

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 77-year-old woman with degenerative disc disease. I had an L4 microdiscectomy surgery in 2020, but I still have chronic pain in my lower back. Although I do core strengthening exercises with physical therapy (which helps), I’m still in daily pain. I’ve been seeing advertisements for multifidus muscle-strengthening devices, such as NeuroMD and ReliveX. What’s your opinion on this type of exercise device? — C.K. ANSWER: I think that better non-pharmacologic therapies are needed for back pain, and the theory of electrical stimulation to strengthen the ...

Hints from Heloise: Crossword puzzles help to kill time

DEAR HELOISE: I had to chuckle when I read the letter in your column from the woman who mentioned taking a crossword puzzle book to the doctor’s or other appointments when there’s a wait. I’ve been doing this myself for years. Everyone else is sitting there playing with their smartphones and looking at me like I’m weird. But my cellphone is a “dumb” flip phone, and I enjoy the crosswords. I’m in my 80s and call them “mental gymnastics.” — An Old Fuddy-Duddy in the Buckeye State Fuddy-Duddy, I’ve read that crossword puzzles help keep the mind sharp and active, ...

TAG/RAA Annual winners announced

Seven works were selected for awards in the 60th TAG/RAA Annual at Trumbull Art Gallery. The honorees were announced at Saturday’s opening reception for the exhibition presented in partnership by the gallery and the Sharon, Pa., arts group Random Acts of Artists. The winners are: Russell ...

Journey prepares for last leg of ‘final’ tour together

NEW YORK — The long, riding road once more beckons for the members of iconic rock band Journey. Is it the band’s final journey together? The last leg of what is being billed as their farewell tour kicks off in September in Los Angeles and what likely will be an emotional homecoming is at ...