WALL STREET JOURNAL-BEST SELLERS
Best-Selling Books Week Ended June 15:FICTION1. “Written in My Own Heart’s Blood” by Diana Gabaldon (Delacorte Press)2. “Mr. Mercedes” by Stephen King (Scribner)3. “The Fault in Our Stars” by John...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic to open ER in Brunswick
The Cleveland Clinic is expanding its emergency medical services in the region with a new satellite ER in Brunswick.The full-service, 18-bed emergency department will be staffed by board-certified...
View ArticlePresbyterian assembly: Gay marriage is Christian
DETROIT: The top legislative body of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted Thursday to redefine Christian marriage in the church constitution as the union of “two people” instead of only “a man and a...
View ArticleOhio now has 339 reported measles cases
COLUMBUS: The measles outbreak in Ohio has reached 339 cases in nine counties.State health officials report eight hospitalizations from the cases that are part of the largest national outbreak of the...
View ArticleAsk Mary Beth: Controlling azalea galls
Q: My beloved 26-year-old-plus azaleas have suddenly developed what looks like a major gall infestation in the last 48 hours. Examining the plants leads me to believe that it starts at one spot on each...
View ArticlePlant Lovers’ Almanac: Weird things abound in the wilderness
Last week, I gave one of my periodic weird-things-in-the-woods talks to a group of educators at Camp Oty’Okwa in the Hocking Hills.The weeklong program was called Life on a Sandy Delta and was held at...
View ArticleHome and garden happenings — week of June 21
Beech Creek Gardens will open its butterfly house for the season Monday.The exhibit will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays until mid-September. It is...
View ArticleDrop-off sites for Plant a Row for the Hungry
Got a bumper crop to share? You can give the extra vegetables and fruit from your garden to someone in need through Plant a Row for the Hungry. Here are sites that accept donations:• Crown Point...
View ArticleMary Beth Breckenridge: Garden grows for good of others
About a year ago, Kendra Lewis had an idea.This spring, that idea became a community garden. And soon, she hopes, the plot will produce food not just for the gardeners, but also for people in...
View ArticleDozens of CDC workers taking anti-anthrax drugs
At least 52 workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are taking antibiotics as a precaution because of a lab safety problem that may have accidentally exposed them to anthrax.The...
View ArticlePerformance Health seeks to beef up with strategic acquisitions
An Akron-based maker of rehabilitation and wellness products distributed across the globe is seeking to strengthen its business through several strategic acquisitions.This month, Performance Health...
View ArticleFitch upgrades Summa Health Systems’ financial outlook
A national bond rating company this week affirmed Summa Health System’s credit worthiness and upgraded its financial outlook from stable to positive.In its review of Summa’s financial health, Fitch...
View ArticleThe Rev. Karen Hartley retiring from Wedgewood United Methodist Church
A special retirement service for the Rev. Karen Hartley is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Wedgewood United Methodist Church, 2350 Wedgewood Drive, Akron.In her retirement, Hartley and her husband,...
View ArticleCanton finally getting brewery of its own
CANTON: A new brewery launching this year downtown is in experienced hands.Brewmaster David Sutula, who’s setting up the Canton Brewing Co., has quite the beer resume.In his younger days, he started a...
View ArticlePet Place — June 21
Feral Cat Spay & Neuter Spring Fling — One of a Kind Spay & Neuter Clinic, 1700 W. Exchange St., Akron, is offering $15 spay/neuter procedures for feral cats for a limited time. Limit two feral...
View ArticleKim Hone-McMahan: Dance classes serve kids with special needs
Little girls dream of becoming ballerinas, balancing on their tiptoes and stretching their arms to the sky. Their parents enroll them in dance classes to encourage the dream and to let them socialize...
View ArticlePolish Church apologizes for child sex abuse
WARSAW, POLAND: Leaders of Poland’s Catholic Church apologized on Friday to the victims of child sex abuse by priests and admitted they have long ignored the problem.Abuse victims and experts on child...
View ArticleFood safety a new frontier for legal pot
DENVER: The marijuana in those pot brownies isn’t the only thing that can potentially make consumers sick. The industry and regulators are taking a closer look at how pot-infused edibles are actually...
View ArticleJohn Rosemond: Be patient with potty training
Q.: We began toilet training our daughter when she was 21 months old. Within 10 days, she was consistently using the toilet for Number One. She now wears underwear 24/7 because she doesn’t even wet her...
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