Sudan woman who faced death over faith lands in U.S.
MANCHESTER, N.H.: A Sudanese woman who refused to recant her Christian faith in the face of a death sentence arrived Thursday in the United States, where she was welcomed first by the mayor of...
View ArticleUSDA overhauls decades-old poultry inspections
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is overhauling poultry plant inspections for the first time in more than 50 years, a move it says could result in 5,000 fewer foodborne illnesses each year.Final...
View ArticleOhio firefighter feted for potato chip flavor idea
TROY, OHIO: A firefighter is being celebrated in his Ohio hometown for concocting a new potato chip flavor that’s being produced by Frito Lay.Dayton firefighter Matt Allen is competing for a $1 million...
View ArticlePlant Lovers’ Almanac: Cool, wet season causing curious growth
Farmers and gardeners always feel that the current season is unusual, but this year certainly qualifies as a doozy. We are wet this growing season, with a record June for the Akron-Canton Airport of...
View ArticleAt Kent ReStore, used goods come with guarantees
Kent: Shoppers are used to getting bargains at secondhand stores. What they’re not used to getting is guarantees.At the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Kent, they do.The store has repair personnel who...
View ArticleLife in Brief — week of Aug. 3
Weather doesn’t affect back pain, study findsMany people think the weather affects their back pain, but a study shows they’re probably wrong.Australian researchers studied 993 cases of sudden, acute...
View ArticleLiving with Children: Potty train a toddler with a baby on way
Q.: Using your advice, I successfully toilet-trained my daughter by age 16 months. It is now three months later and we are still using diapers at naps and nighttime.At her nap, which lasts several...
View ArticlePop reviews — week of Aug. 3
World of TroubleBen H. WintersIn World of Trouble, Detective Hank Palace has only 14 days to live and a mystery to solve — what happened to his younger sister, Nico?Palace is not the only one with 14...
View ArticleBedroom desk? It’s somewhere under all that junk
Alyssa Kimble, a soon-to-be sixth-grader in White Plains, N.Y., says she uses the desk in her bedroom for “everything” — creating lesson plans for her make-believe school, writing stories and storing...
View ArticleBook talk: ‘The Diamond Thieves,’ ‘Survival of the Fittest,’ ‘In the Wake of...
Author’s ‘Diamond Thieves’ first in ‘Extra Innings’ trilogyThe Diamond Thieves by Akron resident B.W. Gibson is the first book in an announced trilogy called Extra Innings. The story, set in 1947...
View ArticleOhio state nature preserve known for wildflowers straddles scenic Sandusky...
MCCUTCHEONVILLE: The bald eagle was surprised.So was I.The bird took off from its treetop perch with a steady stream of squawking as I walked toward the Sandusky River in the Howard Collier State...
View ArticleThe To-Do List — week of August 3
Live tweetingYou can learn about the feathered inhabitants of Secrest Arboretum near Wooster during a Guided Bird Walk from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday. Members of the Greater Mohican Audubon Society will...
View ArticleObama administration seeks review of health-care aid rebuff
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration asked the full U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington to reconsider a three-judge panel’s ruling that customers on the federal marketplace authorized by the...
View ArticlePet Place — Aug. 2
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 ArticleCritter Corner: Mite problem affecting family is tricky to diagnose
A local family has been fighting a medical issue that has not only affected the human members of the household but also their pets. After several email conversations with the reader, Copley Township...
View ArticleGrammy Award-winning Mandisa and Third Day to perform at The FEST
Grammy Award-winning artists Mandisa and Third Day will perform Sunday at The FEST, an outdoor Christian festival sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland that attracts 35,000 people.The FEST, in...
View ArticleCalvary Apostolic Church congregation moving to new building
The Rev. Nelson Carter stepped out on faith nearly five years ago because he trusted that God had a plan.“I didn’t know what would happen, but I just felt God leading me to start a church,” Carter...
View ArticleLocal pastor plans to use a ball and paddle to help inspire youth
Pastor Jimmy Taylor was intrigued by a table sitting in the middle of the basement floor at the home he purchased 18 years ago in west Akron. But he never imagined that it would become a tool for...
View ArticleYards get new look as LeBron James’ renovation blitz begins
LeBron James often tells kids in his mentoring program that if they work hard, good things will happen. This weekend, that’s coming true. Friday, the first batch of yard renovations got underway at...
View ArticleCEO on a mission to spread mindfulness
Fifteen years ago, Eden Kozlowski’s job as a creative director and vice president for an advertising agency in Atlanta left her feeling constantly off balance.The high-pressure position required her to...
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