Sustainability efforts recognized
Several local businesses and organizations are gaining recognition for reducing their waste and use of energy and water.The winners of the annual Summit of Sustainability Awards will be honored during...
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Mega Adoption Event — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Petco, 3790 Burbank Road, Wooster. There will be dogs and cats in need of homes from the Holmes County Humane Society and Wayne County Humane...
View ArticleKent church celebrating stewardship of creation this month
The congregation at Trinity Lutheran Church in Kent is focusing on the stewardship of creation during the month of September with a new theme each week that is tied to land, wilderness and forest.On...
View ArticleSome weird and wonderful moments of Fashion Week
NEW YORK: Modern dancers, writhing half-naked in front of giant weather-themed video installations. Miley Cyrus, not twerking, but working — in a new gig making jewelry with children’s beads. A guy...
View ArticleKim Hone-McMahan: Meth leads to young woman’s death; mother says parents...
Jessica Tucker’s inability to shake her meth habit ultimately led to the 28-year-old’s death. Her parents say they turned their back on her when drugs were more important to her than anything else....
View ArticleClinic director where Joan Rivers was treated steps down after death
NEW YORK: The head of the outpatient surgery facility where Joan Rivers went into cardiac arrest during a routine procedure is no longer at the clinic.A spokeswoman for Yorkville Endoscopy said Friday...
View ArticleWhat’s for dinner? Take the time out of homemade beef ragu and pasta
A true ragu takes time, and time is something in short supply at the start of the new school year.So I decided to come up with a version that takes the time out of this family-friendly classic, but...
View ArticleLife in Brief — week of Sept. 14
Not all kids should get trophies, research findsMost Americans — 57 percent — believe only kids who win at their chosen sport should receive trophies, says a new Reason-Rupe poll.Republicans are more...
View ArticleJohn Rosemond: Late nights, not school start time, the problem for teens
It’s a fact that a good night’s sleep is essential to optimal performance, no matter the task. It is also a fact that America’s teens, generally speaking, don’t get enough sleep. Ergo, American teens,...
View ArticleJeans face an uncertain future amid yoga wear rage
Americans’ obsession with jeans is beginning to wear thin.Jeans long have been a go-to staple in closets across the country. After all, not many pieces of clothing are so comfortable they can be worn...
View ArticleBook talk: ‘The Thieving Forest,’ ‘Shattered Secrets’
‘Thieving Forest’ is tense tale of survival in historical OhioCleveland native Martha Conway’s extraordinary new historical novel Thieving Forest returns to the earliest days of Ohio’s statehood,...
View ArticleBook reviews: ‘Why Football Matters’ versus ‘Against Football’
Why Football Matters: My Education in the GameMark EdmundsonAgainst Football: One Fan’s Reluctant ManifestoSteve AlmondAs the titles of their books suggest, Steve Almond and Mark Edmundson come down on...
View ArticlePop reviews — Week of Sept. 14
lullaby and … The Ceaseless RoarRobert PlantThere are the Robert Plant fans firmly in the why-doesn’t-he-just-tour-with-Led Zeppelin camp. Then there are those who admire the former rock god’s post-Zep...
View ArticleIf you go to the swallow roost on the Connecticut River
If you goHaddam, Conn.: Located about 27 miles from Hartford, 115 miles from New York City.Riverquest Swallow Cruises: Cruises offered through Oct. 6. Tickets $40. Cruises take about three hours. No...
View ArticleAutumn on the Connecticut River with the swallows
ON THE LOWER CONNECTICUT RIVER, Conn.: The first swallows appear at sunset, inky flecks in a dusky pink sky. A cloud of birds forms, then another and another. Soon the entire sky is teeming with tree...
View ArticleThe To-Do List — week of Sept. 14
Salvage saleAn architectural salvage treasure hunt awaits at the Olde House Parts Sale, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, at new Philadelphia’s Patrick House.The sale offers old doors, hardware, lighting...
View ArticleNew bishop installed to lead local ELCA synod
Bishop Abraham D. Allende was officially installed on Saturday to lead the Cuyahoga Falls-based Northeastern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.Allende was elected in May to a...
View ArticlePaul, Stella McCartney front row at Hunter’s show
By Sylvia HuiAssociated PressLONDON: It’s not every day that you see not just one, but two McCartneys on the front row.Paul McCartney and his fashion designer daughter Stella caused a stir as they sat...
View ArticleWhen sinkholes open, they can swallow fortunes
Associated PressLOUISVILLE, KY.: Solid ground isn’t always a certainty. Sinkholes can lurk anywhere, beneath suburban homes, city streets or even football stadiums and museums.It’s basic geology:...
View ArticleExploring the link between sleep apnea and heart failure
PHILADELPHIA: Tyrone Conner’s heart was in such bad shape that he could barely walk up a flight of steps.“I felt like I was 80 years old,” said Conner, 50, of Norristown, Pa.He also suffered from...
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