Akron General’s bond rating downgraded
A national rating firm has downgraded Akron General Health System’s creditworthiness as it continues talks to be acquired by the Cleveland Clinic and a for-profit hospital chain.Standard & Poor’s...
View ArticleSumma reportedly notifies employees of layoffs
Summa Health System reportedly began notifying some employees on Tuesday that their jobs were being eliminated.At least 30 people were told that their positions were cut during meetings held with staff...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic warns of possible layoffs
The Cleveland Clinic notified employees Wednesday that a plan to cut $330 million in expenses in 2014 will likely include layoffs.As part of its cost-cutting strategy, the Northeast Ohio health-care...
View ArticleThe Scene: Taste of the NFL supports Foodbank
The Perry High School Percussion Band greeted guests as they arrived for Taste of the NFL at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton Tuesday night. The benefit for the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank...
View ArticleCollect your garden’s seeds for next year’s planting
September finds me saving seeds of some of this year’s best sweet peppers and most colorful flowers to plant in next year’s garden.Why?Saving my own seeds from year to year gives me a bit of...
View ArticleControlling husband could use counseling
DEAR ABBY: I am fortunate to be a stay-at-home mom. My days are spent doing chores and taking care of the kids. I also volunteer at their schools, but I do find time for other pursuits, such as reading...
View ArticleThe To-Do List — week of Sept. 22
Saddle upMosey on down Saturday to the Ultimate Hoedown BBQ Throwdown to benefit Victory Gallop, a nonprofit organization that provides therapeutic and recreational horseback riding for children with...
View ArticleLife in Brief — Week of Sept. 22
Survey adds up costs of children’s allergies Children’s allergies to peanuts, dairy and other foods cost the U.S. nearly $25 billion a year, according to the first survey to come up with a price tag...
View ArticleJohn Rosemond: Imaginary friends are positive influence
Q.: Several months back, our just-turned 3-year-old son invented an imaginary friend whom he calls Larry. We’re worried because he seems involved to the point of being obsessed with him. He plays with...
View ArticleDistracted driver rethinks cellphone
DEAR ABBY: The other day, while backing out of a parking space, I nearly hit a woman who was walking behind my car with her toddler son. I didn’t see them because I was dialing my cellphone and was...
View ArticleInformation about Elm Trail Race
Race detailsThe Elm Trail Race to benefit the United Cerebral Palsy Association will be at 3 p.m. next Sunday at Tallmadge High School, 140 N. Munroe Road. Race-day registration only. Cost for the ½-...
View ArticleA little girl and boy teach the rest of us about friendship
There’s a little girl who lives in Tallmadge who could teach us all a lesson or two. She is so caring that a teacher’s assistant at Munroe Elementary School maintains she has never seen such a level of...
View ArticleBook Talk: ‘Voracious,’ ‘The Hopeful Agnostic’
Undead tale will be popularamong ‘Voracious’ readersVoracious, a novella by Akron author Patrick Worden, is a crackerjack story about a standoff between the undead and two undaunted heroes.Donovan is a...
View ArticleDetails on beer-and-biking tours
If you goRoutes Bicycle Rentals & Tours: Albuquerque, N.M., Bikes & Brews, http://routesrentals.com/Sojourn Bicycling Vacations: Vermont Bike & Brew, www.GoSojourn.comMount Major...
View ArticleWhat’s for dinner? Easiest Ever Beef and Potato Stew
Nothing says welcome to fall like a steaming bowl of hearty stew.Beef, potatoes and peas and in a rich sauce is the right dish to serve when there is a chill in the air.But if you’d rather spend your...
View ArticleMore Americans exercise while they work
Glued to your desk at work? Cross that off the list of excuses for not having the time to exercise.A growing number of Americans are standing, walking and even cycling their way through the workday at...
View ArticlePop reviews — week of Sept. 22
Wise Up GhostElvis Costello and the RootsEnough with Velvet Elvis. This year’s model of Elvis Costello features a collaboration with the Roots that inspires his angriest singing and best album in many...
View ArticleNew tours combine biking with local breweries
Beer lovers are finding a new way to explore the burgeoning craft-brewing world: on bicycles.From Oregon to New Mexico to Vermont, beer aficionados can now hop on a bike and be led from one brewery to...
View ArticleApostolic Church of Barberton to install third-generation Pamer as senior pastor
COVENTRY TWP.: For almost 50 years, the congregation at the Apostolic Church of Barberton has called its pastor “Rev. Pamer.”That is not going to change anytime soon.On Friday, the Rev. Paul J. Pamer...
View ArticleIdentity theft prevention workshop at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
An educational workshop to explore how to prevent identity theft is at noon Sunday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 50 N. Prospect St., Akron.The free session is being co-sponsored by Thrivent...
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