Thoughtful Valentine’s gifts
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February 10, 2026
Metro Creative Services Valentine’s Day brightens up the bleakness of the shortest and most wintry month of the year for the northern part of the globe. Businesses and homes are awash in pink and red ...
5 easy DIYs to display your love
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February 10, 2026
Family Features Handmade Valentine’s Day decor is a crafty way to put your love on display. Add a little TLC to your home or share your affection with loved ones by dedicating some time to simple DIY ...
6 Valentine’s Day traditions
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February 10, 2026
Metro Creative Services Valentine’s Day is a day of love nestled in the middle of February. Sweethearts use Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to show the people they care about just how deep those fee...
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February 10, 2026
Metro Creative Services Valentine’s Day is a time to bring smiles to the faces of loved ones — particularly the special someone in a person’s life. Gifts that appeal directly to spouses or significant...
Take the lead
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February 10, 2026
Take the lead. You have plenty to gain if you are willing to push hard and finish what you start. Choose your path, and don’t look back. Refuse to let a change of plans disrupt your work. Life can be ...
Man opts to take ex on trip instead of his girlfriend
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February 10, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend of several years, “Guy,” often asks me to take a trip with him. I have researched accommodations at the suggested destinations, only to have him say they are too pricey. Thus, ...
Girlfriend wants partner to get tested
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
February 10, 2026
DEAR HARRIETTE: My girlfriend and I have been together for about two years now, and we have decided that we are ready for unprotected sex. With this decision came the discussion of birth control, whic...
YESTERYEAR
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February 10, 2026
It wasn’t curiosity but a skid off the runway at Torokina field, Bougainville Island on Feb. 10, 1944. The accident happened after an attempted take-off. The pilot escaped uninjured, a new propeller w...
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M&R Chocolates to be sold at Penn Highlands MV
February 10, 2026
The Monongahela Veterans Council will meet at 7 p.m. Friday at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1409, 793 E. Main St., Monongahela. Discussion will be held on upcoming events and activities scheduled for...
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February 10, 2026
• Pennsylvania Dutch Foods sale (jams, vegetables, salsas, pickled beets and more) Penn Highlands Mon Valley lobby, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Ernest E. Jobes Post 2...
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February 10, 2026
Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Monessen 776 met Jan. 18 in the Epiphany of Our Lord Church Hall in Monessen. Hopeful Mysteries of the Rosary were recited before the 10:30 a.m. Mass by Regent...
Husband gambles away retired couple’s nest egg
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February 9, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My husband developed an addiction to slot machines, but I didn’t realize it. He would leave the house in the early morning before I woke up. Abby, he gambled away every single asset we had ...
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February 9, 2026
• Lenten faith, fellowship, and food series “Exploring the Treasures of the Sacraments,” Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish, Elizabeth/Glassport/Liberty Borough, St. Eugene Church Hall, 3210 Libe...
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February 9, 2026
TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, Feb. 9, the 40th day of 2026. There are 325 days left in the year.
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February 9, 2026
On Feb. 9, 1964, the Beatles made their first live American television appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” broadcast from New York on CBS. The quartet played five songs, including “She Loves You” an...
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February 9, 2026
• In 1825, the House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes. • In 1943, the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal in the southwes...
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February 9, 2026
Artist Gerhard Richter is 94. Nobel Prize-winning author J.M. Coetzee is 86. Singer-songwriter Carole King is 84. Actor Joe Pesci is 83. Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz is 83. Author Ali...
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February 7, 2026
Concentrate on your prospects. Invest in your health and fitness routine, and revise outstanding contracts. Staying ahead is your ticket to smooth transitions and making the most of whatever situation...
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February 7, 2026
Protect your heart, your reputation and your peace of mind. Focus on the positive and align yourself with individuals who promote personal growth. What you learn will dictate the changes that lie ahea...
Generous favor is rewarded with lies and abuse
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February 7, 2026
DEAR ABBY: I have grown children, grandchildren and a great-grandchild. I don’t know if they think I am senile, but they seem to think I must cater to their every whim. Most of them are self-centered,...