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Ohio Valley shows it is ‘Bulldog Strong’ in Bridgeport and beyond

BRIDGEPORT – Tears began to well up in the eyes of volunteers at the door Saturday morning when the Shadyside Tigers Baseball team filed out of the rain into Bridgeport High School – not to compete, but to show their support for neighbors in need. Those team members were among hundreds of ...

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Patrol plans statewide OVI checkpoint COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that troopers will be conducting a statewide OVI checkpoint to deter and intercept impaired drivers on Friday, May 15. The counties where the statewide checkpoints will take place will be announced the day prior to the checkpoints, and locations will be announced the morning of the checkpoints. If you plan to consume alcohol, designate a sober driver or make other travel arrangements before you drink. Don’t let another life be lost for the senseless and selfish act of getting behind the ...

‘Silence of the Lambs’ Still Echoes in Bellaire 35 Years Later

BELLAIRE – In 1991 — now 35 years ago — movie makers set out to make a psychological thriller involving murder and cannibalism in what was then the city of Bellaire. Today, Bellaire is a village, and "The Silence of the Lambs" went on to win five major Oscars and become the premier film ...

Buffalo Bill’s House a ‘Silence’ location that’s open for visitors

Chris Rowan is a prop stylist and set decorator by trade – one of those folks who makes sure the environment actors move around in on the set of a film or television production is just right, and that props don’t migrate from one spot to another and mess up a scene’s continuity. So, ...

The Groundhog Day Church

In the comedy movie Groundhog Day, TV weatherman Phil Connors is assigned to cover the yearly Groundhog Festival in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. After he arrives, however, he gets stuck in a time loop in which he awakens every morning on the same date, February 2. At first, he uses the situation to his advantage, but then he comes to the realization that he is doomed to repeat the same day (Groundhog Day) in the same place, seeing the same people doing the same things every day. This makes for an entertaining and humorous movie—but a terrible church service. Let me explain. We ...

What are the warning signs of skin cancer?

The World Cancer Research Fund notes that skin cancer is the seventeenth most common cancer across the globe. Skin cancer is a global menace, but it might be a greater concern for some than others. The United States had the highest skin cancer incidence rate in 2022, while Canada had the ...