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Did you know?Lucas is Ohio’s second-ever poet laureate, succeeding Amit Majmudar, a diagnostic nuclear radiologist in the Columbus area (and Cleveland native). The position was created in 2014. 45 U.S. states, and Washington, D.C., have poets laureate, according to the Library of Congress. While earning an MFA from the University of Virginia, Lucas studied under Akron native Rita Dove, a former U.S. Poet Laureate (1993-95). Lucas won the Cleveland Art Prize and its Emerging Artist Award in 2016, and that same year, also served as the inaugural William N. Skirball Writers’ Center writer-in-residence at the Cuyahoga County Public Library. Lucas has also taught at John Carroll Young Writer’s Workshop and Cleveland Clinic Program in Medical Humanities at the Lerner College of Medicine. The Ohio Poet Laureate Selection Committee chose Lucas for the post, following a statewide nomination and review process. ...

Here's a fin-tastic way to wet your whistle: the Greater Cleveland Aquarium is announcing its 2018 Adult Swim Tasting Series that combines interesting sea creatures, cocktails and friendly people. The first one is Friday, Feb. 9, just in time for Valentine's Day. ...

Call it Executor Duties 101: A Guide to Estate Settlement. Or call it a major inconvenience. If you've never been an executor, you probably know someone who has, and you've likely heard their complaints. Carrying out the terms of someone’s will comes with a lot of responsibilities. While you will most likely work with a lawyer who specializes in estate planning and probate, keeping track of your obligations can feel overwhelming. ...

If you're taking care of a loved one, you already know that caregiving is a 24-hour job. You may live with the person, sleep with your phone under your pillow, or check in daily with them. However it happens, you're their "person," - you get the call. ...

Though they are approaching retirement, 32% of those aged 53 to 62 have no emergency savings, the highest among the different age groups. Are you one of them? ...

We're not sure who first parlayed the humble pumpkin into a marketing event. For all we know, it could have been a pilgrim. Pies and beer = good. Soap, candles and coffee? Ugh. ...

Finding a new job later in life can present some challenges when it comes to age discrimination. Here's how to combat them. ...

A study, which looked at data from 27,347 women found that after 18 years, the women who took either estrogen or a combined estrogen-progestin therapy showed no increase in their risk of death from all causes, including cancer and heart disease. ...