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Horoscope — Sunday, March 8

You’ll gather and leverage information and fold it elegantly into art. This ends in great fulfillment and in applause. Aries (March 21-April 19): Why do people ask questions they have no interest in learning the answers to? You’ll listen through the question for the need beneath it. Taurus (April 20-May 20): You could dispel a mystery, but it would ruin the fun. You’d rather say less, show little and leave long silences for people to fill with their own imagination. Gemini (May 21-June 21): Lofty expectations can actually be met. You’ll prove it. Someone new will prove it. ...

Try this recipe to redeem winter tomatoes

Who hasn’t wistfully bought a package of plump grape tomatoes in the dead of winter, fully aware that their flavor will likely be muted, if present at all? We’ve all been there, and this recipe is the remedy to any buyer’s remorse. With a bit of slow cooking, those impossibly pert, ...

Former Altoonan publishes 15th book

Former Altoona resident Tom Catalano has pulled amusing anecdotes from his own life and put them together in his 15th published book, “Believe me…You Should Have Been There!’” “What didn’t seem funny at the time, certainly makes me laugh today,” Catalano said. “The experiences ...

Couples, celebrate the way you like

A bitterly cold breeze swirled around outside an Upper West Side restaurant while my boyfriend and I sat inside eating dinner. He was smiling more than usual, and I knew why. Like any other type A person, I had my dream engagement planned out for years — a weekend getaway to the Big ...

This weekend’s puzzles — March 7-8, 2026

Click the corresponding link below to see and print your favorite puzzles Andrews McMeel Crossword https://www.altoonamirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SAT-McMeel-XWord.png Find the words https://www.altoonamirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SAT-Word-Find.png Celebrity ...

Publisher’s Weekly US Best Sellers

— Publisher’s Weekly (week ending Feb. 28) Hardcover Fiction 1. “The Crossroads” by C.J. Box (Putnam) 2. “The Correspondent” by Virginia Evans (Crown) 3. “Kin” by Tayari Jones (Knopf) 4. “Cross and Sampson” by Patterson/Sitts (Little, Brown) 5. “Alchemised” by SenLinYu (Del Rey) 6. “The Widow” by John Grisham (Doubleday) 7. “My Husband’s Wife” by Alice Feeney (Pine & Cedar) 8. “The Astral Library” by Kate Quinn (Morrow) 9. “More Than Enough” by Anna Quindlen (Random House) 10. “Half His Age” by Jennette McCurdy ...