LIFE & amp;WORK

LIFE & amp;WORK
Are war toysa bad influence?
kEVEN IF parents try to avoid the assault of war toys at their local Toys "R" Us, the question persists: Does it work to forbid kids from acting out battles? The evidence is as conflicting as the opinions from experts.
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LOCAL
Terrorism research
kDR. DARYL MINCEY, chairman of the chemistry department at Youngstown State University, starts a yearlong position next week as a research fellow with the federal Food and Drug Administration. He'll spend four days each week on counterterrorism research with other scientists in the FDA-owned forensic chemistry lab in Cincinnati.
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BUSINESS
In a real pickle
kTHE U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that 29 billion domestically grown pickles are sold in the United States each year. Even people who try to avoid them end up consuming pickled vegetables masked in sauerkraut, tartar sauce, pimento loaf, Thousand Island salad dressing, relish and even dried seasoning on croutons.
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WEATHER
Showers likely
kTODAY, SHOWERS and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent. Tonight, showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent. Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
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COMING TOMORROW
kLOOK ON WICK: The Mahoning Valley Historical Society, in collaboration with Wick Avenue churches, cultural institutions and YSU, will offer free hourlong trips to look at architecture along the Youngstown avenue. The tours go along with this year's Annual Founder's Day Celebration Open House at the Arms Museum.