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Bridge by Steve Becker

In many deals, declarer may find it more dangerous to have one opponent on lead than the other. In such cases, he should try to shape his play so as to keep the dangerous opponent out of the lead. Consider this deal where West leads the king of spades against five clubs. If South proceeds ...

The buzz about the bees

We enjoy fruits and vegetables, especially from our gardens, but many of them depend on pollinators. About 75% of flowering plants rely on pollination to some degree. There are many pollinators, including insects, birds and mammals, but bees are the ones we focus on because of their high ...

Spring and summer vegetable planting

The main difference between spring and summer vegetable plantings is the temperature of the soil and the maturity time of the plant. All cold weather plants must mature before hot weather arrives in June or July. Early spring vegetables can germinate and grow in soil temperature of 40°F. ...

Valley Grows Calendar

Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact: • OSU Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield. 330-533-5538. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. • ...

DEAR ANNIE: Couple picks peace over endless barking battle

DEAR ANNIE: I have read your responses to letters about barking dogs and neighborhood noise, and I appreciate the calm, compassionate way you approach these conflicts. You encourage people to start with empathy, assume good intentions and try to work things out neighbor to neighbor. That ...