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Bridge by Steve Becker

The two-way finesse is usually associated with a missing queen, but sometimes declarer finds himself faced with guessing which opponent has a crucial jack or ten. If the North-South diamonds in today’s hand are examined, it can be seen that declarer must lose tricks to the missing ace and ...

75% of plant species need pollinators

Pollination, the movement of pollen from the anther (male) of one flower to the pistil (female) of another flower is essential for the continuation of a plant species. Attracting our pollinators, bees, birds and butterflies to our garden is not difficult, yet a decline in their population ...

Why oaks are so important

The Roman arch was held together and anchored by a wedge-shaped stone in the center of it. This stone added stability to every stone that made up the arch, and thus this term is synonymous with this stability, the keystone. A keystone species in nature has “a disproportionately large effect ...

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: Carrying weight of a one-sided friendship

DEAR ANNIE: I am writing about a friendship that has weighed on my heart for quite some time. I have known this woman for more than 20 years, and in many ways, she has been a loyal and lively part of my life. We have celebrated happy occasions together, seen one another through disappointments ...