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Bridge by Steve Becker

The idea of paying a small premium for insurance to guard against disaster has its bridge counterpart in the safety play, wherein declarer risks losing a trick he might not have to lose in order to safeguard his contract. Today’s deal provides a typical example. South arrives at three ...

Let’s get cracking

Getting a peek at a newly-built bird’s nest with tiny eggs nestled inside is one of springtime’s great pleasures — watching the hatchlings mature is even more exciting. But female birds use significant amounts of calcium during the breeding process, which entails laying several eggs at ...

Fishers return to Ohio after 200 years

Beginning in 2024, there have been reported sightings of a mammal that has been gone from Ohio for 200 years! It is the fisher (Martes pennanti, or Pekania pennanti). Fishers are nocturnal carnivores that hunt in mostly woody areas with overhead cover. They climb trees looking for birds and ...

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: He’s lost in mixed signals, broken expectations

DEAR ANNIE: About six months ago, I grew close to a woman I had known casually for some time. She had recently come out of a painful breakup, and what began as friendship quickly turned into something much more emotionally intimate. We talked every day, shared deeply personal things and became ...