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Bridge by Steve Becker

The hero of today’s deal is Zia Mahmood, one of the world’s all-time great players. Aside from his many successes, the charismatic Pakistani is noted for his daring and imagination at the table, and his wit and charm away from it. Today’s deal is vintage Zia. After West’s offbeat three-spade pre-empt and North’s double, Zia, South, took a stab at three notrump. West led a diamond, and Zia inserted the nine! This brought immediate results when the nine forced East’s king, but the contract was still a long way from home. East shifted to the spade queen, taken by the ace, ...

HINTS FROM HELOISE: How to handle expiring dates on packaging

DEAR HELOISE: Renee recently commented about trying to read impossibly small print against similar colored backgrounds. This has been a thorn in my side for years! Additionally, the location, color and font size of a product’s expiration date is a problem. Expiration dates should be clearly stamped in contrasting ink on the top of the product, whether it’s a jar lid or a box top. I don’t know about anyone else, but I select products by looking at the front of the label because this is what’s visible on the shelf. The presentation of the top of the package doesn’t matter. I ...

Girard church organist plays her last note

GIRARD — After serving for nearly 60 years as the organist at Girard First Baptist Church, Carol Armstrong has decided it is time to retire from the position she has loved for so long. Members of the church recently gathered to celebrate Armstrong and her musical abilities that have been ...

Religion news

CHURCH HOSTS CONCERT: Cortland Nazarene Church, 293 E. Main St., Cortland, will have a concert with Dan Schall at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. RELEASED TIME: Released Time, which is Bible education during school hours, will host a year-end celebration and a parent meet-and-greet 5:30 to 7 p.m. June 27 at Warren First Assembly of God, 2640 Parkman Road NW, Warren. The school ministries team will be there to answer questions, and there will be food and games. RSVP to Don James at 330-647-3457 or djames1oh@gmail.com 102 YEARS: The 102nd anniversary of New Bethel Baptist Church, 1507 Hillman St., ...

Vance writes of journey to Catholicism in ‘Communion’

Vice President JD Vance, a convert to Catholicism whose faith has been central to his adult life, writes about his religious journey in a new book that could ultimately serve as a sort of origin story for a future presidential campaign. “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith” comes out Tuesday from Harper, and The Associated Press obtained a copy ahead of its release. The HarperCollins imprint also put out “Hillbilly Elegy,” the best-selling memoir from 2016 that helped make Vance a national figure. Vance has been working on and off on his new book since then, a tumultuous ...