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Bridge by Steve Becker

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This deal occurred in a match between Italy and the United States many years ago. The bidding went as shown when an American pair were North-South. West led a low club, and the Italian East-West pair quickly collected five club tricks and the ace of spades to put the contract down two — 100 points. Three notrump was a very poor contract, and the question is whether the much better contract of four hearts should have been reached. Of course, North could have bid four hearts over two diamonds or three notrump and gotten to the proper contract that way, but most analysts felt that ...

Drain grease safely

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DEAR HELOISE: For years, I drained greasy foods on paper towels but ended up having to pick off tiny pieces of paper. Finally, I found a better way. We bought a new stove and oven combo, and I saved the oven rack from the old one we had. Now I place the oven rack over the sink with newspaper underneath to catch the grease and fried foods that get placed on the rack. I don’t let grease go down the drain because a plumber told me that this just clogs the pipes. Lately, I’ve used old cardboard cut out from delivery boxes to catch the grease. — Agnes D., in Lexington, ...

Kenny G coming to Packard

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Staff report Kenny G returns to Packard Music Hall on Nov. 14. The alto saxophone player is best known for the Grammy-winning hit “Songbird” from the album “Breathless,” which is the best-selling instrumental album of all time. He has sold more than 75 million albums worldwide, and his songs have been streamed more than 1.5 billion times. His career of more than 50 years started as a member of Barry White’s Love Unlimited Orchestra when he was a teenager. He also has recorded with such vocalists as Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Andrea Bocelli, Whitney Houston and ...

Monster trucks returning to Covelli Centre

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Staff report The Toughest Monster Truck Tour will make its annual appearance at the Covelli Centre on Jan. 29 and 30, 2027. Six monster trucks will compete on an all-dirt track in the wheelie, racing and freestyle competitions including: winter 2026 tour champion Dozer, 2024 and 2025 tour champion Dirt Crew, the building block project Blockhead and the gladiator-themed truck Maximus. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at the Covelli Centre box office and through Ticketmaster. A $10 discount and free pit passes will be available with the promo code TMTT27 today through Thursday ...

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Food can be healthy without high level of proteins

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I know this maybe an ignorant question, but what exactly constitutes protein? I know that it naturally comes from livestock and their byproducts. But one can find diverse categories — such as cereals, pasta, sweet/salty snacks, and even soda pop — with “protein” displayed on the packaging. What’s up with that? — E.M. ANSWER: I’m sure that many people have the same question. There are three major macronutrients (molecules for us to get the calories that we need for all of our activities), and most foods contain some amount of all three macronutrients. ...