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Tenderloin with herb butter comes from Canal House

We love the lively heat and distinctive smokiness from cooking over a bed of glowing red and white-hot coals any time of the year, which is why we have a whole chapter on grilling in our cookbook “Canal House: Cook Something.” We are partial to charcoal grilling in a kettle grill, but if ...

Bridge by Steve Becker

Good defense is mostly a matter of plain common sense. As a case in point, take this deal where South was in three hearts and West led the club ten, which held the trick after dummy and East followed low. West then continued with the nine, won by East with the queen. This was followed by the ace of clubs, on which West discarded the deuce of spades, and then the king of clubs, ruffed by declarer with the jack. West overruffed with the queen, but South had no trouble scoring the rest of the tricks and so made exactly three hearts. It might seem that the outcome was entirely normal, ...

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Pardi bring party to Covelli Centre Jon Pardi returns to Youngstown for a Sept. 25 show at the Covelli Centre as part of his Gamblin’ Man tour. The country singer — whose hits include “Head Over Boots,” “Dirt on My Boots,” “Heartache Medication” and “Last Night Lonely” — headlined a show at the Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre in 2024 and played Packard Music Hall back in 2016. The current tour is named after a fan-favorite track on “Honkytonk Hollywood,” Pardi’s fifth studio album, and Youngstown is one of 19 cities on the two-month ...

Antibiotic ointment cures foot odor

Q. It was suggested that I apply a thin coat of antibacterial ointment on my feet when they get smelly. One application keeps the smell away from my feet for months. A. We have been intrigued to learn that over-the-counter antibiotic ointments such as Polysporin (bacitracin and polymyxin B) can sometimes help against nail fungus. That’s because some nail infections are bacterial rather than fungal (Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, March 1, 2021). Your report suggests that bacteria may also contribute to some cases of foot odor. People should be aware that ...