Old Christmas lights still shining bright
      After attending the Christmas concert at Old Christ Church, I returned to admire all the festive decorations that shone brightly up and down the street (including my own lights, of course.) I hope your neighborhood is like ours - everyone goes all out to make the most of the holidays. It's a lot of...
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Turn of a new year offers a fresh start
      Have you made your New Year's resolutions? I've rarely been successful keeping mine. One problem is that they were always too vague. ("Get fit." "Eat right.") Or maybe they were too stringent. ("Work out at the gym every day." "Save $50 every month.") I've decided to try again, but to give myself s...
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Facing the worst case scenario in bridge
      The bidding: East   South   West   North Pass   1 NT     Pass   3 NT Opening lead -- four of spades. Establishing a long suit at either notrump or suit contracts is one of the most common of all procedures.
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