A St. Patrick's Day greeting from across the pond
      Believe it or not, I received a Saint Patrick's Day greeting card from England this year. As a descendant of a Pennsylvania Dutch family which has been in America since 1729 (and I am a proud,'card-carrying' member of the DAR) I should be an unlikely recipient of such a card, so it was a real surpr...
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Game of bridge goes transnational
      Many years ago, a British Columbia team journeyed to nearby Seattle to play a teamof eight match against a Pacific Northwest team. The U.S. team won the 64-board match by 4,240 points. One deal produced a startling series of results and indicates how bridge players' minds run in different channels...
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