Duplicate Degrees for Frustrated College Parents
A columnist notes rising college costs and the burdens on parents funding higher education. He observes exhausted financiers attending graduations and jokes that many parents deserve duplicate degrees for their efforts while quipping about the era's escalating tuition and expenses.
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Trump suit choice in bridge yields hearts not spades
In a teaching hand, a 4-3 trump split favors hearts over spades. West opens diamonds, partner switches to clubs, South reads a 3-3 diamond split and executes cross ruffing to win with spades. The play results in South securing the majority while defense takes two aces.
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The Poet of the People Edgar A. Guest Tribute
Edgar A. Guest reflects on aging and changing fortunes in a verse about a sun worn coat that once fit perfectly. He laments wrinkles time has fixed and recalls lively boyhood days now beyond reach, urging protection of joys age cannot erase.
Ear muff design protects workers from loud plant noise
Worcester firm announces plastic ear muffs that muffle the most deafening noises. The devices are engineered for industrial plants with loud, continuous sound exposure, providing relief for workers from damaging decibels and noise fatigue.
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