Safety play in six diamonds guides tricky bridge slam
A British hand attributed to R E Porter prompts UK style six diamonds as the only makable slam in a match point event. South wins clubs, ruffs spades, then uses a safety play by ruffing a heart with the ace of diamonds to guard against overruff and maintain winning trumps. The column invites reader questions for Ask the Experts and notes the Derby's 1875 start in Louisville.
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R.E. Porter
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South
Colloquial Snare Puns Populate Noun Collection
In a playful aside the piece notes nibblers take between snack meals and disco critics seek quiet, while it coins a humorously formal collective noun for head waiters a hauteur of head waiters joins the gag.
Village cracks down on messy yards in Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook officials issue four citations and about 50 warnings to residents with disorderly yards and homes. Ordinance supervisor Marianne Kozlik says violators must clean up by the deadline to avoid fines, though those already ticketed must pay and tidy. A resident asked for a warning to spur her husband to remove a storm damaged shed.
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Marianne Kozlik
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