Bridge bidding quandary and riverboat politics mixed
The article blends a bridge bidding discussion with politics as the Senate clears a measure to back a Delta Queen replacement and Greene Line seeks higher mortgage insurance. It notes the Delta Queen paddlewheeler, the Greene Line request, and related mortgage insurance bill.
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Cincinnati
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Live Christmas trees offer bargain grower option
Garden advice from James Caldwell of Ohio State University on buying live balled and burlapped Christmas trees, keeping them healthy indoors for a short period, and planting them after Christmas. Tips include soaking the soil ball, outdoor shading, choosing smaller trees, planning height growth, digging a wide planting hole, reusing garage soil, and applying shredded bark mulch to protect roots through winter.
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James Caldwell
Ohio State University
Green Thumb Q and A on plant health and indoor fruiting
Question of the week covers weak stems from overfeeding shade and pinching, plus steps like potash wood ash for sturdier perennials. It also explains gardenia issues from white patches and alcohol treatment, ideal temps, and a pineapple blooming trick using calcium carbide and ethylene gas ideas.
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Lester
A, E
Wellington
Shrub borders shape screens with careful selection
Deciduous shrub masses fade in popularity but can screen unwanted views and act as barriers. The article advises selecting a few well suited shrubs rather than many, to achieve cohesive height, outline, and foliage. It highlights barberry, winged euonymus, Washington hawthorn, Marie’s doublefile viburnum, dwarf winged euonymus, Tropieana rose, and Forsythia as key border elements with color and seasonality.
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Washington
Hickory Nut Varieties and Garden Tips From Readers
A reader column covers hickory varieties including Shagbark and Wilcox, noting disease resistance and kernel recovery. It also offers home gardening advice on stump camouflage, blueberries with sawdust mulch, groundcovers to reclaim stumps, and care for chenille plants. Dr. Spofford advises against glycerine in bird baths and recommends warm water or heater use to protect birds.
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Lorain Rose Society Chapter Forming
A Lorain Chamber of Commerce orientation for a Lorain chapter of the American Rose Society is set for Wednesday 7 to 8 p.m. at the chamber office. The national group based in Columbus seeks to start a local chapter to promote rose growing and plant rose beds in city parks, building toward Lorain becoming the midwestern rose city.
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American Rose Society
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Columbus
United States
J. Ed Uland
Corrie Wickens
Oregon ends cougar bounty and hunting season
The Oregon State Game Commission stopped paying bounty for cougars and declared them game animals. The hunting season is closed for one year to prevent possible extinction of the big cats.
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