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Originally, Charles Goren looked at a special class of hands holding seven cards in one suit, but lacking enough high card points (HCP) to open. Goren saw that this length was often wasted as discards. He also recognized that, as a trump suit, this length could be powerful in play. Since Goren used the entire two-level to indicate strong hands, he devised the pre-emptive three-level bid to show solid length in one suit even when lacking enough HCPs to open.

Many families that start 529 college savings plans have done their “homework” about these programs. Missteps may be made, though, often with the distribution of 529 plan assets. Here are some of the major gaffes, and the major factors anyone should think about before enrolling.

Welcome to the first edition of our new column – Decorating Den – on interior decorating tips and beautiful dream room makeovers. We are Janet Cunningham and Pamela Ryalls-Boyd, interior decorators with more than 14 years of combined experience who live and work in Morgan Hill. We are both Decorating Den Interiors (DDI) business owners and our passion is making this city and surrounding areas more beautiful, one room at a time. We've created this column as a way to share this passion with our community, and we encourage readers to connect with us - e-mail or call with your questions and comments and we will respond to the best of our ability and as space permits. Our goals are to share helpful tips on a wide range of topics, highlight the latest products and trends in the home furnishings industry and to have some fun showcasing remodeled rooms. Today's first column, however, is all about us! Pamela and I would like to tell you a little about ourselves and our DDI business.

Spring has arrived and with it, grilling season. Sadly for my family, our grill suffered a breakdown and had to be destroyed, which meant we had to buy a new grill.  Now, I don't know if you've ever been grill shopping with a guy, but apparently there are many rules to buying a grill.

The draft weekend didn’t go as Wade Jacobson wanted it to, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t excited.

The Central Coast Barnstormers semi-pro football team won its fifth straight game with a 51-41 victory over the visiting California Rhinos on Saturday at Gilroy High.

Former Baler and Gavilan football player Wade Jacobson was not among one of the 254 players selected during the 2013 NFL Draft, which ended Saturday evening.

After four years and nearly 200 “Getting Out” columns, I sometimes allow myself to believe I have a solid handle on the hiking options in Santa Clara County. As it turns out, there was a big hole in my knowledge, and it was right under my nose.

Gavin Long went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, five RBIs and two runs scored to power the College of San Mateo baseball team to an 11-2 home win over Gavilan on Thursday.

Hatred of America and rampant anti-Semitism are fueling Islamic extremism in many parts of the world, but the official international voice of the U.S. government, the State Department, is showing a strange reluctance to tackle these issues forcefully. There is such a thing as being too diplomatic in the face religious fanaticism, race hatred, and the sickening concepts of terror and martyrdom.