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Last time we talked about opening the bidding when partner does not have a five-card suit. The bridge gurus came up with an interesting convention to handle just this situation. Called the “convenient minor” convention, partner would open one club or diamond, bidding the longer and stronger suit. If partner is 4-4 in the minors, then partner opens one diamond - this allows partner to respond two clubs at the next opportunity. And, if partner is 3-3 in the minors, then partner opens one club. This allows YOU to bid one diamond if that is your best suit.

And on his seventh attempt, Mark Jackson nailed it. He got the

Following the largest review of its kind, California Attorney General Kamala Harris ruled Friday that new owners can take over six medical facilities from a Roman Catholic health system nearing financial ruin, but not without rigorous, 10-year conditions.

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“Good night and good luck” was the famous sign-off line of journalist Edward R. Murrow who became renowned for his radio news broadcasts during the height of World War II. I hope his spirit won’t mind a journalistic pipsqueak like me borrowing it as the title for my last regular column at the Free Lance.