DEAR HARRIETTE: My sister and I decided to get healthy together a little over a year ago. We were both at least 30 pounds overweight, and in those 12 months we lost weight and completely changed our lifestyles. As the year was ending, my sister decided to go back to her old lifestyle because it’s […]
2016
Posted inJournal Tribune
Michaels shows two-suiters easily
When an opponent opens the bidding, and you have at least five cards in two suits, it would be great to tell partner about both of them immediately. This is usually possible with either a Michaels Cue-Bid or the Unusual No- Trump. The inventor of the Michaels Cue-Bid had unimaginative parents, because his name was […]
advertisement
Posted inJournal Tribune
Schools add ‘cli-fi’ – climate fiction – to lit curriculums
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Colleges and universities worldwide are incorporating into their curriculums the evolving genre of literature that focuses on the changes coming to Earth as the result of climate change — “cli-fi.” Some of the books and movies now being considered part of the genre are old classics, while others were written more recently […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Horoscope
If you express your feelings and plans, you will gain acceptance and support from those in a position to help. Taking an alternative route doesn’t have to isolate you if you mix what others have to offer into your game plan. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – You’ll instinctively know what others want and what’s expected […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Obama to shed light on U.S. drone strike deaths
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will disclose how many people have been killed by U.S. drones and counterterrorism strikes since 2009, the White House said Monday, lifting one element of secrecy shrouding the controversial counterterrorism program. Both combatants and civilians the U.S. believes have died in strikes from the skies will be included in the […]