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2024
June ...	May Power Leads Vs Notrump	April Weak Two Bids
March ???	February 4th Seat 2 Bids	January Michaels or Natural?
2023
December Pass or Bid ?	November Support with Support	October Choice of game after a transfer
September Opening Bid?	August Offensive versus Defensive Values	July Responding Up The Line
June When to NOT reopen the bidding	May 4th Suit Forcing	April Balance of Power
March Slam bidding	February Negative Double? NOT!	January Planning your rebid
2022
December More 3rd Suit Rebids	November Least favorite conventions	October Reverses
September Responsive Double?	August 3rd Suit Rebids	July 3rd Seat Openers
June Notrump with a singleton high honor	May Balancing, part 2	April Balancing, part 1
March Negative Doubles/competing	February Advancing overcalls	January Third seat bidding
2021
December Advancing doubles versus responding to opener	November Transfers Texas & Jacoby	October Puppet over 1NT ?
September Help Suit Game Tries	August Splinter/Jacoby 2NT ?	July Dealing with preempts
June Advancing overcalls	May Sandwich notrump NOT!	April Slam bidding/Notrump openers?
March 3rd Suit Rebids	February Advancing Notrump Overcalls	January Conventions
2020
December Ace Leads?	November Major suit length promised after opp's overcall	October IMP Pair scoring on BBO
September 1NT Response to Major	August Opener raises on three?	July IMP vs MP
June More Suggestion of 22/Reverses	May Keep a private score?	April More Responsive Doubles
March Responsive Doubles	February 1NT Overcalls	January A Take-out Double Myth
2019
December Strong Vs Weak Jump Shift	November Transfer Dilemma	October Support With Support
September Negative Dbl or Penalty Dbl?	August Dealing With a Bad Session	July Penalty Doubles of 1NT
June 1NT with a 5-Card Major?	May Singleton leads	April Reverses
March Opening 1NT versus 1NT overcall	February Third Suit Rebids	January Jacoby 2NT or Splinter Raise?
2018
December Opener cue bids after an overcall	November A 1NT response in/out of competition	October The failure to redouble?
September Using/Abusing the Unusual 2NT	August Escaping 1NT with a long minor	July Redouble trouble
June How to improve your game	May 2NT overcall of a Weak Two Bid? and --. Negative Doubles	April Lavinthal, Odd/Even, UDCA?
March Notrump responses to a take-out double	February Forcing bids	January Preempt with a side 4-card Major?
2017
December Plan a 2nd bid before you make your 1st	November Third Seat Preempts	October Fast Arrival after a 2C opener
September 2NT over a Weak Two = Strong, not Unusual	August Reopening 1NT showing 18-19	July Bergen Raises/bidding & defending
June Expert advice? NOT!	May Responding "up the line"?	April Step responses to 2C
March 1NT response after an overcall shows stopper?	February Splinter Raises	January Short suit evaluation
2016
December 1M P 4M = ? How strong?	November Interference over a strong 2C opener	October 2H over 1S shows five?
September Recommended Conventions	August 1. Forcing bids holding forcing values, 2. Guessing high or low after 0-3/1-4 responses to Keycard?	July Advancing overcalls
June Notrump responses to opening bids	May Modern Third Seat Openings	April More on The Suggestion of 22
March Advancing an overcall of a preempt	February A one bid or a preempt?	January Opening 1NT with a singleton
2015
December Less rigid Weak 2 Bid requirements	November Responding and rebidding after a strong 2C opening	October How to make penalty doubles playing Negative Doubles
September Honor leads: Notrump versus suit contracts	August Strength showing continuations by opener	July Suit preference: use and abused
June 2NT invitations after a 1NT opener	May Closeout versus constructive continued	April Closeout versus constructive
March Jump overcalls after preempts	February Simple versus limit raise	January Partnership counselling
2014
December Lebensohl advances after doubles of weak two bids	November ore support showing cue-bids	October Support showing cue-bids
September Cue-bid advances of take out doubles	August Preempt or open at one level?	July Continuations after support showing cue bids
June Luck versus skill at Matchpoints	May Value showing continuations by opener	April Suggestion of 22 revisited
March Third Suit Rebids	February When to lead trump?	January Redoubles
2013
December Standard American two level responses	November - no article	October Continuations after Stayman
September Fourth Suit Forcing	August Reverses	July Weak Jump Overcalls
June - no article	May Suggested Conventions Updated	April Strong Opening hand in pass-out seat
March Rebids with a shapely minimum opening	February Jump overcalls in pass-out seat	January Opener shows delayed support for responder’s major
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2013
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May Play in suit contracts—count winners AND losers!	March Opener’s rebid with a balanced 18 points using in 2/1 GF; Using judgment when opening 1NT	January Leading away from a king
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