It seemed a simple enough assignment: to find out what is happening on lower Main Street so that we can inform our readers. What we actually encountered were a series of refusals, evasions and obfuscations. FULL STORY

The competition for the 5th through 9th place was fierce. A tie between Martin Angsell, Sweden and Dave Dellenbaugh, USA, for fifth place was broken in favor of Angsell who had beaten Dellenbaugh in the round robin. A three-way tie for seventh place between Matteo Simmoncelli, Italy, John Mollicone, USA, and Przemek Tarnacki, Poland, was more difficult to determine. Since each team had one point against each other, the tie- breaker went to Mollicone who had beaten the first place finisher, McLaughlin once, giving Mollicone 7th place. The tie for 8th place between Simoncelli and Tarnacki was broken in favor of Simoncelli who had beaten Tarnacki during the round robin. FULL STORY