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Spokane backpacker gets away from it all without leaving town
July 25, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C10 The front porch of my house became a trailhead recently for a three-day backpack trip through the forests and woods around Spokane. While working on a guide to hiking areas …
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The Slice: Today, we’ll touch on FAQs
July 25, 2010 in Features on Page D1 Let’s get right to some Frequently Asked Questions about life in the Spokane area. Q: When does lake water get warm enough for swimming?
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Mukogawa beginnings
July 25, 2010 in Features on Page D1 Twenty years ago, more than a hundred nervous Japanese women college students arrived for a new – and admittedly risky – educational experiment in Spokane. It was the Mukogawa Fort …
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Horoscope
July 25, 2010 in Features on Page D2 For 07-25-2010
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Let ex husband in on being outed
July 25, 2010 in Features on Page D2 Dear Carolyn: After 22 years of (what I thought was) a storybook marriage, my husband confessed to me that he had been secretly pursuing his latent sexual attraction to men. …
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Insulation might help cool upstairs
July 25, 2010 in Features on Page D3 Q. The upstairs of our house gets unbearably hot in summer, even though we have central air conditioning that cools the first floor. We are thinking of installing fans in …
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A splash of green
July 25, 2010 in Features on Page D3 Pools and green don’t typically go together. The words “green pool” bring to mind algae, a definite backyard-bliss buzzkill.
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Aquatic features add sights, sounds to your garden
July 25, 2010 in Features on Page D3 I love water gardening. Whether listening to the sound of gently splashing water or watching colorful fish swim through my pond, I just can’t get enough of it. And getting …
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Home Calendar
July 25, 2010 in Features on Page D4 Arts/Crafts Children’s Creativity Classes - For ages 7-14. Workshops will be offered in 12 mediums with two topics per afternoon, Thursdays from 1-3:45 p.m. through Aug. 12. Registration must be …
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‘Free’ market no longer feasible for symphony
July 25, 2010 in Features on Page D5 Here’s the stark and simple explanation behind the Spokane Symphony’s disheartening announcement Thursday that it was canceling its Labor Day concert at Comstock Park. It’s a free concert. The Spokane …
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Social calendar
July 25, 2010 in Features on Page D5 Women’s Weekend 2010 - Sept. 10-12. All-women festival of outdoor activities, craft classes, exercise, fashion show, martini sampling, self-defense class, massage, great food, wine, a silent auction and camaraderie. Sponsored …
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Literary calendar
July 25, 2010 in Features on Page D6 Zone 4 Reading Series - Open mic from 3-3:30 p.m. Readings by Zan Agzigian and Jodi Miller from 3:30-5 p.m. Today. John Thamm Gallery, Hutton Building, 11 S. Washington St. …
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J.A. Jance headed to Spokane, CdA
July 25, 2010 in Features on Page D6 The perennially best-selling suspense novelist J.A. Jance will visit Spokane and Coeur d’Alene this week as part of the national rollout of her latest hardback, “Queen of the Night” (William …
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Best-sellers
July 25, 2010 in Features on Page D6 Fiction 1. “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,” Stieg Larsson (Knopf, $27.95)
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Reality along ‘Jersey Shore’
July 25, 2010 in Travel on Page D8 SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. – Over here is the bar where Snooki was decked by a sucker-punch to the face. Around the corner is the house with the most famous garage …
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Vacations don’t have to be hazardous
July 25, 2010 in Travel on Page D8 From diet-busting menus to life-threatening ailments, summer vacation is filled with hazards to a healthy lifestyle. Fortunately, whether you’re going around the world or making a quick flight to grandma’s, …
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Report likely to show cold realities of Social Security ills
July 25, 2010 in Business on Page E1 An overdue report from the trustees of Social Security and Medicare will be released Aug. 5. As if the East Coast needed any more heat. Normally released around April 1, … 39
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Shoppers eager to uncover treasures at secondhand shops
July 25, 2010 in Business on Page E1 MINNEAPOLIS — Motivated by tighter budgets and the joys of recycling, a new breed of shopper is taking the stigma out of buying secondhand. As many retailers are reporting slower …
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Oakland pot plan worries small growers
July 25, 2010 in Business on Page E1 OAKLAND, Calif. – After weathering the fear of federal prosecution and competition from drug cartels, California’s medical marijuana growers see a new threat to their tenuous existence: the “Walmarting” of … 1
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Week Ahead
July 25, 2010 in Business on Page E2 Conventions Alpha Delta Kappa Northwest Regional Conference – Today, Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 200 attendees.
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Standards for ethical behavior essential to ensure transactions are equitable
July 25, 2010 in Business on Page E2 Honesty and ethics. Pretty straightforward concepts that are missing in so many places these days. Not at the BBB, not for almost 100 years. What we do every day involves …
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Business beat
July 25, 2010 in Business on Page E2 New Faces Cheryl Kilday has been hired as president and CEO of the Spokane Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau. She previously served as president and CEO of Visit Loudoun, a …
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Facebook passes 500 million users
July 25, 2010 in Business on Page E3 SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook Inc. on Wednesday issued its own eye-popping status update: The world’s most popular social networking site had surpassed 500 million users. And now, the Internet phenomenon …
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7 tips for landing that dream job
July 25, 2010 in Business on Page E4 Wondering who you’re up against for that job interview? Probably half a dozen other candidates. A recent telephone survey of advertising and marketing executives found that the employers met with …
Win tickets to Fleetwood Mac!
Celtic Woman is coming to Spokane
