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Friday, August 19, 2011
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MLB suspends Jacobs for positive HGH test
August 19, 2011 in Sports on Page B4 Mike Jacobs became the first player suspended by Major League Baseball for a positive HGH test under the sport’s minor league drug testing procedures. The 30-year-old minor league first baseman, …
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Jeshua Anderson advances to 400 hurdles final
August 19, 2011 in Sports on Page B5 Former Washington State University hurdler Jeshua Anderson advanced to the finals of the men’s 400-meter hurdles Thursday at the World University Games in Shenzhen, China. Anderson ran a conservative semifinal, …
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Hunting and fishing
August 19, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B5 Fly fishing A fly-fishing clinic specifically for females 12 years and older will be held 6-9 p.m. Aug. 31 and Sept. 7 in Lewiston. Info: Peg Kingery, (208) 669-1858 or …
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Today’s menu
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On the air
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WSU hires Clegg as men’s golf coach
August 19, 2011 in Sports on Page B6 Washington State University hired Garrett Clegg to direct its men’s golf program, WSU athletic director Bill Moos announced Thursday. Clegg replaces Walt Williams, who resigned his position last month.
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Spokane County Raceway features impressive doubleheader
August 19, 2011 in Sports on Page B6 Spokane County Raceway hosts a strong doubleheader program Saturday as the NAPA Auto Parts Night of Fire invades the circle track and drag racing venues. On the drag racing side, …
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Dude can act, but can he sing?
August 19, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Why do so many of us smirk when a Hollywood movie star picks up a guitar and walks toward a microphone? The question brought a sage smile to the 61-year-old …
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Smells like innovation
August 19, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Robert Rodriguez deliberately tried to make his latest “Spy Kids” adventure a bit of a stinker. Rodriguez, who helped usher in the new age of 3-D movies with the franchise’s …
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The Slice: A confession you’ll dye to hear
August 19, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Maybe it would be therapeutic if we took turns confessing. One at a time, we could all describe something dumb we did many summers ago. And perhaps this would help …
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‘Sympathetic’ still wants to break up
August 19, 2011 in Features on Page C2 Dear Carolyn: My girlfriend of one year has been out of state taking a class and has made several friends. Before she left, we would hang out every day for …
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Horoscope
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Nightclubs
August 19, 2011 in Features on Page C3 A Club, 406 1/2 W. Sprague Ave.: tonight, Freak System, Framework, Soccer Mom, Vial 8 (original), all ages, 6 p.m., $5. Sunday, Flying Mammals, Peace Mercutio, Thirsty Perfect, Arcardia is …
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Dovekins set to land at Porch
August 19, 2011 in Features on Page C3 After dropping out of music school, Griff Snyder wondered how to go about starting his own band. Turns out, the best way to launch his music career was by sporadically …
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Things to do
August 19, 2011 in Features on Page C3 Spokane Past Blessings Farm Antique Sale - Hand-painted furniture, primitives, quilts, woodenware, transferware, handmade jewelry, hand-painted signs and more. Today-Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., 8521 N. Orchard Prairie Road (10 blocks …
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Coming up
August 19, 2011 in Features on Page C3 Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available through TicketsWest (TW; 800-325-SEAT, www.ticketswest.com); Ticketmaster (TM; 800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com); or TicketFly (TF; 877-4FLYTIX, www.ticketfly.com). Prices do not include service charges. Tickets for events at …
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Job interview not the place to adjust your clothes
August 19, 2011 in Features on Page C5 DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a recent college graduate going on a job interview in my hometown. As a newcomer to the professional world, I recently purchased my first black …
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Movie review: Finally, vampires are scary again
August 19, 2011 in Features on Page D2 “Fright Night” is the best thing to happen to horror movies since red food coloring and Karo syrup. Energetic, suspenseful and delightfully original despite its familiar context, this remake of …
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Movie review: Conan should go after scriptwriters
August 19, 2011 in Features on Page D2 Take away much of the myth, most of the sorcery and all of the humor of the 1982 John Milius-Arnold Schwarzenegger version of the sword and sorcery epic “Conan the …
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Movie review: ‘One Day’ feels way too long
August 19, 2011 in Features on Page D2 Maybe it was all more resonant, more poignant on the page – the many highs and lows and major life shifts that occur during the decades-spanning friendship/romance between Emma and …
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Film events
August 19, 2011 in Features on Page D3 Free Summer Movies at Riverfront Park - Series of locally produced KSPS-7 documentaries that highlight our region’s history. Today: “Sculpted by Floods –The Northwest Ice Age Legacy.” Monday: “Remember When …
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‘Tribe Called Quest’ documentary displays the chords and discord
August 19, 2011 in Features on Page D3 Musical groups come together and they come apart, and even the ones that come apart occasionally get back together for gigs and another fan-tantalizing prospect of a new album. So …
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Film tells story of Lincoln assassin’s ‘Conspirator’
August 19, 2011 in Features on Page D4 Available this week on DVD: “The Conspirator”: Robin Wright is exceptional as Mary Surratt, who owned the boardinghouse where John Wilkes Booth hatched plans to assassinate President Lincoln and was …
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Docudrama captures four seasons of life
August 19, 2011 in Features on Page D4 If Samuel Beckett and Jacques Tati collaborated on a National Geographic nature film, the result would be a lot like the oddball Italian docudrama “Le Quattro Volte.” Unfolding in long, …
Celtic Woman is coming to Spokane
