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Friday, December 28, 2012
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Vandals add JC quarterback Neyer
December 28, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 MOSCOW, Idaho – A week ago, Idaho football coach Paul Petrino said the Vandals weren’t likely to add a junior-college quarterback who would compete in spring camp. But that changed …
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Host West Valley wins tournament opener
December 28, 2012 in Sports on Page B6 Jake Love had 26 points, eight rebounds and six steals as West Valley overcame a sluggish start to beat Timberlake 60-51 at the West Valley tournament on Thursday. Love scored …
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Bullpups keep perfect mark intact
December 28, 2012 in Sports on Page B6 Otiona Gildon scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Gonzaga Prep kept its perfect record intact with a 64-48 nonleague girls basketball win over visiting Bellarmine Prep on Thursday …
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Hunting and fishing
December 28, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B6 Fly fishing Whitefish can be the saviors of sanity for fly fishermen this time of year. The Coeur d’Alene River has them, and you might also catch a trout. Other …
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Out of this world
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page C1 By now, after more than a decade, Spokane has First Night down pat. Fans of the annual downtown New Year’s Eve bash know what to expect: dozens of fun things … 1
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The Slice: Virgo: Might be time to get excited
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Time again for a Slice Horoscope. This is the only zodiac column written by someone who might have stood behind you in a grocery store checkout line. 1
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‘Sound of Music’ comes alive
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page C1 The INB Performing Arts Center will once again come alive with the sound of music. And Inland Northwest fans are invited to sing along. “The Sound of Music Sing-a-Long” returns …
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Gift bottle of wine should stay regifted
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page C2 DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I received a good bottle of red wine from friends as a thank-you for a favor we did for their family. We brought that …
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Horoscope
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page C2 For 12-28-2012
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Snooping harms more than partner
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page C2 While I’m away, readers give the advice. On snooping: 1
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Word play with a beat
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page C3 Bad Penmanship isn’t just about the words. From the very beginning, the local hip-hop collective has represented both the beats and rhymes side of hip-hop.
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Things to do
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page C3 First Night Spokane - The 2012 theme is “Across the Universe: Year of the U.F.O.” Celebrate the new year with a family-friendly festival of arts and entertainment. More than 150 …
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Nightclubs
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page C3 Big Al’s Country Club - 6361 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls: Monday, New Year’s Eve Bonanza, four bands will rock in the New Year! Coyote Rose Band, Nick Canger, Melanie …
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Coming Up
December 28, 2012 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); TicketFly (TF; 877-4FLYTIX, www.ticketfly.com) or Northern Quest (NQ; 877-777-5252, www.northernquest.com). Prices do not include service …
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Stage listings
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page C4 Music Radio Face - Blues. Today, 9 p.m., Bluz at the Bend, 2721 N. Market St. (509) 483-7300.
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Galleries
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page C4 Galleries with new exhibits and receptions are indicated with a . For complete listings, see www.spokane7.com. Please send information about upcoming exhibits to features@spokesman.com. Eastern Washington
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Here’s to the Class of 2012
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page C5 In a recent episode of “Saturday Night Live,” a 37-year-old show that feels fresher than it has in ages, host Louis CK slipped into an Abraham Lincoln costume and combed …
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‘Les Mis’ remains true to roots
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page D2 To transform the much-beloved “Les Miserables” from stage to screen, Director Tom Hooper had find a way to maintain and amplify the emotional power of the original words and music …
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Slave revenge film ‘Django’ lacks the Tarantino spark
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page D2 Bullets, bullwhips and beatings produce slo-mo geysers of blood. Pistoleros launch into soliloquies on slavery and the German Siegfried myth. “Django Unchained” is set in Quentin Tarantino’s pre-Civil War South. …
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Well-cast ‘Silver Linings’ mixes romance, despair
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page D2 Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence do a lot of running in “Silver Linings Playbook.” They crash into each other on leafy suburban Philadelphia streets, out for their morning laps, their …
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‘Premium Rush’ is indeed a real rush
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page D3 Only a small number of new DVDs will hit the market this week due to the holidays. • “Premium Rush,” Grade B+: The film would have been nothing more than …
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Film events
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page D3 “Wreck-It Ralph” – Today. Animated Disney film shows at 7 p.m. Global Cinema Cafe series. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., Sandpoint. $7/adults, $6/seniors and students. (208) 263-9191. “Sound of …
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‘Smashed’ examines some sobering truths
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page D4 They’re young, in love and totally hammered. Kate (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), a first-grade school teacher, sits in her car and chugs from a flask before going in to teach her …
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Hollywood delivered some real clunkers during the past year
December 28, 2012 in Features on Page D4 They could have fed a Third World nation, or poured money into cancer research, or tried saving those polar bears stuck on itty-bitty ice floes. But no-o-o-o-o, Hollywood had better …

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