On "The Big Valley," Audra Barkley was known for saying: A) "Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges." B) "I've heard that you're a low-down Yankee liar." C) "Who ARE those guys?" D) "Good morning, mother." www.possumsal.com
It was over a long Fourth of July weekend in 1971 that the Universal Life Church "picnic" took place at North Idaho's Farragut State Park. It was actually a multi-band rock concert and celebration of what someone once described as "a morally casual attitude." Some…
Today's Slice column in print included a multiple-choice exercise in which readers of a certain age were asked to characterize their role during dodgeball back in school. Ashley Steinhart selected the last option, "Other." "Non-violent Peace Protestor," she wrote. "Hell NO, I won't GO! Threw…
Now in my fourth year of three-season bicycle commuting, I've gotten to where I can usually tell when another Spokane cyclist is not going to return a friendly wave. So I have pretty much abandoned the practice of acknowledging bike riders decked out in such…