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SATURDAY, NOV. 26, 2011

Oh, are you going anywhere fun?

Maybe this takes place everywhere. Perhaps it is not just a Spokane thing. But it definitely happens here. You're in line behind someone at the pharmacy or grocery store. And without judging the person or, frankly, giving it much thought at all, you conclude that…

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FRIDAY, NOV. 25, 2011

Stuff my mom says

A twentysomething nurse at Sacred Heart was adjusting an I.V. port in my elderly mother's arm this afternoon. My mom (who is going to be fine) looked at the young woman's name tag. "Ashley," she said, rolling it around in her mind. "That's an unusual…

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The twelve old beer ads of Christmas

www.etsy.com www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com www.periodpaper.com www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com www.ebay.com www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com www.bench-racing.blogspot.com www.flickr.com www.periodpaper.com www.vintageadbrowser.com www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com

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THURSDAY, NOV. 24, 2011

Thanksgiving sports trivia

www.footballcardgallery.com I have attended a grand total of one National Football League game. But as it happens, it was the Green Bay Packers visiting the Detroit Lions. I'll give you two hints about how long ago that was: 1) The game was played at Tiger…

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This date in Slice history (1994)

The problem with turning Thanksgiving into an eating contest, apart from gluttony's inherent offensiveness, is inadequate auditing. By the time you and your Uncle Ed are on your third piece of pie, it's easy to forget who had how many helpings of dressing. (And as…

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23, 2011








The Wednesday before Thanksgiving

Not to get all Jean Shepherd on you, but today is one of the best days on the kid calendar. Sure, there's still school. But in the sense that anticipation often trumps the actual event, the day before the four-day Thanksgiving holiday is tough to…

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TUESDAY, NOV. 22, 2011

Perhaps winter should not shock, awe

Here are just 10 of the cities that are south of Spokane in terms of latitude. Bismarck, North Dakota Duluth, Minnesota Green Bay, Wisconsin Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Buffalo, New York Montpelier, Vermont Concord, New Hampshire Bangor, Maine Montreal, Quebec Ottawa, Ontario

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Re: "Planes, Trains & Automobiles"

"Thanks so much for today's column," wrote Annette Barfield. "That is one of our favorite movies to quote from and we have a couple of lines that we say that weren't in your column. The first one that we say a lot is 'YOU'RE GOING…

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Some things change, some do not 

www.tvrage.com I always enjoy depictions of newspapering in old movies and TV shows. That's why I was watching "Leave It to Beaver" the other day. Wally and the Beav wanted a new bike. The one they had their eye on cost more than $50, which…

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This date in Slice history (1994) 

It's time for Inland Northwesterners to stop feeling ashamed of hat hair, also known as hat head. You know, that's when your coiffure takes on some weird mashed-down, ridged shape because you were wearing a hat. Folks, this just shows you have enough sense to…

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Which would you have married?

www.kenculp.blogspot.com Many women of a certain age are familiar with having once wondered which of the Beatles they would want to marry. But the Fab Four were not the only subjects of such fanciful speculation. No, a girl could also play that game with the…

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MONDAY, NOV. 21, 2011

You never know until you ask

So I was walking from the Review Tower to the STA Plaza this afternoon. Coming toward me as I crossed Lincoln was a woman I know slightly. She has a terrific smile. She was carrying a brown paper grocery sack. It looked full. "Whatchya got?"…

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We have a winner

beekeeper75 gets the tickets to the GU basketball game. She suggested "giblets" could be used as a name for young marmots. There were about half a dozen finalists. But the winners are a retired couple excited about getting to go to the game Saturday. So…

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The Cougars are undefeated vs. UW 

At least they are in the two Apple Cup football games yours truly has witnessed in person. One of the WSU victories took place at Martin Stadium in Pullman. The other was at Husky Stadium in Seattle. I realize that is not a huge number…

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