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The Slice archive for June 20, 2012

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2012

Big finish

The folks at Emilie Court on Eighth Avenue celebrated the assisted living facility's 12th anniversary this afternoon with a party. I'm told a good time was had by all. But as the musician who had provided entertainment during the festivities was pulling out of the…

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Re: My idea for Grizzly Beary ice cream  

The folks at Ben & Jerry's showed no interest in my proposal when I brought it up almost 20 years ago. Maybe they only considered in-house suggestions at that time. Or perhaps someone back in Vermont realized that obtaining a steady supply of huckleberries would…

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Please check out front page of Sports 

There's a story about the Maryland racing commission finally acknowledging what everyone had known all along -- that Secretariat's Preakness was the fastest ever. Which, of course, means that Big Red holds the record in all three of the Triple Crown races. www.secretariat.com

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The Wednesday Slice Question 

Are those who know a mind-blowing number of people a vanishing species? Just asking. I cannot cite any evidence to support an assertion that this is the case. But in 35 years of working for daily newspapers, I've known a few men and women like…

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