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The Slice archive for Nov. 9, 2012
FRIDAY, NOV. 9, 2012
Happiness is a traffic light
Asked my ride-home bus driver how she felt about the new traffic light at 37th and Grand. "Ahhhhh," she said. "I could have done a dance in the middle of the road. I was so happy."
At least no one seemed to be hurt 2
A Slice Blog correspondent observed the aftermath of a traffic accident at Thurston and Perry on Spokane's South Hill this morning. Both drivers seemed to be OK. But the damage to the vehicles was considerable. Tow trucks were required for both. A woman who had…
The urge to build
I heard about a Spokane Valley grade-schooler who went out last night and managed to make a remarkably tall snow man. Imagine what this boy will do when he has more raw material at his disposal. www.timandersonarchitect.com
So, if you are chubby, drink Coke
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Battle of the classic Bond women 2
Honor Blackman www.faculty.mdc.edu Or Jill St. John? www.faculty.mdc.edu
Today section drives her out of her mind
At least yesterday's did. S-R reader Cynthia Laird called and reported that the big "Hey, hey Paula" headline on yesterday's features section made her start hearing a certain song. And she kept hearing it. And hearing it. All day. "I thought I would lose my…
When we left our story last time...
Took the first downtown-bound No. 43 this morning and was surprised to discover a different cast of characters (fellow riders) than when I last rode the bus seven or eight months ago. I had sort of expected to see all the same faces. Wrong. I…
Question for those of a certain age
When, long ago, you and some of your friends were pretending to be the Beatles, how did you handle it when there were more than four of you? On my block, we realized that being the Fab Five was simply ridiculous. So it fell to…
Where's your messiah now?
It's certainly possible that road conditions far from my front door could be quite different. But at first glance, it would appear that children's prayers for a snow day off from school fell on deaf ears. Perhaps their promises to "be good" and clean up…
This date in Slice history (1996)
Here's a prediction. The final instance of someone around here telling a reporter that he or she is shocked that a violent crime happened in his or her neighborhood will occur in the year 2021.
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