A Few Scenes Filmed in Spokane Dept.
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The Slice archive for Feb. 27, 2013
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27, 2013
Coming in Thursday's Slice column
A mixed bag including some stuff in categories a letter-to-the-editor writer recently specified that he can't stand. Don't know if the letter will run. But, of course, I hope it will.
Making the case for boyfriends 2
You probably know the story. Kathy Switzer, who registered as "K. V. Switzer," broke the gender barrier by running in the 1967 Boston Marathon. A couple of miles after the start, a livid race official shouted some unpleasantries at her and tried to rip the…
Which job would you rather have? 1
One that required you to smile and act cheerful when you didn't feel like it, or one that required you to be a silent prop in photo opps?
"Rebel on the ski slopes" from 1965 2
That's not the boldest cover type I've ever seen. www.mycomicshop.com
Time travel with the Sears catalog 2
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Thought this was interesting
http://jezebel.com/5876891/the-art-of-hate+reading
Feline endorses Chinese dissident
Of course, this isn't much of a shocker as that appears to be one of artist Ai Weiwei's own cats. www.blogs.artinfo.com
States that ratified the failed ERA 3
States that ratified the Equal Rights Amendment back in the 1970s are in red. (A few states, such as Idaho, originally ratified but then rescinded that.) www.uselectionatlas.org
The Wednesday Slice question
What does a cul-de-sac symbolize to you?
One problem Spokane does not have 6
Gigantic, rampaging, fire-breathing turtles. www.tohokingdom.com
No. 1 song on this date in 1966
My attitude about this one has changed a bit since I was 11. No matter. This record does not often come up in conversation today. www.musicstack.com
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