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The Slice archive for March 13, 2013

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013


KC Royals fan heading for the showers 

Longtime SR stalwart Ryan "Pine Tar" Pitts says goodbye to the newspaper after this week. He says he has an exciting new job lined up. And I believe him. But newsrooms can be skeptical places. So there have been murmurs. Is it mere coincidence that…

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"Same old cornball" 

On occasion, I am asked "What's in your column tomorrow?" And "Same old cornball" is one of my favorite answers. Refreshing modesty? Nah. It's a line from an old movie partly set at a newspaper. Can you name that film?

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The Wednesday Slice question 

It's likely that most if not all of the B-24s in which my father flew during World War II were built at this plant, the storied Willow Run complex in Michigan. Reading about that mammoth -- now dormant -- factory made me wonder. Have you…

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What was your takeaway from this? 

www.videostore.uk.playstation.com I am assuming you first saw this when you were young. A) Time eases a broken heart. B) A good dog is just about the best thing in the world. C) Growing up out in the country is the way to go. D) Love…

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Your assignment, should you accept it 

Look up the police department motto in a city where you used to live and report back. I'm wondering how many alternatives to "To serve and protect" there are. Simply finding the department's home page should do it. For instance, St. Louis goes with "Service,…

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