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The Slice archive for March 19, 2013

TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2013


This date in Slice history (1998)

A partial list of the things Harriot Hagedorn's dog Sassie brought home: packaged rose bush, snake (2 feet long), head of a mule deer, front leg of a cow, stocking cap, one pair of men's briefs, one running shoe. "We kept waiting for her to…

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"Are you high?"

In the workplaces with which I am familiar, that question has always implied an unfavorable judgment. But I wonder. Are we headed for a day when it will become a simple inquiry about someone's state of being? Sure, I suppose managers in Washington will instruct…

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22 across

Sandy Tarbox and Luis Montano were in the midst of remodeling an old house when they came across a crossword puzzle from 1938. Someone had started filling in answers. But it had not been completed. So, hoping the clues didn't lean heavily on 1938 pop…

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Getting what you didn't pay for

I'm not saying they are the cheapest people in Spokane. There's a lot of competition for that honor. But those who spend a considerable amount of time reading newspapers plucked from display racks in grocery stores -- and then put the papers back -- are…

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