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The Slice archive for Nov. 22, 2013

FRIDAY, NOV. 22, 2013




Spokane reality check 

We've all heard about nightmare neighbors. And there's no question that they really do exist. Just ask me sometime about the cretin with neglected hellhounds that tried to set multiple midnight barking records. Thank God, they moved. Hope those poor dogs managed to find some…

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Just in: The Internet is amazing

My father had been assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for just a few months when a presidential candidate came to our suburban community. Though I was still in kindergarten, my father took me to hear the speech delivered in a bowling alley parking lot.…

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Female Body Inspector

That playground variation on the well-established law enforcement acronym enjoyed brief popularity on at least one playground in the Northeast many years ago. But I wonder if it induced moronic gigglefits in other parts of the country as well. It's probably OK to confess. I…

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Well, it's official

I'm done with jury duty. Here are the final figures. Guilty persons I helped convict: 0 Innocent persons I helped free: 0 Trials for which I was not picked: 1 Superior Court judges I wanted to speak to but never got the chance: 1 Former…

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Just wondering 

What would life be like if you tried to incorporate in your daily routines every single health and wellness tip offered on "Dr. Oz" or one of the other pop medicine shows?

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This date in Slice history (1994)

Today's Slice question: Which movie title best reflects your experience in the Inland Northwest? A) "The Best Years of Our Lives." B) "Kitten With a Whip." C) "Son of Flubber." D) "Sometimes a Great Notion." E) "The Great Escape." F) The Good the Bad and…

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