'Presidents Day' or 'Presidents' Day'? 1
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FRIDAY, FEB. 17, 2012
This date in Slice history (2001) 3
Today's Slice question: What song is made most ridiculous by substituting "Spokane" for the name of the city mentioned in the lyrics?
Just wondering 3
Most people who write for newspapers quickly learn a basic lesson. It's this: Not everyone read what you wrote. Comes as a blow to some. But those capable of processing information quickly pick themselves up and move on. A few reporters and columnists never quite…
THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2012
This date in Slice history (1999)
10 key questions: 1. What business or lifestyle trend presented by the media as universal and inescapable is not even remotely reflected in your experience? 2. Do you suspect that certain drivers go out of their way to find places where they can park with…
Why readers deserved to win tickets 1
The announcement of the winner of the two tickets to the GU men's basketball game on Feb. 27 is in today's Slice column. But here is a sampling of the more than 150 entries. "Winning will allow us to watch Kevin Pangos in person. You…
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15, 2012
God's speed 2
If you work at newspapers long enough, you see all sorts of politicians pass through. Once upon a time, anyway. One need not be a bitter cynic to conclude that most of them are not special people. But I've always been glad that I got…
1:30 a.m. Spokane vocabulary
"Get stupid" -- Cabbie's description of a drunken fare's decision to try to hold up the driver.
Thanks, I've seen it
I wish I had kept count of all the readers who emailed stories and pictures about an elk rescuing a drowning marmot at the Pocatello Zoo some time back. The total would be a significant number. If you know enough to find this, one of…
Another Spokane Indian who moved up 2
And down. Reader Les Norton mentioned several players I didn't know about. This guy is one of them. www.diamond.toppscards.com On second thought, maybe I did post his card last year. That Cotton Bowl thing seems familiar. Of course, that's not quite as fascinating as the…
The KPBX records sale is this weekend
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New ultra-relaxed dress code at SR?
When I go back to riding my bike to work, I will resume my habit of being the first person in the newsroom each weekday morning. That is the proper order of things in my confused little universe. For now, though, a woman who has…
Difference between marrieds and singles
Single people sometimes have entertaining nicknames for the boyfriends or girlfriends of their peers. Writing about greyhounds in the previous post reminded me of a guy named Sam. He was an artist at the newspaper where we worked in another city. There was a greyhound…
Release the hounds
The televised dog show in New York always reminds me of my close encounter with greyhounds. About 20 years ago, I was down in Pullman spending time with a WSU vet student who commuted from the South Hill every day. This was for a story.…
TUESDAY, FEB. 14, 2012
Does KXLY look a bit like a fort to you? 3
www.waymarking.com By the way, I'm not knocking it. People who work at a place that has been called the Death Star probably shouldn't throw stones. But when I find myself looking up at the channel 4 plex, which isn't often, I sometimes feel the urge…
First baseball card of 2012
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Valentines repositories, continued
"Oh, I am dating myself here," wrote Fran Menzel. "When I was a kid we used cigar boxes for Valentines. Covered with old wallpaper, they worked quite nicely and had a great smell as well."
Just wondering
Are smart, educated young women in Spokane more apt than smart, educated young women elsewhere to settle for guys who might charitably be described as underachievers?
This date in Slice history (1995)
Today's Slice question: Who are the Spokane area's sex symbols? 1997 Today's Slice question: What's the ultimate Inland Northwest putdown? (Our pick: "You spend a lot of time indoors, don't you?") 1998 Today's Slice question: Which is the Inland Northwest's best-looking bowling team? 2002 Teachers…
Valentine's Day on "The Twilight Zone"
On this day in 1963, an episode titled "Jess-Belle" first aired. A mountain girl who is losing her lover to another woman resorts to witchcraft to win him back. It works, but there are repercussions. www.twilightzone.wikia.com
Tickets winner to be named Thursday
About 150 readers entered the Slice contest to win a pair of tickets to the Feb. 27 Senior Night men's GU basketball game against Longwood. I'll name the winner in Thursday's Slice.
Slice answer 1
Today's column asked readers if they recalled making special mailboxes for valentines out of shoe boxes. Here's a note from one woman who does. "We would take construction paper, ribbon, doilies, and wrap the boxes. We got those packages of valentines cards and gave the…
No. 1 song on this date in 1967
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MONDAY, FEB. 13, 2012
Valentine's Day in a previous century
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In 1967, that was considered to be big
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Did you ever send a telegram? 1
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