They're gonna get stuck
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FRIDAY, NOV. 11, 2011
Things that have never really been said
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Early NCAA bracketology
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After killing her prey, she takes the tie
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Is this how you remember the 1960s?
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Does your family have photos like this? 3
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There are two kinds of people here
There are those who see or hear the words "crafts fair" and immediately think, "Hey, I'd like to check that out." And there are people who react to those two words by thinking "Please God, no, make it stop."
THURSDAY, NOV. 10, 2011
The right stuff: Baby boomer girls
There are plenty of reasons I admire women my own age. They have faced dizzying twists and turns in what society expects of them. They have had to cope with an often confused generation of men. And they can be counted on to know what…
Movies not set in Spokane include...
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Perspective on Marmot Lodge finances
Please bear in mind that Marmot Lodge dues are and have always been zero dollars per month. What follows is in response to something that appeared in today's Slice column. "I must protest Gardner Bailey's proposed 50% increase in Marmot Lodge dues," wrote Tomas Kelley…
Slice answers
What are you going to say to veterans tomorrow? "Been there, done that." -- Gary Polser "Thank you." -- Marilyn Othmer "Thank you." -- Tawnia Penick "I never say 'Happy Veterans Day' to anyone, especially those I know who have lost friends or family in…
Front page photo illustration
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Refrigerator art exchange program
Just put a second batch in the outgoing-mail cubbyhole. While I was at my desk slipping the kids' art into envelopes, an email arrived from Sande Paulson. "Steve and I were with our granddaughter, Caty, as usual on Monday. All three of us were down…
Once upon a time
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An unusual affliction 1
I suppose it's because I saw a few minutes of "The Wizard of Oz" the other night. That and all the election talk. But I can't stop hearing the line "As mayor of the Munchkin city..." Over and over, in that diminutive actor's exact inflection.…
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9, 2011
Cher, Sting, Prince were not the first
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Or maybe wear a bag over your head
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Bicycle commuting in Spokane
I have been riding bikes to work since the spring of 2008. And the thing I think most people are curious about is this: Is it dangerous? They don't always word it quite like that. But I can tell that's what they're getting at. It's…
No. 1 song on this date in 1968 1
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Mystery solved
"Every Sunday, my husband gets up and cooks breakfast -- hashbrowns and eggs," wrote a reader who asked that I not use her name. "Every Sunday I sleep in, get up, eat said breakfast, and mop the kitchen floor, which every Sunday has a mysterious,…
Giving thanks for a few coldies 3
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How not to dress for leaf-raking 3
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Creative dog-breed name
"I told my vet my dog was a curbstone terrier (as opposed to setter) and found out later that was what had been entered in her file," wrote Lynn Lowery. "Closest I could get was a beagle/basset/terrier mix. She had a big bark and looked…
TUESDAY, NOV. 8, 2011
Maybe you forgot to sign the envelope
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