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Today section drives her out of her mind

At least yesterday's did.

S-R reader Cynthia Laird called and reported that the big “Hey, hey Paula” headline on yesterday's features section made her start hearing a certain song. And she kept hearing it. And hearing it.

All day.

“I thought I would lose my mind,” she said.

I'm not sure who wrote that headline. But I have a hunch it was an EWU grad who hadn't even been born when the song in question was a hit in 1963.

Just part of our sing-along service.

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An unusual affliction

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.

It's one thing to get a song stuck in your head.

But “As mayor of the Munchkin city”?

I'm totally on the level about this. But I would understand if you felt you had to verify it legally.

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Features writer Paul Turner is a columnist for The Spokesman-Review in the Features department. He writes "The Slice" column, which appears six times a week and produces general features stories for the Today section.

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