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Fairness doctrine
November 21, 2009 on Page E1 It’s about shopping with a conscience. In the past decade, a growing number of consumers who care about the environment and the working conditions of farmers and other producers throughout …
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The Slice: Winter solstice can be a howling-good time
November 21, 2009 on Page E1
We have exactly a month to prepare for the winter solstice. The Slice recommends sipping a flaming rum punch and practicing howling at the moon, wolf-style.
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Voters can help trail get all Googley-eyed
November 21, 2009 on Page E1
Spokane’s Centennial Trail is a finalist to be Googled by trike. Say what?
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Sex, lies and all that Chaz
November 21, 2009 on Page E2 Chaz Bono says beginning the sex-change process to turn him from a woman to a man is “the best decision I’ve ever made.” The 40-year-old writer, activist and reality-TV star, …
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Report sexually harassing co-worker
November 21, 2009 on Page E2 Dear Annie: I am a happily married straight male and am having a problem with a co-worker. “Gil” is a self-proclaimed bisexual. Even though he is fully aware of my …
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Horoscope
November 21, 2009 on Page E2 For 11-21-2009
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‘Centerism’ offers way to inner peace
November 21, 2009 on Page E3 I’d like to share a small version of a spiritual practice that has truly changed my life. I grew up in a difficult home situation and turned to my Bible …
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Idaho Community Events
November 21, 2009 on Page E3 This week Men’s Breakfast Club – Today, 7:30 a.m. at IHOP, 2301 N. Fourth St. Order from the menu, and enjoy great fellowship. Hosted by Community United Methodist Church. (208) …
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Lotion, tepid water, dermatologist can help with eczema
November 21, 2009 on Page E5 DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a reverend and wrote you some time ago but never received a reply. I have severe eczema and unsuccessfully tried several medications. I need your …
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‘Twilight’ continues with more polished movie
November 20, 2009 The “Twilight” soap opera continues with a lighter, goofier and far less erotically charged sequel, “New Moon,” a movie directed by a man and not a woman.
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The Slice: William and Susanna Plus 1?
November 20, 2009 on Page C1
According to something I read, today is the birthday of the first child born to the Pilgrims in New England. It happened in 1620, and the baby’s name was Peregrine …
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Built to Spill built to thrive
November 20, 2009 on Page C1 Corporate record labels are not the enemy of indie rock. At least not for bands like Built to Spill.
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Causing a big, fat stink
November 20, 2009 on Page C2 Supermodel Kate Moss is coming under criticism for using a phrase from Web sites that encourage girls to avoid eating. Moss told fashion Web site WWD that one of her …
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Ask yourself, ‘Does this help?’
November 20, 2009 on Page C2 Dear Carolyn: A month ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Beyond the obvious fears, I was afraid my new boyfriend’s feelings for me would change, what with the impact …
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Horoscope
November 20, 2009 on Page C2 For 11-20-2009
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Blacklisted debuts downtown
November 20, 2009 on Page C4
Spokane comedian Scott Kirkingburg is a disciple of the Lenny Bruce style of comedy. The late 1950s and ’60s-era comedian, satirist, author and free speech defender had a major impact …
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Coming up
November 20, 2009 on Page C4 Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available through TicketsWest (TW; 800-325-SEAT, www.ticketswest.com) or Ticketmaster (TM; 800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com). Prices do not include service charges. Tickets for events at the Martin Woldson Theater …
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Clubs
November 20, 2009 on Page C4 Among the acts at local venues over the coming week: Baja Bargarita at Toro Viejo Mexican Restaurant, 115 N. Second St., Coeur d’Alene: tonight, DJ Tripp Rogers (all request/dance), 8 …
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‘An Education’ both silly and sad
November 20, 2009 on Page C5 England in the early 1960s was a time of new freedoms and exciting possibilities. It’s an intoxicating environment for young Jenny to enter womanhood. A bright, vivacious 16-year-old aiming for …
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Slick, cute ‘Planet 51’ falls flat
November 20, 2009 on Page C5 How might a kid – OK, a teenager – protect himself from that dreaded fate described in legions of sci-fi movies (including “The Fourth Kind”): the anal probe? If you …
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Filmmaker wisely lets ‘Blind Side’ tell itself
November 20, 2009 on Page C5 The redemption- minded sports flick “The Blind Side” serves its inspiration straight-up with no twist. Writer-director John Lee Hancock wisely lets the true story of Michael Oher – the African-American …
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‘Damned United’ truly a kick
November 20, 2009 on Page C5 You don’t have to be a soccer expert, or even know all that much about the sport, to get sucked into the competing personalities and personal dramas of “The Damned …
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‘The Beaches of Agnes’
November 20, 2009 on Page C6 “Imagining oneself as a child is like running backward,” says the French filmmaker Agnes Varda in her enchanting new biographical film, “The Beaches of Agnes.” And through the film, she …
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Films
November 20, 2009 on Page C6 Capsule reviews with star ratings are written by reviewers for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Opening today:
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‘Bruno’ fails to get beyond its crudeness
November 20, 2009 on Page C7 ‘Bruno’ The latest mock-documentary satire from comic provocateur Sacha Baron Cohen is mostly a misfire.
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Two male actors, redneck humor drives Civic’s latest, ‘Tuna’
November 19, 2009 on Page C1 For those playgoers who have not yet experienced the slapstick charms of Tuna, the “third smallest town in Texas,” here’s a hint: Imagine “King of the Hill” meets “Benny Hill.” …
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For Nakahara, it’s best of both worlds
November 19, 2009 on Page C1 Conductors on the rise have their lists of works they would like to conduct and soloists they’d like to work with. Getting those works and the soloists on concert programs …
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The Slice: You can’t rake all of them over the coals
November 19, 2009 on Page C1
A lot of Spokane residents claim to be 12-month backyard grillers, but not all follow through. You know who you are.
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Michael addicted to denial?
November 19, 2009 on Page C2 Janet Jackson says she recognized her brother Michael’s drug problem, and tried to help him, but that he rebuffed those attempts to intervene. “You can’t make ’em drink the water,” …
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Annie’s Mailbox: 11-year-olds don’t send greeting cards
November 19, 2009 on Page C2 Dear Annie: My step-granddaughter, who is almost 11 years old, never calls her grandfather or me unless told to. “Bridget” is an only child of divorce. She has not seen …
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