Paul Turner

Recent stories by Paul

• The Slice: For those times you’re only in the way

  February 10, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Had lunch the other day with a couple of former co-workers who recently retired. Meant to ask them an important question, but forgot.

• The Slice: At least commotion is across state

  February 9, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Things could be worse. At least the big Spokane Street project and its attendant upheaval is taking place in Seattle and not here. 1

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  The Slice: Nothing to hide, except scantily clad actresses

  February 7, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Remodeling at the S-R has helped me better understand the plight of the working man. Temporarily exiled to a desk smack dab in the middle of the newsroom, I now … 1

• The Slice: At least her cat was warm

  February 6, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Sometimes air flow gets blocked. “I just read the energy saving tips in my latest Avista bill/newsletter,” wrote Carolyn Terry.

• The Slice: A lovin’ spoonful of PB

  February 5, 2012 in Features on Page D1 When Sarah Jensen’s daughter Betsy was little, she once asked for a peanut butter sandwich without the jelly and bread. She wanted it on a spoon.

• Wonder about true meaning of Super Bowl Sunday?

  February 5, 2012 in Features on Page D1 Here in the land of the free, Americans can observe Super Bowl Sunday in the manner of their own choosing. You can focus on the football game.

• The Slice: For every door that closes, Chloe gets hungry

  February 4, 2012 in Features on Page E1 By the time you read this, the problem will have been addressed. But as I write, the back door at my house is out of commission. The lock broke. And …

• The Slice: We already know where to find baloney

  February 3, 2012 in Features on Page C1 You might have heard the old saw about men not being willing to ask for help finding things in stores. Well, that’s baloney.

• The Slice: A family stitched for life

  February 2, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Sometimes there’s no real mystery about why a moment of misspeaking turns into an enduring family phrase. North Idaho’s Dianna Mast told about her 8-year-old niece, Paige Stott, putting a …

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  The Slice: Say (cottage) cheese

  January 31, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Many opinions and beliefs divide us. You know the list. No need to repeat it here.

• The Slice: When all else fails, blame ‘Steve’

  January 30, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Perhaps you have seen that AT&T commercial in which an excited husband tells his plants-watering wife that he just signed them up for a nifty messaging plan. She greets his … 3

• The Slice: ‘Marmot Day’ casts a big shadow

  January 29, 2012 in Features on Page D1 Imagine that someone intended to remake the movie “Groundhog Day.” What if the new version were set in Spokane and featured a weatherwise marmot? How else would it differ from …

• The Slice: Don’t leave car battery in the dark

  January 28, 2012 in Features on Page E1 Let’s start with a one-question multiple-choice quiz. On overcast days at this time of year, it’s not unusual for Spokane area motorists to drive with their lights on before it …

• The Slice: Behind every muffled noise is a voice to be misunderstood

  January 27, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Here’s how to drive someone crazy. Wait until the individual is standing beneath a loud bathroom fan. Then say something to him or her from an adjacent room.

• The Slice: Scarred for life has a bright side

  January 26, 2012 in Features on Page C1 The ER doctor asked Doug Sather how he managed to cut his hand. Sather, dressed in his Scoutmaster uniform, said “By doing what I have taught boys not to do …

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  The Slice: Can’t place face? Join the club

  January 24, 2012 in Features on Page C1 It is not really a mental illness. It’s, well, more like a distraction. 1

• The Slice: Can you help with makeover?

  January 23, 2012 in Features on Page C1 My modest work area has been reconfigured, so I need a new batch of readers’ snapshots, postcards, geegaws, art work, business cards, et cetera with which to decorate a new …

• The Slice: That’s one small step for snowsuit envy

  January 21, 2012 in Features on Page E1 Allow me to introduce The Slice line of Spokane snowsuits for toddlers (not available in stores). The Apollo 69: Equipped with helmet and tinted visor. Boots attached to the suit. …

• The Slice: Blame it on being horizontally challenged

  January 20, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Garry Matlow and several other readers suggested that I probably meant “vertical hold” when I referred to “horizontal hold” the other day in an allusion to the joys of old-time …

• The Slice: Like it or not, but no reason to hate

  January 19, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Today The Slice presents a transcript of an exclusive interview with a Spokesman-Review reader who hates certain features and columns but cannot stop checking them out. Q: So averting your …

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