August 9, 2009 in City

Aliens just phoned it in this time

Doug Clark The Spokesman-Review

Today’s column will explore this question:

“Hey, what’s ailing you space aliens?”

It’s obvious to me that E.T. is off his game, and the signs are everywhere.

And by everywhere I mean 60-some miles west of Spokane, in the snoozy farming hamlet of Wilbur.

For the second time in two years, mysterious crop circles have appeared in Wilbur-area grain fields.

But unlike the intricate pattern that was discovered north of Wilbur during the summer of 2007, the crop circles that turned up south of town a couple of weeks ago were nothing to phone home about.

Consider the evidence:

The …

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