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• The Slice: That’s just not how we casserole, anymore

  March 15, 2013 in Features on Page C1 It’s not something the Census asks about. And I am not aware of any independent surveys.

• The Slice: Simon says appreciate life’s joys

  March 14, 2013 in Features on Page C1 Moses Lake’s Jill Simon has a simple goal for the rest of winter. After having survived a critical illness, she plans to turn 46 years old. “I will celebrate that …

• The Slice: If only he had a nickel for every time he missed

  March 12, 2013 in Features on Page C1 It wasn’t immediately clear what was happening. A 30-ish woman standing on a sidewalk downtown had positioned herself behind a little boy who was faced away from her. He looked …

• The Slice: Those one-man filibusters make for gripping television

  March 11, 2013 in Features on Page C1 What could Congress learn from the “What are we going to watch?” negotiations that take place in your home? Let’s move on. 1

• The Slice: A snowball’s chance at a notebook

  March 10, 2013 in Features on Page D1 What is your No. 1 goal for the last 10 days of winter? I’ll send a coveted reporter’s notebook to the reader sharing the most original idea. 2

• The Slice: As you spring forward, try saving time in a bottle

  March 9, 2013 in Features on Page E1 Long-suffering Slice readers who have endured my annual rants about Daylight Saving Time, please take note. This isn’t another one of those. 1

• The Slice: Fine, after this, no more pets on the bed

  March 8, 2013 in Features on Page C1 Let’s start with some feedback. “Paul, please stop the pets on the bed (items),” wrote Lynda Post of Moscow. “I’m tired of you ruining my morning coffee with visions of …

• The Slice: Let’s ask your Dad when he gets home

  March 7, 2013 in Features on Page C1 What’s the most impotent parental threat? Let’s open the nominations with “… and I’m not kidding!” 1

• The Slice: Never overlook the chance to be the next ‘bubble boy’

  March 5, 2013 in Features on Page C1 I was in a hard plastic chair waiting for a prescription when I noticed a display rack filled with the drug store chain’s little in-house magazine. It was the spring … 1

• The Slice: Jury’s out on whether yard waste is easier to clear

  March 4, 2013 in Features on Page C1 In terms of dog droppings becoming part of the backyard permafrost, this hasn’t been much of a winter. Let’s move on.

• The Slice: Friend filter required

  March 3, 2013 in Features on Page D1 Let’s consider life in 2013. Here’s a note sent to The Slice last week.

• The Slice: If it’s seven o’clock, do you wanna rock?

  March 2, 2013 in Features on Page E1 If you have a good memory, you might recall Elton John’s thoughts on this. But in and around Spokane, what is Saturday night all right for?

• The Slice: Mountain of difference between us

  March 1, 2013 in Features on Page C1 The difference between Washington and Oregon? John McTear’s wife, Betsy, can tell you.

• The Slice: March to upgrade starts now

  February 28, 2013 in Features on Page C1 There’s still time to cook up a self-improvement regimen you can launch by changing your ways for the entire month of March. Good luck.

• The Slice: Be wary when letting off steam

  February 26, 2013 in Features on Page C1 After discussing school memories with readers recently, I arrived at a three-pronged theory explaining the decline of the classic science fair volcano. Mount St. Helens set the bar impossibly high.

• The Slice: But would you kick them out for eating crackers?

  February 25, 2013 in Features on Page C1 Spokane Valley’s Joan Nolan was surprised by the question about pets-on-the-bed policies. “You mean some dogs don’t get to sleep on the bed?” she wrote. “Our two senior terriers not …

• The Slice: New in town? You’ll learn to love to hate it

  February 24, 2013 in Features on Page D1 I wonder how many newcomers have experienced this. You move here full of excitement and optimism about the area and soon discover that complaining about Spokane is the favorite pastime … 2

• The Slice: Don’t miss an opportunity to take the inside edge

  February 23, 2013 in Features on Page E1 It has been said that a man who can dance has a real advantage when it comes to making a favorable impression on women. That might be true. I wouldn’t … 1

• The Slice: Time for a more balanced diet?

  February 22, 2013 in Features on Page C1 If you see someone who appears to be listing to one side, there could be a simple explanation. That person might have been at the grocery store not long ago. … 1

• The Slice: Some people get all the breaks, unfortunately

  February 21, 2013 in Features on Page C1 Have you, like Slice reader Dee Hunter, broken all four limbs (one at a time) over the years? I hope not.

• The Slice: Nothing like a good defense

  February 19, 2013 in Features on Page C1 Today, on the anniversary of the first successful use of the temporary insanity defense, let’s consider some special Inland Northwest pleas one might issue in noncriminal situations. The Expo ’74 …

• The Slice: Make sure your top choice is simply presidential

  February 18, 2013 in Features on Page C1 Here’s a Presidents Day conundrum to mull. If George Washington had been given a middle name, what should it have been? A) Grady. B) Lamont. C) Tiberius. D) Cuthbert. E) …

• The Slice: Medically speaking, questions never hurt

  February 17, 2013 in Features on Page D1 Why does Spokane exist? Well, as you know, it used to have something to do with freight trains and brothels. Before that it was fish and game. But now, of …

• The Slice: Anything to avoid a troubled clef

  February 16, 2013 in Features on Page E1 There are two kinds of people. One kind grew up with “Every good boy does fine.”

• The Slice: Zag title won’t cure all ills

  February 15, 2013 in Features on Page C1 There seems to be some confusion about the possible implications of the Gonzaga men’s basketball team winning the national championship. So let’s clear up a few misunderstandings.

• The Slice: You can’t miss that large rack

  February 14, 2013 in Features on Page C1 Displayed on the front of Cheryl Fries’ home in Bonners Ferry is a large set of elk antlers. Well, her family took the rack down to accommodate house painting. 1

• The Slice: Sounds a lot like a Slice snort

  February 12, 2013 in Features on Page C1 It can be interesting to watch someone in a waiting room peruse the office copy of The Spokesman-Review. Well, not for everyone maybe. But it is interesting to me. 1

• The Slice: Sounds like grounds for a hidden camera

  February 11, 2013 in Features on Page C1 Ever feel sorry for a stranger’s spouse? Some guy at a Spokane grocery store’s butcher counter was making fun of his wife’s attempt to discontinue eating meat. She was nowhere …

• The Slice: Choose wisely before your cavity search

  February 10, 2013 in Features on Page D1 It helps to be prepared. So in advance of your next dental appointment, you might want to decide what music you’d like to listen to before you are handed headphones.

• The Slice: Somewhere in this story is a joke about the seat

  February 9, 2013 in Features on Page E1 Let’s kiss and tell. Gabi Tilley was 12 when a new boy in school passed her a note in class. It inquired about her interest in locking lips. She green-lighted …

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