Heard from a reader bright and early who took issue with something I said in today's Slice. I had suggested that a Little League pitcher who realizes a batter cannot handle his fastball should keep throwing fastballs and not start varying speeds. "That's not pitching,"…
Consider a few of the key characters in the 1967 action feature. What, theoretically speaking, are the chances they could have come from Spokane? Let's use a 1-to-10 scale, with 10 meaning "Totally plausible that this guy could have come from Spokane." I'll go first.…
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To what extent does the percentage of ex-military personnel in an organization influence the workplace culture and management styles? www.popculturesafari.blogspot.com
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To prepare for her 50-year class reunion, Ritzville's Karen Meye studied the pictures in her senior yearbook. "Then I went to the reunion and, luckily for me, I was able to recognize and call by name each of my classmates. "We had a great time!…
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This is a depiction of what used to be Rike's department store in Dayton, Ohio. www.fairviewstories.com
On page 36 of the July 25th issue of The New Yorker magazine, there's a 50-year-old photo of writer Calvin Trillin speaking to civil rights leader John Lewis in Alabama. It occurs to me that I might be the only person around here to have…
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You probably already know this. But if you don't, you should. The late Robert Hanson, who lived in Spokane both before and after World War II, was the last surviving crew member of the storied B-17, the Memphis Belle. www.windcanyonbooks.com
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That you have strong feelings, pro or con, about Dr. Pepper. At least it was on my block back when I was about 12. Its fans thought of it as a zesty alternative to more mundane big-brand soda pop fare. Detractors argued that it tasted…
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Did you read about his upcoming appearance in HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm"? www.1972topps.blogspot.com
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They came with football players' pictures. And If you got enough of them, you could exchange them for junky prizes. As you can see, this was before the NFL was its current size. www.freesticker.blogspot.com
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