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The Slice archive for June 3, 2011
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2011
We built this city on lilacs (not) 1
A couple of my readers gave me some grief about the column item praising train travel. They found it a bit too rah-rah for their taste. Fair enough. But let me just state, for the record: I realize Amtrak's service record isn't perfect. I am…
Inland Northwest loyalty oath
"I ask you again, for the record. Are you now or have you ever been a member of any subversive anti-Spokane organizations espousing the view that there is more to life than water-recreation?" www.federalobserver.com
Apropos of nothing 2
A friend of mine in high school, Joel Greenfield, declared this already retired gentleman to be "the ugliest man in baseball." www.ootpdevelopments.com
When the truth just won't work
I wouldn't presume to speculate about why people get tattoos on their neck and face. I'm sure they have their reasons. But you have to wonder. Who would hire these folks? Perhaps employers with lots of behind-the-scenes positions to fill. Anyway, I suspect a small…
Looking ahead to Monday
You might want to pause and consider for a moment the day in 1944 when Springtime for Hitler took a turn. www.623acw.com
Sneak preview
Here is the question at the end of The Slice column in this coming Sunday's newspaper: Is there a local business with a permanent place on your radar because it opened right after you moved here? For me, it's Luigi's restaurant downtown. Though, to be…
Today's B-24 photo
I've seen this particular picture many times over the years. On each occasion, I wonder if my father wound up flying in one of the bombers in those assembly lines. www.dark-history.eu
When the past looks almost futuristic
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