Taking a mallet to our memories
Perhaps this is true everywhere. And admittedly, it does not come up every day. But I have yet to meet an adult in Spokane who does not claim to have been a terrific croquet player as a kid. www.faqs.org
The Slice archive for June 29, 2011
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2011
Vanishing breed 1
There was a retirement lunch today for the SR's Doug Floyd, longtime editor of the editorial page. He is a gentleman, and he conducted himself as one even when dealing with those incapable of being civil. SR photo
Beloved Inland Northwest Fauna Dept. 3
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Changing with the times
You can tell when someone is lost. So I asked this well-dressed man and woman downtown if I could help. They said they were to meet a lawyer whose office is in the US Bank Building. I told them how to get there, without any…
Celebrating the little things
This is how I felt when I got home and realized the garbage collectors had not left me a nasty note about my trash/yard waste barrels being too heavy. www.unrealitymag.com
Don't forget Bronzo the Brave on Friday
That's the anniversary of the piece's installation in 1963. If you don't do a lot of walking on West Riverside in downtown, you could be forgiven for not knowing what I'm talking about.
In Thursday's print Slice
Your memory of this show will be probed. www.currentmarketing.com
Reader with a question
"Does using a recycle bin and a 'clean green' bin along with a typical garbage can really help the environment when we now have three different types of garbage trucks on the road to pick this stuff up?" wrote Eric Rieckers.
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