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The Slice archive for Sept. 15, 2011

THURSDAY, SEPT. 15, 2011

A brief thank-you note to PBS

About 20 years ago, I watched two multi-episode documentaries on public television that I continue to appreciate to this day. One was about the building of a skyscraper in New York City, One Worldwide Plaza. It introduced viewers to an architect named David Childs. In…

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Books in motion

"We had a set of encyclopedia (purchased from a door-to-door salesman when our oldest child was a baby)," wrote my friend Judy McKeehan. Eventually the kids stopped using the set. But Judy's teacher husband, Mike, wanted them for his classroom. "We live next door to…

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Difference between Spokane and Europe 

www.letshavefuninamsterdam.com Why isn't cycling as common in Spokane as it is in many large European cities? 1. Spokane has hills. 2. We have sprawl. 3. Hard to talk on cell phone while riding a bike. 4. We're used to driving everywhere. 5. A fair number…

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