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The Slice archive for Aug. 22, 2012

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 22, 2012

Unprintable words 

I'll assume you are a fan of clean air. Who isn't? And because Washington has a duct-tape tax structure, some things stop being a surprise. But what word or words do you mutter when you remove a license plate-tab renewal form from its envelope and…

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Movie lines new police chief can recycle 

If the current Indiana resident presumed to be Spokane's new police chief gets tired of referring to planning security for a Super Bowl, he can always borrow a few lines from 1986's "Hoosiers." A few possibilities... "I've seen you guys can shoot, but there's more…

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Spokane Hair in the 1960s Department  

www.pnwbands.com This gentleman is identified on the site as Tony Vance of Tony Vance and the RB Project, a Spokane band in 1966-67. He's a nice-looking guy and all. But doesn't that big-hair look make you want to quote lines from "Planet of the Apes"?

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The Wednesday Slice question 

If your neighborhood is infested with campaign signs for political candidates you sincerely believe to be repugnant, what goes through your mind as you survey this thicket of baffling (or not so baffling) front-yard endorsements on your way to and from home? A) "I need…

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