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The Slice archive for June 2012

MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012






Not everyone sees us as being No. 1

The weather cooperated Sunday afternoon as Bob and Laurie Newell celebrated their 40th year of marriage and the approximate centennial of their North Side home being built. Asked at an open house to recall the year they spent in Australia about 25 years ago, Bob…

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SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2012

Great Endings of TV Episodes Dept. 

After I posted something about "The Wonder Years" not long ago, a friend who worked at Spokane International Airport for ages mentioned having met Dan Lauria when he was passing through town once. He played the dad on that show. Reasonable people can disagree about…

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SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2012

FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2012

One of the lost arts 

How many of us still do the Ed Norton pre-writing hand flourishes that we learned from Art Carney while watching reruns of "The Honeymooners"? It's not the same when you do it over a keyboard, of course. Still, it remains a nice little tribute to…

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Just wondering 

What would a cyclist-hating Spokane motorist yell at these lads? www.quickrelease.tv The correct answer? How about "Move over once, move over twice"?

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No need to raise your hand

For those who did not grow up in a big city, the first few times attending major league sports events as a kid tend to make a big impression. And I have a theory. To the extent that children give any real thought to their…

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"Our House" vs. "It's Too Late" 

Here's a question for those of a certain age. When you think back to your first really serious romance, how long did it take you to go from CSN&Y's "Our House" -- "With two cats in the yard" -- to Carole King's "It's Too Late"…

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THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012






Planning to watch "The Newsroom"?

It's on HBO, so the answer probably is "No." But if you are a subscriber who happens to believe in American exceptionalism, I have to warn you. If what I've read about the series is any indication, there's a scene early on that will make…

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