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The Slice archive for Oct. 18, 2012

THURSDAY, OCT. 18, 2012


Advice for bus riders 

Walked over to the STA Plaza to pick up some fresh bus schedules. Want to be ready with my Plan B for the day when an overnight "weather event" interrupts my bike commuting. (Yes, I walked to work for years and droned on about it…

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This date in Slice history (1996)

Actually the city's not quite that old: When Zachary Dexter was 4 years old and going through Spokane on his way to visit his grandparents in North Idaho, he noticed a few of the Lilac City's prominent churches. "Look at all the castles," he said.

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Feedback on my career as a criminal 

Several readers reacting to today's Slice column suggested that it was the route manager (or whatever the job title would be) that I was taking those quarters from, not The New York Times empire. That's a good point. And if I could determine that person's…

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Spokane mentioned on "Modern Family" 

A reader tells me Spokane was referred to in last night's "Modern Family" on ABC. It came up, he said, in an error-riddled discussion of state capitals. I have heard from this reader before and have no reason to doubt his account. But if anyone…

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