Mixed returns: Readers disagreed about whether Spokane has a higher percentage of jerks than the national average. "Jerks don't have enough sense to stay," wrote one woman. Others argued that one need only drive a car to arrive at an answer that does not flatter…
Ann Graham was driving on the South Hill when a man on a bicycle pulled in front of her. She couldn't help noticing that his biking shorts were ripped along the rear seam. And he had nothing on beneath them. Extremely nothing. What a visual…
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No, I do not have photos. But I am wondering. Do you recall seeing mind-blowingly short wedding dresses? Was this in a decade commonly known as the 1970s? Was it in Montana?
What local criminal legal proceeding most reminds you of "Bleak House" by Charles Dickens -- especially the interminable court hearings attendant to Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce? www.audiobooksonline.com
Yeah, a gimmick. That's the answer, Perry. www.sacomics.blogspot.com Don't do it, Lois. Make a run for it while there's still time.
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During a certain long-ago era, almost every family had a kid who wanted to watch something other than "Lawrence Welk." And this impatient youth invariably would express his or her disdain for what was on the screen by asking "Which one's Bobby and which one's…
Slice answers: According to readers, higher education administrators are the most overpaid people. And various lower-tier categories of nursing got a lot of support in voting for the most underpaid occupation.
My elderly parents moved to Spokane on Sept. 7, 2000, arriving at sunset. I flew here with them from Vermont (with a stop in Chicago) and my wife met us. I had not driven us a mile from the airport when I saw a coyote…
I was riding slowly, so it was not going to be an issue. But the little girl walking ahead of me beneath the tree-branch canopy on 40th looked like she might be about to veer across the street right in front of me. And that's…
I was walking over to Thai on 1st for a long-planned lunch with a friend. A woman on a bike waved at me. Thoughtfully realizing I might not recognize her because of her helmet and sunglasses, she said "Hi, Paul -- it's Suzi Hokonson." I…
You know, the one you'll be throwing next month as part of the jubilee anniversary of the world not getting blown up in 1962. www.history.com
Do you know anyone who did? Have you ever seen that listed on a resume? Ever eaten a caramel apple while wearing a mohair sweater?
Nobody asked me. But I cannot say that I approve of people being allowed to post anonymous online comments on letters to the editor written by SR readers required to use their real names.
I don't know the answer. So I'm asking. Has there ever been a time in Spokane when picking up a television signal from Canada was pretty standard? As I kid, I lived reasonably close to the Canadian border (closer than Spokane is) in two different…
Today's print column asked if any readers had competed against someone in high school who wound up being a professional athlete. One of my regular correspondents, Gary Polser, noted that he had been on the track team at California's Clovis High School (outside Fresno) with…
www.classic45.com And, while we're at it, here's the No. 1 song on this day in 1965. www.capitol6000.com
You know, the cheesy cable series that profiled rock bands, focusing on the seamier aspects of stardom and the seemingly inevitable fall from grace. It has long been a screwball wish of mine that I could have appeared on one of those installments and said…
According to the website credited for the image below, the nine games Hector played in the majors in 1965 were it as far as his time in the bigs went. Oh, well. That's nine more than most of us can claim. He wound up doing…
One of my colleagues was rooting around in the bowels of the newspaper building when she came across an artifact from another era. It's an editor's rubber stamp that says "KILL". If that blast from the past mysteriously disappears from her work area, feel free…
"Just had to tell someone," began a note from Maxine Kinzer. "I was driving up Bernard St., about 24th. I stopped. Five ducks walked across the crosswalk! I don't think the car in back of me knew why I stopped until the ducks were all…
Do you remember when she was a regular part of CBS coverage of the NFL? OK, well, how about this. What is her roundabout connection to Idaho State University? www.people.com
Today's Slice question: What is the quintessential Spokane occupation?
With a mere 108 days until the official start of winter, it seems fair to ask. What sort of season will it be for building backyard ice rinks? Last winter was pretty much a no-show in the Spokane area. Maybe 2012-13 will be different. Care…
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