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On a Saturday toward the end of August I sat on a dock at Priest Lake as my husband was doing a job at a lake home nearby. I had gone along with him that day, well, just because.

Here’s your chance, Representative. If it hasn’t passed you by.

Longtime Slice reader Bonnie Rae sent an answer to a question in my column, using a vintage postcard to convey her response.

Black and white cats that use the predawn darkness to startle certain cyclists into thinking they have come upon a skunk are not being nearly as funny as they seem to believe.

Growing up as a huge baseball fan in the Heartland during an era when a couple of Brett brothers with Spokane ties played for my beloved Kansas City Royals, the only thing more certain than pine tar was the postseason.

Halfway through the last academic term, Rayanne was failing every one of her classes at Lewis and Clark High School. All six of them.

Never too soon to put experience to use.

You might want to step back. I’m about to dump out the Slice mailbag.

Here’s a report on my brief internship at World Relief Spokane, the refugee resettlement agency. Director Mark Finney outlined the organization’s mission and then gave me a tour of the no-frills warren of offices on North Washington Street.

It looms over Monroe Street like a harbinger of things to come. It’s big. It’s bold. It’s dark – or at least the source of it is.

Serious football fans know WSU coach Mike Leach is an offensive genius. There aren’t many college passing records that Leach’s “Air Raid” offense hasn’t completely destroyed. Other college coaches explain how “in awe” they are of his ability to read a passing game.

It’s not just teens looking for the next frat party.

At the tender age of 9, I had to confront the harsh reality that my parents no longer loved me.

The man was sitting patiently, draped in a barber’s cape, as Derek Rice trimmed the hair above his ears. Asked his name, he replied, “My name is No.”

This horoscope is guaranteed to be as accurate as any other astrological forecast.

Remember the time Riverside State Park burned?

Under a settlement agreement and court order, the Idaho Department of Correction is being required to offer a new kosher diet to state prisoners in all its prisons after four Jewish prisoners and the ACLU of Idaho sued in federal court. U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Dale will supervise the settlement agreement to enforce its requirements, which include providing food that’s certified kosher and served in pre-packaged, sealed servings.

Four thousand dollars per student. That’s how much additional money is expected to flow the Spokane School District between next school year and 2020-21.

And sometimes, you learn that getting a patent is very, very important.