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The Slice: Come one, come all

Sun., Feb. 26, 2017

Bring us your your grandparents, your cranky, your aging masses yearning to be free.

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Rob Curley: Dewey defeats Zags? Not really

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 26, 2017

Those of us who love newspapers and the history of newspapers, have almost certainly seen the 1948 cover of the Chicago Tribune. You know the one.

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The Slice: Memories of local small-screen time

Sat., Feb. 25, 2017

Cap’n Cy was a shoe-in for a fun time.

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Shawn Vestal: It’s a mad time, and that’s democracy

Fri., Feb. 24, 2017

Are you mad? Seems that everyone is these days. And perhaps that’s okay, because sometimes incivility is a necessary and messy part of democracy.

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Huckleberries: Coeur d’Alene Navy vet Jim Shepperd left fond memories in his wake

Fri., Feb. 24, 2017

Many of us have fond memories of the late World War II Navy veteran Jim Shepperd, a fixture at veteran-honoring events for decades in Coeur d’Alene. But one from former Coeur d’Alene Councilman Mike Kennedy is hard to beat.

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The Slice: And over here, in our ‘Dave’s Not Here’ exhibit …

Fri., Feb. 24, 2017

Hazy memories in the Gem State.

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Huckleberries: In the old days, this former TV idol made girls swoon in Anamoose, N.D.

Thu., Feb. 23, 2017

Bob Ely is retired and living in the Rathdrum area now. But in 1970 he was a 7th grade teacher in Anamoose, N.D. Among other things, he was required to use the classroom bulletin board. He did by asking his students to decorate it. He soon found out who was the most popular idol among his female students.

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The Slice: A tale from the other end of I-90

Thu., Feb. 23, 2017

Always cheering for the alma mater.

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Front Porch: With February almost over, forecast calls for good health

Wed., Feb. 22, 2017

This past month of endless precipitation was echoed by a round of illness and injury for me. It’s worth noting that I only get sick once a year – always in February. I tolerate my yearly cold as a minor disruption and a gentle reminder to slow down a bit.

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Huckleberries: From Dante’s Peak to Center of the Universe

Wed., Feb. 22, 2017

Now just a darn minute, says Rick Shaffer, the prime minister of historic Wallace, Idaho. “Dante’s Peak” may not have received critical acclaim, but it was fun. Yes, Rick said, he received his “2 minutes of fame” as an extra on the set of “Dante’s Peak.” And, yes, Rick is the prime minister of the Shoshone County seat by official proclamantion of the City Council.

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Huckleberries: Former CdA streets chief retired with his February magic

Tue., Feb. 21, 2017

In February 1985, retired Coeur d’Alene streets director Reid Walker was relaxing at his cabin, enjoying the heavy snowfall, and amused that his replacement had to call out the snow plows to deal with snowy city streets. During Reid’s tenure at the city, it snowed in February. But a warming chinook would follow to thaw the snow. Reid said he never called out the snow plows in February.

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The Slice: Let’s see if we can skate by

Tue., Feb. 21, 2017

Least favorite memory? When they decided to replace it with an ice ribbon.

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Doug Clark: The story of how a great guitar found its way home

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 20, 2017

Much has been written about the bond between a boy and his mutt. But that’s a marriage on the rocks compared to the bind that ties an old rocker to his beloved ax. And so it is with Pierre Glindeman and Boomer.

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The Slice: Re: A movie not appropriate for all ages

Mon., Feb. 20, 2017

She was too young to know any better.

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Doug Clark: They’re not potholes, they’re Spokane pits of opportunity

Sun., Feb. 19, 2017

Columnist Doug Clark imagines what bits of constructive criticism former streets director Mark Serbousek might leave for his successor, as Spokane grapples with its seemingly endless pothole problem.

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Eye on Boise: Senators reject bill to repeal legislative pension perk

Sun., Feb. 19, 2017

Idaho senators shot down a bill last week to repeal a 1990 law that allows longtime state legislators who, late in their careers, are appointed to high-paying full-time state positions to qualify for big lifetime pensions.

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The Slice: Making the case for spring

Sun., Feb. 19, 2017

Slip, sliding away on Spokane ice.

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The Slice: Earworms that last more than 50 years

Sat., Feb. 18, 2017

A geezer before his time.

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The Slice: Zzzzzzzzz entertainment survey

Fri., Feb. 17, 2017

Sweet dreams are made of this?

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Shawn Vestal: Ed Murray remembers the slow – then sudden – evolution toward marriage equality

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 16, 2017

Twenty years ago this month, the Washington Legislature passed the first of two bills “defending” marriage from gay people. Five years ago this month, the Washington Legislature became the first state in the country to repeal its Defense of Marriage Act and pass marriage equality. Voters affirmed that legislation in a referendum later that year, and counties began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Within three years, the Supreme Court established marriage as a right for all people.

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