Paul Turner

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Paul Turner: Moving on means looking back at decades spent documenting Spokane

Sun., Sept. 15, 2019

From early 1988 until just a few years ago, I saved every S-R section to which I had contributed. Chronicle sections, too. I wanted a record of my work. Then, sometime in the last few weeks, it came to me. Newsprint makes excellent packing material.

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Paul Turner: A trip to the ER spurs memories of hockey and childhood friendships

Tue., Sept. 10, 2019

It’s funny what goes through your mind when waiting to be seen in the emergency room.

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Paul Turner: GU back on gridiron? Lots of questions

Sun., Sept. 8, 2019

If Gonzaga University still played football would young catechism students be confused about the origins of the “Hail Mary” pass?

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Paul Turner: Backyard apple tree proves a formidable foe as fall nears

Tue., Sept. 3, 2019

Our backyard apple tree is messing with my mind.

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Paul Turner: Lake monster ‘Inny’ denies eating boaters amid concerns about ingesting sunscreen

Sun., Sept. 1, 2019

I secured a brief interview with Inny, our local aquatic leviathan. You won’t believe what she had to say.

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Paul Turner: My missed opportunity for inherited wealth is a missed opportunity for a better Spokane

Tue., Aug. 27, 2019

If I had piles of trust fund dough, how could I bend Spokane to my will?

News > The Slice

The Slice: Spokane’s swell, and we finally know it

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 25, 2019

When I started writing The Slice in August of 1992, Spokane had a thinner skin. At least that’s the way it seems. Back then, even the mildest form of subjective truth-telling about the Lilac City’s shortcomings evoked wounded cries of “Spokane bashing.”

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Paul Turner: Heading back to school? Take it from me, it could always be worse

Sun., Aug. 25, 2019

Want to make a great first impression in high school? We have a coliform for that.

News > Spokane

The Paul Turner: Ohio State University’s trademark efforts are ridiculous

Tue., Aug. 20, 2019

Quite a few years ago, I got fed up with the national news media referring to Washington as “Washington state” in contexts where there could be zero chance of confusing it with the District of Columbia.

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