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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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The Slice: The lights are all aglow, and teens are all aglower

Being silent and sullen isn’t the only option for kids of a certain age forced to join their families on after-dark drives to look at Spokane-area Christmas lights. No, such outings are a perfect opportunity for young people to do what they do best. You know, be vocally unimpressed with adults’ ideas about fun.
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The Slice: The T-shirt isn’t always the giveaway

An email arrived from a reader who enjoys social nudity. “There is a nudist resort, Kaniksu Ranch, just north of Spokane that I visited several times before I became a member,” wrote a man who told me his name but asked that I not print it. “Needless to say, it is closed in the winter. One year, over the Christmas holiday, I decided to get away from the dark and cold and flew to Phoenix. My version of snowbirding.