Paul Turner

You have to admit: Ferris would make a great yell leader.

Just for the record. The law doesn't require that you tailgate when following another vehicle up the Mount Spokane road. Origin of Sliceman: Karen Buck said the cranky cartoon superhero was created when a mild-mannered reporter had a bizarre reaction to ink spilled on the pressroom floor. K. F. Trunce speculated that it was a downwinder thing.

If you've never been to a gun show, you know what you've missed. Judging from the big event at the Spokane Interstate Fairgrounds this past weekend, there's not much about one that could qualify as a surprise. The bumper stickers in the parking lot are the ones you would expect - "Gun control is a steady hand."

Motor home talk is just one way to break the ice with a Spokane girl.

(Photo of leaves. Photo by Torsten Kjellstrand/The Spokesman-Review)

"Ally McBeal" has at least one fan.

Fred and Dino: Proof positive that cavemen and dinosaurs were swell pals.<

What movie city do we resemble?

If you've ever seen a raccoon with its paws submerged in a stream, feeling around for something good to eat, you could picture the woman at Rosauers. She had both hands dug deep in a mound of plastic bags containing miniature Snickers and Milky Ways. Without even looking down, she felt for freshness - or whatever it is people do in their hands-on search for the perfect Halloween treats. Now nobody was in panic mode Saturday afternoon. There was still plenty of time to stock up, after all. But over across 29th Avenue, at Safeway, a trillion-calorie display of trick-or-treat candy just inside the east doors got lots of wistful looks.

That's a high-voltage line you're on there, little buddy.

A vote for Airway Heights.

Your friends would rather have this smarmy fellow visit for dinner.

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