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We’re glad people don’t hyphenate their personal backgrounds when it comes to describing local residency.
Just imagine.
“I’m a Montanan-Spokanite.”
“He’s a Tacoman-North Idahoan.”
This is National Poison Prevention Week: More than 3,000 local grade schoolers took part in a poster contest intended to heighten awareness of the dangers of ingesting toxic cleansers, cosmetics, grandma’s prescription medications, et cetera. And we wanted to show you a sample of their outstanding work.
This might be a good time to note that while it’s popular to complain about child-resistant caps, experts say they have saved the lives of hundreds of kids. So next time you’re about to turn into Andy Rooney, pipe down.
Elevator etiquette: “If the best grade you can give Spokane is ‘C plus’ then surely you’ve never spent time in Detroit’s elevators,” wrote Jack Austgen.
Well, we’ve been to Tiger Stadium. But if memory serves, we stuck to ramps and stairs.
Not so fast there, young man: We heard about a 5-year-old boy in Newman Lake who, all excited that he had learned to shower, shampoo his hair and turn off the water all by himself, declared “Next, I’ll be driving the car!”
If the dry side ruled Washington: “Highway 395 from Spokane north to Kettle Falls would be four lanes,” wrote Marjorie Graeber.
Customers for life: Betsy Keesecker and Kimberly Dunham wrote to praise the service they experienced at Office Depot.
Sure, there’s ample reason to be sick of those people: But we suspect that the backlash against “Friends” is a boomer conspiracy.
Advice from two readers who say they’ve seen this: Workers who drive clearly-marked company trucks probably shouldn’t pick up hookers on East Sprague.
Warm-up questions: What could Spokane do to get in touch with its feminine side? Can you name a locally popular recreational pursuit that, by comparison, makes channel surfing seem like time well-spent?
Today’s Slice question: Whose family puts in the most miles on Interstate 90 in the course of a year?
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