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The Slice: Can you pass the bacteria block?
I have a feeling summer around here would never be the same if every family had a kid who put a drop of lake water on a microscope slide and then said, “Hey, c’mere, check this out.”
OK, let’s move on.
“Family road trips: The Slice is concerned that modern parents are not adequately obsessed with making good time.
I know standards are eroding right and left. But aren’t some things sacred?
“If you fear co-workers are starting to think you have a positive attitude: Try this. Every once in a while, sigh and mutter “Send in the clowns.”
Or, after stumbling back to your work station after an exasperating meeting, pick up the phone and request an air-strike using your precise location as the target coordinates.
“Farmer tan photos: Send ‘em to The Slice.
“Just wondering: What did you say to a small child Tuesday night to calm him or her about the thunder?
“The search for common ground: We all know how polarized people are today on virtually every issue.
Well, I think I might have stumbled onto something about which there is a broad consensus. Perhaps it can be the basis for trust-building and dialogue.
According to a recent survey, three out of four American adults prefer their beer in a glass bottle.
OK, if we can agree on that, maybe we can start serious discussion of a national energy policy.
“Phrase of the week from the police scanner: “Possible nonbreather.”
“Friday Contest: I’ll send a coveted reporter’s notebook to the reader who calls The Slice’s phone number and records the best impression of “Talking Tina” by noon today.
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, don’t enter.
“Summer anniversaries warm-up questions: Ever met anyone who was an adult during World War II who ever expressed the slightest qualms about using the atomic bomb against Japan? Has anyone of a certain age, when confronted with a younger person who seems to think every significant technological achievement happened in the last few weeks, ever been tempted to say, “Yeah, when I was a kid, we just had stuff like people landing on the moon”? Can you remember the 1968 baseball all-star game in Houston during which Harmon Killebrew suffered a groin injury and the network microphones picked up a fan yelling “Give him a transplant”?
“Today’s Slice questions: Within what Inland Northwest family will you find the greatest disagreement about what constitutes a desirable vacation destination? How are these disputes resolved?