The Slice: Game-winner a team effort

More than 100 readers took a shot at winning those GU basketball tickets.

The assignment was to finish this sentence: “The thing a lot of people seem to forget about Spokane is…”

Here’s a sampling of the responses.

“Most of what we complain about is worse everywhere else.” – Curt Olsen

“Being a little hokey is okey-dokey.” – Tami Hansen

“The ease and comfort of flying in and out of Spokane International Airport.” – Debbie Cross

“Not everyone is a Zags fan.” – Marilyn Wigen

“It’s just like any other city.” – Sam Schlieder

“Normal people really do live here.” – Bob Atwood

“We once had a black mayor.” – Walt Miller

“A lot of stuff has happened since Expo ’74.” – Kimberly Middleton

“That it’s always been this way.” – James Allen

“Real men live here.” – Kathy Olson

“Why they moved here in the first place.” – Barbara Pursell

“It’s the largest city in northern Idaho.” – R.L. Harris

“How to escape.” – John Danforth

“It’s still a small town, so be careful what you do or say.” – Keith Vilhauer

“How many of us who have lived in prime areas around the world chose to retire here.” – Sue and Will Hille

“When you leave, you most likely will come back to stay.” – Sheri Johnson

“It’s a relatively small city with big-city agendas.” – Clara Kuhn

“The Indians were here first.” – Don Adair

“The beauty.” – Debbie Lenius

And so on. Thanks to all who shared their thoughts.

I’m awarding the tickets to Diane Stutzman, who passed along an idea from her husband, Walt.

“The thing a lot of people seem to forget about Spokane is … that we’re all in this together.”

Today’s Slice question: Do you give a damn what media types from out of town think of Spokane?