God's speed
If you work at newspapers long enough, you see all sorts of politicians pass through. Once upon a time, anyway. One need not be a bitter cynic to conclude that most of them are not special people. But I've always been glad that I got…
The Slice archive for Feb. 15, 2012
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15, 2012
1:30 a.m. Spokane vocabulary
"Get stupid" -- Cabbie's description of a drunken fare's decision to try to hold up the driver.
Thanks, I've seen it
I wish I had kept count of all the readers who emailed stories and pictures about an elk rescuing a drowning marmot at the Pocatello Zoo some time back. The total would be a significant number. If you know enough to find this, one of…
Another Spokane Indian who moved up
And down. Reader Les Norton mentioned several players I didn't know about. This guy is one of them. www.diamond.toppscards.com On second thought, maybe I did post his card last year. That Cotton Bowl thing seems familiar. Of course, that's not quite as fascinating as the…
The KPBX records sale is this weekend
www.cdandlp.com Ever checked it out?
New ultra-relaxed dress code at SR?
When I go back to riding my bike to work, I will resume my habit of being the first person in the newsroom each weekday morning. That is the proper order of things in my confused little universe. For now, though, a woman who has…
Difference between marrieds and singles
Single people sometimes have entertaining nicknames for the boyfriends or girlfriends of their peers. Writing about greyhounds in the previous post reminded me of a guy named Sam. He was an artist at the newspaper where we worked in another city. There was a greyhound…
Release the hounds
The televised dog show in New York always reminds me of my close encounter with greyhounds. About 20 years ago, I was down in Pullman spending time with a WSU vet student who commuted from the South Hill every day. This was for a story.…
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