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The Slice archive for March 6, 2012

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2012

Recalling another election day

Long ago and far away, I was assigned to do a feature on the mood and scene at various polling places. The story I wrote contained an error. I called a woman I quoted "Julia S. Long." Her name was Julia S. Lopez. At that…

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One way that we're definitely not No. 1

You don't have to be a soccer fan to admit that the stadiums where English Premier League teams play tend to have better names than the corporate-monikered temples of U.S. sports. Here are a few of the English facilities: Anfield, Craven Cottage, Ewood Park, Goodison…

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There are two different kinds of people

There are those who attended school in clearly defined, physically separate buildings. That is, K-6 was in one school. Then 7-9 (or just 7 and 8) was in an altogether different building. And then the high school years were spent at a third location. On…

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