You know, the cheesy cable series that profiled rock bands, focusing on the seamier aspects of stardom and the seemingly inevitable fall from grace. It has long been a screwball wish of mine that I could have appeared on one of those installments and said…
According to the website credited for the image below, the nine games Hector played in the majors in 1965 were it as far as his time in the bigs went. Oh, well. That's nine more than most of us can claim. He wound up doing…
One of my colleagues was rooting around in the bowels of the newspaper building when she came across an artifact from another era. It's an editor's rubber stamp that says "KILL". If that blast from the past mysteriously disappears from her work area, feel free…
"Just had to tell someone," began a note from Maxine Kinzer. "I was driving up Bernard St., about 24th. I stopped. Five ducks walked across the crosswalk! I don't think the car in back of me knew why I stopped until the ducks were all…
Do you remember when she was a regular part of CBS coverage of the NFL? OK, well, how about this. What is her roundabout connection to Idaho State University? www.people.com
Today's Slice question: What is the quintessential Spokane occupation?
With a mere 108 days until the official start of winter, it seems fair to ask. What sort of season will it be for building backyard ice rinks? Last winter was pretty much a no-show in the Spokane area. Maybe 2012-13 will be different. Care…
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Instead of mumbling "nothing" or "something to do with fractions," what do you wish you had said when one of your parents asked what you learned in school that day? A) "The guitar intro to 'When You Walk In The Room.'" B) "That people sometimes…
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