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The Slice archive for Jan. 3, 2013

THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 2013


Did I misuse the phrase "push back"? 

A Slice reader left me a phone message in which she asserted that when I used "push back" in today's column, I erred. Because I was talking about moving something to a later date, she said I should have chosen "push ahead." Feel free to…

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It'll keep 

Pat Cadagan received a Hostess fruitcake as a stocking-stuffer at Christmas. That's OK. He likes fruitcake. But he is in no hurry to eat this one. No need to rush, after all. The expiration date is in 2015. www.x-entertainment.com

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On the 5:53 a.m. No. 43 bus

I was riding the early bus in the first forward-facing seat. A girl got on just before downtown and sat in the center-facing seat directly in front of me. She might have been 18. Could have been 20. She proceeded to extract a compact from…

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Can you spot the Ball State grad? 

www.pbs.org No, Betty White did not go to college in Indiana. The fact that the editor of this newspaper is himself a Ball State man played no role in my selecting this post. The "Password" player in question was one of my favorite NFL players…

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