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Spokane definitions of "alternative lifestyle": "A family that does not own a pickup truck." -- Helen Elam "Married without children." -- Tim Wink
Spokane definitions of "alternative lifestyle": "A family that does not own a pickup truck." -- Helen Elam "Married without children." -- Tim Wink
Did you know she grew up in Spokane? Do you care? www.mediabistro.com www.epubbooks.com
The Slice Blog knows of a Spokane man whose wife is out of town for a few days. So what is he doing while she's gone? You guessed it. He's going nuts with the garlic in the dinners he is preparing for himself. www.thisismarilyn.com Do…
How many Spokane area dining establishments that fail might have made a go of it if 10 percent of those local residents who intended to pay a visit (but never did) would have followed through and gone there for a meal?
www.gal4.piclab.us It's an old story. If you remember this Weather Channel personality, there is a good chance you have stopped rockin'.
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The Slice had asked about that and will have a follow-up on Saturday. Meantime, here's this. "The due date for my first child was Groundhog Day and I would joke that during delivery she would probably stick her head out, change her mind and duck…
A friend said he has been tired of Ray Lewis since the turn of the century.
Those who spend years writing for newspapers inevitably have stories about things they wish they had said during interviews with famous people. Nothing surprising about that. But sometimes reporters also harbor regrets about interviews in which they were not even participants. At least that happened…
"GEG" for the airport. "SPK" for Amtrak. "WTF" for the bus.
Well, it can be told tomorrow in The Slice column, at any rate. The shocking truth about the role of gender in The Spokesman-Review newsroom.
You pick. A) "You shouldn't take it so hard." B) "We're gonna have a good thing." C) "Don't tell me maybe." D) "Hungry through and through." E) "I have had my ups and downs and all around." F) "I'm gonna help you find yourself another…
Here's an unsigned note (on stationery adorned with flowers) that arrived today. It is a reaction to a word in Tuesday's Slice column. There is a misspelling in the note that I have not corrected because it reminded me of an old Dan Jenkins novel.…
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www.smjcommunications.com Where are the blue-hatted boy's hands? I realize that we cannot actually see. But his second-base expression makes one wonder.
It might not be ideal for every workplace. www.guardian.co.uk
With the help of three friends, of course. Chances are, though, all four of you would wind up going down in a heap.
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In my father's final years, as he approached 90, he set some records for inflated crowd estimates. I would call my parents and ask about their day. "It was like Grand Central Station over here," my dad would say. Further probing would inevitably reveal that…
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Warm-up question: Ever seen a dog with short legs get high-centered in snow?
Oh, baby. www.kwezzex.altervista.org He died almost 10 years ago.
Lighting, cloud cover, snow and other factors play a role. But my No. 1 vantage of Mount Spokane might be the one from the airport. Though, I have to admit, one reason might be the fact that it always seems to come as a surprise…
The "... and I vote" fill-in-the-blank item prompted Gary Rust to write. "I saw it on a bumper sticker and now have it on our refrigerator: 'We live in Hillyard and we voat.' "We have community pride but we also have a sense of humor."
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