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- Issue of
- Aug 26 - Sep 1, 2010
- Vol. 17, No. 46
News & Comment
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- News
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It Has Begun
What happened in last week’s primary election, and what to look forward to until November.
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- News
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Stuck In '09
As Election 2010 nears, a close city council election from last year still won’t die.
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- Comment
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Enlightenment Tax
Higher education in the Inland Northwest is looking great. If you can afford it.
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- Comment
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Take the Plunge
The pleasures of swimming in Lake Coeur d'Alene.
Culture & Food
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- Arts & Culture
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Word, People
Local booksellers, like most of us, have a preferred type. Is it you?
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- Arts & Culture
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'Medium Raw,' Anthony Bourdain
The Travel Channel host and former chef spices up food writing with the three Fs.
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- Arts & Culture
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Un-Social
Facebook caps you off at 5,000 friends. I killed it after 500.
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- Arts & Culture
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Shock Box
The travails of trying to find the best seat to watch the big game.
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- Food & Drink
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Kung Pao Smackdown
Five critics, 10 cartons of Chinese takeout and a mess of fortune cookies
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- Food & Drink
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Old Fashionable
The return of Doyle's Ice Cream Parlor. Plus, cupcakes on Garland.
Music & Film
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- Music
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Ladies First
Is the local music scene a level playing field for male and female musicians?
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- Music
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Super Rock!
Three titans - Dylan, Nugent and Mellencamp - will rock the Inland Northwest this week.
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- Music
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'Praise and Blame,' Tom Jones
He can order from a senior citizen menu, and he's still musically relevant.
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- Music
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'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Soundtrack,' Various Artists
Give your kid the keys to the car -- and this soundtrack.
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- Film
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Bone to Pick
Mom’s catatonic, Dad’s a drug dealer and sister’s wandering through the Ozarks.
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- Film
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Disney Sing It: Family Hits
You know the words by heart, so why not make a game of it?
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- Film
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Paris, With a Bullet
An argument against gun violence, from the guy who brought us Amélie.
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- Film
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'The Good, The Bad, The Weird'
A sprawling shoot-’em-up chortle from Korea.
Special Guides
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- College Guide
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The University of Idaho
Hating the correct rival college and avoiding the incorrect nightclub.
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- College Guide
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The Heroes and Villains of College
The allies you'll need and the enemies that can end your college adventures with a splatter.
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- College Guide
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Tuition on a Rampage
State helpless to battle the growing menace!
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- College Guide
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Gonzaga University
How to get into the best parties and which play was too hot for campus.
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- College Guide
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Escaping Dire Situations
When we last left our heroes, they were flunking and broke.
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- College Guide
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Eastern Washington University
Where the grass is green and the turf is red.
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- College Guide
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Spokane Community College
Where truck driver training and cosmetology... collide!
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- College Guide
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Meanwhile, Deep in the Jungles of South America
Turning yourself from Captain Never-Leaves-Campus to Captain Planet.
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- College Guide
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Save the College, Save the World
Finding a battle-worthy campus cause.
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- College Guide
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The Riverpoint Campus
Discovering the urban campus.
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- College Guide
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North Idaho College
The power of the open mic and the mystery of the topless roller-blading man.
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- College Guide
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Spokane Falls Community College
How to avoid repeating classes.... classes... classes.
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- College Guide
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Washington State University
When drunk happens.
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- College Guide
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Whitworth University
Embracing dorky activities and avoiding (getting caught for) the Big Three.
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- College Guide
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The College Utility Belt
Clip this ‘round your waist before doing battle with scholastic evils.