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- Issue of
- Dec 9-15, 2010
- Vol. 18, No. 8
News & Comment
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- News
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Legislative Liaisons
Nationally and on the state level, politicians are coming together in unexpected ways. Plus, an effort to ban phosphorous lawn care products.
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- News
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'Neither Consistent nor Inconsistent'
Mary Verner keeps a tight grip on police records while trying to win concessions from the Guild.
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- News
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Who Will Blink?
Time's running out to decide whether to allow Big Oil to ship mega equipment along a scenic highway.
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- Comment
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Woman Power
The 2012 election will pit Sarah Palin against Hillary Clinton.
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- Comment
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No Will, No Way
Time to get serious about cutting the deficit.
Culture & Food
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- Arts & Culture
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Big Man
Some colleges thought J.C. Sherritt's height would be a problem. It's worked out pretty well at Eastern.
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- Arts & Culture
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Only a Game
The Apple Cup is a pretty big deal in Pullman, mostly because of what happens off the field.
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- Arts & Culture
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A Year in Preview
Tinman's 2010 retrospective is more about looking forward than back.
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- Arts & Culture
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Taffeta Tally
After this report card, the Taffetas are probably going to get detention.
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- Arts & Culture
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'How to Read the Air,' Dinaw Mengestu
Immigrants full of hope? Try immigrants consumed by old resentments.
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- Food & Drink
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Pint of Dreams
Jones Radiator believes if it pours them, the bridge will come. Plus, Petunia's Marketplace.
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- Food & Drink
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Secret Ingredients
Anxious about your processed food product? Work out your worries: Ask annoying questions.
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- Food & Drink
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On the Noggin'
Forget Santa’s arrival at the mall - boozing up eggnog signals the real start of the holiday season.
Music & Film
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- Music
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'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,' Kanye West
Kanye's new album is worth the hype.
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- Music
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Punk in the USA
Back in the ’80s, a bunch of kids built a music scene here. Today they’re making a movie about how it changed their lives.
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- Music
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'Dreams,' Neil Diamond
I am so mad at you, Neil.
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- Music
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Swarm Sounds
The Flying Spiders spin hip-hop beats with orchestrated instrumentation.
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- Film
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Voyage to Nowhere
Dawn Treader is bad. Even for a sequel.
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- Film
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'Kirby's Epic Yarn'
Kirby’s Epic Yarn is spun from simple, classic Nintendo fun.
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- Film
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'I'm Still Here'
Joaquin Phoenix's project turned out to be a sham. But our reaction wasn't.
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- Film
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Weak Stinger
The final Dragon Tattoo film is good, despite losing sight of its Girl.
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- Film
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Top Gear (U.S. Version)
How is it that the British do everything better?
Special Guides
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- Gift Guide
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Gifts for Inmates
... and seven other people on your holiday list.