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- Issue of
- Dec 16-22, 2010
- Vol. 18, No. 9
News & Comment
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- News
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Shot and Killed
Local law enforcement has killed four people in the past four months. Coincidence or a sign of the future?
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- News
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Center for Justice 3.0
Their budget is half what it once was - but Center for Justice founder Jim Sheehan expects a new evolution.
- News
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A Timeline of Police Shootings
Oct. 31, 2009 | Two Seattle police officers shot, one fatally; suspected shooter shot and wounded According to The Seattle Times, Seattle police officers Timothy Brenton and Britt Sweeney were am
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- News
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About the Benjamins
The budget battles begin. Plus, WSU and the FAA get together for sleepy pilots.
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- Comment
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Nightmare Island
A look at trickle-down economics from a California shipyard.
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- Comment
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Listen Closely
The stories behind Bing Crosby's holiday classics.
Culture & Food
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- Arts & Culture
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Tuxes and Tinsel
Four guys from the ‘50s have time-traveled so your heart may be merry and bright.
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- Arts & Culture
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Dresses Deciphered
What do your clothes say about you?
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- Arts & Culture
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Give a Little Bit
Six easy ways to make somebody’s life a little better this holiday season.
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- Arts & Culture
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'United States of Americana,' Kurt B. Reighley
Hipsters with mustaches? Same old, same old.
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- Food & Drink
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Rainbow Train
A new sushi restaurant downtown! Plus, Churchill's is grilling burgers.
Music & Film
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- Music
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Ye Olde Record Shoppe
A new record store on the Palouse may be arriving at the right time after all.
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- Music
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'Electric Endicott,' Gary Wilson
The underground king of avant-garde's heyday may have passed.
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- Music
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'Ghost Blonde,' No Joy
No Joy seems to understand shoegaze isn't broken. No need to fix it.
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- Music
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Heart of Darkness
If you can’t stand the heat, don’t go into Wildcard’s kitchen.
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- Film
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Men of a Certain Age
In their 50s and therefore insecure.
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- Film
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A Contender
The Fighter should earn Christian Bale an Oscar nom for his nuanced performance.
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- Film
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Disney's Epic Mickey
The mouse roars.
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- Film
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A Rotten Legacy
Thirty years later, Tron: Legacy still can’t figure out that sci-fi isn’t about the special effects.
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- Film
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Mother and Child
Birth mother, adopted woman, adoptive mother: grieving but getting along, thanks.
Special Guides
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- Gift Guide
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Gifts for the Hip and Media-Savvy
All the books, music, DVDs and games that should be on your shopping list.