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- Issue of
- Dec 8-14, 2011
- Vol. 19, No. 8
News & Comment
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- News
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Forest for the Trees
Streets for more people, and a bunch of wilderness.
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- News
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Jail Heads South
The city wants to send criminals to Kennewick. The sheriff says it won't help.
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- News
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How Bout Them Apples?
Scientists create a new fruit in Pullman
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- News
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Tucker's Woes
The woman who took down Jim West has set her sights on the county prosecutor.
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- News
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Self Defense
Two men facing prison shed their public defenders in an attempt to test Washington’s marijuana law.
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- Comment
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Hopeful Changes
Obama couldn't bring it. Can the next president?
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- Comment
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Iowa Hangover
Moving primary elections up isn't leveling the playing field.
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- Comment
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New Beginning
The Mayans saw a new era dawning in 2012. What about us?
Culture & Food
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- Arts & Culture
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Talent Search
The secret to a successful American hockey team? Bird dogs.
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- Arts & Culture
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She Vas His Girlfriend
The musical version of Young Frankenstein makes jokes about broads even broader.
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- Arts & Culture
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For Your Consideration
Coldplay stays the course. Plus, reading old Tintin comics.
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- Arts & Culture
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Grass Fed
Margot Casstevens' new show sends a message about Earth, with earth as the medium
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- Arts & Culture
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The Power and the Furry
Inside the mask with Swoop, Butch, Skitch and Walker D. Plank
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- Food & Drink
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Authentic Thai, Spokane-Style
Water lily flowers and coconut flan? You can find those and other Thai standards on local market shelves.
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- Food & Drink
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Spice And Everything Nice
Feeling piquant in Spokane Valley. Plus, taking and baking in Coeur d'Alene.
Music & Film
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- Music
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The Song Remains the Same
How to play the same gig each week and keeps fans on their feet.
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- Music
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Land of 10,000 Licks
Now, Now continue the surprisingly strong lineage of music from the North Star State
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- Film
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Heads up, Homer and Virgil - Bethesda is the new epic bard in town.
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- Film
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Dropped Balls
Think of a New Year's cliché. New Year’s Eve has it.
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- Film
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Tribulations
Two new films consider faith and deception.
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- Film
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I Hate My Teenage Daughter
The creative team behind this series should be sent to their rooms to think about what they've done.
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- Film
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Crash of the Titans
The fault, dear, is not in our stocks, but in ourselves.
Special Guides
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- Gift Guide
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Gifts for Sasquatches
... and seven other people on your list.
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- Gift Guide
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Gifts for Aspiring Julia Childs
... and seven other people on your list