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EndNotes archive for Aug. 31, 2011

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31, 2011

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Remembering an old friend

My mom's best friend, Peggy Swift, would have turned 88 today. She died in February in Hawaii, where she had moved several years ago to be near her two favorites in life: her children and the sun. Peggy called my mom almost every morning in…

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Afghan children play at a playground in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. (Rahmat Gul / Associated Press)

High U.S. death rate for newborns

OfficialWire News Bureau reports today that a global study shows that the "United States now trails 40 other countries when it comes to risk of newborn death with a newborn death rate of 4.3 per 1,000 live births. In 1990 the United States had the…

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Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.