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EndNotes archive for July 10, 2011

SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2011

Dee McGonigle and Tom Perko grew up as close friends in the Comstock Park neighborhood.  "We were inseparable" says McGonigle. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

What you learn in the 'hood 

In my interactive editor days, when I gave a lot of speeches, I would ask people to remember a crabby neighbor and a welcoming neighbor and how interaction with both types helped the children of the neighborhood shape their world view.Crabby neighbors have a lot…

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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.