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EndNotes archive for Sept. 26, 2011

MONDAY, SEPT. 26, 2011

A moment… to honor his service

We continue to read about them each week – soldiers killed in Afghanistan. It is good to pause, to honor, to read their story and hold their loved ones in our hearts. Sgt. Tyler Holtz, 22, a member of the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment,…

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Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has been known to tap into several distinctly different religious traditions, but she draws on her Judeo-Christian roots in her new album, "Theology." Associated Press
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Shoot the pope? Sinead wants to. 

Sinead O’Connor, the singer who once tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II while on Saturday Night Live, has threatened to shoot Pope Benedict if he visits Ireland, according to CathNewsUSA. Her friends worry about her mental health. Wonder if she'll get the…

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John Kaplan (Courtesy Kaplan / The Spokesman-Review)

The bunny man sends his best

John Kaplan, the subject of my Sunday story, took a photo early in his career in Spokane (around 1982 or 1983) of a man in a bunny costume (selling doughnuts on Easter Sunday). During his break, the man removed the bunny head and smoked a…

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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.