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EndNotes archive for Aug. 7, 2012

TUESDAY, AUG. 7, 2012

The Way He Was...Marvin Hamlisch 

Marvin Hamlisch, died suddenly on Monday in Los Angeles. His music provided the backdrop for Boomers’ - and others’ - lives over the last four decades. Accepted to Juilliard School at age 7, he was a music genius as well as an engaging personality. Barbra…

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aegis of Bellevue memory care 
tony wadden   (Photo Wadden / The Spokesman-Review)

Work for the ages

In my story today, I wrote about the memory care unit at Aegis of Bellevue which has incorporated cutting edge innovations to help its Alzheimer's residents. The unit features several work stations where residents can "return" to the work they once did. People with dementia…

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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.