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EndNotes archive for Jan. 23, 2012

MONDAY, JAN. 23, 2012

 This scene shows frozen trees on the campus of Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H., Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Cold weather continued to keep ice on trees in the region after a devastating ice storm destroyed utility poles, wires and other equipment, making some roads impassable. Utility officials trying to recover from the ice storm in the Northeast warned there could be more outages Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008 as drooping branches shed ice and snap back to their original positions, potentially taking out more power lines.  (Steve Hooper / Associated Press)

Post-storm topics

We lived through a BIG storm in Puget Sound last week: snow, ice, wind and today black ice on the roads. When talking with friends, the first topic was always, “Got power?” But after that the litany of loss took precedence. And at the top…

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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.