The Oregonian's editorial page editor, 63-year-old Bob Caldwell, died of a heart attack Saturday after a sex act with a 23-year-old college student in her apartment. The newspaper wrote a story about the sordid circumstances. See story. It took a lot of courage for his…
Hospice of Spokane hosts national teleconferences several times a year. I've been to two of them and they are excellent. Hospice just announced an end-of-life ethics teleconference scheduled for April 25 at the Lincoln Center in Spokane. Hospice explained the conference this way: "Ethical decisions…
Encyclopedia Britannica, published since 1768, announced yesterday that it's going all digital and will cease publication of its 32-volume printed encyclopedia. Inevitable, I know. But fond memories for me and all other childhood bookies: lying on the floor of my childhood home and paging through…
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.
