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EndNotes archive for April 3, 2013

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013

In this Monday, March 14, 2011 photo, Sandhill Cranes fly in formation against a sunset near Gibbon, Neb.  About half a million sandhill cranes stop along an 80-mile stretch of the Platte River for three to four weeks each spring in March and April before continuing their journey to Canada, Alaska and Siberia. (Nati Harnik / Associated Press)

Hospice: 10 facts you may not know

Press release from The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization today: Last year, 1.65 million dying Americans were cared for by hospice. Yet, there are some important facts about hospice that people don’t know. And this may be keeping people from getting the best care…

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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.