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EndNotes archive for Jan. 6, 2014

MONDAY, JAN. 6, 2014

A Crow Wing County snowplow operator clears snow near Merrifield, Minn., Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. Schools were open as the storm reached into the second day in Central Minnesota. Snowfall totals could also approach 3 feet in northeastern Minnesota, where the weather has contributed to hundreds of traffic accidents around the state, including at least four fatal crashes since Monday. (Steve Kohls / The Brainerd Daily Dispatch)

Baby, it’s cold outside!

Well, if you are in Minnesota today – it is more than cold. Those citizens in my home state are in serious “weather lockdown” as the air hit 56 degrees below zero (windchill factored in). So they must stay inside, close curtains and drapes to…

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Nuns wave at and takes pictures of Pope Francis as he drives by in his popemobile as he leaves Aparecida, Brazil, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Tens of thousands of faithful flocked to the tiny town of Aparecida, tucked into an agricultural region halfway between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, where he is celebrated the first public Mass of his trip in a massive basilica dedicated to the nation's patron saint. (Victor Caivano / Associated Press)

Screening calls? 

Seems even Roman Catholic sisters screen their calls occasionally – or are they otherwise engaged in spiritual reflection, chores, maybe watching Downton Abbey? I would have some method of caller identification, if I knew Pope Francis was prone to frequent dialing. After all, if the…

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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.