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EndNotes archive for Jan. 2014

FRIDAY, JAN. 3, 2014

A homeless man pushes a shopping cart full of his belongings across an intersection in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles, Friday, March 29, 2013. The area, originally agricultural until the 1870s when railroads first entered Los Angeles, has maintained a transient nature through the years from the influxes of short-term workers, migrants fleeing economic hardship during the Great Depression, military personnel during World War II and the Vietnam conflict, and low-skilled workers with limited transportation options who need to remain close to the city's core, according to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. (Jae Hong / Associated Press)

Affordable Health Care…for all 

With all the media hype over new the health care law and glitches in computers, one voice is rarely heard:the voice of homeless people. The new health care laws provide an expansion of Medicaid allowing potentially 1.2 million homeless people eligible for coverage. Communities know…

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THURSDAY, JAN. 2, 2014

Lightening flashes across the Spokane skyline in 2004 as thunderstorms and wind spark up new fires across the region. (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)

Words that irritate 

Do you have phrases or words that irritate you? Well, maybe not, but writers often do.Here are some words and phrases from 2013 that we could eliminate from our lives – and survive just fine. (S-R archive photo)

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1, 2014

Confetti flies over New York's Times Square after the clock strikes midnight during the New Year's Eve celebration as seen from the Marriott Marquis hotel Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 in New York. (Mary Altaffer / Associated Press)

2013 personal highlights?

The last year has been interesting and amazing and surprising. As a Catholic, I have my favorite person of the year: Pope Francis I. He was a surprise choice among his colleagues; a man who appears humble, compassionate and kind. My kind of guy. Who…

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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.



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