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EndNotes archive for Nov. 2014

FRIDAY, NOV. 28, 2014

An unusual July rainbow appeared at dusk as rain showers arrived over the Spokane region on Tuesday night. (Mike Prager)

End-of-life hilarity

My mom and Mary met in seventh grade and remained best friends for decades – until Mary’s death from Leukemia. They shared secrets and opinions and their mutual outrageous humor. They even shared their funeral wishes hoping those wishes would be followed. “But our kids…

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TUESDAY, NOV. 25, 2014

Wheat churns as it is harvested by Joel Zwainz’s combine on Monday.

Thanksgiving – a day for grace

Anne Lamott writes: as a child she never said grace at her family’s table, but was drawn to her friends’ homes where people paused and recalled blessings before scarfing down the vittles. Thanksgiving is a holiday for every American, no matter their religion – or…

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FRIDAY, NOV. 21, 2014

THURSDAY, NOV. 20, 2014


Director Mike Nichols arrives at the premiere of "Closer" in the Westwood area of Los Angeles. "Closer," which opens Friday, is directed by Nichols and stars Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Clive Owen. 
 (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Mike Nichols, director, dies at 83 

Mike Nichols died suddenly Wednesday of cardiac arrest. He was 83. Nichols was an admired and award-winning director. His genius earned him Oscar, Emmy and Grammy awards. He won nine Tony awards. Stars loved him: Jack Nicholson, Harrison Ford, Julia Roberts, Ron Silver, Anne Bancroft,…

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19, 2014

Paper snowflakes are each just as unique as the snowflakes falling outside.  (Maggie Bullock)

Snowflake babies

When couples long for a child and are unable to conceive, they seek various options. Liz and Kevin Krainman opted to “adopt” a snowflake baby – a frozen embryo that was implanted into Liz. The frozen embryo is considered “property” and the rights of the…

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SUNDAY, NOV. 16, 2014

Duncan Cooper, 10, will see his drawing “A Rainbow in Ireland” published in the October issue of the children’s magazine Highlights for Children. Cooper is in fifth grade at Cataldo Catholic School and the son of Noah and Terese Cooper.

Poignant grief

Some stories feel too painful to tell, yet they are extraordinary tales of human compassion and resurrection of the spirit. Chris Picco buried his wife, Ashley and their son, Lennon, on Saturday. Chris met his wife while they were both assisting firefighters after the September…

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FRIDAY, NOV. 14, 2014

Airport employees prepare aircrafts of the airliner Lufthansa at the airport during an eight-hour warning strike of Lufthansa pilots in Munich, southern Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. (Matthias Schrader / Associated Press)

Perspective

I have been away for nearly three weeks. Traveling home to my native Minnesota and then to the Caribbean with friends from high school, offered perspective. St. Augustine wrote: “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page.” Conversations…

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MONDAY, NOV. 10, 2014

Les Rose, left, and Jay Via, who served in Afghanistan at different times, decided to run more than 13 miles with an American flag, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 in Troy, Ohio. "We're doing it to honor all veterans," Rose said. (Anthony Weber / Troy Daily News)

Veterans: Thank you! 

Today we honor our veterans, men and women who left their known lives to serve our country. May we honor all those soldiers who courageously walked into the unknown to serve America. No matter the act of remembrance - free drinks at a local restaurant,…

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FRIDAY, NOV. 7, 2014

Jessica Shinn, a third-year pharmacy student at WSU Spokane, puts a bandage on nursing student Addie Burkhart after giving her a flu shot during a health fair on Thursday at the Riverpoint campus in downtown Spokane. (Tyler Tjomsland)

Time to get shot 

While Ebola has hit the headlines, we must pay attention to a bigger threat to our health: the flu. Each year that illness claims thousands of lives. People over age 65 and younger than 2 years are at higher risk than others. Anyone who lives…

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TUESDAY, NOV. 4, 2014

American Flag

Vote!

A previous supervisor told me her husband never votes, never has, never will. And because I wanted to remain employed, I said simply, "Oh, that is interesting." And kept my opinion quiet. He doesn't vote because he believes his vote does not count. Try telling…

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MONDAY, NOV. 3, 2014

Pedestrians walk through a gate on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Dozens of Harvard University students are being investigated for cheating after school officials discovered evidence they may have wrongly shared answers or plagiarized on a final exam. Harvard officials on Thursday didn't release the class subject, the students' names, or specifically how many are being investigated. (Elise Amendola / Associated Press)

A child's dreams come true

Justus Uwayesu started at Harvard this fall as a freshman. He has traveled a long distance – across the globe and through a sea of sadness. As an orphaned child, he lived in a garbage dump in Rwanda. Then along came Clare Effiong, an American…

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SATURDAY, NOV. 1, 2014

A chocolate and raspberry heart cake from chef Wendy Kromer-Schell.

All Saints' Day

Art Miller, 91, hung onto life in the open sea for two days during World War II. He knew he had to get home to Norma, the love of his life. He did. They married, raised their children and traveled after his retirement. When we…

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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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