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Moscow Arby’s Reopens After Killing

Arby's coworkers embrace on day of emotional reopening. 3 of them spoke at Belinda Niebuhr's funeral. (Photo: KHQ)

Amid tears and emotion, Moscow's Arby's employees went back to work Monday as the restaurant reopened two weeks after its manager, Belinda Niebuhr, was shot and killed behind the counter. "We're finding out it's going to be much harder than we all expected," Pat Rogers said. Rogers is the Vice President of Happy Day, the company that owns the franchise. Rogers, along with the restaurant's management, organized a remodeling of the restaurant after the tragedy, including new paint and lighting. They also hung a photo of Belinda on the wall, along with her apron, now framed. "We just lost a big part of this family," Rogers said. "We lost the mom"/Gabe Cohen, KHQ. More here.

Question: Would you be able to return to work after a situation like this?



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.