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EndNotes archive for March 5, 2014

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014

In this Jan. 9, 2014 photo, a box of flowers imported from South America, wait for bug inspection at Miami International Airport. Each year, 715 million flowers come through Miami International Airport. (J Carter / Associated Press)

AIDS: We all know someone 

When the AIDS crisis was in its early stages in the 1980s, an editor said to me, “Before it’s over, we all will know someone impacted by this disease.” And seems we do. But a new drug tested as a vaccine against HIV shows big…

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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.