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EndNotes archive for March 29, 2014

SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2014

Snohomish County District 21 Fire Chief Travis Hots looks down briefly as he addresses a news conference about a deadly mudslide Thursday, March 27, 2014, in Arlington, Wash. Hots said the death toll is expected to rise considerably within the next two days as the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office catches up with the recovery effort. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)

Mudslide: Day 8

The mudslide story plays constantly on the Seattle news stations: the faces of waiting loved ones reveal exhaustion and grief. The workers who dig and pole and sift through the muck appear as subject to slipping away as the victims of one week ago. 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.