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EndNotes archive for March 29, 2011

TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011

ILE--Referee Earl Strom keeps Houston Rockets Calvin Murphy, left , from getting any closer to Sixers George McGinnis duirng a game in Philadelphia in 1978. Strom, a 29-year NBA official who whistled  calls against players from Wilt Chamberlain's generation to Michael  Jordan's, died Sunday at his home after a long illness at the age of 66. Strom, who retired after working the 1990 NBA Finals, had undergone  surgery in January for a malignant brain tumor. At center is Rockets Dwight Jones. (13) (AP Photo/file)

Basketball as metaphor

Long before he got sick and died, my dad -- who was a relatively well known lawyer in Spokane -- would say, "When I die, the guys gathered at the coffee shop will say, 'Too bad about Joe Nappi. (Pause). And look at the time!…

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Defining brain death

The Religion Link website has an interesting discussion going on about what constitutes brain death and the end of life. Here's an excerpt or read the whole thing: Caring for people in the final stages of life is one of the most expensive aspects of…

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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.