My Sunday story was about the updated image of hospital gift shops. So if you're visiting someone at the hospital and forgot a gift, duck in. You might be surprised what gift shops now sell. From the story: Many retail stores are ailing in these…
Carly Crooks, 11, recently wrote a book report for her class that her father, Gary Crooks, associate editor on the newspaper's editorial board, first heard during conferences. Father and teacher were both in tears afterward. Gary's wife, Laura, died suddenly five years ago. She was…
Great line from the novel "The Underpainter": "Entire kingdoms of objects have disappeared from the planet...Think of all the gear associated with the horse-drawn carriage, the winter sleigh, all the straps and bits and bells, the reigns and shoes and blinkers."
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.
