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EndNotes archive for Oct. 27, 2011

THURSDAY, OCT. 27, 2011

For EndNotes blog (Rajah Bose / The Spokesman Review)

Would you pay $120,000 for a kidney? 

So a New York man pleaded guilty today to brokering kidneys. Levy Izhak Rosenbaum found kidneys for New Jersey-based customers in exchange for "payments of $120,000 or more," according to the Associated Press. The man's lawyers claimed that their client actually did a good deed.…

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In the book “Steve Jobs,” which will be published Monday by Simon & Schuster, the author unveils new details about the life of the tech titan. (Associated Press)

St. Steve of Jobs?

CNN asked four experts whether the culture is turning Steve Jobs into a saint right now, despite the fact he was a Buddhist, not from a saint-making faith tradition. Theologian Gary M. Laderman of Emory University said: "Make no mistake about it, the veneration we…

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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.