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EndNotes archive for Sept. 11, 2012

TUESDAY, SEPT. 11, 2012

The full moon rises among the clouds behind a statue of an angel fixed atop the Alexander Column at Palace Square in St.Petersburg, Russia, late Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. (Dmitry Lovetsky / Associated Press)

Sept. 11 musings

My nephew, Nicholas, was deployed to Afghanistan two weeks ago for six months. The Marine officer is a career military guy, and his Facebook posts have been breezy from Afghanistan, describing uber workouts in the heat. The other night, he posted on Facebook within seconds…

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The 9/11 memorial taken for Becky Nappi's blog on Oct. 12, 2011. (Tony Wadden)

We vowed to remember, so we do

We said we would always remember…and so we do. We pause to acknowledge this anniversary of sorrow and loss, of confusion and grief, of private mourning and public outcry. “Tragedy can teach us many lessons. From pain, we can learn compassion. From division, we can…

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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.