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EndNotes archive for April 18, 2013

THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013

Neil Heslin, father of six-year-old Newtown victim Jesse Lewis, left, and former Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz., stands by President Barack Obama as he gestures while speaking during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, about measures to reduce gun violence. (Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press)

Senate decision, President's disgust 

A man of compassion expressing his disgust and disappointment yesterday, President Obama spoke in a press conference about the Senate’s failure to pass a sensible law that would require background checks for all people who buy guns. The grief of the families who have lost…

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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.