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EndNotes archive for Sept. 10, 2013

TUESDAY, SEPT. 10, 2013

A flag placed in a name at the 9/11 memorial at Ground Zero. (Jim Camden)

We remember

While we are pacing politically over Syria, we recall the terror on our own soil 12 years ago. Threats, evil and grief linger. On this anniversary, we do well to pause, to hold in our hearts the struggle and pain still felt among survivors and…

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Cancer survivor Susie Leonard Weller rides a camel in the shadow of Uluru (Ayers Rock), the red rock monolith in central Australia.

Changing yourself rather than others

In my Monday Boomer U story, I profiled two women who faced serious situations they could not change and decided instead to change themselves. Now they're helping others do the same. Susie Leonard Weller survived stage 3 colon cancer but uses a permanent colostomy; Peggy…

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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.