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EndNotes archive for April 1, 2014

TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2014

Workers and volunteers search for articles and belongings at the scene of the deadly March 22 mudslide, Monday, March 31, 2014, in Oso, Wash. The number of confirmed dead has reached 24. More than two dozen people remain missing, authorities have said. (Sofia Jaramillo / Pool The Herald)

Oso strong

The digging, the waiting, the mud continues. The names of the deceased appear, the names of the missing posted. What happens to a community when so many simply vanish? How do we come to understand the catastrophe? When overcome with grief, how does someone survive?…

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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.