Death

Word of the Day: Liminal

Kelly Carlin-McCall | Posted 01.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Transition, Depth Psychology, Change, American Dream, Grief, Future, Past, Death, Coping With Death, Living News
Kelly Carlin-McCall

I'm humbled by the power of death but alive enough to feel hope. I can't help but think that this sharing of my grief and confusion is part of the conversation that America needs right now too.

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The Ponzi Scheme Presidency

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, US Military, Warwire, Afghanistan, Pax Americana, Ponzi Scheme, Pax Republicana, Death, Iraq War, Bush Administration, Vietnam War, Neoconservatives, Korean War, Bernard Madoff, Assyrians, Politics News
Tom Engelhardt

At a cost of nearly one trillion taxpayer dollars to date, Bush's mad "global war" simply sucked needed money out of our world at levels that made Bernie Madoff seem like a small fry.

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A National Blitz to Control Cholera in Zimbabwe

Caroline Gluck | Posted 01.06.2009 | World

Read More: Zimbabwe Cholera, Zimbabwe, Africa, Infectious Diseases, Disease, Epidemic, Music, Death, World News
Caroline Gluck

Cholera has now affected every province in Zimbabwe. More than 33,000 suspected cases have been reported and the disease has claimed over 1,600 deaths.

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The Play-Doh Theory Of Life

Tom Gerdy | Posted 01.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Teenager's Death, Light From Death, Spreading Happiness, Making a Difference, Life, Death, Spirituality, Living News
Tom Gerdy

Interacting in the world is the same as playing with Play-Doh. You can't without leaving a mark on it. At the end of every day, we should ask ourselves, "What kind of mark did I leave today?"

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Chances You'll Be Killed by an Asteroid in 2009

Keith Thomson | Posted 12.30.2008 | World

Read More: Automobiles, Firearms, Green News, Asteroid Hit Earth Video, Drowning, Home Sales, Storms, Food Safety, Space Travel, Asteroid Earth Impact, Fire, Dinosaurs, Extreme Weather, Dangerous Furniture, Asteroid Hit Earth, 2009, Death, Asteroid Destroys Earth Video, Asteroids, New Year's Commentary, World News
Keith Thomson

A computer video circulating the internet has rekindled fears that an asteroid will hit Earth and send mankind the way of the brontosaurus. Based on NASA projections, there is indeed a chance of this.

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You Are a Whole Different Person When You Are Scared

Val Strange | Posted 12.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Holidays, New Year's Eve, Depression, Baby Boomers, Fear, The Great Depression, Hope, Economy, Medical, Democracy, Taxpayers, Election, Death, Chris Shays, American Experiment, Politics, History, Scared, Dreams, Uninsured, Bailout, Christmas, Foreclosure, Family, American Dream, Politics News
Val Strange

The cancer of our sick economy already metastasized to the bone, but analysts are hard-pressed to diagnose the current conditions akin to the Great Depression.

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Pinter

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 12.26.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Social Justice, Britain, Harold Pinter, Christmas Eve, Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter Death, Plays, Death, Playwright, Entertainment News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

Harold Pinter once said, "Being thrown out of the U.S. embassy in Ankara with Arthur Miller, a voluntary exile, was one of the proudest moments of my life."

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A Pele Christmas: An Encounter with a True Meaning of the Holiday

Kelly Carlin-McCall | Posted 12.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Hawaii, Religion, God, Christmas, Meditation, Love, Spirituality, Death, Parents, Holiday Season Commentary, Pele, Living News
Kelly Carlin-McCall

As I sat Christmas morning meditating as the dawn broke here in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean over Hawaii, I was struck by the many faces of the Ultimate Unknown/Known Otherness that were presented to me.

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My Mother: A Lebanese American Woman's Life

James Zogby | Posted 12.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Citizenship, Politics, Family, Bill Clinton, Lebanon, Salemi Zogby, Al Gore, Loss, Death, Living News
James Zogby

December 25 marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of my mother. In memory of her, I offer this article I wrote at that time.

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The Shortest Day of the Year: Musings on the Winter Solstice

Kelly Carlin-McCall | Posted 12.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Christmas, Rebirth, George Carlin, Winter Solstice, Grief, Death, Spirituality, Living News
Kelly Carlin-McCall

Today, I will let this Winter Solstice be an opportunity of awakening. I will not only contemplate what has been lost in my own life, but what has been lost in this country.

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Another Murdered: Pass the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act

Kety Esquivel | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Law, Law Enforcement, Hate Crimes, Jose Sucuzhanay, Brooklyn, Obama Administration, Obama Administration Challenges, Congress, Hispanics, Race, Romel Sucuzhanay, New York, Death, Racial Epithet, Ecuador, Immigration Reform, Latino Politics, Nclr, Online, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Marcelo Lucero, National Council of La Raza, Hate Speech, Long Island, Immigration Debate, Immigration Policy, Politics News
Kety Esquivel

NCLR has joined other civil rights and Latino leaders to urge Congress and the new administration to make passage of the "Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act" a priority.

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Bettie Page: Iconic Beauty Dies but Erotic Heritage Lives On

Theresa Darklady Reed | Posted 12.14.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Burlesque, Hugh Hefner, Bettie Page Dies, Sex Workers, Irving Klaw, Bettie Page, Bettie Page Heart Attack, Death, Entertainment News
Theresa Darklady Reed

While most pin-up models can measure their career in months, Bettie Page continued strong for years, earning a spot as Playmate of the Year in then-two year-old Playboy in 1955.

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Holiday Reflections: The Exquisite Nature of Faith: The Constrasts and Challenges of Reality

SaraKay Smullens | Posted 12.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Prostitution, Reality, Suffering, Hope, Holiday Season, Health, Death, The Power of Prayer and Community, Living News
SaraKay Smullens

Holiday Reflections: The Exquisite Nature of Faith: The Contrasts and Challenges of Reality "Silent Night" Bloodshed all over the world: bomb...

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Requiem for An Educator: In Memoriam James O'Keefe

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 12.11.2008 | Living

Read More: Emotions, James O'keefe, Emotional, Brain Cancer, Mourning, Cancer, Teachers, Loss, Teaching, Touching, Sadness, Life, Death, Living News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

In the short time I knew James O'Keefe, he wouldn't mind if I called him friend. He touched my life in ways that few ever have or ever will.

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Prem Uncle's Story: A Family Member Murdered in Hindu-Muslim Carnage

Gotham Chopra | Posted 12.04.2008 | World

Read More: Mumbai Attacks, India, Pakistan, Mumbai, Mumbai Terrorism, Mumbai Terrorist Attacks, Death, World News
Gotham Chopra

Throughout the independence movement in India, there had been factions urging for the separation of nations - the creation of two independent nations - one for Hindus, one for Muslims.

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Suicide: Brazilian Trader Paulo Sergio Silva Shoots Himself At Financial Exchange

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 11.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Brazilian Stock Market, Trader Suicide, Finance, Brazilian Trader Suicide, Suicide, Financial Crisis, Brazilian Trader Shoots Himself, Death, Paulo Sergio Silva, Trader Suicide Attempt, Brazilian Trader, Brazilian Trader Shoots Self, Itau Suicide, Brazilian Suicide, Paulo Sergio Itau, Brazil Trader Suicide, Trader Shoots Himself, Paulo SéRgio Silva, Business News

A bizarre year in finance took another tragic turn in Brazil today, where a trader apparently shot himself on the open trading floor of the Sao Paulo ...

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Where I Was

Mary Lou Song | Posted 11.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Dying, Barack Obama, Election, Memories, Voting, Death, American Stories, 2008 Election, Mothers, Living News
Mary Lou Song

When I learned Barack Obama had won the election, I was at home trying to watch every moment while still caring for my mother.

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Cutting Risk of SIDS Could Be as Easy as Using a Fan

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Pediatrics, Infants, Sids, Babies, Health, Sleep, Children, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Death, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

SIDS may never have a "cure," but we can learn how to reduce its risk and take those precautions every single day. Adding a fan to your baby's room is an inexpensive and easy thing to do.

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Obama: Lesson Learned from Grandmother's Death

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 11.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Barack Obama, Barack Obama Grandmother, Family Values, Obama Grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, Loss, Death, Living News
Jamie Stiehm

How Obama dealt with the death of a loved one speaks volumes about his character. He told campaign aides the trip to see his grandmother in Hawaii was "non-negotiable."

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Remembering Studs

Howard Wolinsky | Posted 11.01.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Ama, Chicago, Studs Terkel, Literature, Journalism, Death, Chicago News
Howard Wolinsky

Studs was an advocate for progressive change and I wish he had lived long enough to hear what he had to say on the outcome of Tuesday's Presidential election.

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Studs Terkel Lives On

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 10.31.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Literature, Ij Wagner, History, Chicago, Studs Terkel, Pop Culture, Death, Chicago News
Robert J. Elisberg

Studs Terkel died on Friday in Chicago at the age of 96. He was too young. But then, whenever he ended up dying, he'd be too young.

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Irene Fernandez: The Best or Worst of Malaysia?

Suzette Standring | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Poverty, Rape, Abuse, Detention Camps, Migrant Workers, Kuala Lumpur, Criminal Justice, Immigration, Death, Irene Fernandez, Nobel Prize, Human Rights, Freedom of Expression, Malaysia, Illegal Immigrants, Right Livelihood Award, Poor, Suzette Standring, Torture, Politics News
Suzette Standring

It is a textbook case of laws being used to crush critics of governmental operations. Malaysia may be 9,296 miles from the US, but authorities seeking to silence protest is universal.

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Too Young for This: Delivering My Uncle's Eulogy

Alice Crisci | Posted 10.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Relationships, Eulogy, Neice, Uncle, Cancer, Goodbyes, Last Lecture, Death, Life, Funerals, Cancer Relationships, Family Relationships, Familial Relationships, Battling Cancer, Living News
Alice Crisci

Cancer gave my Uncle Wit the freedom to be open, expressive, emotive, talkative and connected to those he has always loved deeply.

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Remembering Bill Headline

Bob Franken | Posted 10.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Bill Headline, Cbs, Cnn, News Channels, Death, Media News
Bob Franken

Those us who were privileged to work and know Bill Headline have lost a treasured friend as well as an esteemed colleague. That can be a platitude, but it certainly is not this time.

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Crib Notes

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 10.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Marriage, Baby, Health, Gap, Recall, Hazard, Suffocation, Crib, Death, Parents, Living News
Roseanne Colletti

"When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall." This venerable children's nursery rhyme takes on a frightening new significance amid the rash of crib recalls. What's going on in "Babyland"?

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