DEATH
THE NEW FORTY It is not a question of if...
Of all the hazards we face in this area of the country, the hazard I personally fear the most is a tornado. There are number of reasons why this hazard is at the the top of my list, but the primary re...
Posted on 5/21/13 at 9:36 PM
STAFF BLOG IN THE SPIRIT No one's mother really dies
Very beautiful words of wisdom and food for thought are often printed in a funeral service bulletin or one of those little obituary brochures. Phydella Bunny Bertsch was the mother of our good friend,...
Posted on 5/20/13 at 1:50 PM
PEACE GARDEN MAMA II faith & family fridays: this is the church
The other day, I found the Church in my mail. Not email, but the snail-mail variety -- old school. The envelope was hidden among the pile of mostly junk, and since it bore the return label of our kid...
Posted on 5/10/13 at 12:08 AM
MIDDLE AGED PLAGUE Life's -- and Death's -- Lessons
I visited my father the other day. Generally, these visits consist of my kneeling before a concrete slab, embedded in which is a plaque bearing Dad's name and two salient dates. I tell him how much w...
Posted on 1/10/13 at 3:06 PM
ASTRO BOB Death Star moon Mimas meets its twin in Tethys
I originally planned a book review on a new asteroid book today but decided to hold off a couple days because of little time and other plans. Don't worry, it'll arrive in this space shortly. For fun...
Posted on 12/16/12 at 8:19 PM
Kerry mourns 'selfless, idealistic' US diplomat 
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday railed against the "cowardly" terrorists responsible for the attack that killed five Americans in Afghanistan, including a "selfless, idealistic" young diplomat on a mission to donate books to students.
By Bradley Klapper , April 07, 2013
3 confirmed dead in I-94 crash in Minneapolis
The Minnesota State Patrol says 3 people died and more were injured in a multivehicle crash on Interstate 94 in Minneapolis.
By Associated Press , April 07, 2013
Suicide bomber kills 20 at political rally in Iraq
A suicide bomber killed 20 people and wounded dozens on Saturday at a political rally in the Iraqi city of Baqouba, officials said.
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra , April 06, 2013
NATO: Blast in Afghanistan kills 5
NATO says a blast in Afghanistan has killed three coalition service members and two civilians working with the alliance.
By Associated Press , April 06, 2013
3 killed in 95-vehicle pileup at Virginia-NC line
Nearly 100 vehicles crashed Sunday along a mountainous, foggy stretch of interstate near the Virginia-North Carolina border, killing three people and injuring 25 others.
By Associated Press , March 31, 2013
Nevada crash kills 5 in California family; teen arrested
Five members of a Southern California family were killed in southern Nevada when their van was rear-ended by an 18-year-old driver who was later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, authorities said.
By Martin Griffith , March 31, 2013
Navy IDs SEAL killed in Ariz. parachuting accident
Brett D. Shadle always had wanted to be a member of the Navy's most elite special forces unit. A year after enlisting, he made it happen and went on to become a highly decorated member of the Navy's famed SEAL Team 6.
By Associated Press , March 30, 2013
Phil Ramone, Grammy-winning producer, dead at 72
Phil Ramone, the masterful Grammy Award-winning engineer, arranger and producer whose platinum touch included recordings with Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon, has died at 72, his family said Saturday.
By Hillel Italie , March 30, 2013
Chavez's legacy gains religious glow in Venezuela
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Holding a Bible in her arms at the start of Holy Week, seamstress Maria Munoz waited patiently to visit the tomb of the man she considers another savior of humanity.
By Jack Chang , March 30, 2013
Child Alone With Mother's Corpse For Days In New Jersey Apartment
After Kiana Workman, 38, died apparently of natural causes in the Union, New Jersey, apartment, her son spent four days alone with her body, rubbing lotion on her skin in an attempt to revive her, police said.
By David Jones , March 27, 2013
Missing Fertile, Minn., woman found dead
The Polk County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of a 41-year-old Fertile, Minn., woman who was found dead in her vehicle Sunday in rural Polk County.
By Herald Staff Report , March 25, 2013
Marine base shooting victim was goofy, churchgoing
A Marine who was shot to death at a Virginia base was described as a warm-hearted country boy from the South who grew up in the Pentecostal church and even preached a few times.
By Associated Press , March 24, 2013
Prison chief's death highlights safety concerns
The newest warden was sworn in Friday to oversee South Carolina's Lee Correctional Institution, a prison described by Gov. Nikki Haley as a dangerous place "housing the worst of the worst of our convicts."
By Don Thompson and Rebecca Boone , March 24, 2013
Mom, 2 sons improving after Alabama airport sign fell
A woman and two of her sons were improving at hospitals on Sunday after they were seriously injured when a flight information billboard fell on them at an airport.
By Kathy Wingard , March 24, 2013
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