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Casket Crafting Monks No Longer Under Fire in Louisiana

Benedictine monks win legal right to continue selling handcrafted caskets

2005’s Hurricane Katrina is, sadly, old news for our media’s short attention span. And for that reason, it’s crucial that we continue to illuminate the storm’s diverse and detrimental repercussions today. The aftermath of Katrina is of Russian-nesting doll proportions; … Continue reading

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Murder or Mercy Killing? An Extreme Case in End-of-Life Healthcare

A recent hospital shooting illustrates a controversial end-of-life issue.

Dominating national headlines last week was the news of an Ohio man accused of shooting to death his ailing wife in the hospital. The two had been married 45 years, and some say the shooting was part of a “death … Continue reading

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