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What to Say (and Not to Say) to a Grieving Person
Over at The Huffington Post, grief expert Gloria Horsley offers a helpful list of things to say (and things not to say) to...
A Scandal in the Funeral Industry No One Talks About
Source: Flickr/Gerald Pereira
When I tell people that I worked in the funeral industry, I’m...
Military Families w/o Benefits, Gov't Can't Get It Together
What’s the difference between saying you love the troops and actually loving them? How about making sure their families...
Scott Simon Shares His Mother's Last Days
Scott Simon, host of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday, has been sitting with his mother in a hospital Intensive Care Unit...
The Royal Baby Needs a Royal Will
It's official: Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge (aka Kate Middleton) has given birth to her internationally...
Supreme Court Rules Defense of Marriage Act Unconstitutional
Today, the US Supreme Court ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), signed into law by President Clinton in 1996, is...
On Boston and Heroism
I graduated from business school four months after my mother died. Shortly before graduation weekend, an out-of-town friend...
A Good Death: Photos
What does a good death look like? Photographer Joshua Bright offers one answer to this question with a series of photographs...
Google's New Inactive Account Manager
Today Google announced a new program to help you control your Gmail and other Google accounts after you die. The program is...
Tributes for Newtown
CNN is aggregating a nice collection of tributes from around the world honoring the victims of the Sandy Hook school...
Talking To Young Children about Sandy Hook Tragedy
Even if you are fortunate enough not to be personally affected by the Sandy Hook Elementary School slayings, you've almost...
Rock Center about Making Tough End-of-Life Decisions
Last night Rock Center with Brian Williams aired a very powerful piece about a tough subject: Talking about dying in order...
World's Oldest Person Dies
Besse Cooper, the world's oldest living person, died this week at the age of 116. Cooper lived in three centuries; she was...

Everplans Featured On ABC's KSTP News in Minneapolis
Everplans' Co-Founder Abby Schneiderman was featured prominently in a recent report called "Aging: A Family Affair," which...
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