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Tragedy

Death And Dying: Nature Is Selfish, Get Over It

Deborah Calla | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Tragedy, Grief, Selfishness, Sex-in-a-Hurry, The Full Life, Love, Life, Selfish, Death & Dying, Living News
Deborah Calla

It is brutally shocking when our lives are falling apart and the rest of the world doesn't seem to notice. The first time I experienced this was when my husband was lying in a hospital bed fighting for his life.

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Cartoon: Fort Hood

Shan Wells | Posted 11.11.2009 | Denver

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Shan Wells

Fort Hood soldiers remembered.

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Afghanistan: A Whole New Approach

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

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Jim Wallis

When you massively intervene in a country as much as the U.S. has in Afghanistan, you can't responsibly just walk away. We must lead with what works -- development.

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131 Walruses Trampled To Death In Stampede

AP | DAN JOLING | Posted 10.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Melting Ice, Tragedy, The Arctic Sea, Alaska Ice, Arctic Animals, Alaska, Animal Tragedies, Animals, Walruses, Global Warming, Green News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Trampling likely killed 131 mostly young walruses forced onto the northwest coast of Alaska by a loss of sea ice, according ...

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A Sobering Development in Crash of Mother and Kids

Juli Charkes | Posted 09.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Criminal, Westchester, Drunk Driving, Crime, Diane Schuler, Mothers, Tragedy, Taconic, New York, New York News
Juli Charkes

Rates of mothers driving while drunk with their offspring in the car have risen steadily in suburban areas like Westchester -- to the point where police say they made it a priority focus.

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Who's to Blame for 'America's Next Top Model' Audition Riot? Short Women

Tom McCaffrey | Posted 04.18.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Competition, Models, Tragedy, Riots, Supermodels, Cat Fights, Model Height Requirement, Friday the 13th, Ticking Time Bomb, Cattle-Call, Tyra Banks, America's Next Top Model, Tall Women, Comedy News
Tom McCaffrey

I personally think it's unfair that women are discriminated against because of their height. Women shouldn't be judged on how tall they are but rather on how hot they are.

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Home: Finding Out Just Where That Is

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 12.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Tragedy, Little Wild One, Frederick Buechner, Salve, Music and Spirituality, Dixie Chicks, Joan Osborne, Music and Faith, Grateful Dead, Music, Spirituality, Oak Park, Wxrt, Living News
Cathleen Falsani

In hindsight, I'm certain I was in shock. Shaken. Utterly broken. I turned on the radio dial to Chicago's WXRT as I drove and heard a familiar voice singing.

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