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  • March 20, 2014

    Collected Posts on the Westboro Baptist Church and Fred Phelps

    Westboro Baptist Church Founder Fred Phelps Dies Aged 84 Reverend started Kansas church that gained intense notoriety for its anti-gay protests and pickets at funerals…

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  • October 26, 2012

    Repost: Juanita Garciagodoy (March 10, 1952 – October 27, 2011)

    In honor of the one year anniversary of Juanita’s death, I’m again sharing the memorial post I wrote for her. If you missed it last…

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  • October 30, 2011

    Juanita Garciagodoy (March 10, 1952 – October 27, 2011)

    My good friend Juanita Garciagodoy died on Thursday, October 27, 2011. She was 59. In July 2009, Juanita told me via e-mail that she had…

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  • June 9, 2011

    The Kevorkian Generation

    Life After Kevorkian He fought for the right to assisted suicide. Now what should we do with it? William Saletan, Slate (June 3, 2011) I…

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  • July 4, 2010

    Legacy for Hire

    A recent post by Idle Words blog caught my eye. It’s about the unscrupulous practices of Legacy.com, the back end machinery behind obituary notices in…

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