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Lenten observers take their Ashes to Go
Leta Dunham got her breakfast order to go at a Roland Avenue Starbucks Wednesday morning: a grande triple skim latte in her cup and, on her forehead, an ashen reminder that we are all destined to become dust. Dunham was among Ash Wednesday observers who...
Tags: Jesus Christ, Christianity, Methodist, Ash Wednesday, Archdiocese of Baltimore
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A 'Rite of Spring' that Nijinsky and Stravinsky would recognize
When the Joffrey Ballet debuted its reconstructed "The Rite of Spring" in Los Angeles in fall 1987, it received a seismic welcome — a 5.9 on the Richter scale, to be exact. The morning after "Rite's" opening at the Music Center, a major earthquake...Tags: Igor Stravinsky, Festive Events, Dance, Joffrey Ballet, Music Industry
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Holidays, children and loss: Experts offer advice to help kids get through the grief
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.com"If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together... there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart... I'll always...Tags: Depression, Christmas, Behavioral Conditions, Holidays, Human Interest
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The family legacy: Holiday traditions
This week my husband, Bob, and I stayed busy decorating our house for Christmas. We will be visited by our two children and their families during the holidays and we want to be ready with all the familiar traditions that our family remembers. As I set...
Tags: Family, Christmas, Holidays, Culture, Arts and Culture
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No shortage of flu vaccine in California, health officials say
L.A. NOWPublic health officials said there is no shortage of the flu vaccine anywhere in California, despite anecdotal reports of people having a difficult time finding a place to get the shot.... -
Ceremony marks mass burial of 1,656 in Los Angeles County
L.A. NOWIn a simple ceremony Wednesday, about two dozen people huddled over a single grave holding the ashes of more than 1,600 people whose bodies were never claimed by family members in Los Angeles County. As dense fog enveloped the quiet...... -
The massacre this time
Look at what has become national ritual: A horrific shooting in some otherwise ordinary corner of the country — this time a town in Connecticut — with many dead and wounded, shock and grief, wall-to-wall television coverage. The president...Tags: Murder, Gun Control, Government, Daniel Webster, Judges
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At Florists And Nurseries, Hearts and Workloads Are Heavy
The Hartford CourantNEWTOWN — Flowers and wreaths. They are the living, fragrant markers that hold together a community in mourning, in public and sacred spaces, at funerals, in houses all over Newtown and beyond. Wherever there is grieving, there are carefully...Tags: Monroe (Fairfield, Connecticut), Floral Design, Lifestyle and Leisure, Culture, Arts and Culture
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If religion provides no solace, what then?
In the aftermath of the Newtown massacre, people continue to ask the useless question, "Why?" We search for the shooter's "motive," as if we could discover a satisfactory explanation for why a depressed young man would decide to execute his mother, 20...
Tags: Culture, Leukemia, Arts and Culture, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Religion and Belief
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Editorial: Unimaginable Sorrow
Not again. Here. In a school. All over Connecticut Friday, people greeted each other with downcast eyes and a few mumbled words. Many cried, churches opened for prayer, events were canceled. Some veteran police officers and news reporters found it...
Tags: Gun Control, Politics, Shootings, Interior Policy, Substance Abuse
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Newtown Clergy Find Comfort, Joy
The Hartford CourantWithin hours after the Sandy Hook shootings, Newtown's clergy dived into the midst of the tragedy and quickly became the face of strength and solace for the grieving community. But who comforts the comforters? Mark Moore, pastor of St. John's...Tags: Depression, Middletown, Rob Morris, Christianity, Human Interest
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City Beat: A Hawthorne diner mourns a violent death in Inglewood
L.A. NOWThe heart of Chips '50s Cafe in Hawthorne was ripped apart when co-owner Filimon Lamas and his family were shot in their Inglewood home last weekend....
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