NOTABLE DEATHS | September 18, 2016
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Actress best known for playing the eldest daughter in “The Sound of Music” movie...
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ADVICE AND SUPPORT | September 13, 2016
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September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. Find out how you can help stop suicide.
DIED TODAY IN HISTORY | September 18, 2016
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Jimi Hendrix was, quite simply, one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
Did You Know?
To prepare it for burial, Muslim tradition requires that same-sex family members wash the body an odd number of times before covering it with a shroud.
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CULTURE AND TRENDS | September 13, 2016
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Alison Malmon, founder and Executive Director of suicide prevention nonprofit Active Minds Inc., shares thoughts on why lifting the stigma surrounding mental health issues is vital (especially for young adults).
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U.S. military tradition calls for a three-volley salute at a veteran’s funeral. A rifle party fires blank cartridges three times.
Funny Obituaries
Obituaries usually inspire tears, but a few unique souls would rather make us laugh.
INSPIRATIONAL LIVES
Mary Crocker Fassett
An accomplished artist whose work has been featured in galleries in America and France
Joyce Brock
Created one of the first modeling agencies and schools for African-Americans
Duncan Gray Jr.
Episcopal bishop and civil-rights advocate from Mississippi
Penni Pearson Beuf
Award-winning pastel artist and actress
William "Bill" Covington
One of the first African Americans to integrate the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Force.
William Ziegler
Former New Orleans firefighter whose humorous obituary went viral
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September 17, 2016
Canadian author whose writing inspired “Field of Dreams”...
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Edward Albee (1928 - 2016) ›
September 17, 2016
Acclaimed playwright of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”...
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September 15, 2016
Arizona's first female governor...
Kim McGuire (1955 - 2016) ›
September 15, 2016
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September 11, 2016
Transgender actress and sister of David, Patricia, and Rosanna Arquette...