Taking the James Gurney Grave Challenge: Down Among the Dead Men
For most of my life, I have lived within three miles of a cemetery. Once, I kid you not, our home was located so that ...
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George Bell, and the Lonely Deaths of Japan
After the New York Times poignant story of George Bell, a 72-year-old New York City man who died alone in a Jackson Heights apartment “splashed ...
Quality of Death Index: UK is the best place to die.
A funny thing happens when you follow news coverage of certain topics--you start to spot trends. So it wasn’t too surprising when the EIU’s 2015 ...
Artist James Gurney Issues A Grave Challenge
What do dinosaurs and graveyards have in common? Aside from reduction to skeletal remains and inspiration for Halloween costumes, the surprising connection is famed artist ...
Funeral music sets the tone and honors the deceased.
Thinking back on the funerals I have attended, what often comes to mind is the funeral music. For me, one service, in particular, stands out. ...
Keep the conversation about suicide going: focus on elder suicide
NOTE: This article was originally published in September 2014. While some of the statistics may have changed, elder suicide is still a much too common ...
Suicide Prevention Month: Spotlight on Military Suicide.
According to the most widely reported statistics, every day 22 veterans and 1 active duty service person takes his or her own life. According to ...
Everest movie shows why the world’s highest cemetery keeps getting bigger.
A lot of people die climbing Mount Everest. Yet adventurers continue to be drawn to the challenge of scaling the world's highest peak. A new Everest ...
Not who done it but who is it: Learn to be a forensic scientist for free.
People have been fascinated with crime solving as entertainment since before the introduction of Sherlock Holmes in the late 1800s, but the famous fictional detective’s ...
9/11: We remember.
These two videos speak for themselves. History Channel Timeline of Events (with video)
Suicide Prevention Day: September 10, 2015
On September 10th, the day designated as Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day, we are asked to take a few moments to help raise awareness of the ...
Deputy Darren Goforth funeral reminds us of all those lost in the line of duty.
Today one more police officer was laid to rest. This time we said goodbye to Deputy Sheriff Darren H. Goforth, who was tragically slain on ...
Honoring Justin Wilson’s legacy
Justin Wilson, the NASCAR car driver who died Monday as a result of a freak accident at Pocono Raceway was, by all accounts, one of ...
Hurricane Katrina 10th Anniversary: Remembering those we lost.
Today we commemorate the 10th anniversary of hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest storms in US history.
Remembering the fallen firefighters of Twisp, Washington
On Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 three firefighters were lost in a fast moving blaze in Twisp, Washington. Four others were seriously injured. It is believed ...
