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Why More North Americans Are Skipping the Funeral Home
My husband and I had been visiting from our home in the UK, where we live as expats. We share neither the same citizenship ...
"Yes, Human Soup Would Describe It": Morticians, ER Nurses, And Other People Who Work With The Dead Are Sharing Their Wildest Experiences On The Job
"I asked my very experienced boss if he had ever seen that before, and he hadn't. So, I asked if he thought she was still ...
Budget and the Bees2d
7 Funeral Home Practices That Were Just Made Illegal
The FTC just updated its Funeral Rule. Learn about 7 funeral home practices, from hiding prices to upselling caskets, that ...
Photographer shows the secretive, colorful world of Ghanaian funerals
The tradition of displaying the deceased ahead of a funeral is hardly unique, but certain Ghanaian communities elevate the ...
PW Perspective5d
Caskets at the Capitol: Moral Monday Leaders Return to Expose Inevitable Deaths from Medicaid Cuts
After Multiple Arrests, National Faith Leaders and Advocacy Groups to Return to D.C. to Pray in the Capitol Rotunda for a Renewed Challenge to Congress’s Big, Bad and Deadly Reconciliation Bill This ...
Family Destinations Guide6d
This Wonderfully Strange Funeral Museum In Ohio Is Too Weird For Words
In the charming riverside town of Marietta, Ohio, there’s a place where the dearly departed are celebrated in the most fascinating way possible – the Cawley & Peoples Mortuary Museum, a treasure trove ...