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If you have followed Funeral Director Daily for any length of time you know that I like to write articles about business. Sometimes I know that I get a little “heavy” on the business articles. However, I also try to put information on other subjects out there to keep a variety of topics at the…
Read MoreThere’s a lot that America has been divided about lately. . . politics, Supreme Court rulings, reasons for inflation — the list can go on and on. The podcast Big Brains from the University of Chicago, which has the podcast transcript available on the link also, has an interview with anthropologist Shannon Lee Dawdy that…
Read MoreIn writing Funeral Director Daily I take pride in keeping up with what is happening in the Death Care profession and industry. And, even though the occupation and the choices it has for consumers faced with death of a loved one moves along at a fairly slow and methodical pace, there are changes to keep…
Read MoreIt was 85 years ago this past March when “funeral directors from across East Texas showed up. Dallas dispatched 25 doctors, 100 nurses, and 25 embalmers” to the small Texas oil boom community of New London. After the tragedy and according to this article , “morticians embalmed more than 200 bodies in the Overton American…
Read MoreMemorial Day where I grew up and continue to live, Alexandria, Minnesota, is the un-official start of the summer. My community is surrounded by lakes and Summer is special. . . . all of the seasonal residents move to town and the community is also filled with tourists through Labor Day. Golf and boating season…
Read MoreWe are coming up on Memorial Day weekend. For me it is always a time for reflection on the good that America has done over the years on the world stage and a time to honor and respect those that were willing to put their lives on the line for others. That duty has always…
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