Regulations
In August of this past summer (2026) 56 decomposed bodies were found improperly stored in a funeral home in Chicago. It’s not the first time or the first place something like this has happened, but when cases like this hit the news it does paint the Death Care profession in a bad light…
I came across an interesting article the other day that reminded me of the unease that I always had in selecting our funeral home’s preneed insurance partner. My unease had nothing to do with how we sold preneed and our expected acceptance of it at the time of death. My unease came…
Back in August the Worcester (Maryland) County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) approved Natural Organic Reduction (NOR) firm Earth Burial’s request to spread NOR soil on a 14-acre property in the county. According to this recent article from the Ocean City (MD) Today-Dispatch, the Worcester County Attorney has now filed a petition for judicial…
It’s been over 20 years since the advent of Health Savings Accounts were swept into law during the George W. Bush administration. And, a bill (HR 2436) which moves them into the Death Care realm, which still sits in committee, was introduced into the U.S. Congress in 2025. That bill, introduced by Oklahoma Representative…
If you are a college football fan the argument over the last three years with the advent of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) money, the open Transfer Portal, and the expansion of the major conferences is whether the Big Ten Conference or the Southeastern Conference (SEC) is now the dominant conference in college…
I’m not a macro economist. I’m just a common sense business person who tries to square big numbers into more household like comparisons. When I look at last week’s analysis that the United States inflation rate is rising 3.4% in a year over year comparison I see that as a signal that our country’s…
Recently I received a press release from Parting Stone, the solidified remains company, that enlightened me as to some of the reasons so many survivors continue to hold on to cremated remains in the home rather than pursue permanent placement for them. I’ve always thought that the main reason that families continue…
According to this recent article from the Institute for Justice the District Court of Oklahoma County has ruled that Casket of Honors owners Candice Mentink and Todd Collard may proceed with their case against the Oklahoma Funeral Board for the right to sell caskets in Oklahoma without a valid Oklahoma funeral directors license. …
Back in December 2025, Funeral Director Daily, in this article, informed you of the case of the empty grave of CBC Canada Royal Glider Pilot Gordon Patrick. If you read the article you will recall, Sgt. Patrick died in 1973 and was buried in Green Acres Cemetery outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. And,…
The Lafayette (Colorado) City Council reached an agreement on what action to take to help those who have purchased lots in the Lafayette Cemetery and may not be able to use them due to conditions at the cemetery. You see, back in September 2025 it was discovered that the 150-year old cemetery had record…
