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Live Free or Die…in a Hand Crafted Benedictine Monk Casket

17, Aug 2010

St. Joseph Abbey’s Monks Battle State Funeral Industry Regulators for Right to Sell Caskets Ramon Antonio Vargas, The Times-Picayune (August 13, 2010) Monks Fight for Right to Sell Caskets Locally Debbie Glover, St. Tammany News (August 15, 2010) One of the lesser-known classic blunders is trying to prevent jovial Benedictine monks, living peacefully in their [...]

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  • By: John
  • In: Death + the Economy|Death + the Law|Funeral Industry
  • Tags: coffins, funeral homes, video
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Man Dying of Cancer Sells Ad Space on Urn

27, Apr 2010

Springfield Man Selling Ad Space on His Urn Laura Rillos, KVAL News I have read many, many ridiculous death and dying stories over the years but this one is really amazing. The backstory itself isn’t ridiculous– it’s actually really sad and tragic. KVAL News in Oregon can explain: Given just months to live, Aaron Jamison [...]

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  • In: Cremation|Death + the Economy|Monuments + Memorials
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Backyards Aren’t Just for Dead Pets Anymore

21, Apr 2010

Did I Mention the Graves Out Back? Wendy Carlson, The New York Times (April 18, 2010) Home Funerals Restore Intimacy to Grieving Rituals Adriana Barton, The Globe and Mail (April 20, 2010) April showers bring May flowers and, apparently, a deluge of articles on home burials and backyard cemeteries. The New York Times article on [...]

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  • In: Cemeteries|Death + the Economy|Death + the Law
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Home Funerals (clap clap clap) Deep in the Heart of Texas

16, Apr 2010

Meeting Offers Information on Home Funerals Jeffrey Weiss, The Dallas Morning News (April 12, 2010) When the Death Reference Desk formally launched in the summer of 2009, it became clear that economic issues related to death and dying would continually pop up. Earlier this week, The Dallas Morning News ran an article on home funerals [...]

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Death: a High-Risk Investment and High-Tax Evasion Tactic

6, Feb 2010

Grim Risks of Reaping Death’s Rewards Leslie Scism and Larry Light, Wall Street Journal (February 6, 2010) Slemrod Sees US Tax/Death Experiment Marc Abrahams, Improbable Research (January 13, 2010) Here’s a death and dirty money twofer for this lovely Saturday. Enjoy! The Wall Street Journal reports on “life settlements” — investors buy elderly people’s insurance [...]

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  • In: Death + the Economy|Death + the Law
  • Tags: insurance, investment, research, taxes
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