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  2. Tri-State Crematory scandal - Wikipedia

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    The Cremation Society of North America commented in response to the case that funeral homes should use only reputable crematoria for cremation of remains, and only crematoria that they trust. The Society called the treatment of remains at Tri-State "an abuse of the most sacred trust" placed in the funeral service industry, a sentiment echoed by ...

  3. Coulee City, Washington - Wikipedia

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    Coulee City is located at (47.611942, -119.290904 It sits on the southern shore of Banks Lake, a man-made reservoir that stretches for 27 miles to Grand Coulee Dam.At Coulee City, water from the reservoir enters a system of irrigation canals taking it to Billy Clapp Lake to the south and then beyond across the broader Columbia Basin Project.

  4. Death care industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The death care industry in the United States includes companies and organizations that provide services related to death: funerals, cremation or burial, and memorials. This includes for example funeral homes, coffins, crematoria, cemeteries, and headstones. [1][2] The death care industry within the U.S. consists mainly of small businesses, [3 ...

  5. Funerals held for teen boy and math teacher killed in Georgia ...

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    September 15, 2024 at 9:17 AM. Megan Varner/Reuters. Funeral services for a teenage boy remembered for his endearing smile and a math teacher known for her dedication to students were held ...

  6. Coulee - Wikipedia

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    A view through a coulee in Alberta, with steep but lower sides, and water in the bottom. Coulee, or coulée (/ ˈkuːleɪ / or / ˈkuːliː /) [1] is a term applied rather loosely to different landforms, all of which refer to a kind of valley or drainage zone. The word coulee comes from the Canadian French coulée, from French couler 'to flow'.

  7. State funerals in the United States - Wikipedia

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    President George H. W. Bush lying in state in the United States Capitol rotunda on December 3, 2018. In the United States, state funerals are the official funerary rites conducted by the federal government in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., that are offered to a sitting or former president, a president-elect, high government officials and other civilians who have rendered distinguished ...

  8. Grand Coulee, Washington - Wikipedia

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    The city of Grand Coulee is located at the northern end of its namesake, the Grand Coulee, the canyon-like walls of which rise from the 1,483 feet above sea level in the city to over 2,300 feet immediately south of the city. The terrain falls off approximately 200 feet from the city to the shore of Crescent Bay and Lake Roosevelt immediately to ...

  9. Obituary - Wikipedia

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    An obituary (obit for short) is an article about a recently deceased person. [1] Newspapers often publish obituaries as news articles. Although obituaries tend to focus on positive aspects of the subject's life, this is not always the case. [2] According to Nigel Farndale, the Obituaries Editor of The Times, obituaries ought to be "balanced ...