Dying with Dignity sparks a Dutch personal reckoning
In Haarlem and beyond, Annelies van het Nederend reflects on her mother Elizabeth Dop Myer who chose physician assisted death after cancer and debility. The piece links Dutch debates on autonomy and mercy to American legal questions while honoring a family’s intimate struggle. Ellen Goodman notes this Wednesday column.
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Annalies van Het Nederend
Amsterdam
Elizabeth Myer
Dop
Holland
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Fokker
Henk Ten Have
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Ellen Goodman
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Immigration up in 1996 as nearly a million receive green cards
The Immigration and Naturalization Service reports 915,900 people legally immigrated to the United States in 1996, a 27 percent rise from 1995. The increase partly reflects the 1986 amnesty law that allowed millions of illegal immigrants to gain legal residency and soon bring family members.
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Gazette cartoon apology to Dr Franey over misrepresented name
The Gazette apologizes for a Monday Close to Home cartoon referencing a fictitious Dr Franey. It regrets any inconvenience to Dr William Franey of Cedar Rapids and his family and notes a response line for complaints about accuracy.
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Gazette Touts Soybean Ink And Recycling Drive
The Gazette promotes sustainable printing using soybean ink and recycled news print. It encourages readers to recycle by dropping newspapers at City Carton on Sixth St SW or at the nearest recycling location.
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Jurors Chosen In McVeigh Trial In Oklahoma City
Seven men and five women selected to hear Timothy McVeigh's bombing trial in Denver with a bingo style numbering system to protect juror anonymity. The panel includes 16 whites and two with undetermined race, with an alternate group of three men and three women. Jurors will take oath and hear opening statements as McVeigh faces charges for the April 19, 1995 attack that killed 168.
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Richard Matsch
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