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    Articles by Bertha Cooper
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    Think About It: Americans elect common sense
    By Bertha Cooper • November 16, 2022 1:30 am

    I have realized that as husband Paul experiences and I shepherd the hospice process, I do not feel the same…

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    Bertha Cooper
    Think About It: A Halloween story
    By Bertha Cooper • November 2, 2022 1:30 am

    This is the story of the near-death experience of Penelope Peace. You have read about the experiences of people who…

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    Bertha Cooper
    Think About It: Death by ignorance
    By Bertha Cooper • October 19, 2022 1:30 am

    “While Jakob and his mother Holly, struggled with exceptional complications of a premature birth, the strength of Jakob’s heartbeat provided…

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    Bertha Cooper
    Think About It: Flying our kite on windless...
    By Bertha Cooper • October 5, 2022 1:30 am

    I have never flown a kite, but I have watched many others fly all manner of kites on windy days…

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    Think About It: Gigs are up!
    Think About It: Gigs are up!
    By Bertha Cooper • September 21, 2022 1:30 am

    Keeping supplied with the basics — food, drink, toilet paper, laundry detergent and kitty litter — can be a challenge…

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    Bertha Cooper
    Think About It: Live and learn
    By Bertha Cooper • September 7, 2022 1:30 am

    “Inconvenient,” husband Paul proclaimed when he realized there was yet another obstacle stopping him from doing something he very much…

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    Bertha Cooper
    Think About It: Ordinary longing
    By Bertha Cooper • August 24, 2022 1:30 am

    The intensity of the hospice experience separates husband Paul and me from other experiences in an ethereal way. At least…

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    Bertha Cooper
    Think About It: Bits and pieces
    By Bertha Cooper • August 10, 2022 1:30 am

    Six weeks have passed since we learned husband Paul’s heart is finishing its run. Almost immediately I began to have…

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    Bertha Cooper
    Think About It: Air lines and life lines
    By Bertha Cooper • July 27, 2022 1:30 am

    Husband Paul and I took a rare trip outside our home. The occasion was a doctor’s appointment. I overcame my…

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    Think About It:The day will come
    By Bertha Cooper • July 13, 2022 1:30 am

    Husband Paul and I have been together 52 years. We will celebrate 50 years of marriage on Aug. 17.

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    Bertha Cooper
    Think About It: Out of sight, out of...
    By Bertha Cooper • June 15, 2022 1:30 am

    In the spirit of relating my personal understanding of the theme of this column, I offer this experience from my…

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    Bertha Cooper
    Think About It: Collecting grief
    By Bertha Cooper • June 1, 2022 1:30 am

    The enormity of the tragedy of another school shooting overwhelmed me. I cried when I heard 14 children were shot…

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    Bertha Cooper
    Think About It: Reluctant witness
    By Bertha Cooper • May 18, 2022 1:30 am

    Birth control was legalized in 1965 just in time for my first experience at marriage. The Supreme Court ruled in…

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