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Jerilyn Dufresne is a licensed clinical social worker and provides therapy at a mental health center. Her past work has been with crises and disasters. She’s also been a stand-up comic. Reach her at jerilynexaminer@ameritech.net.

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Domestic violence: Guerline stayed with husband and now she and her five children are dead

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There was a gruesome scene awaiting deputies in Naples, Florida on Saturday. Guerline Damas and her five children were found dead in their family...
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Workplace violence: Was strangled Yale student, Annie Le, a victim of it?

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Was Annie Le, the Yale student strangled to death, a victim of workplace violence? View photos of Raymond Clark III and the Annie Le...
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What role did Michael Jackson play in his own death?

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If indeed the Coroner's report shows that Michael Jackson's death was a homicide, as the leaks have said, will this exonerate the fallen idol? If the...
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They gave a second chance to Michael Vick's dogs: Does he deserve a second chance too?

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Best Friends Animal Society saved many of Michael Vick's dogs. Two will always have to live at Best Friends because of a court order. Others, however,...
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Michael Jackson media coverage: Stick a fork in it, it’s done

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Far be it from this columnist to be the arbiter of public taste, but the media coverage of Michael Jackson’s life and death needs to be over....
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How soon is too soon to laugh about Michael Jackson's death?

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They say tragedy plus time equals comedy. But how much time are "they" talking about? Today TV Squad published the following excerpt from...
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Carradine, McMahon, Fawcett, Jackson: Why do we feel such a loss when celebrities die?

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David Carradine, Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson--all dead recently. Two a shock and two not unexpected. Most of us never met any of the...
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Another family dead in a murder-suicide

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In Heathrow, Florida a man shot his wife and two kids. Then killed himself. Four people dead and we'll never know why. And unfortunately, this type...
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Is it okay to let your child die?

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Daniel Hauser doesn't think he's sick; but at 13 years of age, he can't read and doesn't seem to understand. Daniel has Hodgkin's lymphoma, which can...
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When a pet dies: Grieving is grieving and love is love

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Losing a beloved friend is painful, even when that friend isn't human. Joan Maione owns a pet cemetery and has seen a lot of pain over the years but...
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