Just this side of the other side

  • 1998-09-03
  • By Philip Birzulis
Like taxes, death will catch up with us all one day. Philip Birzulis spoke to some people who devote their lives to dealing with mortality.With a declining population, the matter of death is in the forefront of consciousness for many people in Latvia. At Riga's vast cemetery complex, flower sellers do a roaring trade and armies of old ladies make grave tending the center of their social life.A complex and difficult process precedes the wreaths and eulogies. For those who meet their maker in sudden or suspicious circumstances, the first port of call is the State Center for Forensic Medical E...
 
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