Article: The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio, Mike Harden column: Luxuriant last rites.(Column)

Byline: Mike Harden

May 10--From time to time during my three decades as a wordsmith, I have been accused of being afflicted with a disturbing preoccupation with death.

I plead "no contest," reminding my accusers, "Of life's two central milestones, fate gives us the opportunity to ponder only the latter."

So, I was happier than a sow wallowing in practical fertilizer when members of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association arrived at the Greater Columbus Convention Center yesterday to begin their annual gathering.

Their little soiree is my state fair, pumpkin show and Michigan week all rolled into one. Show me a freshly polished $112,000 ...

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