Going green -- all the way to the grave

November 25, 2008 By Sandy Bauers

As the setting sun filtered through red and yellow leaves, West Laurel Hill Cemetery's Nevin Mann stuck a shovel in the ground.

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This article is right on the money. If you want to read a wicked thriller about cremations, criminals in the funeral business today, read BAD GIRLS BURN SLOW by Pam Ward. It's delicious fun and will grip you to the end.
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