Guadalajarans sometimes offer it up as Exhibit A for the case that the city is a civilized place where life goes on unmarked by the violence that disfigures large parts of Mexico.

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Voluntary end-of-life counseling is something to cheer, as the WSJ goes on to affirm.

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Ultimately, of course, life goes on because it has to, because - when all is said and done - there is no alternative.

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"Capturing the work that goes into life on the Westside (of Los Angeles) is my way of making sure that my work is documented and their work is documented and this isn't forgotten, " he said.

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Cyprus is by no means in lockdown: businesses are open as normal, the leisurely way of life goes on and the hotels are filling up - though mainly with journalists.

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