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Statewide: How to talk with the bereaved

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford
Published May 25, 2023 at 12:54 PM CDT
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It can be awkward conversation when talking to those who are grieving. But an author tells us it's an important one.

Dr. Dee Stern is a grief counselor and chaplain at HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield. Her book, Comforting the Bereaved Through Listening and Positive Response, offers guidance on reaching out to those experiencing a difficult time. She visits with us on this episode.

Also this week:

* Peter Medlin talks with graduating seniors about the role the pandemic played in their high school experience.

* Lisa Philip tells us about a pending U.S. Supreme Court decision that could change college admissions.

* Harvest Public Media's Eva Tesfaye reports on the growing interest in the grain known as millets.

* Illinois has a new national park. We learn more about New Philadelphia, the first town legally registered by a formerly enslaved person.

Jim Gates, center, along with his WESL 1490 Radio staff in the late 1970s, around the time he was given the go-ahead to play the first rap record over the air in the St. Louis market.
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Jim Gates, center, along with his WESL 1490 Radio staff in the late 1970s, around the time he was given the go-ahead to play the first rap record over the air in the St. Louis market.

* Chad Davis talks with the former part-owner of WESL in East St. Louis, which helped bring hip hop music to the St. Louis area in the genre's early days.

* Yvonne Boose takes us to a community having a conversation about Cultural Equity Plans.

* Maria Gardner Lara talked with a university psychology department to learn what diversity means, beyond just a buzzword.

* Maureen McKinney interviews grief counselor and author Dr. Dee Stern, author of "Comforting the Bereaved Through Listening and Positive Responding."

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