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WBUR Newsroom BBC Top Stories NPR Stories The World's Water Crisis The National Security Strategy International Innings, Labor Agreements, and more Memoir As Midrash NewsTuner RSS Feeds Podcasts A Visit with Art Buchwald Listen to story (Real Audio) Boston - March 10, 2006 - Humor columnist Art Buchwald, a summertime resident of Martha's Vineyard, was recently honored with a lifetime achievement award from his fellow newspaper columnists. The award comes at a trying time for Buchwald. He is living in a hospice, after refusing kidney dialysis, and has written his final column to appear the day after his death. Columnist Suzette Martinez Standring is the president of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. It was her task to deliver the award to Buchwald at the hospice in Washington DC. She ended up spending two days there, and has these thoughts. Suzette Martinez Standring can be reached at suzmar@comcast.net RELATED LINKS Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday with Art Buchwald www.readsuzette.com    From The WBUR Newsroom Hidden Wounds Boston, MA (March 17, 2006) To hear Bob Oakes' interview with "Hidden Wounds", producer Iris Adler listen to Friday's Morning Edition. Billions at Stake in Boston Scientific-Guidant Deal Boston (March 15, 2006) It has been a rocky road since Boston Scientific agreed to buy Guidant for $27 billion. Stacey Vanek Smith explores what's at stake. Adoption Faciliators in Demand Boston (March 14, 2006) Agencies gear up to fill void due to Catholic Charities ending its adoption services. Flowery Talk Boston, MA (March 13, 2006) Voices for the set up for this year's flower show in Boston.