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Two things certain in Albany: Death and coroner electionsFor the uninitiated, coroner is an elected position in Albany County, as it is in 37 other counties statewide. That means voters will see coroner candidates on the ballot next week.
http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/278424/two-things-certain-in-albany-death-and-coroner-elections/
PJMcK
(22,074 posts)Everybody dies and then the survivors need a death certificate. If the role of coroner were an out-sourced position held by someone in business-- say, a funeral home director-- that position could be exploited at the public's expense.
However, your headline was clever, brooklynite! By the way, are you a Dodgers fan?
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,930 posts)An elected one with zero understanding of the office and what it entails is a truly bad idea. Probably worse than a funeral home director. Plus, you'd have the b.s. of running for office, soliciting donations and votes, and so on.
I will say that I recently had occasion to deal with two different funeral homes in two different parts of the country because of the death of someone near to me. Both funeral homes, and every single employee I dealt with in each establishment was incredibly professional. I cannot say enough good things about either of them.