‘Phone of the wind’ to provide space to mourn in Clearwater

What is now just pieces of wood and an old rotary phone will become a “phone of the wind” - a disconnected phone people can use to mourn and speak with the loved ones they’ve lost. The phone will be installed along the community path behind the hospital. (Stephanie Hagenaars/Clearwater Times)
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