What is the best way of combining these sentence? [it was a celebration of the people in the final stage of this life. it was also a celebration of the dead. also it was a celebration of the people beginning a new stage of this life, the children. ]
a. it was a celebration of not only the people in the final stage of this life, but also of the dead and of the children, who are the people beginning a new stage of life.

b. the people in the final stage of this life, the dead, and the children, the people beginning a new stage of this life, are who it was a celebration of.

c. it was a celebration because of the people in the final stage of this life, the dead, and because of the people who are beginning a new stage in this life, the children.

d. it was a celebration of the people in the final stage of this life, the dead, and a celebration of the people who are beginning a new stage in this life, the children.

Westridge, ohio — more than 600 transportation employees went on strike at midnight last night after the westridge city council rejected their demand for a 10% pay increase. the strike affects all bus and rail services throughout westridge and the neighboring communities of turlock, smithfield, and lowell grove. "we hoped we would not be forced to strike, but until our demands are met, we really have no choice," said wanda thompson, a representative of the transportation employees union. "we simply don't get paid what we deserve." members of the westridge city council see the situation differently. "our employees already earn 6% more than the state average for similar transportation jobs," said raoul cobian, president of the westridge city council. hopefully the two groups can come to an agreement soon and bring this unnecessary strike to an end. what is the common name for the underlined information in the article?