Sad news out of Florida was overshadowed this weekend by news out of Washington. Two teens who were survivors of the deadly shooting a year ago at a high school in Parkland died by suicide one day apart. They were high school students who apparently saw no hope. Suicide is no longer a topic to be cloaked in silence, for it is costing our country too many lives – from teens to veterans to the elderly.
We may never know why those Florida students killed themselves. But it’s not a topic as remote as it might seem. In Malheur County, six people on average take their lives by suicide, according to state data. Each death leaves questions and trauma for relatives, friends and co-workers.
The rate of suicide is higher in Oregon than in the country as a whole. One authority calculated . . .
