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2013/05/18 05:13
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EAST WINDSOR, N.J. - Riley Branstrom, self-proclaimed FIRST Robotics nerd and a 2012 graduate of Hightstown High School, regrettably passed away May 6, 2013, at the burgeoning age of 18. Arthur and...
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2013/05/18 01:13
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Close to one million people will make a suicide attempt and more than 38 thousand will die by suicide in the U.S. this year. A Colorado man is heading to Washington, DC to raise awareness about the...
2013/05/17 16:59
2013/05/17 16:59
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All are welcome at a benefit concert featuring young, emerging musicians from around the region on Sunday, May 19, at 4 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at Christ Lutheran Church. All proceeds will be...
2013/05/15 18:41
2013/05/15 18:41
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This year marks the third time walkers will circle the Erie Canal in remembrance of loved ones who lost their lives to suicide. Despite the fact that more Americans die by suicide than car crashes,...
2013/05/14 20:47
2013/05/14 20:47
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WASHINGTON -- When faith leaders sat down with Vice President Joe Biden last week to talk about the next steps in advancing gun control legislation, they discussed the usual issues like background...
2013/05/14 20:42
2013/05/14 20:42
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Senior student Michael Rhoades holds up an art project he made for his father inspired by Darth Vader of "Star Wars" fame. Behind him hang paintings from other art students at the alternative John G....
2013/05/14 17:45
2013/05/14 17:45
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Loading Slideshow 10. Michael Bloomberg - $25 billion UP Source: Bloomberg LP Age: 70 Residence: New York City New York City's mayor has been working to enact as much change as he can in his adopted...
2013/05/12 05:15
2013/05/12 05:15
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When I became a volunteer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, I learned that 90 percent of people who die by suicide have an underlying mental illness, often undiagnosed depression or...
2013/05/11 09:11
2013/05/11 09:11
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WORCESTER — Jennifer Tharp of Worcestere and her sister Marcia White of Gardner are women with a mission. They're eager to walk all night through Washington, D.C., next month, around 18 miles in...
2013/05/10 16:55
2013/05/10 16:55
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On April 26, the Widows Sons Masonic Riding Association of Massachusetts presented a check for $8,000 to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). The money was raised in the name of...
2013/05/10 01:57
2013/05/10 01:57
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As he shivered on a narrow iron bar 220 feet above San Francisco Bay, 22-year-old Kevin Berthia heard a voice. It did not belong to the old wounds, crushing worries and inner demons that had driven...
2013/05/10 01:37
2013/05/10 01:37
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Around 200 people marched across the Shasta College campus in Redding on Thursday morning to support those impacted by suicide. The “Out of the Darkness” event was the first of its kind in Redding,...
2013/05/08 08:28
2013/05/08 08:28
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California man who was talked out of jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge eight years ago is being reunited with the California Highway Patrol officer he credits with saving his...
2013/05/08 07:38
2013/05/08 07:38
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In its “Out of Darkness” walk Thursday, Shasta College will join other schools and communities throughout the nation hoping to curb suicides. The event is the first of its kind in Redding, but...
2013/05/08 05:19
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For the past seven years, State College and the surrounding communities have hosted an Out of the Darkness Walk for family and friends of those lost to suicide. This year, more than 600 walkers raised...
2013/05/07 05:39
2013/05/07 05:39
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Thank you for publishing the well-written April 29 article reporting the increase of suicide among midlife baby boomers. I was relieved to read an article without the word "commit" when referring to...
2013/05/06 03:52
2013/05/06 03:52
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Local News Binghamton University hosted its first walk to raise money and awareness about suicide. Coordinators say suicide is the second leading cause of death for college students. One family says...
2013/05/06 00:39
2013/05/06 00:39
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... what I think of the most." Although experts long have thought of midlife as a time of stability and emotional contentment, baby boomers are proving to be an unfortunate exception. Reversing a...
2013/05/03 20:45
2013/05/03 20:45
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More people in this country are dying by committing suicide than in car crashes. Those numbers are part of a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Experts are now sounding the...
2013/05/03 14:17
2013/05/03 14:17
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Associated Press The suicide rate among middle-aged North Dakotans rose by 70 percent in a decade, one of the sharpest increases in the nation, according to a government report issued...