Richard’s had many lives: grand, disastrous, rich, poor. Many opportunities to use his skills. He’s a prophet, intellectual, singer, writer, spell binder. He occupies the sagging recliner, in his Big Dog blue pajamas, directly across from the TV. He is… Continue Reading
Jeff is a dark presence, standing between Scotty and the sun on a clear, cold, February morning. Scotty has his hands jammed in the pockets of his hooded sweatshirt that has the name “Duncan” stenciled on the back, sits at… Continue Reading
Hank sits at a round table, alone, in a corner, in his red nylon jacket, blue baseball cap that has “God Answers Prayers” embroidered on the back, glasses halfway down his nose, his eyes over the top, taking it all… Continue Reading
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth and final installment in a series that examines suicide statistics and what people are doing to help. Click on links to read parts one, two and three. The California Suicide Prevention Network is being paid for by a… Continue Reading
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a four-part series that examines suicide statistics and what people are doing to help. Click on links to read part one and part two. American soldiers are killing themselves in record numbers. Janet… Continue Reading
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a four-part series that examines suicide statistics and what people are doing to help. Read part one here. Who do people call if they are contemplating suicide in Shasta County? The first answer… Continue Reading
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a four-part series by reporter Bill Siemer that examines suicide statistics and what people are doing to help. Shasta County residents commit suicide at twice the statewide average. Trinity County ranks the highest of… Continue Reading
Imagine 10 adult men, scarred from years of living in prison or on the city streets, burdened by guilt and failure, shackled by parents who introduced them to crime and drugs, seeking salvation and hope from the only avenue left, living in a two bedroom, one bath halfway house by the railroad tracks in Redding. Continue Reading
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