To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Observercast

Mental Illness

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH When the news rippled out on Monday that Robin Williams had committed suicide, even I thought – for a moment – “but he had everything.” As if suicide is a “choice.” I say “even I” because I know better. My mother was seriously depressed for much of her life. A close friend’s […]

Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton became editor of The Observer in September 2006. Previously, he served nearly two decades as the Dallas Morning News’ Oklahoma Bureau chief. He also covered government and politics for the San Jose Mercury News, the Dallas Times Herald, the Tulsa Tribune and the Oklahoma Journal.