by Kurt Hildebrandkhildebrand@recordcourier.com

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September 15, 2012
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Suicide Walk for Hope draws a crowd

As of Thursday, only two Douglas County residents have taken their own lives in 2012, a far cry from 2008 when there were 23, and Douglas County led the nation in per capita suicides.“I still run into people who ask why there were that many suicides,” said Debbie Posnien, director of Suicide Prevention Network of Douglas County. “You never really know why. If I knew, I would talk myself out of a job, and it sounds like I almost have.”On Saturday, more than 100 people participated in the annual “Walk in Memory, Walk for Hope” event hosted by Suicide Prevention.The …

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