
As if this past week weren't depressing enough, there was news in the paper this morning about a local person who committed suicide in New York, apparently in part due to the election results.
"Andrew was definitely sending a message," Mauney said. "Certainly it was a protest."
But so far, the message is not entirely clear.
"We're all struggling with that right now," said Jim Bason, head of the Survey Research Center.
Some of his friends believe he may have become despondent at the results of Tuesday's elections.
"He wanted some hope that things were going to change so the world would be a better place," said Mauney.
sigh...
Posted by Jason at November 7, 2004 09:33 AM