Third line down.
“There are the frequent memorials of another sort, to the victims of vehicle accidents.”
Is the blog about something else?
It is a long article, you should read it, if your blood pressure can handle it.
Ah, I am sorry. I completely missed that and probably should have excerpted something with more punch than the color set-up for the piece.
In rural areas such memorials are commonplace. I don’t think the author really tied that in that I remember other than I have not seen any memorials to kids in my area who took their own lives.
I do not agree with the piece in all things. The author seems to blame national leadership, but by the constitution it is the Governor of each state along with local leaders who are supposed to frame a response.
Perhaps that speaks more to the state of our nation and the expectations people have on Uncle Sugar to address every problem.
I thank God that our children have basically no risk from this virus, but it has greatly impacted most of them and there is little justification that I can see for it.
Propublica article comparing Texas and New Mexico small towns 10-20 miles from each other, with the epidemic of suicide on the NM side.