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Suicide and Guns in Downstate Illinois

WVIK, Quad Cities NPR | By Herb Trix

Published May 25, 2018 at 8:02 AM CDT

On Midwest Week, suicide in downstate Illinois and the important role that guns play.

Herb Trix's guest is Madelyn Beck, reporter for the Illinois Newsroom.

You can also hear Midwest Week Fridays on WVIK At 6:20 pm during All Things Considered.

More information is available from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention at afsp.org.

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Herb Trix

A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.

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