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Penetrating the Gloom

October 19, 1996
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By Robert Landauer – editorial columnist for The Oregonian, October 19, 1996. Not available elsewhere online. Rays of hope cut through despair shrouding Oregon’s 50,000-60,000 severely mentally ill persons “We have a daughter, now 45 years old, who has had schizophrenia for over 20 years. She has always refused medication or any consultation with any […]

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