Editor’s note: Guest blogger Meat was a witness to the suicide of a 36-year-old man who jumped in front of the 8:08 a.m. Metra train on May 4, 2006. Like many brushed by a tragedy, his memories of the event are clear, confused and troubled. I have the fortune of being able to walk to [...]
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