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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 04 > Writer’s take on homelessness is personal

Writer’s take on homelessness is personal

Real-life drama of ups and downs shows one man’s rise out of despair

By Rachel Pritchett / The Bulletin
May 4, 2008

BREMERTON, Wash. — The sun went down that frigid Christmas Day in 2002.

Cracking the window in his parked van for his little dog, Willow, Richard LeMieux shut the door and stepped out onto the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

Wind bit at his face. Rain quickly penetrated his shivering skin.....

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