Suicide in the Treasure State

Longtime readers know that Microkhan has a curious obsession with suicide. (We blame Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads.) So we couldn’t help but notice the fact that Montana has by far the highest suicide rate in the U.S., at 22 cases per 100,000 residents. That leaves even Nevada and its legions of busted, coked-out gamblers in the dust.

Yet here’s the rub: While Montanans appear to be killing themselves at an alarming rate, they’re quite reluctant to turn their pain or fury outward. The state has