I knew Tom, Mikel thanks for your efforts. You did everything you could.
Best of luck Norm, take care of yourself!
No matter who should pay, I get a kick out of the article itself. The headline would lead people to believe that a plan is already in place to have the dam restored by next summer. Kinda makes you think its a done deal. It's a done deal if you ignore the fact that 1) it needs to start right way 2) they don't know where they are going to get the money 3) they are basing their estimates on the hope that an engineer will agree that part of the dam is structurally sound. This plan is nothing but pie in the sky. It's nothing more than a wish.
I guess I just find the whole article a little strange. It does nothing but get people all stirred up about something that might happen if a bunch of assumptions should turn out to be true sometime down the road.
Definition of self righteous...Jennifer Hemmingsen.
I got a call from my sister in law today and she asked if I had read the above story. She was laughing and mad at the same time. Apparently her house is listed as one of the 6 houses that qualified bidders have offered to buy and move! She has not been notified by anyone from the city about this. She was compensated for her loss by private insurance but she had no idea that the City thinks they own her property and can sell it. She has been maintaining the lawn, etc. I know these things are complicated but come on...selling a house without even telling the owner (or supposed owner who has been taking care of it). I just thought pass that story on.
What the heck does where they live have anything to do with anything?
Competition is good. I think common sense tells that if both hospitals try to be all things to all people they are doomed. In the end I think each hospital will "pick" a couple of specialties and then hopefully each will be the leader in their fields. We are truly blessed to have two quality hospitals in CR, one outstanding hospital down the road in IC and a world class facility 3-4 hours north of us.
I suspect the scare tactics will start soon. Doctors who back the PCI plan, that may be dead now, will start the rhetoric about them moving on, cost will soar, etc. To me that's just the greed talking. Both the hospitals will be around when all the "stuff" stops being thrown around. There will be quality doctors at each hospital and everything will be fine.
Don't get caught up or nervous when the mud slinging starts, and it will. Good luck all.
I won't touch the immigration part of this; but I think these type of programs are great in the sense that if this wasn't here all of those people would be receiving treatment at the ER. The ER is the most expensive way to treat people but it's the only option some feel they have. This is a forward thinking program. Sure the government kicks in 700K a year, but they save several multiples of that a year by catching problems early and fixing them. I would much rather have the government spend 700K a year on this program instead of 80 million a day on the wars we are in. Even if this program is treating a few illegal immigrants I'm glad it's here. Ever heard of the saying throwing the baby out with the bath water? Let the pummeling begin.
Marc, Thanks for taking the time to reply. I've seen very few repercussions to reporters who use the 'according to a source' bit. It's a catch all that is abused terribly (by the media in general). I highly doubt if you run your source by your boss and you're wrong that you will be fired, maybe I'm wrong.
I do agree with the flame wars, name calling and the like, that gains us nothing. Wild speculations? Who's to say what is wild speculation or an unnamed source?
You're being a good sport about this, Thanks again for responding. I'll agree to disagree on this one.
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