Future of Aiken Regional Medical Centers Hinges on Highest Bidder
Our view argues the upcoming sale of Aiken Regional Medical Centers will reshape the county's health care and economy. The 225 bed facility with Aurora Center and Imaging Center supports 1,000 jobs and about 30 million dollars in annual local economic impact. The FTC requires HCA to divest within a year to clear a merger with Columbia Healthcare Corp. Potential outcomes include local nonprofit or private bids, with tax implications and quality considerations noted.
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Aiken
University Parkway
HCA
Aurora Center
Aiken Imaging Center
Federal Trade Commission
Aiken Regional
Columbia Healthcare Corp
Aiken County
Hospital Corp. of America
Old County Hospital
Insanity Defense and Demoralization in the Bobbitt Case
The piece argues the insanity defense undermines justice, tracing its rise to 1954 and Judge Bazelon's Durham rule. It claims psychiatric speculation, not fact, drove criminals free and fueled societal demoralization, citing the Lorena Bobbitt case as a symbol of decline.
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Monte Durham
David L. Bazelon
Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Bazelon
Durham
Lorena Bobbitt
Bobbitt
Aiken Regional Medical Center to merge with Columbia Healthcare
Letter from HCA confirms planned merger after shareholder votes with FTC approval required. Officials anticipate a combined company will cut costs and set a national standard while promising to divest Aiken Regional within a year to satisfy antitrust rules.
Aiken Standard Letters of thanks to community helpers
A reader from Warrenville expresses gratitude for the care received during ICU and hospital stays at HCA facilities. She thanks nursing staff residents technicians paramedical personnel public safety officers firefighters rescue squad and paramedics for their service and sacrifice.
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HCA
Martha Lowe Warrenville
Literary Offenses at The New York Times Examined
A columnist lists misspellings and phrasing lapses in The New York Times from multiple years. He lampoons errors from Ottawa to Tempe, cites headlines and quotes, and notes price hikes and public reaction as he spars with the paper’s style and editors.
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The
Times
Katie Beers
Ottawa
Liberal Party
Salt Lake City
Zion National Park
Tempe
Ariz
Prozac
Glenn R. Zander
Trans World Airlines
Ken Galbraith
Sacramento Kings
Bobby Hurley
Hurley
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Atlanta
Parks
Ira Jackson
Wilbourn
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Eureka Theater
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