In regards to Mr. Halsey we all understand that everyone wants the hospital to stay open yet no one wants to put forth a effort to do what needs to be done to get this accomplished. If the 3.7 tax does not take place because of these petitions do you not realize that the banks can and will enforce a tax at a much higher rate? I am not sure how you do math, but 3.7 is a lot less that the 10 to 20 that the banks will implement. I admit no one likes a tax, and most feel that it is horribly wrong. The point is we owe the debt. No matter how the debt accumulated we still have to get it paid. We need to stop the blame game and fix the problem period. Selling to a bigger corporation is what has to happen. We have already proven that we do not have what it takes to maintain and run it as a county owned business. Sometimes it is hard to let go of our pride, but the bigger man can admit when he can't handle something or when it fails. - Brandy Smith-Thompson RN