| ||||||||||
 
Dr. Ronald P. Rogers CHIROPRACTOR Support for your body's natural healing capabilities 270-384-5554 Click here for details 
  
Columbia Gas Dept. GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL Contact Numbers 24 hrs/ 365 days 270-384-2006 or 9-1-1 Call before you dig 
Visit ColumbiaMagazine's Directory of Churches Addresses, times, phone numbers and more for churches in Adair County Find Great Stuff in ColumbiaMagazine's Classified Ads Antiques, Help Wanted, Autos, Real Estate, Legal Notices, More... 
|
An FFA mom defends the program, supporters actions No implication suggested that hospital situation is not overriding issue facing Adair County today By Crystal Hayes Personal commentary I don't think anyone tried to down play the issue of the hospital obviously that is of much more importance. Everyone in this community will be adversely affected if the hospital closes. No one wants to be without a hospital. The staff delivering patient care and the staff who maintains the facility does an excellent job and no one wants to see these people loose their jobs. However, people are disgusted because of the missing funds and unless we can rally up a couple of million dollars to get the hospital debt under control what can we do to help, other than utilize the facility in time of illness or injury? I feel the reason you haven't seen signs etc., is that it is not a matter of changing someone's opinion it is a matter of us as a county finding a way to rise above this astronomical debt. I am very beholden to WRH and the staff; many times over the years I have sat in that ER with my father. If this hospital closes we are going to suffer as a community due to the many jobs lost and the lack of access to emergency health care. We must utilize the facility when we have a need to show our support, that is all I can see I can do as an individual. We have became a global economy with regards to our food supply. However, when we lose the ability to be self sustaining we have sealed our fate as a society. FFA teaches not only leadership and hard work but also skills that would allow the student who does not go to college or graduates from college and can\'t find a job, a way to earn an honest living. I also really resent the implication that AG is four years of an easy credit. I am an AG parent, that is why I have made myself heard in all this. I am standing up for an organization that my son joined three years ago with the hopes of getting AG Co-op his senior year as well as the needed classes to test for the opportunity to leave high school with 3 college credits. This situation may have challenged all that for him and all others like him. I see the kind of hard work and dedication that the students and teachers put into this program and I see the value of what children gain from it. In short, I was standing up for my child and all the children like him who were to be hurt by this. As far as supporters being upset over not being able to control something? I am not even sure what that comment was trying to speak to. Obviously the 100's that turned out saw the value and importance of FFA in our school system. I don't think it was an outpouring to attempt to try to control the school. There were people at those meetings from every segment of our community. FFA is what gets my son and many others like him to school each day to face those college prep requirements. With all due respect, FFA is more than easy credits and playing in the dirt. Sincerely, Crystal Hayes Comments re article 53982 Hospital and Ag issues Amazed at how upset some got This story was posted on 2012-08-25 05:33:47
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know. More articles from topic Commentary:
Foreign language is for FFA kids, too Why studying a foreign language is necessary Cheryl Wall: Westlake is much more than just the hospital Comment - Support Tax; put community first We are putting embattled hospital back on solid fiscal ground Joe Hare: We saw the people of Adair Co. pull together Ken Hill: Open debate foundation of this Country We need to know the Paul Harvey about Westlake Westlake Regional Hospital: Two angels watched over him Victoria Pike: Petition signing going well View even more articles in topic Commentary |
 
115 Jamestown St. Columbia, KY. 270-384-2496 
  
   
 Provided by the Adair Co Fiscal Court and the Adair Co. Emergency Mgt. Agency 
|
||||||||
|
| ||||||||||
|
Quick Links to Popular Features
Looking for a story or picture? Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com. | ||||||||||
|
Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728. Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.
| ||||||||||
