Upcoming election is best chance for change

Soon ballots for the upcoming election will be showing up in mailboxes. Three of the seats on the hospital board – a majority – are being contested. By now, most or all voters have probably made up their minds on the rights and wrongs of matters, and there is little point in rehashing the merits.

If you were and remain upset by the actions of the board in January, and its continuing actions since then, this is your one and only chance to change things. Make no mistake: the hospital, and thus the Emergency Room that could literally make the difference between life and death for you or a loved o...