“The building did it” campaign failed for bond

The real grass roots Friends of EARH are the folks who faithfully supported the maintenance and operations levies, while the hospital commissioners who were elected to serve these citizen taxpayers, were quietly stashing cash and systematically neglecting maintenance.

“The building did it” campaign failed. Adult individuals in our community told strange tales claiming the hospital was 60 years old and the public was expected to stampede to the ballot box to reinforce the fiction that hospital buildings were not meant to last as long as 60 years. The building did it campaign means the hospital...