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Mission Hospital still faces potential Medicare termination, despite immediate jeopardy being lifted

Mission Hospital remains out of compliance with federal health and safety regulations and will lose crucial Medicare and ...
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Answer Man: City tearing up sidewalk, then laying it back down? Respiratory illnesses rising, as measured by sewage treatment plant?

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Our tax dollars at work? For the past several weeks, the city has been removing trees and the sidewalk in front of ...
Opinion
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Opinion: ‘A level of strength and resilience that is hard to put into words’: Michaela Blanton Lowe’s story will break your heart, and lift you up

Over the years, I’ve heard Michaela Blanton Lowe’s story a few times, usually in bits and pieces from news stories or press conferences. To hear her tell it in person is another experience entirely, ...
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Answer Man: Biltmore Championship golf tourney cost disclosed? Will city fix longstanding sinkhole? Cardboard for recycling not getting picked up?

Before we get to today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers, allow me to update my Monday opinion column about the recently announced Biltmore Championship PGA golf ...