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NC regulators inspect Mission/HCA in Asheville; nurse: conditions better when they visit
ASHEVILLE - State health regulators are conducting another inspection of Mission Hospital following patient deaths and other compliance problems. A nurse union representative, meanwhile, welcomed the visit, saying management improves conditions when the regulators are present − something a hospital spokesperson denied. The inspection, which began May 20, comes...
Opinion: Mexican immigrants to Asheville worked hard, raised family, benefit our economy
“I know poverty and I know fear,” he said. Then he told me his story about pursuing the American dream. “The fear I know is from lying on the ground under a bush in the desert at night, with police car lights flashing in the distance, without moving, hiding, praying, waiting for the 'coyote' to give the signal that it is OK to move on. And the poverty I know has to do with wearing the same pair of pants, the same underwear, socks, shoes and shirt for 15 days while crawling, running and sweating in the desert.”
Henderson County Meals on the Bus program rolls to a park near you this summer
Henderson County Public Schools will continue serving the health and wellness of students over the summer months through the Summer Food Service Program, which begins Monday, June 3. From June 3 through Friday, July 26, the HCPS Child Nutrition Department will operate four open sites, consisting of stops along two Meals on the Bus routes. New this year are the park locations, ensuring children can comfortably enjoy meals on-site. Each stop features picnic tables and plenty of...
Hendersonville Memorial Day service honors more than 1 million fallen military members
HENDERSONVILLE - Although rain kept the 38th annual Memorial Day service from happening at its usual Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park location, the event went on indoors at American Legion Post 77 May 27. Master of Ceremonies Shuford Edmisten, who is the treasurer of the Disabled American Veterans...
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