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Indiana near top in smoking survey; national rate rises
November 13, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressA survey found cigarette smoking rose slightly on a national basis for the first time in almost 15 years and that Indiana
had the second highest smoking rate among states.
MoreCook calls for new approach to health reform
October 20, 2009
J.K. WallFounder of medical device firm says Congress should fund network of low-cost clinics.
MoreWishard squeezes in more patients
May 18, 2009
Occupancy at Wishard Hospital was 98 percent before the recession and is still that high, and more people have been coming
as inpatients and as mental health patients, forcing the hospital to come up with creative ways to handle the load.
MoreStudy: Smoke-free policies aren't an economic drag
March 30, 2009
A team of Indiana University health researchers has concluded that smoke-free-workplace laws do not have a negative economic
impact.
MoreLet's finally pass no-smoking bill
March 30, 2009
Thanks for having the courage to take the flak from the smokers who think it is their right to kill us by allowing smoking
in bars and casinos.
MoreEducation, health still key issues
March 30, 2009
Chris KatterjohnThe people of Indiana need to work to improve education, the overall health of our work force, and productivity and innovation.
MoreOur newest smoke-filled workplace: Sadly, it stinks
March 23, 2009
Bruce HetrickHoosiers workers—including those who work at casinos—deserve a healthy, smoke-free workplace.
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Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.
Yes. Blame those who were too lazy to go vote Obama out and those who voted him in again. That's my take on it. I know folks won't get it on the left. OK. Start berating me now!
Serioulsy, people are AGINST this project? Most communities would be salivating over a project like this. You'd rather have an empty eye-sore gas station and shacks posing as apartments? This project is exactly what BR needs. BUILD IT MR MAYOR. And yes, I am a BR resident, and have been for 20 years.
As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.