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Show M Web site: letter k, .4 wwvu.clippertoday.com . eztalkclippertoday.com it Lakeview Hospital merits applause for Top 100 rank L likeview Hospital's new Cl () sent businesses letter to area week, reminding them of the hospital's status as one of the 100 best m America His goal was to encouiage employers to choose healthcaie plans that allow access to his a List facility the 100 lop I lospitals, approximately 57,000 lives could be saved annually and expenses could decline an estimated $0 5 billion lesultingin lower healthcaie costs and savings to Americans.' Anderson said. Ihis is because the study revealed that these top 100 hospitals have more successful outcomes than the others and that tieatment is free cif The hospital actually received the award scveul months ago, and it ol complications IS was repoited in the Clipper But the percent more olten news Ciime so close Asaiesult patients sumve to our deadlines that illnesses 10 perwe weie able to include only a buet cent moie often than ROLF KOECHER at the nation's account at that time ei inn e I dmn Because this is a sigippioximately 4,00(1 other hospitals nificant achieveii that s not because these ment, let me b: mg out a !ev hi made the letter recent in I'pitals get easier patients to points M Lakev Steven lew's Heat aecouling to the study In by laet the 100 lop Hospitals actuAndeison The avvaid was presented to ally Heat patients who are sicker and more of than average only 100 hospitals, of all sies. from all coiners of the United them ()w i all. the winning hosStates When I first heaid about pitals admitted neaily lb percent moie patients than the oth-ei- s it, I assumed it probably meant and maintained a higher that Likeview was named the 100 of load best facilities than tile less successful hosamong so not but comparable sie, pitals Lhe search for the top 100 oi moie inhumation about the stuelv behind the rankings, was div idee! into into categoi ics, with Likeview being evaluated cheek Solucient s Web site at communiamong medium-sie- d ty hospitals (between 100 and 250 beds) Only 20 of the nation's top 100 hospitals uc chosen hour this categoiv Bus means that of Amu lea's S.000 hospitals. only 100 wue selected for the honoi And Likeview was one ol only 20ot these selected from its catcuoiv It's also the second time that Likeview has received this honor, the lust time coniine in 199b Andetsons lettei savs the hospital latmes weie compiled by Solucient an Lvanston healthcaie information company that ranked hospitals according to excellence in quality of care efficiency of operations and the sustainability of their overall performance If all 1 S acute caie hospitals were to perform at the level IU0iii)li(ipiiiils mm Andeison also points out that Ieul'hgradsscom, another n ii n I national melependent healthcare lating him also has given the liealniciil of pulmonaiv and lespii atoi v disease local people oi oig.mi-itions do well I ve always be lie veil that it s good lor the W lie ii z public to know what's going on in oui community In the case of ake lew lospital being alike d among the 100 best m Ante rica and among the 20 best I 1 v i ol its sie. it s an honor lor which all the hospital s stall can be v piouel And consider mg the hospital s lifesav mg i ole. it's an achievement that benefits evcivonc m south IXivis ( ounlv Quote of the day W. Manure all eambl ild mg ai even - Bertrand Russell imiuiiis Cub Scouts learn lesson; others should do same Editor While out on a morning hike this spnnu I came upon a stash of ti ash up one ol the small canyons within about a live minute walk from Bountiful Blvd Knowing that mv Cub Scouts needed to participate in a conscivation project to earn one of their awards I later took the bovs up there to icmove garbage from the hillside 'll OUI c Tc el morning is a gamble ol suite I 'nlike W illi tm lie nnetl howcvci v i lv -- I J.iihls Bennion. Alex Merrill, (anicion Yuma and Chandler Young Riey carried out, and piojxilv dujxiscd of thiee bags of trash including (A aluminum cans (which are being recycled), one baa of pi istic beverage and paint ball contaiiicis and a is ia ot pajser and cardboard I lopefully these boys learned a lesson about sonictlnna keeping our environment clean that some in our county have not u1 L uned (reference the Bountiful B area in Ox just Ninth Canyon and Summerwood .acas tm1 iv Also, these boys cannot underst.md Low anyone can carry filled paint ball and Ixvu.itx containers uphill but cannot cairv time, smie containers downhill to a garbage can at'ei tlxv are emptied I guess I don't undci stand utlxi Wane Burnt s, Hiuntilu' P.O. Box Circulation Department: ISSN gamblers I1 Hand-delivere- d Bennett's being a neither a sin nor a crime William Bennett is a role model espousing contemporary moral codes He puts family and faith ahead of everything else, so who are we to criticize if he also doubles down on two tens at the blackjack table Liberals are saying that a man who writes a book concerning vu tues By Lee has no business playing Ernst I the slots Hmmm have no recollection ot any commandment stating thou shalt not gamble" Gambling may be looked down upon by certain people and certain religions. but a recent Gallup poll demonstinted that roughly 70 percent ot Americans found gambling morally acceptable" The result is that the telev networks and news channels spend tw o day s cov ei ing the Bennett story only to realize that hardly anybody cared other than Democrats who crave controversy There are three reasons why Bennett's gambling should be a William 24-ho- non-issu- e First, he is not an elected official and what he does in his private life has no beanne on any office Second, his gambling did not affect his family Yes he wagered more than $8 million in the past decade To most of us that would be unfathomable, but Bennett is m a different income class and as he said he didn't plav with the milk money More importantly gamblnm Bountiful, Utah 267 295-225- 1 84011-026- $25 00 per year. Mailed $35 00 per year 1061 1223 Publication No (USPS 149 180) published semi weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Bountiful, Utah Periodical postage paid at Bountiful, Utah Address all correspondence to P O Box 267, Bountiful, Utah 8401 0267 1 Chandler Young, lames Bennion, and Cameron Young clean trails above Bountiful. LEAVING fT CLEAN (from left): Alex Merrill ADMINISTRATION R Gail Stahle 7 1 An nun; in Dans County tiom the Midnest, trust is enipltn ed in the technology sec-- u n and piefers to he sur-- i nun ded In Republicans. Editor At the Centerville City Council meeting on May 6. Nancy Smith made a motion, which will greatly benefit Centerville residents. She suggested that a study needs to be made befoie iezoning 4 91 acies just north of Colonial I umber as an R-- 3 zone for apartments The study will help the city better understand the traffic impacts, needs housing needs, and impacts open-spac- e on schools, churches, water, sewers, drainage systems and clean air Thanks go to Nancy for her good motion, and to the whole city council for supporting her motion Duncl Putnam Jr. Pleasant View high-densi- MAIN TELEPHONE ext. 119 or 120 neither a sin in Bennett's relior a crime in (Catholicism) gion the United States He has openly talked about his pnvate life. He hasn't tried to span or twist the facts You might not approve of Ins penchant for gambling, but it should not diminish his public ser-- v ice conducted for this countiy Under Pres. Ronald Reagan.he seived as Secretary of I ducation and continues to be a strong influence on the war against drugs His focus on taking icsponsibilitv tor ones actions is pai amount in his philosophy -and all during the gambling tuioi he has taken just such personal iesponsibihty I cel free to ci iticize people if you wish but at least be reasonable when attacking someone simply because you might disagree with the way they find plcusuie (oi in Bennett's case, how he chooses to relax). also wonder how much of the cai ping on Bennett is merely som giapes by people envious that they don't have the same financial resources. Personally, if I had the kind of money Bennett has, you could find me inside the Bellagio at the lexas I lold T m table, and I wouldn t feel any more or less v muons than the next guy. Bennett's gambling should not be v iewed in terms of virtue. Rather it s a issue of accountability and personal choice. is Study will benefit city ) Clipper Publishing Co., Inc. Subscription rate: 50 per copy e W'e're not talking about the vast majority of we don t spend xs millioi on such nsk t ikiu Americans or Utahns who drop a few dollars in Bennett nuthoi ol tin Wendov er or Ids Vegas weighty tonic U Hunk on an occasional weekof I iitm s icec in lv id'iul end trip In Bennett's ted to losing that much over the past decade on a case, we're speaking of an $8 million addiction to gambling addiction which slot machines and v ideo he so nice lx desc nlvs as Ins wav to u lax poker No one wall argue 111 lamicss Beiiiielt Bennett couldn't afford to is By Dawn coned when he s is he Brandvold gamble or lose the money, adheres to the tw does but surely somewhere in n't plav tile milk money his list of virtues there doesnt put Ins t u ulv at ink should be an allusion to gluttony owe anyone anything loweui and excess charity and caring for when someone sctsthim clvcsup one another, hard work and peras as the le I, n e of tli tlu v ale sonal responsibility also elevating the niselv e s to a ( lambling is legal in 48 states, and Bennett is a mature adult of liighe stand nJ ol mdgnie nt le gal age. but conservativ es can't (uoups loutui' lv pav IL nm tt up to $5) (Kll) to lieai ban spt ik 4 have it both ways If they argue v ii tues and the decay ol that an adult's life is his or her Amei lean moinl tv Jin ui by lib own business. then why are they ei ills who e veils, p son il weak supfiorting the prosecution in a ness and aic unw illina to conliont cuirent case before the U S t miihes v ices that destiny Supreme Court involving the Politic uns t Ae on m ralitv ai rest of two adult men in a committed homosexual relationships issues ill! tile tulle Ii mi aboi t on to homosexu slilv to ilk ek nth who had the police burst into I he l.ainlv vaLi.s their home after a phone call from kim penalty a nosy neighbor9 is used ad n.iuse mi dining eun William Bennett and those iicut campaign season Yt heard Beinic tt deciv the pre id ol who speak with deafening voices and piospcr as preachers of v irtue legalied gambling and si ite run lottelles should also live lives of virtue This includes recognizing one's own Studies eollsisle nth show foibles and showing enough tolercorrelation between g miblm md social pioblellls such .isdnilXstll ance to allow others the right to violence divoice and b aik i uplev conduct their personal lives withBv tile ellel ol lilts Ve il t he c Will from out verbal f kih and be only two stai s someone who has no business I law, in - that do not h ive am casting any stones at all form ol gambling ideed tile Htandvold is emplcned m the gambling industry is oi,e ol tl e financial industry and proud to top lobbyists m Washington DC cuirentlv speiidm as much as the he a L tali Democrat Davis County Clipper 1370 South 500 West Bennett's gambling not sin or crime bealth-caiindustry lobby There are approximately 5 5 million Americans who are pathological stone-throwin- g Anything youre good at contributes to happiness." r 'Preachers' should live lives of virtue w CLJE ini :i:j mini m ake view four ratings lot obstetiics cardiology. and for I - GONE - WILP CLP - P0Y EDITORIAL Rolf Koecher Tom Busselberg Russ Riggs 295 2251 Publisherext 1 14 Executive Editorext 126 News Editorext 118 Sports Editorext 129 OFFICE Annette Tidwell Office Managerext 1 1 3 FAX UNE 295-304- 4 PRODUCTION Hayes Powell Production Managerext. 123 ADVERTISING Gene Milne Advertising Managerext. 137 CIRCULATION Roy Millard Rosalie Millard Circulation Minagerext. 120 Subscriptions Managerext. 119 tv |