Dear Editor,
Good column by Lisa Pampuch in the Morgan Hill Times (Jan. 17).
I agree with you that a tax supporting a religious institution violates the Constitution and I’m opposed to the basic concept of requiring me to support a church program for a church I don’t believe in.
Had Catholic Healthcare West dumped their Gilroy hospital in favor of Saint Louise in Morgan Hill which had very strong local support, the more solvent local population would have almost certainly lessened the need for charity emergency patients and more South County residents would go to Hazel Hawkins.
Bad mistake, but CHW was calling the shots and shot themselves in the foot.
When I see our hospital bills, there are all kinds of extreme charges which Medicare drastically rejects before a payment is made.
When a private uninsured person is the patient, the hospital claims losses at their high standard rates which no insurance company would ever pay. This grossly exaggerates their claimed losses.
On the other hand, we are in our 80s and, unfortunately, have made many trips to Saint Louise emergency and have always received excellent care and our excellent insurance has paid all the bills after deducting the excessive charges.
Keep up the good columns.
Charlie Cameron, Morgan Hill
Thanks to all for making eWaste event a success
Dear Editor,
On behalf of the Sobrato High School Grad Night Committee, we would like to thank the many individuals, businesses and sponsors who assisted us in our 2012 eWaste Recycling Campaign. We would like to particularly note our partners and sponsors, Thinker Toys, Kiwanis, Pacific Corporate Solutions, and our host, Pacific Oak Properties, who let us use their parking lot at Vineyard Town Center. We’d like to recognize the young people who assisted us through the day, including members of the Sobrato Key Club, the football, baseball teams and the cheerleaders.
We’d especially like to thank the parents and friends who volunteered and assisted us throughout the day, including Jindy, Cat, Tammy, Lori, Tim, Jack, Marty, Mary and Albert. Finally, we’d like to thank the many local businesses and corporate donors who supported us, including The Morgan Hill Times, Sakata Seeds, ShoreTel, Marich Confectionery, United Genetics Seeds, Disaster Kleenup Specialists, the Carpenters Training Committee and others too numerous to list here.
Thank you all for contributing to a very successful campaign.
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Bob Benevento – eWaste Program Coordinator, Karen Havstad – Chairperson, Grad Night Committee
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