Dear Editor,
The late Floyd Smith, principal of Iola High School, once asked the students: “Isn’t it a smart man who changes his mind?”
This could be applied to the trustees who changed their minds on the location of the new hospital.
When the contamination is cleaned up, that area will be clean forever, and it will be more convenient for doctors and nurses who do the valuable work!
A country place would be good for an asylum, but a hospital isn’t an asylum, it’s a hopeful place where people get checked in and checked out as quickly as possible.
It’s marvelous what they can do now with non-invasive surgery. My brother, who lives with his wife in Santa Fe, N.M., had a prostate procedure for cancer that required no cutting. All will be OK.
The way they remove gall bladders now is amazing, with only about three small incisions.
The way we learn to take care of ourselves today is more educational with doctors on radio and in the newspapers. Like your Doctor Paul Donohue you print almost daily.
True, 100 percent education about harmful substances has yet to be achieved. But we’ve sure come a long way in prevention!
Sincerely,
Jim Brownrigg,
Iola, Kan.
