Doctors are learning: What goes around comes around

Doctors are learning: What goes around comes around
EDITOR:
The doctors complaining about their insurance rates made me remember a letter I received about 15 or 20 years ago from my employer, Copperweld. My wife received a letter from Packard about the same time.
They implied that doctors were padding their bills and sending people to specialists too often. Also that doctors were flocking to this area because so many people had good benefits and the doctors could make a lot of money. It said it was hurting the company's bottom line.
High health care costs are not the only reason Copperweld went under and Packard is shrinking, and there should be some kind of malpractice reform. But, then, what goes around comes around.
GERALD MILLER
Niles
Grant comes too late to save some Youngstown treasures
EDITOR:
I was pleased to hear that YSU had received a Getty grant for historic identification and preservation.
Oh, Getty Foundation, where were you 39 years ago when historic properties in the Arlington St.-Lincoln Avenue area were demolished, courtesy of YSU?
Homes that had housed various members of the Tod, Hirshberg, McKelvey and Fordyce families, to name a few.
True, some of these properties had fallen upon hard times, others had not. The privately owned properties were well maintained and their owners did not want to sell, but were forced to sell due to eminent domain.
I hope some attention will be given to the Thompson-Sacherman house at 203 Lincoln Ave. It was moved from 237 Lincoln Ave. in November 1997. YSU has neglected it severely ever since it bought it.
From 1885 to 1894, it was the home of Edith Andrews Logan and Major John A. Logan. Mrs. Logan was the daughter of Mr. Chauncy Andrews, a Youngstown industrialist of the 19th century. From 1940 until 1963, it was the office and home of Dr. Edward C. Mylott and his family. Dr. Mylott was a prominent Youngstown physician. Dr. Sacherman bought the property in 1965 and maintained it beautifully. It was in very good shape until YSU got hold of it.
I do hope that some of the Getty money will be used to restore and maintain this historic structure.
Well, preservationists, you've got something to preserve. So start preserving!
PAULA J. McKINNEY
Youngstown
It's easy to be against a tax, but county needs the money
EDITOR:
In the wake of a primary defeat for county commissioner, I guess it would be easy for me to not support the sales tax renewal and watch the new commissioners struggle to balance the budget. But who would that benefit; surely not the county and surely not the residents of Austintown.
We have seen Austintown benefit with the addition of a new 911 Dispatch Center, a new roof on our fire station and many additional miles of county roads paved, all from the Community Development Fund generated by the sales tax. Sure it would take a stronger economy to generate enough dollars to fund the sales tax Community Development fund again, but that just shows the need and the importance of maintaining what we have.
The sales tax is a renewal that is estimated to be 37 percent funded by non-county residents. In other words Mahoning County residents get a dollar's worth of services for 63 cents. We seem to take for granted all the services that the county provides, not to mention we need to have a stable financial base to be able to generate new business opportunities for our valley. What chance do you think we stand of holding onto the airbase if we continue to allow the county's financial base to erode?
DAVID C. DITZLER
Austintown Township Trustee
Morgan issues a challenge
EDITOR:
Hello from Morgan County.
You have probably heard of Morgan County (population 14,843, which may include some dogs and cats) since just about every month for several years we are the Ohio county with the highest unemployment -- 16.8 percent this July.
We had an operation called & quot;Support Our Soldiers & quot; to collect supplies to make care packages to send to our soldiers overseas. With our high unemployment we had no idea that the turnout would be so big. We mailed 1,526 pounds of supplies, with individuals,churches and businesses paying the postage.
The reason for this letter is to remind all Americans of what is important: our soldiers, who are in harm's way. And to challenge your county to top us. Let's see if you can beat us (but the winners will be the soldiers).
MARY ANNA WALLACE
McConnelsville, Ohio
Clear winner: John Kerry
EDITOR:
In watching the debate this past Thursday evening and then reviewing it, very carefully, on video replay, I feel that John Kerry won the debate.
John Kerry showed us he has formulated a clear plan to win the war on terrorism. Kerry revealed to us his, new, well thought out plan, to win the war in Iraq by changing the current plan. He showed us the truth about Iraq.
George Bush stubbornly refused to admit the reality of the situation in Iraq. Bush had no significant plan for Iraq. He refused to admit his mistakes on the war in Iraq.
RONNEE KOVALOVSKY
Boardman
Winning a debate means ...?
EDITOR:
It is well known that Kerry is a great debater. That is one reason he was chosen to run for president by the Democrats. However, a great debater with no common sense or moral clarity and little backbone will not make a good president.
Most of us could not debate our way out of a paper bag, but we know when we're being snowed.
PATRICIA NIGHTINGALE
North Jackson
What was heard, unheard
EDITOR:
In the first presidential debate, I heard two things.
First, John Kerry laid out his plans for Iraq and for winning the war on terror. I wasn't disappointed. Kerry staked out a strong plan to bring peace to Iraq and to refocus our efforts to fight terrorists around the world.
Second, I wanted to hear President Bush tell the truth about Iraq, but he didn't. While his own intelligence services, military advisers, Republican colleagues, and even his secretary of state have said that Iraq is in chaos, Bush still presents a version of Iraq seen through rose-colored glasses.
This debate made it clear: John Kerry is a leader we can trust to tell us the truth when it comes to our nation's security. George Bush has had his chance. He has done nothing but take the United States down the wrong path.
VIRGINIA SOWERS
Hartford