12-01-99 OA Shifting to Good Jobs.
Economic development in Jackson County, OR in the 1990's has not created viable
jobs for many residents. However, rethinking economic development could make a
positive difference.
12-01-99 NWFCO Not Making the Grade.
Many non-profit hospitals providing charity care around the Northwest are no longer
maintaining their charitable missions. Non-profit hospitals should be held
accountable to their primary obligations to serve the community.
12-01-99 NWFCO A Debt Unpaid. The
conversion of hospitals from non-profits to for-profits has turned community assets into
private wealth, and altered the level of service given to the communities they serve.
This report discusses why the tradition of non-profit hospitals should continue.
06-01-99 ICAN Public Health or
Private Wealth. Saint Luke's, Idaho's wealthiest non-profit hospital has
millions in the bank and pays its top executives millions of dollars a year while turning
low-income patients over to collection agencies or forcing liens upon their
property. Change in hospital policies must occur.