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Ex-patient likes Parkridge care and more letters to the editors

Ex-patient likes Parkridge care

I cannot say enough good about the care I received at Parkridge, both the East Ridge location and main one. I was in SICU, and all of the nurses there were so professional, kind, caring and knowledgeable. I have been in, and with others, at other hospitals, but none compared with the treatment I received at Parkridge. Many thanks to all the nurses in SICU.

Shirley Trotter

Expanded Internet a necessity today

For many people in Tennessee, true high-speed broadband Internet service (fiber or wired) is an essential utility for education, business and entertainment. However, the big communications companies in many cases (like mine) have refused to provide this service to homes and businesses in rural areas, citing lack of profit. Some of these same companies are taking nearly $179 million in federal dollars to provide to some rural Tennessee areas expensive and capped wireless Internet service that won’t be fast enough to meet the current definition of broadband, and won’t work well in hilly terrains.