Listen Tennessee’s reluctance to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act is still being blamed for the high number of hospital closures in the state — the most in the U.S. outside of Texas. And this week brings one more. The Decatur County Commission decided to close its only hospital this week, citing the increased […]
How Main Street Revitalization And Bottled Water Helped Turn Around One Rural Tennessee County
Listen Out in the woods of Perry County, Jim Bruner flips the switch on a stainless-steel pump. Up flows mineral water, about 52 degrees Fahrenheit, drawn from a mile below. “So it’s natural,” he says. “Natural artesian water, with natural alkalinity. It has a pH of about 8.3. The mineral content is in trace amounts. […]
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