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	<title>The World As I See It &#187; Los Angeles County</title>
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		<title>The California GOP Convention where Dissent wasn’t the Rule.</title>
		<link>http://theworldasiseeit.com/2010/08/the-california-gop-convention-where-dissent-wasn%e2%80%99t-the-rule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now come the dissenters that want to insist that Whitman alter some of her positions to better match their viewpoint, especially as it relates to immigration reform.  Local papers report that these dissenters plan to make things “hot” and “uncomfortable” for Whitman, and they even plan to present a resolution (which would ultimately fail for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investigative reporting that often falls short &#8212; welcome to the Los Angeles Times</title>
		<link>http://theworldasiseeit.com/2010/01/investigative-reporting-that-often-falls-short-welcome-to-the-los-angeles-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reading this post, one might think that I have a bone to pick with the editors, and some reporters of the Los Times – and you’d be right! For years, it has been my opinion that when it comes to nurses, nursing unions and the nursing profession the LA Times has been inconsistent and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee – King/Harbor Hospital</title>
		<link>http://theworldasiseeit.com/2007/08/for-whom-the-bell-tolls-it-tolls-for-thee-%e2%80%93-kingharbor-hospital/</link>
		<comments>http://theworldasiseeit.com/2007/08/for-whom-the-bell-tolls-it-tolls-for-thee-%e2%80%93-kingharbor-hospital/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now the closure of King/Harbor Hospital’s Emergency Room after the failed “make or break” CMS inspection has made the rounds of the newspapers, radio talk shows and various news outlets. I was one of the many King/Drew Medical Center supporters who both fought for and knew that the hospital could be “fixed” if the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to “Tear-Down” a Hospital in Ten Easy Steps</title>
		<link>http://theworldasiseeit.com/2007/06/how-to-%e2%80%9ctear-down%e2%80%9d-a-hospital-in-ten-easy-steps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 02:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in 2004 I wrote an article on an outside observer’s look at the past eleven months at King/Drew Medical Center. In light of the recent developments (follow this link to the coverage in the Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-king23jun23,0,1531420.story?coll=la-headlines-california); I thought it was time to publish this article to my blog. How to “Tear-Down” a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The saga of King-Drew Medical Center, now renamed King-Harbor continues.</title>
		<link>http://theworldasiseeit.com/2007/05/the-saga-of-king-drew-medical-center-now-renamed-king-harbor-continues/</link>
		<comments>http://theworldasiseeit.com/2007/05/the-saga-of-king-drew-medical-center-now-renamed-king-harbor-continues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007 03:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles Times is an interesting paper, getting a letter to the editor published is nearly impossible, unless of course you are one of the “chosen” that seems to get a letter in nearly every time. However, for us plebeians, we are relegated to rules of word length and a standard of no letter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“A Mounting Tab to Fix King/Drew”</title>
		<link>http://theworldasiseeit.com/2005/08/%e2%80%9ca-mounting-tab-to-fix-kingdrew%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2005 02:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 21, 2005 Editor Los Angeles Times Times Mirror Square Los Angeles, CA Dear Editor, So Navigant has requested a “change-order” for the sum of $3.4 million, and Ms. Robertson states that the increase reflects, “additional costs that had been anticipated when the contract was signed last fall.” Then why was their bid $3.4 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“King/Drew Stripped of Accredited Standing”</title>
		<link>http://theworldasiseeit.com/2005/02/%e2%80%9ckingdrew-stripped-of-accredited-standing%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://theworldasiseeit.com/2005/02/%e2%80%9ckingdrew-stripped-of-accredited-standing%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2005 02:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[February 2, 2005 Editor Los Angeles Times Times Mirror Square Los Angeles, CA Dear Editor, Management is and has always been at the heart of the problems at King/Drew Medical Center. It’s weak, poor, and bad management that allowed for many of the lapses and failings identified by JCAHO. Though the problems identified are long-term, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garthwaite no guru &#8211; 01/27/05 &#8211; Published Pasadena Star News</title>
		<link>http://theworldasiseeit.com/2005/01/garthwaite-no-guru-012705-published-pasadena-star-news/</link>
		<comments>http://theworldasiseeit.com/2005/01/garthwaite-no-guru-012705-published-pasadena-star-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2005 02:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 15, 2005 Editor Pasadena Star News 911 Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91109 Re: “Oversight overdoes” Dear Editor, I would have to agree that if the Board of Supervisors does not cede their control to the independent body then that body would become just another layer in the already bloated County bureaucracy. However, you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Re: “Why supervisors let deadly problems slide”</title>
		<link>http://theworldasiseeit.com/2004/09/re-%e2%80%9cwhy-supervisors-let-deadly-problems-slide%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://theworldasiseeit.com/2004/09/re-%e2%80%9cwhy-supervisors-let-deadly-problems-slide%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2004 02:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[September 20, 2004 Editor Los Angeles Times Times Mirror Square Los Angeles, CA Dear Editor, Management is and has always been at the heart of the problems at King/Drew Medical Center. It is weak, poor, and bad management that allowed for many of the lapses and failings identified in your series. The people who failed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>King/Drew and how the County of Los Angeles has failed</title>
		<link>http://theworldasiseeit.com/2004/08/kingdrew-and-how-the-county-of-los-angeles-has-failed/</link>
		<comments>http://theworldasiseeit.com/2004/08/kingdrew-and-how-the-county-of-los-angeles-has-failed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2004 02:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is my most recent letter to the LA Times regarding their recent article “King/Drew Treatment Errors Cited” and the comments made by LA County Officials: August 5, 2004 Editor Los Angeles Times Times Mirror Square Los Angeles, CA Re: “King/Drew Treatment Errors Cited” Dear Editor, It would appear from Dr. Garthwaite’s comments that he [...]]]></description>
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