Episode 22 — It Didn't Have to Happen This Way

06/04/24 • 37 min

Bob and Alexis go off the page to autopsy the community's showdown with hospital leadership and the role the newspaper played in the events that unfolded. Find out why the News Letter Journal took up the fight, and why the newspaper's publisher, Bob, made a personal appearance in the fray. We take a look at the aftermath of the showdown — including the departure of several board members, the CEO and the consultants who were at the center of the controversy. We conclude by challenging other government entities to raise their own transparency game in the wake of the hospital's communications disaster.

Check us out at newslj.com to keep tabs on this story, or for more news from Newcastle, Weston County and the Black Hills of northeast Wyoming!

Check us out at newslj.com to keep tabs on this story, or for more news from Newcastle, Weston County and the Black Hills of northeast Wyoming!

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Episode 21 — Highway to Hospital Hell

In the wake of a series of high profile staffing changes, Bob and Alexis lay out the bloody trail the Weston County Health Services board has taken over the course of the past year — and how that trail has created a culture of fear at the local hospital. We share our own history of conflict with the current board's leadership, and give you a look at the antics of a CEO who has been aggressively eliminating rivals and anybody who has spoken up or questioned his actions and motives. Health care is under attack from within in Weston County, Wyoming and we take you off the page to tell you how and why.

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Episode 23 — Nothing Personal

Bob and Alexis take you off the page this week to talk about personnel — and how local officials could talk a lot more about it in open meetings if they can be professional and avoid being personal. They focus in on the ongoing transition at the hospital in the wake of the CEO's departure, and they answer your questions about the potential future role of the controversial consultants he hired. They take a little extra time and have a little fun talking about some of the newspapers' photo follies — and how you might be able to help — in an extended episode of the Top of Main Podcast!

Check us out at newslj.com to keep tabs on this story, or for more news from Newcastle, Weston County and the Black Hills of northeast Wyoming!