SNOW, PARAZO RETURNED TO BOARD 2 KEEP HOSPITAL BOARD SEATS.Byline: CHARLES Charles, archduke of Austria Charles, 1771–1847, archduke of Austria; brother of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. Despite his epilepsy, he was the ablest Austrian commander in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars; however, he was handicapped by F. BOSTWICK Bostwick can refer to: People
LANCASTER Lancaster, city, England Lancaster (lăng`kəstər), city (1991 pop. 43,902) and district, county seat of Lancashire, NW England, on the Lune River. -- Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hospital board members June June: see month. Snow and Dr. Don Parazo won re-election in Tuesday's balloting, in a vote that left unsettled whether residents are concerned that three of the five board members work for one medical group. Snow received 21,584 votes and Parazo 20,966 to win second terms on the Antelope Valley Health Care District, which runs Antelope Valley Hospital. Former board member Deborah Rice received 18,209 votes and retired paramedic par·a·med·ic n. A person who is trained to give emergency medical treatment or assist medical professionals. paramedic Roger Berger had 15,916, with school clerk Maricela Tisbert in last place with 2,713. ``I think it indicates the voters in the Antelope Valley are smarter than the money thinks they are,'' Snow said Wednesday of the results, which came after a campaign during which Parazo spent at least 10 times as much as Snow, his nearest competitor. In an interview Wednesday, Snow reiterated the questions she, Berger and Rice had made during the campaign about Parazo and board members Berna Mayer and Dr. John Manning There are several public figures named John Mann.
High Desert Medical provided $60,000 of the $85,000 Parazo had spent on his campaign with two weeks to go before the election, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. his most recent campaign spending report. Snow said she spent $8,000 to $9,000. High Desert Medical later gave $3,000 each to Berger and Snow, but Snow said she returned the contribution. ``I think there definitely is potential for conflicts of interest when three board members on a five-member board work full-time for the same organization,'' Snow said. ``I think these people are good people,'' she added. ``Nothing is going on. But the potential (exists).'' Parazo was out of his office Wednesday and could not be reached for comment. During the campaign, he said his tenure on the board shows there is no problem and noted that he was already on the board when voters elected Manning and Mayer in 2004. Snow said she hopes her first-place election finish will give her more influence with Parazo, Mayer and Manning to take up issues she considers important, such as a formal board evaluation of Chief Executive Officer Les Wong. Snow said the board has not evaluated Wong or set goals for him in more than two years. ``I don't want an evaluation to fire him, but so he has the opportunity to know what the board expects of him,'' she said. |
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