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Article published October 29, 2009

One hospital done, one OK'd and one up for vote

By Amarillo (Texas) Globe-News

Posted: October 29, 2009 - 12:01 am ET

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Voters in Deaf Smith County, Texas, will have a chance next week to approve construction of a replacement hospital in Hereford - at a cost of $28 million. But residents of Deaf Smith aren't alone. In a drab economic period when many multimillion-dollar construction projects have been tabled, three Panhandle communities are in different stages of experiencing a rare event for rural Texas towns - the opening of a new hospital. Borger and Friona have projects ongoing, and Hereford is presenting the issue before voters.

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