Word: notionalism
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...Provena overly harsh? Patrick Coffey, a lawyer for Provena, says the Dumas signed forms promising to pay their bills and "agreed that the charges were fair. We reject the notion of any legal basis or merit to their claims." But the state of Illinois revoked a tax exemption for a Provena hospital based on findings that the hospital wasn't providing enough charity care; Provena is appealing...
Some veterans of the health-care business say the lawsuits are misguided. "Nonprofits can't deliver health care to their community by losing money," says Stephen Shortell, dean of the U.C. Berkeley School of Public Health. Moreover, to folks who do physically and emotionally draining health-care work, the notion of hospitals' hoarding their wealth and targeting the poor is insulting. "There's a lot of outrage over the suits," says Stephen Weyl, a New Hampshire lawyer and hospital-industry consultant...
Shireen Khan, 19, in running pants, a plain white shirt, Reeboks and a lavender hijab, was waiting in line for the Nitro with two female friends. She pooh-poohed the notion that the day's event might be a kind of refuge for an overscrutinized community. "It's not about that," she said. "I come here twice a year, and I like it, but today there's good halal food, and there's prayer. We have so many friends in the tristate area, we never see each other, and today everybody's here." Her cousin Soofia Tahir suspected there might...
...Athens is that we Canadians bought into the Olympic myth that winning gold medals is somehow necessary for a country's self-esteem [Sept. 6]. Why do we need to ensure that Canada will win more medals the next time around? Much more disappointing in my view is the notion that by not placing in the top three spots in competitions, an athlete has somehow failed us. Thanks in large part to the media, moreover, a low medal count is supposed to be cause for national concern, even embarrassment. What a burden to heap on our Olympians! How well...
...course, we’re all guilty of this social abuse. The rationale—admittedly faulty—rests upon the notion that after a span of time, when a friendship is based on trivial shared experiences, it’s superfluous to continue the cordialities simply because of social etiquette. Yet, as we become veteran Harvardians, this avoidance of acquaintances is ironic, since upperclass students often feel increasingly alone. Unlike with first-years who, in order to integrate into social life, must actively seek out new friends, this tradition is taboo amongst upperclass students. In turn, upperclass students...