El Dorado is being asked in March to make a decision that isn't really political. It's practical.

Voters will decide whether to approve a half-cent sales tax to support South Arkansas Regional Hospital's facilities and equipment with the "Access for Life" measure. We support it.

The main hospital building was built in 1964. That's an old building for any purpose, but especially for a hospital that has to run around the clock and meet today's standards. Things wear out. Systems fail. Equipment gets outdated. If we want to keep services here and keep the hospital in a position to........

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