51.   It was quite a sight when the hospital on the hill beamed with light, Larry Altherr said.

52.   Nationwide, hospitals have said the federal cutbacks, combined with payment cuts from insurance companies, are responsible for steep financial losses.

53.   No patient care takes place in the buildings housing the mailrooms, the hospital said.

54.   Now, hospitals are saying Congress went too far in making the cuts and pleading with lawmakers to soften the blow.

55.   Now, with managed-care squeezing costs out of the health-care system, some hospitals say the restrictions are no longer needed.

56.   One problem, the hospitals say, is that enrollees complain of not being able to get appointments with their managed-care doctors.

57.   Other hospitals say the staffing law in California should not have a significant impact.

58.   Other hospitals say Columbia is dumping indigent patients on them.

59.   Several hospitals say doctors have resigned from public practice.

60.   Small businesses complained they were having a hard time restocking their shelves, while hospitals said it was hard to obtain needed supplies.