Childhood reflections with a touch of grace: The shot felt ‘round the world

Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com When I was growing up, Madison’s hospital was located across the street from the present location of Madison County Community Bank. This small hospital wasn’t famous for much, and it often was the source of many jokes. What I recall hearing the most was a line similar to this one: “Our hospital is fine if a bandaid and an aspirin will fix you.” There were many years that this statement probably held an element of truth. All of my visits w