The Medical Leader

Joshua Ball, Managing Editor

The Medical Leader is flirting with the blogosphere, and I certainly think we are embarking on a long relationship.

The same newspaper that brought you the state’s first-ever free E-Edition is offering the region’s first newspaper blog. This diary will offer insights, views and commentary of the news that matters to you.

So, log on, grab a cup of coffee and enjoy our new blog.

Got a suggestion? Feel free to drop me a line at joshua.ball@pikevillehospital.org.

Thanks for reading the Medical Leader.

Joshua Ball

I tried my very best to join the delegation of local leaders that left for China on Sunday, but I had two problems: my 6-foot-6 frame would not fit comfortably in any way shape or form in economy class on a nearly 14-hour jet ride across the world and I would find myself filming my own version of the Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmer.

On a more serious note, Laura Ford Hall, wife of Pike County Chamber of Commerce President Brad Hall, has volunteered her services as a blogger during the group’s two-week stent in China as part of a Sister City program.

Laura will provide details of the group’s trip – and, as you can see in her blog, her fear of eating anything unique – and insight on the delegation’s journey to Ankang, the Chinese community that is participating with Pikeville in the Sister City program.

Check out Laura’s thoughts and photos in our next entry.

Joshua Ball