Higdon

Pearson, and that's unimaginatively titled the Higdon-Pearson Duo.

Houstonist 2010

Virginia, for example, had 23 independent hospitals in 2005 and now has 10, according to Mark Higdon, a partner at KPMG.

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"She was a very popular player and well-liked and we're going to miss her," Higdon said.

LPGA's Erica Blasberg dies at 25; police launch investigation 2010

LPGA spokesman David Higdon called Blasberg's death a "tough hit" for women's golf.

LPGA's Erica Blasberg dies at 25; police launch investigation 2010

That makes competition for the limited number of spots keen—some 250 orchestral players will pass through here this year, performing a mix of chamber and orchestral music from warhorses (symphonies by Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart and Tchaikovsky) to premieres (works by Sebastian Currier, Jennifer Higdon and Matthias Pintscher).

An Orchestral Player's Shangri-La David Mermelstein 2011

Virginia, for example, had 23 independent hospitals in 2005 and now has 10, according to Mark Higdon, a partner at KPMG.

As more hospital systems consolidate, experts say health-care prices will jump Julie Appleby 2010

Other featured women include Joan Tower (with her ubiquitous "Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman"), Jennifer Higdon (with her percussion concerto), and Carmen -- Sarasate's "Carmen" Fantasy, that is, but performed by a woman, Madeline Adkins.

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While boosting market share - and gaining leverage over insurers - was a main reason hospitals consolidated 10 or 15 years ago, that is not so much the case now, Higdon said.

As more hospital systems consolidate, experts say health-care prices will jump Julie Appleby 2010

While boosting market share - and gaining leverage over insurers - was a main reason hospitals consolidated 10 or 15 years ago, that is not so much the case now, Higdon said.

As more hospital systems consolidate, experts say health-care prices will jump Julie Appleby 2010

Consider the results of a recent "open seat" special election for the state senate in a Democratic district in rural eastern Kentucky: Republican Jimmy Higdon beat the Democrat Jodie Haydon by tying him to, of all things, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats.

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