Republicans rallied in Sanford’s Central Park at noon Thursday to draw attention to the debt owed to Maine hospitals, including Goodall Hospital, the town’s largest employer. Republican State Senator Jon Courtney, at left, said the state must do more to pay its debt to hospitals ”“ about $380 million is owed statewide, he estimated. Similar rallies were held across the state, with Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage at the Lewiston rally. (TAMMY WELLS/Journal Tribune)