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I feel like Sam Adams is getting a much harsher critique because he is gay. Just Out is asking for his resignation, I think, because he's not a model gay mayor anymore. They must feel that he now reflects badly on gay people so they are distancing themselves from him.

I would feel differently about this "scandal" if the Mr. Breedlove came out as a victim. Sam Adams may have shown poor judgment and been a bit sleazy, but if he did not victimize this man it doesn't matter to me.

He should not have lied, but I can understand why he did. It would have been a scandal whenever it came out, whether he broke a law or not.

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Personally, I just can't trust Bill Sizemore. Who believes that Bill Sizemore wrote this to help kids? The guy cares about himself and his money (sometimes not his money). I'm listening to Otto Schell and Rick Hickey argue about money right now and Mr. Schell is saying that it will cost a lot more money to get kids up to speed in the time alotted and Mr. Hickey is saying that it won't cost that much and I can guess why, because it won't be funded. If you shorten the time frame for ESL services, but don't bolster it, then yes it will "save" money, but at the expense of the kids. Sounds like Sizemore to me! I'm definitely voting "no."

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I understand the importance of OHSU as a training hospital, but it's not all about the doctors, right? What about the patients? If a patient is a victim of a medical error, should the patient pay the price? Are medical errors a cost of doing business? If so, should the University not build that into it's budget? And if the costs are too high, then the University should be doing lots to prevent errors and work to minimize errors, lowering the risk to BOTH patients and the hospital.

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I think this perhaps illustrates the idea that many malpractice claims or suits come out of feeling treated poorly by their doctor. Your doctor admitted quickly that a mistake was made and made every effort to apologize and make sure you were okay. Had he been rude or callous about your pain, you may have felt differently. With cases like Jordaan Clarke's, of course, no amount of apologizing would make him or his family whole, but doctors should realize by treating their patients with a great deal of respect, they quickly (and cheaply) decrease their risk of being sued.

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