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Monthly Archives: November 2011

The Disgrace of Penn State

By Greg Kafoury on Posted in Sexual Abuse, You Ought To Know

In 2002, an assistant coach in Penn State’s football team told his boss, the legendary coach Joe Paterno, that he caught Jerry Sandusky, Paterno’s former defensive coach, anally raping a 10-year-old boy in the team’s locker room.  Coach Paterno reported the assault to the athletic director, and to the vice president of Penn State University. … Continue Reading

Dr. Vishal James Makker: Medically Unnecessary Spinal Fusions

By Greg Kafoury on Posted in Medical Malpractice

By all accounts, Portland neurosurgeon Vishal James Makker is a man who makes a strong impression.  Young and handsome, gracious and articulate, a man with a compelling and charismatic personality.  Among all the neurosurgeons in America, he was singled out by the Wall Street Journal on March 29, 2011, for his professional work. Unfortunately for… Continue Reading