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...license for professional malfeasance represented "documented evidence of a long and disturbing pattern of behavior." Despite Epton's distinguished record of opposing racial prejudice, he continued to strike chords designed to appeal to fearful white voters. "Nothing will be done in this city without the consent of the neighborhoods involved!" he shouted in one ethnic area...
Because the turnover in the old Big Five is so low, America's crop of young, conservatory-trained symphonic players-by common consent the best in the world-have flooded the ranks of the second-tier orchestras. A noteworthy result is that groups like the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Denver Symphony or the Utah Symphony often can play contemporary music better than some of the top-ranked ensembles; what these musicians may lack in individual instrumental richness they more than make up for in their ability to sight-read the most fearsome modern score with ease...
...section [March 28] that I divorced my first husband, Martin Scorsese, because he wanted me "to spend my life between the stove and the kids." I never made this statement. We had no kids, and our meals were prepared by a marvelous cook. Martin and I divorced by mutual consent. Our relationship has always been close, and we remain friendly to this...
...rational patient can make his own healthcare decisions in most cases. "A competent adult has the right to refuse medical treatment even if the ultimate result is death," writes Milwaukee Attorney Robyn Shapiro in the Harvard Journal on Legislation. "This right is grounded in the doctrine of informed consent and in the constitutional right to privacy." But as the case of Peter Cinque demonstrates, medical institutions do not always automatically honor a patient's wishes, often for fear of a malpractice suit by surviving relatives or a belief that the patient does not know best. Doctors who treat patients...
...California, doctors have yet another reason to fear the consequences of their actions. The case developed after Clarence Herbert, 55, a racetrack security guard, suddenly slipped into a coma following a seemingly successful 1981 operation at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Los Angeles. With the family's consent, his doctors removed his respirator. "They said he was clinically dead and would never return," insists his wife Patsy. When Herbert kept breathing, the doctors cut off intravenous food and water, again with the family's agreement. Finally, eleven days after the operation, Herbert succumbed. After hearing a nurse...