The Mercury keeps trying to pretend to be impartial journalists in this matter, when in fact the question of your own independence and integrity are part of the story.

The conclusions you reach are a foregone conclusion, because obviously the Mercury wants this scandal to go away.

The more scrutiny Sam Adams' "affair" gets, the more questions are raised about the ethical and perhaps criminal complicity of your former news reporter and your current editor.

Really? You're "more impressed than [you] expected to be" with Adams' first 100 days? Did you expect him to rape a puppy?

Moving back to Portland this summer. I'm still willing to led the Breedlove thing slide if he can keep delivering on things like transportation funding and economic development. The Vestas deal and the Streetcar expansion are both HUGE for Portland, so it really can't be claimed that he isn't delivering.

I certainly don't feel the kind of pride thinking about Mayor Sam as I did when he was first elected. I am glad to see him making efforts to help education, the arts, and cyclists, but the CRC and the development mess are your proverbial elephants in the room.

How would you rate his behaviors, judgment, lies, corruption, driving and mentoring? Has there been a question as to whether Sam is able to do his job, though he has accomplished much less than expected before he was elected? The significant question is his lack of character, integrity, judgment, and respect for the residents of our city.

How would you rate his behaviors, judgment, lies, corruption, driving and mentoring? Has there been a question as to whether Sam is able to do his job, though he has accomplished much less than expected before he was elected? The significant question is his lack of character, integrity, judgment, and respect for the residents of our city.

His... driving? He got into a fender bender. It's not like he ran down 5 cyclists and ate their warm corpses.

Clarification: Not that we know of. Yet.

For years..I have watched this guy for a couple of reasons,I went to his ex-boss and asked for help..any help, on an issue of community safety...I was refused.

All the people in service of the public for way to many years have ignored this issue and me.(ADD RANDY TO THE LIST)


That issue remains to this day, and has gone too critical mass as I said it would.

The public was not hurt, but one of the reasons for my concern was killed by another of the same concern, same issue of community safety.

Now,Sam is mayor..the issue is still there,a Washington county Sheriff recognized this problem before there were any serious issues, and removed one person of concern from such a place....BEFORE he committed a crime so horrible again.

There was follow up in Salem by this Washington County sheriff, and not even a thought one by anybody here.

My reasons for posting this are personal, I feel the voters for many reasons have been let down in more ways then one.


The arrogance, the lies, the bouts of stupidity of actions bringing down the city to levels no town should endure.

My deceased mother said many times, she was a big supporter of "Karma"....,as rumors are saying about the AG'S report, I will then see things that some people do, that reflects back on other people, will then go full circle.

I can wait, if it's not next week,but my gut feeling as "Stumptown" Dave has posted this am..."IT'S GOING TO WILD!"

For years..I have watched this guy for a couple of reasons,I went to his ex-boss and asked for help..any help, on an issue of community safety...I was refused.

All the people in service of the public for way to many years have ignored this issue and me.(ADD RANDY TO THE LIST)


That issue remains to this day, and has gone too critical mass as I said it would.

The public was not hurt, but one of the reasons for my concern was killed by another of the same concern, same issue of community safety.

Now,Sam is mayor..the issue is still there,a Washington county Sheriff recognized this problem before there were any serious issues, and removed one person of concern from such a place....BEFORE he committed a crime so horrible again.

There was follow up in Salem by this Washington County sheriff, and not even a thought one by anybody here.

My reasons for posting this are personal, I feel the voters for many reasons have been let down in more ways then one.


The arrogance, the lies, the bouts of stupidity of actions bringing down the city to levels no town should endure.

My deceased mother said many times, she was a big supporter of "Karma"....,as rumors are saying about the AG'S report, I will then see things that some people do, that reflects back on other people, will then go full circle.

I can wait, if it's not next week,but my gut feeling as "Stumptown" Dave has posted this am..."IT'S GOING TO WILD!"

sorry hit the button twice

The City budget is a huge undertaking, especially in this economic downturn. A few mistakes can be overlooked given the this successful budget.

Randy learned a lot in his first year. So will Sam. He will be a great Mayor if allowed the opportunity. We need to focus on our many challenges not Sam's personal problems.

"Some people will say that words like scum and rotten are wrong for Objective Journalism — which is true, but they miss the point."

This piece has the same reek of brown nosing drivel that Amy J. Ruiz used to crank out while at the Merc. So either we buy into your cursory dog and pony demonstration of the resounding success of Adams' first 100 days or we've joined the camp of those that think Adams is a monster? No thanks.

Amy Ruiz makes 80 thousand bucks a year now in a position she has no apparent experience with.

Which explains why there never seemed to be a 'journalistic integrity' in her stuff in the past. Another title - without the experience.