To the editor:

What's the status of Good Sam's partnership with Western University of Health Sciences of Pomona, Calif., to open a Lebanon medical school by 2011?

Given this Nov. 22 D-H article -"Good Sam's $40 million project stays on budget" ...

And given this Nov. 20 D-H article - "Albany loses Gatorade project: Albany will not be the site of a long-planned factory to make Gatorade and another drink, Propel fitness water. Representatives of PepsiCo, the parent company of the division making Gatorade, flew to Oregon Thursday and met with city officials..." ...

And given the Oct. 11 Oregonlive.com article - "OHSU pulls back on its plan to expand: OHSU pulls back on plan to expand the Kohler Pavilion The university says the project, requiring $350 million in bond financing, isn't right for the economic times OHSU pulls back on its plan to expand "If this lasts for a year or two ..."

What's happening with Lebanon's medical college in 2011?

Douglas Christopherson

Lebanon

Editor's note: A spokesperson for Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital said Monday that planning for the medical campus is proceeding as scheduled.