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Why Republicans May Not Trust
WHY REPUBLICANS MAY NOT TRUST THEIR OWN CANDIDATE By Don C. Reed Want to read a 200-page “book” full of reasons not to trust Mitt Romney—authorized by his fellow Republican, Arizona Senator John McCain? Here is the document, drawn up by the McCain campaign:...
Thirteen Senate Races
THIRTEEN SENATE RACES: A Stem Cell Perspective By Don C. Reed What are your top issues this election? The economy? Women’s rights? Medical costs? Your Senator’s stance on stem cell research will affect all three. Concerned about the economy? Anti-science policies like...
Paralysis Bill …
PARALYSIS BILL VETOED By Don C. Reed The Governor of California has just dealt a devastating blow to paralysis cure research. Yesterday afternoon, driving home after a trip to Sacramento to talk to Secretary of Health Diana Dooley, who was very supportive about the...
Write Jerry Brown
WRITE JERRY BROWN A LETTER—and Ask Five Friends to do the Same You may contact Governor Jerry Brown by mail at: Governor Jerry Brown, c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173, Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 445-2841 Fax: (916) 558-3160 Dear Friend of Research for Cure:...
Your letter
YOUR LETTER TO JERRY BROWN MIGHT HELP CURE PARALYSIS By Don C. Reed Numb with shock, disappointment and rage, I hurled myself out of the Senate gallery, sat down on the cold marble floor, got out my phone book and cellphone. We were one vote short… It was Wednesday,...
Monday Just Ahead
Monday Just Ahead-- Paralysis Cure in the Balance? SACRAMENTO MONDAY: THAT ALL MAY WALK By Don C. Reed Monday, August 6th. Wheelchair warriors will gather in Room 317 of the Sacramento Capitol Building. There will some brief speechifying, maybe a spectacular example...
Win One for FDR
WIN ONE FOR FDR--AND THE WHEELCHAIR WARRIOR IN YOUR LIFE By Don C. Reed One recent night in Washington DC, I saw two statues of Franklin Delano Roosevelt: one was huge, capturing the outsized spirit of the man, a green-bronze cape sweeping around him. The second was...
Michael– not Marco
Michael-- not Marco-- Rubio Saves Paralysis Cure Bill Skip to main content diverdonreed | Log Out | Join the Action Alert list! | Help Daily Kos News, Community, Action MY PAGE PEOPLE GROUPS DIARIES TAGS LABOR COMICS ELECTIONS Search Term diverdonreedUnfollowSend...
The agony
THE AGONY AND THE EXHAUSTION: the Price of Political Change? By Don C. Reed THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY, by Irving Wallace, describes the creative process of Michaelangelo, as he painted the Sistine Chapel. Put a small change in the last word, making it “exhaustion”,...
Don Reed's NEW BOOK - "Science, Politics, Stem Cells and Genes: California's War on Chronic Disease"
California’s War on Chronic Disease
By Don C. Reed, World Scientific Publishing, April 2023