Frustration! The Sacramento address  for letters supporting the renewal of the Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Act  (AB 1931) is not valid! I have been told by the powers that be in Sacramento to use a different address. I apologize for the inconvenience! But...

THE CALIFORNIA STEM CELL PROGRAM: It Works, Why Mess With It? By Don C. Reed Having brought in roughly one billion dollars in new money for the state, (more on that later) the California stem cell program is already a spectacular success. But there are other and more...

ROMAN REED SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH ACT RENEWAL--??? by Don C. Reed Hi! Would you help me with a letter? The California State Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Act (named after my paralyzed son) is up for renewal this year. We have done wonderfully well. In...

RUSH  LIMBAUGH, AND THE CALIFORNIA STEM CELL PROGRAM By Don C. Reed Rush Limbaugh has some ugly things to say about the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), which he regards as “nothing”. To me, the CIRM is the greatest advance in the history of world...

FIGHT TO KEEP WHAT NEW YORK WON! by Don C. Reed Paul Richter is a hero to me. Shot three times in the line of duty, Trooper Paul was temporarily paralyzed. He was lucky, he says, regaining full motion (though he still has a lot of nerve pain.) But instead of just...

WHEN THE WORLD TURNS UPSIDE DOWN Folks, I want to ask your help on something. It won’t cost you any money, and only about thirty seconds of your time. If you are a Facebook member, (if not, you can easily become one) go to: https://VoteForSMA.com, and click on VOTE...

CHRISTMAS EVE  IN THE STEM CELL WORLD: December 24, 2009 By Don C. Reed An act of personal kindness can mean so much, can’t it? One touched me the other day. My printer was jammed—a sheet of paper wedged inextricably-- I could only get little pieces out. Life without...

WHAT PARALYZED PEOPLE WANT By Don C. Reed Remember the old English legend about the man who had to find out (on pain of death) what every woman wants? Hold that thought, please… A few days ago, Gloria and I drove down to a paralysis support group meeting at  Santa...

NEBRASKA STANDS UP FOR SCIENTIFIC FREEDOM! By Don C. Reed Moments ago, a Nebraskan, University Regent Jim McClurg, struck a blow for scientific freedom. I just had to tell you about it! Eight members on the board of regents. Four had authored a resolution to restrict...