A GLOBAL STEM CELL RESEARCH ACTION PLAN By Don C. Reed Like a war more deadly than any in history, chronic disease is ravaging Earth. The incurably ill suffer and die no less than if bullets had struck them; hospitals and sickrooms overflow, inadequate to the task....

TIME TO TAX? OR-- THE YANT ALTERNATIVE First, here is an argument FOR increased taxation of the very rich, the sort of folks for whom the first great Depression was a happy time: when prices were low, and servants worked cheap. For those who ignore the sufferings of...

THE LONE STAR VOLUNTEERS, AND THE FAMILY OF CURE By Don C. Reed As friends of this column know, the past four years have been great fun for me. Not only have I been able to work with amazing people, doing exactly the kind of work I most enjoyed, but I received a...

THREE WOMEN WARRIORS “…and the female of the species is more deadly than the male…”—Rudyard Kipling I don’t know about the “deadly” part, but I have been fortunate indeed to have worked with a great many strong women: Gloria, of course, who brightens my life every day...

CHRISTMAS, UNDER DURESS by Don C. Reed I went to my Grandson’s Christmas program last night, under duress. Gloria, beloved wife of almost 40 years, goes to church at least once a week, without fail. I go when forced by societal pressures, i.e. Gloria. Roman Junior...

STEM CELL RESEARCH MAY SOLVE THE ECONOMIC MELTDOWN As President-elect Obama takes office, he will, of course, reverse the Bush prohibitions on stem cell research. That is the right thing to do, in a country built on freedom. But then the real fight will begin—about...

Before we begin today’s article, a special reminder:   Thursday, November 20th, Sacramento. The Capitol building, fourth floor. Room 4203. Nine o’clock in the morning.   Just a few days from now, there will be a meeting about the California stem cell research program,...