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A LEGACY OF CURES: VOTE YES! on Prop 14 By Don C. Reed What legacy do we leave our children and grandchildren? From me, not a lot: when I am gone my children and grand-kids will inherit whatever portion of my house that’s not mortgaged, that’s about it. But one…

By Don C. Reed One day I did a thousand sit-ups; I don’t know why. I was in the eleventh grade, and just started doing them in PE class, going for a hundred at first, then continuing on and on. The person holding my ankles got bored and quit; somebody…

Dear Folks: At 75 years, and with a father of 98, I think about aging a lot. That is one reason I support Proposition 14, the California Stem Cell Research, Treatments, and Cures Initiative of 2020. If California says YES! ON November 3rd, Prop 14 will renew funding for the…

HEARING LOSS vs. THE CALIFORNIA STEM CELL PROGRAM By Don C. Reed What are your favorite sounds… I know one of mine. It was Winter in Pennsylvania. I was out of work and hungry. Every day I would check out the Day Labor office and see if there was a…

FIGHTING SKIN DISEASE: Another Reason to Vote Yes! on Prop 14 By Don C. Reed One day I did a thousand sit-ups; I don’t know why. I was in the eleventh grade, and just started doing them in PE class, going for a hundred at first, then continuing on and…

FIGHTING BREAST CANCER: Another Reason to Vote YES! on Prop 14 By Don C. Reed In the movie THE FAMILY STONE, Dianne Keaton’s character had a double mastectomy — amputation for breast cancer. I heard later that the actress had fought hard to retain that shocking scene, which made breast…

ATTACKING ARTHRITIS By Don C. Reed Toward the end of her life, Gloria tried to use our home stairs only twice a day: once coming down in the morning, once climbing back up at night. We would do the steps together, her arm across my shoulders. It was slow and…

A DANGER FOR ELDERLY WOMEN By Don C. Reed We all know the feeling of needing the restroom, and squeezing our internal muscles to delay the inevitable. But when those muscles weaken, due to age or other causes, we face inconvenience — or worse — in a condition called Urinary…

THE ALMOST EMPTY HOUSE: Vote YES! on Prop 14. By Don C. Reed I wake up to an almost empty house; my wife Gloria having recently died of cancer. But as I get up and go to the bathroom and begin the day’s routine, I have a sense of purpose…