How you can help predict who's getting Parkinson’s and cure it
Good evening y'all! Along with our column from Michael J. Fox, we have more on the abortion debate and also an editorial about vaccinating the
America, you can help prevent Parkinson’s disease
By Michael J. Fox
If I told you a simple action you take today could change everything about how Parkinson’s disease is diagnosed, managed and treated – not decades from now, but in the near future – would you do it?
I don’t mean giving money. (Though that helps, too. Research is unbelievably expensive.)
And I’m not talking just to the people who, like me, are living with Parkinson’s disease.
On Thursday, The Michael J. Fox Foundation and a “who’s-who” of Parkinson’s researchers are announcing a clinical study that promises to rewrite the future of Parkinson’s disease and to generate breakthroughs that could impact other major brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s, too. I’m asking you (yes, you) to be part of it.
Today's Editorial Cartoon
Overturn Roe: Why unborn babies have a right to legal protections
By Dan Darling
Those who, like me, see personhood at the earliest stages of human life, from conception, see abortion as a violent act against our unborn neighbors. Others see abortion as a necessary element of women’s rights.
But the question at the heart of our debate is one nobody can avoid. When does life begin?
Since 1973, science has given us a window into the womb, showing us that an unborn child has unique DNA and a well-formed face and develops the sense of touch. All of this by 15 weeks, the time frame that a new challenge to Roe v. Wade urges the court to consider.
Our View: U.S. needs to lead in vaccinating the world against COVID-19
By The Editorial Board
What was feared in the absence of widespread COVID-19 vaccination is precisely what's happened. The emergence of a new variant known as omicron is not only a cause of great concern, but also a clarion call to dramatically step up efforts to vaccinate the world.
It's a responsibility that cries out for American leadership.
The variant was found for the first time in the United States on Wednesday in California. Do Americans really want to go through all of this again – with the attendant lockdowns and school closures and economic disruption?
Other columns to read today
- Supreme Court on Mississippi abortion ban: Roe viability standard fails
- Omicron: COVID-19 vaccinations for kids will help top the spread
- Why teachers need to listen to parents – and show them respect
Columns on qualified immunity
We are doing a series examining the issue of qualified immunity. For more on the series read here.
- Ending qualified immunity won't ruin cops' finances. It will better protect the public.
- Ben & Jerry: We white people need to use our power to fight police abuse
- My son was killed by a park ranger. Qualified immunity means I may never see justice.
- Suing cops takes forever because they get 3 chances to appeal. Why should they?
This newsletter was compiled by Jaden Amos.