Author: Steven D

You thought Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Prosser, a Republican and Scott Walker backer had lost the election to his Dem opponent yesterday by a narrow margin? Well, surprise surprise, a Republican County Clerk for Waukesha...

The Fermi Lab, which runs the second most powerful cyclotron, or atom smasher as they are often called, has made a major new discovery, and it may revolutionize our understanding of particle physics. That’s a big deal...

A while back I posted this story about Lona Varner, an 86 year old grandmother. Ms Varner was a past stroke victim. On December 23, 2009, Ms. Varner, bedridden and on oxygen, after a 911 call was placed for medical assistance,...

The Republicans have a plan to destroy Medicare. If enacted I will likely die an early death as will my wife. A little background: I have a chronic autoimmune disorder that forced me to retire from my profession over ten years...

Earlier today I wrote this diary about the failure of large environmental lobbyist groups and Democrats to speak out about the dangers of climate change because they were told (by Frank “Fricking” Luntz for gawdsake)...