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On this day in historyIn 1995 Dr. Jonas Salk, developer of the first vaccine to halt the crippling rampage of polio, died in La Jolla, Calif.; he was 80. ... read more
"Efficiency" Measures Miss the Point
Say Jonas Salk spent $50 million to raise $100 million to find a polio vaccine. The admin:program ratio would report he had a shameful 50% overhead. ... read more
So Obama wants kids not to smoke. I think I can help.
He survived a bout of polio – before Jonas Salk's vaccine made it possible for the rest of us not to worry about it. He started smoking when he was 12. ... read more
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