Openly Gay

There appears to be a shift in how the military will be viewing gay people.  It may be that instead of the "don't ask, don't tell" rule, the military will no longer reject or punish those who are openly gay.  This is progress, but it raises a question.  What is "openly gay"?

In Hot Water

James A. Ray, whose catastrophic sweat lodge ritual killed three people on October 8 of last year, has been indicted for manslaughter.  This might actually be a good thing.

Lancet Backtracks

In 1998, Andrew Wakefield, MD, published an article in the prestigious British medical journal Lancet, allegedly claiming there was a connection between the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine for children, and the occurrence of autism.  Twelve years later, Lancet has retracted this article.

Groundhog Day

Yet again we consult the mystical rodent known only as Punxsutawney Phil, a rodent who has apparently lived for over 100 years.  He, and apparently only he, can tell us whether winter will continue for another six weeks.