In the heyday of San Francisco's underground radio station KSAN, newsman Scoop Nisker would tell listeners, "If you don't like the news, go out and make some of your own." Its advice that Occupy Santa Rosa has taken to heart.

To help ensure the diversity that The Occupied Press North Bay intends to offer, organizer Linda Beyreis explains that the paper will be prepared by an editorial collective.

Beyreis adds that they see an opportunity for this new publication to fill a niche in the North Bay's existing media landscape.

For details on the benefit showing of Battle in Seattle on Feb. 17, click here. Supporters of the Occupied Press project can also donate through the paper's online funding campaign.

The real-life story behind a familiar musical "oldie" casts the song as a tribute to the writer's ability to draw strength and common experience from his physical disability.

A rare photograph of Doc Pomus performing in a New York nightclub.Doc Pomus did not set out to be a songwriter, reports Anthony Tusler of About Disability, who has researched the musicians personal history at some length. He was first inspired by the blues shouting of Big Joe Turner, and tried to emulate him. But limited success as a performer prompted a turn toward a new kind of music-making.

Although he was stricken with polio at a young age, the young man who would become Doc Pomus was not isolated by his condition, observes Tusler. That early opportunity to find and fit into a community of shared experinence helped shape the music he crafted as an adult.

As to the pen name that Jerome Felder adopted, Tusler reports it predated his songwriting, but some of the details surrounding it may never be fully known.

You can read a more complete biography of Doc Pomus here, and see a list of his best known songs here. As for the most famous version of the widely covered "Save The Last Dance For Me," see  the latter day Drifters' performance below.

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Health physics is a field that concentrates on using radiation safely. That can include everything from inspection nuclear weapons test sites to recovering unused medical equipment in developing countries. It may not be a well-known career area, but it's growing.

As a Health Physicist, Carolyn Mac Kenzie holds a job that most people never heard of. Yet it is one she sees as increasingly important in the 21st century.

Nuclear power generation may be the most visible application of atomic technology, but there are thousands of other uses for radioactive materials, Mac Kenzie explains, from university research to industrial applications and more.

Mac Kenzie visited Sonoma State University Monday, where she was a featured speaker in the "What Physicists Do" lecture series.

Roger Vincent as Abraham Lincoln, in a joint appearance with another actor at the state capitolAbraham Lincoln was born 203 years ago this week, yet remains the most admired president in US History. Little wonder, then, that he is also widely impersonated today.

As someone who has spent decades studying the life and writings of Abraham Lincoln, Roger Vincent knows them thoroughly. But his favorite quote, from among the historic president's many speeches, is one that is not among the most familiar.

Lincoln is well remembered for the simple eloquence of his speeches, less so for his wit. But Vincent says he's come to appreciate the droll humor of the long-ago president.

Coleen and Roger Vincent as Mary and Abraham Lincoln. The historic Lincolns are shown in the photo on the left.The most challenging part of playing Mary Todd Lincoln, says Colleen Vincent, is approximating accuracy in her costume from the days of whalebone corsets.