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07/20/11

Late last week, I was mesmerized by the story of a mom who saved herself and her baby from a carjacking. After the ordeal, she remarked: “I’m not a hero. I’m just a mom. That’s all.” This story got me thinking-- we all would do anything, without even blinking, big or small, when it comes to the...

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Sarah Francis

Environmental Health Health Care

07/19/11

I love gift guides. I love the holiday season when bloggers decide that they're gift mavens and publish lengthy lists of possible gifts for husbands, kids, pets, bank tellers, baristas, etc. Like window shopping in my pajamas, I like taking a long look at beautiful things that I will probably never...

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Claire Moshenberg

07/19/11

Google +, Google’s new social network, was launched last month to much fanfare as an invitation-only service. According to early data, membership in the first few weeks was a much as 90% male. Now it’s more like a 75/25 split – better, but nowhere near parity. A popular meme earlier this week...

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Joan C. Williams

Childcare & Early Education Food!

07/19/11

When you are struggling to keep the kids entertained during the summer, worrying about whether you actually remembered to take the sandwich out of the refrigerator and put it in your child's lunch box this morning, or engaging in a Worldwide Wrestling match to reapply sun screen on your child, the...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Paid Sick Days Open Flexible Work

07/19/11

I'm the proud father of a 6-week old baby girl. As you can imagine, I've had my share of sleepless nights recently - but it's helped me realize how lucky I am. Annie, Aaron and baby Ruby Growing up, my dad worked full-time as an elementary school teacher, and my mom did part-time accounting work,...

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Matthew Caruchet

Health Care

07/19/11

Now that my youngest child is mobile, I'm learning that the best way to prevent conflict is to keep everyone busy. Bored kids = chaos! Washington should take heed. As members of Congress await a decision about the debt ceiling from their party leaders, we should urge them to use this time to do...

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Ashley Boyd

Environmental Health

07/18/11

I’m a vegetarian. But my husband’s not. And – go figure – my kids aren’t either. Which is exactly why I care about the meat I buy. Yes, I buy meat. I’d rather not, but if it’s coming into the house – and into my kids’ bodies – then I need to know exactly what I’m buying. And I not only want to know...

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Lisa Frack

Health Care

07/15/11

“It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped. “ --- Hubert H. Humphrey Joan...

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Health Care

07/14/11

By Rylin Rodgers, Lebanon, Indiana Being Matthew (age 14) and Laura’s (age 11) mom has been a remarkably life-expanding experience. One of the unexpected bonuses was a crash course followed by endless emergence learning about health care financing. When I was pregnant with Matthew, my husband and I...

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Open Flexible Work

07/13/11

Recently, it came to light that a number of female Washington, DC police officers have faced work conditions that make it difficult for them to continue nursing their children after returning from maternity leave. One of the women, Officer Sashay Brown, came forward to share her experience. After...

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