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12/21/12

Today, we were stunned and outraged to hear the National Rifle Association's (NRA) CEO Wayne LaPierre blame everything except guns for the tragic deaths of 20 children and eight adults in Connecticut. His main suggestion for preventing gun violence? More guns. And, on top of that, more guns near...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

12/21/12

The thing about holiday travel is that no matter how fabulous or ordinary your destination you’re probably uprooting yourself from your normal foodscape. It won’t be as convenient to plan your family’s meals as it is on daily basis. Add to that the food personalities of your family members. There...

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Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka

12/21/12

Been out shopping in the past couple of weeks? If the answer is yes, you know consumers are mobbing stores to snap up mountains of plastic soon-to-be-junk from toy stores and big boxes. Do kids really need more stuff? And what's the message we're sending? Like it or not, toys and make-believe do...

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Martha Burk

Food! Health Care

12/20/12

This year has been an exciting one for school nutrition. In January, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) finalized the first updates to school meal standards in 17 years. This fall, the changes meant healthier meals were appearing in school cafeterias around the country. The...

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Jessica Donze Black

12/20/12

Last April I wrote a blog about Facebook’s purchase of Instagram ( Stupid Fat Hobbit, You Ruins it! ). In the blog I discussed how I left Facebook in 2010, and how I joined Instagram shortly thereafter, and how I now wondered about being pulled back into the FB empire. I moved to Instagram shortly...

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Amalia Deloney

Childcare & Early Education Food!

12/19/12

Pssst…your child’s favorite cartoons on Nickelodeon aren’t as cute and innocent as they look. In fact, they’re quite guilty of teaching your child to want junk food and to pester you for these unhealthy products. They’re making your child believe that junk foods are “kids’ food” and that’s what...

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Carol Hazen

Health Care

12/19/12

An excerpt from Brain Power: From Neurons to Networks , a new film and TED Book from Tiffany Shlain. In 2008, my father was diagnosed with brain cancer. During his illness, I began to think a lot about time, how little of it we have, and how connections are meaningless unless we connect deeply. But...

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Tiffany Shlain

12/19/12

Piece Written by Jillian Gilchrest , blogger for CTWorkingMoms and resident of Connecticut What a weekend. What a week. Such a horrible act of violence has shook us all and flipped life on it’s head. My heart goes out to the families, the teachers, the Newtown community, first responders, elected...

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CT Working Moms

Immigration

12/19/12

By Emily Butera, Senior Program Officer for Migrant Rights and Justice, Women's Refugee Commission and Kate Kelly, Washington College of Law Distinguished Fellow, Women's Refugee Commission “Children need to be with their parents so they can succeed. I just want to be with my family. Please don’t...

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Emily Butera

Family Economic Security

12/19/12

I have spent 20 years working for social change, and I have come to realize that we need to find new ways to reach people, let them know what's at stake, and inspire them to action. Just look at our budget debate. Even though progressives may win on taxes, the conversation is still dominated by out...

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