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10/14/09

For as long as I can remember I have wanted a house full of children. Though I don't have children now, when I first learned about the lack of laws banning the building of schools inside of, on top of, and near sources of pollution, I thought of them and what attending school on top of a landfill...

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Renee Blanchard

10/14/09

Quick Pop Quiz for you: Is the following statement True or False? "With equal job experiences and resumes mothers are hired 79% less of the time than non-mothers." Wait a minute.... Think about the answer for a moment... Could it possibly be true? Mothers a whole 79% less likely to be hired???...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

10/14/09

How can Letterman's news make the world better for working moms? Let's take this chance to have some straight talk about how bad rules -- or no rules -- at work drive a lot of women away from good jobs. Let's talk openly about our personal experience so working moms can stay, succeed and join forces with good guys (like Fred in the below) to reset workplace culture.

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Sharon Meers

10/12/09

My name is Misty Fetko. I am a registered nurse and mom of two. In 2003, I discovered my older son, Carl, unresponsive in his bedroom. He passed away that day from a lethal mix of drugs, including Fetanyl, a prescription narcotic; marijuana; and dextromethorphan (DXM), the active ingredient in many...

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Misty Fetko

10/09/09

I recently experienced the visceral alienation of those who fall outside the "work/family" paradigm and it brought me up short. Of course I have written about a "work/life" approach - in an effort to be inclusive - but if I am honest I probably had more of my heart in the "work/family" camp. My...

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Juliet Bourke

Health Care

10/09/09

Next Wednesday night, grab a cookie (ok, or healthy snack) and join MomsRising members across the nation on the phone or via the web for a cozy kitchen table chat about health reform and what it means for women and kids. We'll have experts on the line who can answer your questions and you'll have...

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Dionna Humphrey

Environmental Health

10/09/09

Here is some good news all eco-conscientious parents can bask in. Seven major electronics companies, including Apple and Sony-Ericsson, are actively eliminating toxic brominated flame retardants (BFR) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from their products. Two non-profit environmental organizations,...

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Elisa Batista

10/08/09

As an uncoordinated person, the word “balance” makes me uneasy -- I envision standing on one foot and falling over. This week, The Huffington Post says that if we want more happiness we should stop striving for balance and seek something else instead: "Strong moments” -- those great surges of...

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Sharon Meers

Environmental Health

10/08/09

If your doctor is blase' about toxic chemicals, give him a copy of this report.

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Alice Shabecoff

Paid Sick Days

10/07/09

Myself and about 20 other Moms Rising members and kids packed the room with supporters of the bill. Our kid’s fell asleep in the aisles listening to all the suits talk, they snacked away through lovely speeches in support of the bill from Rep Kay Khan and Ellen Story, and even made a couple security guards snicker!

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Marianne Bullock