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02/05/14

What a difference a day makes! Tuesday, Jan. 28, was filled with joyful anticipation and dread as kids and parents in North Carolina prepared for the arrival of snow. Parents planned for daycare, food and stocked up on firewood and batteries, while children dreamed of snowmen, sledding and a...

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Odile Fredericks

02/05/14

To prepare for the big game this Sunday, some of America’s top athletes will run drills and watch film to anticipate the other team’s strategy—but even the best players cannot predict what might be their fiercest opposition. As former NFL defensive tackle Brandon Noble said , "The worst and most...

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Gail Hansen

Food!

02/05/14

In line at a popular burrito chain with my son, we watched as one employee made the order for the customer in front of us, took money, made change, and then returned to make my son’s burrito. In the same pair of plastic gloves. She quickly complied with my request for her to wear new gloves, unlike...

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Laura Trivers

Environmental Health

02/05/14

/*-->*/ I’m from West Virginia, and the recent chemical spill breaks my heart, makes me very angry, and makes me scared for my friends and family. Imagine not being able to give your children a glass of water to drink. Imagine not being able to cook for them, or having to tell them that they can...

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Ruth Martin

Paid Family Leave Family Economic Security

02/05/14

A 20th anniversary is an important milestone. But turning 21? Although exciting for young adults, it’s a slightly less momentous number for a law. So, with the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) a year behind us, 21 is a good time to roll up our sleeves...

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Liz Ben-Ishai

Food!

02/05/14

As a mother, I was shocked to learn that foods like chicken nuggets or canned chicken soup could soon contain chicken that was processed in China -- a country with one of the worst food safety records in the world! Even if you, or your school's cafeteria manager, want to avoid chicken processed in...

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Nancy Huehnergarth

Paid Family Leave Family Economic Security

02/05/14

Twenty-one years ago I was only 11. While I was too young to be involved in the fight for family and medical leave (FMLA), I still wholeheartedly appreciate everyone who worked so hard to win this important law. Over the past several years I’ve had many experiences with our current FMLA law. I know...

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Michelle Noehren

Paid Family Leave Open Flexible Work Family Economic Security

02/04/14

Two years ago American media seemed to be gripped by one important question: “Can women have it all?” As a young professional woman with aspirations of having an enviable career and a family of my own, I was incredibly invested in knowing the answer to that question. I had eagerly read former State...

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Akitunde Anthonia

Family Economic Security Families & The Federal Budget

02/04/14

1.6 million people have now been cut off of unemployment insurance. Misty DeMars , an unemployed mom of two who lost her benefits recently, was a guest of the President's during last weeks State of the Union. And while the president called for an immediate extension of benefits, Congress is still...

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Elyssa Schmier

02/04/14

It's just not right. In Florida, low-income children who live here legally but were born in another country are automatically denied access to Florida KidCare health coverage for five years. That's five critical years these children may not have access to the health, dental, and vision care that...

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