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04/20/12

All parents want what is best for their children, and all parents want to see their children succeed. Unfortunately, the childhood obesity epidemic means that about one-third of children and teens are now overweight or obese, putting them at risk for a lifetime of health problems such as type 2...

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Elizabeth Brotherton

Food!

04/20/12

Since I was a child, I have heard it said that "everyone eats for a living." In fact, I have yet to meet anyone that survives purely on air or water. All rumors aside, it's a significant concern that all of us who do eat learn how to honor our food supply as a primary issue impacting the health of...

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Aaron Ableman

Food!

04/20/12

My kids love school. I love it too! As a mom, I couldn’t be happier when they run out the door eager to learn and play and grow. I count on school to teach them so many things that I can’t, and to reinforce the habits and values that we build at home. So what’s not to love, except possibly when...

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Shale Wong

Food!

04/20/12

Every morning on my way to work, I would watch young children eat flaming hot chips with what looked to be 3 day old gray hamburger meat, topped with cheese that looked to be made of plastic. This was their breakfast. There may have been some honey buns and other items, but nothing looked to have...

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Dara Cooper

Food!

04/20/12

This year, for the first time ever, May 19 is Food Revolution Day , a global day of action marking the commitment to food education in communities, schools and businesses worldwide. Food Revolution Day is a chance for people who love food to come together to share information, skills and resources...

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Jamie Oliver

Childcare & Early Education Food!

04/20/12

You did it! You got your school district to ban junk food poster ads, vending machines and unhealthy snacks in the cafeteria. You would think that after all that hard work you could sit back and relax knowing that you’ve created one more safe eating environment for America’s youth. Not so fast!...

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Joy Spencer

Health Care

04/19/12

How do we get doctors to honor our wishes at the end of life? Most recommend preparing an advance directive , and I'm no exception. These documents are not infallible, but they are the best things we've got going for us when we can't speak for ourselves. However, one popular advance directive could...

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Barbara Coombs Lee

04/19/12

Pink slime was a wake-up call. Americans were mortified to see news footage of slabs of fat traveling along a conveyer belt, destined for a spin in a centrifuge and a spritz of ammonia before being mixed into fatty ground beef. The resulting “lean finely-textured beef” (the euphemism for the slime...

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Mike Jacobson

Open Flexible Work

04/19/12

The world is sludging Sheryl Sandberg. What is "sludge?" you ask? Read on! This story has been buzzing around the internet this week, and it's been driving me crazy. Pete Cashmore of Mashable writes in this article : Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg recently set off quite a debate in the tech world...

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Jody Thompson

04/19/12

This blog originally appeared on the website of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in Oakland, California. I am a mother of four children living in Pico Rivera, California. In my daily life, I work as an interpreter, lead a girl scout troop, and take my girls to volleyball practice, karate, and...

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