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10/28/10

As a working mom, I've learned the value of setting priorities, and the importance of thinking about how today's decisions affect the future. That's why I'll be voting on Tuesday , and I'm pestering my family, friends & neighbors to do the same. The outcome of this year's national elections...

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Kristin Schafer

10/28/10

Q: My 16 year-old son has autism. He currently receives survivor benefits from Social Security. These will end when he's 18; however, his autism won't. Will health reform provide any services or support for our autistic children as they become adults? A: Yes, your son and other young adults with...

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Elaine Saly

Childcare & Early Education Health Care

10/28/10

The lives of low-income working mothers and children are hanging in the balance with California Governor’s economically irresponsible and morally reprehensible line-item veto to eliminate the Stage 3 child care program . Despite having a bi-partisan “hand shake deal” that would have protected child...

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Mary Ignatius

Health Care

10/28/10

In my year-plus of writing for the Scope blog at Stanford's School of Medicine, and in my numerous years of covering medical and health issues before that, few things have enraged me as much as something I encountered in yesterday's New York Times . But David Kocieniewski, if you're reading, it's...

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Michelle Brandt

Families & The Federal Budget

10/28/10

That bone chilling, pit of fear in your stomach feeling. Could it be Halloween? Or possibly, could it be the very scary job market? Currently more than one in six working age adults - or 26.8 million people - are either unemployed or underemployed. And it's tough to find a job when there’s only one...

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Donna Norton

Open Flexible Work

10/27/10

Five reasons WOMEN's progress into management has stalled.

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Nanette Fondas

Food!

10/27/10

I’m a big believer in authenticity. My husband and I (and now our son) will trek far and wide for a real taste of a particular kind of food, from New Jersey (and Connecticut) hot dogs to New England donuts to the fresh mozzarella made by the 90something Italian lady around the corner. But frankly,...

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Debbie Koenig

10/26/10

By Galen Sherwin, Staff Attorney, ACLU Women's Rights Project & Vania Leveille, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office Imagine if you were applying for a loan and were asked to write a letter to the bank discussing your "family planning." Believe it or not, that is what...

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Roger Baldwin

Environmental Health

10/25/10

By Lisa Frack with Rebecca Sutton, PhD, Environmental Working Group Truth is, when my husband and I chose a childcare facility for our kids (way back in 2003), the question of environmental health didn't even cross our minds. Why not? Because what mattered more, at the time, was its affordability,...

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Lisa Frack

Environmental Health

10/25/10

The Ecology Center recently released research on chemicals in home improvement products on www.HealthyStuff.org . We tested over 1,000 flooring samples and nearly 2,300 types of wallpaper for a variety of chemicals based on their toxicity or tendency to build up in people and the environment. These...

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Jeff Gearhart