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11/17/08

One of my best friends called me this week and told me that she just started clipping coupons for the first time in her life. All across the country, moms and dads are sitting down at their kitchen tables and figuring out how to make their money stretch farther. If we are thinking carefully about our money, it's only fair that our leaders do the same. How?

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Donna Norton

11/13/08

I'm a self-proclaimed optimist and hopeful about the "yes, we can" message emanating from Washington. But I felt as if I'd been kicked in the gut last week when I read a New York Times article by Robert Pear about price gauging in health policies for women.

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Elizabeth Cox

Family Economic Security Paid Sick Days

11/13/08

Did you know? • Nearly half of North Carolina workers, 1.6 million people, lack a single paid sick day . • 64% of all North Carolina married families with children send both spouses to work. • Research by the Institute for Women's Policy Research shows that providing workers with paid sick days...

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Katie Bethell

11/12/08

Politics - like parenthood - is a marathon, not a sprint. Now that the election is over, it's time to turn our attention to the next leg of this race, getting family policies passed. And President-Elect Obama and the new Congress will need our voices and support in order to make this happen.

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Ashley Boyd

Food!

11/10/08

I can’t imagine my life without the two enchanting creatures that fill my days with snuggles, laughter and new adventures. I wouldn’t trade my role as a mother for anything in the world. In all honesty, there are some societal trends that have me concerned about the pressures being placed on contemporary moms.

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Angela Sasseville

Health Care

11/10/08

For the last two years, I've been writing and telling anyone who would listen that American women could elect the next president, if only they voted. Well, this time they did, and there is no doubt that women were a decisive factor in the election of Barack Obama.

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Ruth Rosen

11/10/08

“Rosa sat, so Martin could walk. Martin walked, so Obama could run. Obama [ran], so our children can fly.”

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Rhonda Present

11/10/08

A time of crisis often brings people together. This was certainly the case right after 9/11. For many of us, the current worldwide economic meltdown has caused our pocketbooks to be our personal ground zero.

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Elizabeth Cox

11/07/08

To say that my previous neighborhood was diverse is an understatement.

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Shelly Luke Wille

11/06/08

Woo hooo!!! The Paid Sick Days Ballot Initiative in Milwaukee, WI won in a landslide victory on Tuesday, with the approval of 68% of voters. This is a huge win for the citizens of Milwaukee, who will now be able to earn paid sick days when this law goes into effect.

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Katie Bethell