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Can You Get Accidentally Stoned From 2nd Hand Smoke? And Other Questions On Marijuana As Legality Expands

August 14, 2015
Your top questions on marijuana--answered! 1. Tell me about the marijuana landscape The legalization of marijuana is growing. It is legal in some form (medical or recreation use) in 23 states and that number is expected to grow. With it come pot shops, ads for cannabis products in the newspaper,...
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Julie Weed
Food!

Celebrate Tomatoes! Two easy recipes for #TomatoWeek (GIFs!)

August 13, 2015
Love tomatoes? Then this is probably your favorite time of year. Tomato plants are bursting with ripe fruit, and even the most ambitious tomato-eater can have a hard time putting it all to good use. I really love growing tomatoes … the smell of the plants and the general abundance of the fruit...
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Karen Showalter
Family Economic Security Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

Why the New Overtime Proposal is a Win for Working Women

August 13, 2015
For months we’ve heard that the economy is finally moving in the right direction, except for one hitch: working people’s wages, particularly those of women, are not going up. One big reason: for years, millions of workers have clocked in more and more hours without ever seeing an extra cent in...
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Liz Shuler
Food!

Speak up! NC families in need of better access to healthy food!

August 13, 2015
It’s one of the most important things we can do for our families. But for too many North Carolinians, providing healthy food is a hard thing to do. With many families needing to rely on their neighborhood corner or convenience stores for food purchases, access to healthy food can be limited. More...
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Felicia Burnett
Paid Family Leave

Leading on Leave, Hawaii as the "Ohana" State

August 13, 2015
Last month, the U.S. Secretary of Labor Tom Perez came to Hawaii to convene a roundtable on paid family leave. I've been following this movement for a few years, so I was not surprised when the secretary talked about the high numbers of qualified women who drop out of the workforce because the "...
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Shay Chan Hodges
Health Care

8 Things You Need to Know About Pumping Breastmilk at Work

August 12, 2015
Location, location, location. It’s one of the biggest concerns for nursing moms who plan to pump at work. The good news is that whether you work in a retail store, a restaurant, or an airplane hangar, there are ways of making space for you to pump. In some cases, it just requires a bit of...
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Nancy C. Lee
Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

Overtime isn't just about fair pay; it's about time away from home too

August 12, 2015
By Wendi C. Thomas, Writing Fellow, Center for Community Change What bothers Brittany James most about the 15-hour days she worked for Chipotle Mexican Grill isn’t the overtime pay she says she was due but never received. What James will never get back is the time. The birthday celebrations she...
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Marisol Bello
Health Care

Finding Effective Stuttering Therapy for My Son

August 12, 2015
When my son Aaron was just 28 months old, he started to stutter. Not the easy disfluency that most children will have for short periods. This was forced speech that came with a stomach-flex and neck strain. When most kids are bouncing along with bumpy speech, they don’t know they’re doing it, they...
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Nancy Hogshead-Makar
Environmental Health

Parents: Confused About Flame Retardant Chemicals in Children’s Products?

August 11, 2015
Leading baby products companies like Fisher Price say that they don’t want parents to be confused about toxic flame retardant chemicals that may be used in many children’s products. So why is Fisher Price refusing to give a straight answer to parents who ask about flame retardants in their products...
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Charles Margulis
Health Care

Your Back-to-School Checklist Should Include Sexual Abuse Prevention

August 11, 2015
Let’s see: Shop for school supplies…check. Make sure immunizations are up-to-date…check. Sign up for sports and music lessons…check. Talk about sexual abuse prevention…wait. What? I feel like such a grownup when I say it, but the summer has really flown by. We’re starting to make sure all the books...
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Allison Wedell Schumacher

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