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Rhonda Ross, daughter of Diana Ross, shares her journey to conceive

February 6, 2014
a mater mea exclusive interview with Rhonda Ross My husband and I have been together for a long time, almost 20 years. For the first 10 of those, maybe longer, we tried unsuccessfully to conceive. I was in my 20s and everybody said, “Ah, you’re in your 20s, you’re fine! Just try harder!” Then by 30...
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Akitunde Anthonia
Family Economic Security Families & The Federal Budget

Voices of the Unemployed: Part 10--Melissa's Story

February 6, 2014
The Senate is scheduled to vote , once again, on an extension of unemployment benefits tomorrow. With each passing week that goes by where Congress takes no action it becomes increasingly critical that an extension get passed. Below you will find one mother's story about her experience with...
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Elyssa Schmier
Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy

News Roundup on Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women: Time to Rethink our Policies?

February 6, 2014
As Congress and state legislatures got back to work in the new year, issues of incarcerating and shackling pregnant women surfaced on many of their agendas. Progress on Shackling Women in the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) may soon get relief from shackling. In...
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Rachel Roth
Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

Anticipation: Snow Day and Fair Workplace Policies

February 5, 2014
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

To Stifle Superbugs, Veterinarians are Vital

February 5, 2014
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!

Who Is Being Protected With Plastic Gloves?

February 5, 2014
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

The water will make you sick

February 5, 2014
/*-->*/ 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

FMLA at Twenty-One: Let’s Blow Out the Candles and Get to Work

February 5, 2014
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!

Chicken from China?

February 5, 2014
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

21 Years after FMLA, More Needs to Be Done

February 5, 2014
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

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