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The Ick Factor When You Eat Out See Something? Say Something

September 5, 2013
My family had a wonderful vacation this month in Acadia National Park . We hiked along trails that abutted the ocean, biked the carriage roads, and took an awe-inspiring whale-watching trip. One afternoon, we stopped at the iconic Jordan Pond House , famous for popovers and lemonade. They serve the...
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Laura Trivers
Open Flexible Work

When Opting Out Doesn't Work, and Leaning In Makes You Nuts

September 5, 2013
Ten years ago, a group of high-powered women quit their jobs to stay home with their kids full-time. They got tons of media attention, including a segment on 60 Minutes . Writer Judith Warner recently caught up with them in a cover story for The New York Times magazine. The story didn’t look at the...
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Kimberly Weisul
Health Care

The ACA is Here to Stay: 4 Ways That’s a Beautiful Thing

September 4, 2013
If you’ve been following us on Facebook or Twitter , you might have noticed that we’ve spent the last couple of weeks sharing some of the great things health care reform is already doing for Americans. How come? Well, for one, according to the Pew Research Center, 44% of Americans don’t even know...
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Christine Sinatra

Hanna Rosin Says The Wage Gap Is A Lie. That’s Just Plain Wrong.

September 4, 2013
By Fatima Goss Graves , Kate Gallagher Robbins , and Liz Watson Cross-Posted from NWLC's blog Each September the U.S. Census Bureau puts out information on the annual earnings of male and female workers. We’ll soon know the numbers for 2012, but we already know that in 2011, the most recent year...
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Liz Watson
Environmental Health Food!

Ten Organic Food Tips for a Family Budget

September 4, 2013
As a nation, we have become accustomed to paying relatively little for our food as a percentage of overall income. [i] While this cheap food may on the face of it seem like a good thing, it actually comes at an alarming, and astronomical, cost. This is due to the fact that whenever you buy non-...
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Diana Donlon
Health Care

TAKE ACTION: Obamacare for Young Adults

September 4, 2013
Do you or people you know have adult children who don't have health insurance? Right now, 11.7 million young adults have gone without health insurance in the past year, although over 70% say having health insurance is important to them. For many young adults, the primary barriers to getting covered...
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Felicia Burnett
Childcare & Early Education

Cost of College to Rise for Future Students (and Parents too)

September 4, 2013
The good news is that this summer, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle came together to pass legislation that lowers rates for students borrowing to pay for college this year. The bad news? The legislation will increase the cost of higher education for college students in the future . Back on...
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Mattea Kramer
Health Care

I was Uninsured for 10 Years too Many

September 4, 2013
I was without health insurance for most of my twenties. I worked as an independent contractor for a small, woman-owned company that unfortunately, like so many small businesses, didn’t offer health insurance. Overall, I was very lucky in the sense that I did not have any major medical emergencies...
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Carrie Crockett
Food!

TAKE ACTION: Impress Your Kids: Sign up to be a Good Food Force Volunteer!

September 4, 2013
Calling all super parents! Do you sometimes feel like kids are the targets of too much junk food marketing? Have you ever cringed when youheard what your child ate at school? Do you believe every family should have access to healthy and nutritious food? And do you love meeting other motivated super...
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Karen Showalter
Health Care

Girls Deserve More Options to be Healthy

September 3, 2013
I am a recent college grad with a job that I love. Not only do I get to work with middle school students on issues of leadership, empowerment, and critical thinking, I also get to do this mentoring in partnership with college students who are as dedicated to these kids as I am. In regard to morale...
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Emily Vrotsos

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