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The Tears Still Fall

December 28, 2012
Two weeks after the shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school, I am struggling to determine the reasons why my feelings about it are still so raw. There is no other national tragedy that has affected me so deeply. After the horror of 9/11, when I lost a college classmate who was working in the Twin...
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Allison Lefrak

Taking Stock of Diversity in the Federal Judiciary; Significant Progress Has Been Made, But Much Remains to Be Done

December 28, 2012
By Marcia D. Greenberger , Co-President, National Women's Law Center As we approach the end of President Obama’s first term in office, it’s an appropriate time to look back and take stock of the impact the President has had on the federal bench, to date. Although, thanks to a determined minority in...
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Thao Nguyen
Food!

It’s Time to ACT Now!

December 26, 2012
When I moved from the Midwest to Baltimore, MD I was excited to be in a new place and to see what the East Coast had to offer. One thing that surprised me was the lack of supermarkets and grocers available where I lived. There were only a few sprinkled throughout the city. Instead, I found a number...
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Jennifer A. White

SIGN: Pledge to Protect Our Children and Communities

December 21, 2012
Today, we were stunned and outraged to hear the National Rifle Association's (NRA) CEO Wayne LaPierre blame everything except guns for the tragic deaths of 20 children and eight adults in Connecticut. His main suggestion for preventing gun violence? More guns. And, on top of that, more guns near...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

How Not to Fall Off the Healthy Eating Wagon While Traveling - with Children

December 21, 2012
The thing about holiday travel is that no matter how fabulous or ordinary your destination you’re probably uprooting yourself from your normal foodscape. It won’t be as convenient to plan your family’s meals as it is on daily basis. Add to that the food personalities of your family members. There...
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Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka

What Price the Princess Cult? Toys, our kids, and harmful messages.

December 21, 2012
Been out shopping in the past couple of weeks? If the answer is yes, you know consumers are mobbing stores to snap up mountains of plastic soon-to-be-junk from toy stores and big boxes. Do kids really need more stuff? And what's the message we're sending? Like it or not, toys and make-believe do...
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Martha Burk
Food! Health Care

The year in review: School nutrition and a look at those who do it well

December 20, 2012
This year has been an exciting one for school nutrition. In January, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) finalized the first updates to school meal standards in 17 years. This fall, the changes meant healthier meals were appearing in school cafeterias around the country. The...
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Jessica Donze Black

Keeping Our Families and Communities Safe: Why I Left Instagram

December 20, 2012
Last April I wrote a blog about Facebook’s purchase of Instagram ( Stupid Fat Hobbit, You Ruins it! ). In the blog I discussed how I left Facebook in 2010, and how I joined Instagram shortly thereafter, and how I now wondered about being pulled back into the FB empire. I moved to Instagram shortly...
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Amalia Deloney
Childcare & Early Education Food!

Nickelodeon: Stop Advertising Junk Food to our Children

December 19, 2012
Pssst…your child’s favorite cartoons on Nickelodeon aren’t as cute and innocent as they look. In fact, they’re quite guilty of teaching your child to want junk food and to pester you for these unhealthy products. They’re making your child believe that junk foods are “kids’ food” and that’s what...
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Carol Hazen
Health Care

How Unplugging One Day A Week w/ My Family Has Made Me a Better Mother

December 19, 2012
An excerpt from Brain Power: From Neurons to Networks , a new film and TED Book from Tiffany Shlain. In 2008, my father was diagnosed with brain cancer. During his illness, I began to think a lot about time, how little of it we have, and how connections are meaningless unless we connect deeply. But...
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Tiffany Shlain

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