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Korean Pear Salad

December 6, 2012
Para esta receta en español, haga clic aquí . Recipe type: Salad Prep time: 15 mins Total time: 15 mins Serves: 2-4 porciones The salad I present to you today is ideal to accompany meals during the holidays. Inspired by Korean Pears that Melissa’s graciously provided me, I created this delicious...
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Natalia Carter
Food!

Ensalada de Peras Coreanas

December 6, 2012
Este blog se había publicado en Comiendo en LA . For English, click here . Recipe type: Guarnición Prep time: 15 mins Total time: 15 mins Serves: 2-4 porciones La ensalada que les presento el día de hoy, es ideal para acompañar los platos durante las cenas en las festividades. Inspirada en las...
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Natalia Carter
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The Duchess Throws Up

December 5, 2012
In a snarky article , the newspaper of record confirms what we already know: Kate Middleton is pregnant. She's so nauseated that she's in the hospital on an intravenous drip. She's just lucky she's not an American gal. U.S. employers regularly fire pregnant women when they need modest...
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Joan C. Williams
MomsVote Family Economic Security

We Can Avoid the "Fiscal Cliff" Without Turning Our Backs on Our Most Vulnerable

December 4, 2012
Like most voters, Latinos cited jobs and the economy as their greatest concern in the days leading up to the election . The pressing importance of these issues led to an historic turnout of Hispanic voters in the 2012 election and overwhelming support for President Obama’s reelection. In the post-...
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Janet Murguia
Childcare & Early Education Food!

Nickelodeon prides itself on responsible TV programming for kids, but what about its marketing?

December 4, 2012
Nickelodeon prides itself on responsible TV programming for kids, but what about its marketing? It’s time for Nickelodeon to take responsibility and dump the junk. Tell Nickelodeon to dump the junk: bit.ly/dump-the-junk Studies show that food marketing causes children to want more and eat more of...
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Margo Wootan
Health Care

Breastfeeding Challenges for a New Mom

December 4, 2012
During my pregnancy, I’d watched so many online video tutorials on how to breastfeed. Never mind going to an actual breastfeeding class when I can just search Google for what I need to learn. There was no way I could get this wrong. All I had to do was get my baby to latch on, right? Easy enough...
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Tasha Digital
Environmental Health Health Care

Non-Toxic Holiday Shopping Guide!

December 3, 2012
Women's Voices for the Earth's Non-Toxic Shopping Guide has everything you need to make responsible choices without compromising the fun and excitement of gift-giving. With this Guide, you can use your consumer power to tell and show companies that you demand safer products!
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Cassidy Randall
Health Care

Safety Nets are Vital

December 1, 2012
For a year, my husband was unemployed as a result of his company downsizing. If he didn't have unemployment insurance, we would have lost our ability to pay our mortgage and would have lost our house. If not for Medicaid, our children would not have any healthcare as we wouldn't be able to afford...
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Dian Berger
Health Care Food!

Mom (and poultry inspector) to USDA: The new inspection rule will leave us unsafe!

November 30, 2012
Instead of looking forward to sharing holiday meals with my family in the upcoming weeks, I’ve spent much of my time worrying about the safety of the food families like mine will be eating at their gatherings. Because of a new and very flawed poultry inspection rule that the USDA hopes to implement...
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Phyllis McKelvey
Environmental Health

Illegal on pets & seeds. But kids' shampoo? No problem.

November 30, 2012
It makes no sense. FDA's decision this week to allow continued use of the neurotoxic pesticide lindane in children's lice shampoos has me completely stumped. The pesticide's use in pet products were withdrawn long ago. Then agricultural uses wer e pulled, back in 2006. Yet FDA just re-blessed the...
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Kristin Schafer

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