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OH, CANADA!

July 1, 2010
As the U.S. gears up for the 4th of July, today, July 1, is Canada Day. Many of us look with admiration to our northern neighbors for their progressive healthcare system which offers universal coverage at lower costs and won’t force a family to bankruptcy if someone gets really sick. In honor of...
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Homa Tavangar

Breaking News: Pennsylvania Passes Law against Shackling Pregnant Women

June 29, 2010
Pennsylvania is poised to become the tenth state to restrict the shackling of pregnant women in labor or childbirth, once the governor signs the bill.
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Rachel Roth
Environmental Health Food! Health Care

Color Me Skeptical: Toward Tartrazine-Free Macaroni and Cheese

June 29, 2010
Would you like some disodium 6-hydroxy-5-((2-methoxy-5-methyl-4-sulfophenyl)azo)-2-naphthalene-sulfonate in your yogurt? Well, you won’t find that mouthful of mumbo-jumbo on food labels. But you will find it listed with the friendlier name of Red 40. You might pass up a macaroni and cheese that...
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Mike Jacobson

Should Dads Be Allowed In The Birthing Room?

June 29, 2010
Should dads be allowed in the birthing room? This question has arisen lately in the blogosphere and, frankly, I’m just as mystified as other “dadvocates” like Brian Reid of Rebel Dad . Isn’t it just a given at this point that dads should be allowed to attend the birth of their children? Watching a...
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Dana Glazer
Health Care

How You Can Support the Fragile Economic Recovery

June 29, 2010
Last week, obstructionists in Congress blocked legislation which would have extended unemployment insurance for 1.2 million Americans. What does this mean? This week 1.2 million families are wondering how they are going to feed their children and stay in their homes. [1] It doesn't have to be this...
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Julia Goodman

I Could Have Told Walmart That Moms Are the Key to the 2010 Election

June 29, 2010
I don't think I've ever specifically said that 'Walmart moms' are the key to the 2010 election. But there have been plenty of studies showing that women in general, and mothers in particular, hold a lot of sway not just with household spending, but also at the ballot box . The release of Walmart's...
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Joanne Bamberger
Childcare & Early Education

We Don't Live in a Multiple Choice World

June 28, 2010
These Standards are everything. Because they are the foundation. On the cardboard foundation of No Child Left, the house falls. Strong standards are something we can build a future on.
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Lily Eskelsen
Food!

Cook Something This Summer with Your Kids

June 28, 2010
If you’re looking for ways to have fun with the kids and keep them busy this summer there’s no better way than cooking with them. Not only will you get to spend time with them, you’ll also be giving them vital life skills. It doesn’t matter how old they are, there are always ways for them to get...
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Jamie Oliver

Why gay parents are good parents

June 25, 2010
I want to share this article published on CNN.com this week with all the moms out there who agree our child’s well being comes first–-and that good parents come in many forms. No one family is better than any other. Please re-post to Facebook, Tweet, or send to other moms (and dads) if you like it...
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Jennifer Chrisler
Childcare & Early Education

There's something crazy with the way we approach food

June 25, 2010
You know there’s something really crazy with the way we approach food in this country when 1 in 4 U.S. children stand on the brink of hunger AND 1 in 3 children are obese or overweight . We finally have a chance to change this! This month the Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act was...
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Sarah Francis

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