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Triangle MomsRising calls on Senator Kay Hagan and Rep. Brad Miller

August 28, 2009
This week, our Triangle MomsRising group made office visits to speak with Senator Kay Hagan's staff and Congressman Brad Miller in Raleigh, NC. It was my first Senate office visit and I was blown away by the powerful stories that our members shared. It definitely made an impression on Senator Hagan...
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Mojo Mom -- Amy Tiemann

Motherhood, Media, Myth...and Margaritas?

August 28, 2009
The New York Times published an article entitled “ A Heroine of Cocktail Moms Sobers Up ” on August 14th, highlighting the recent about-face of mommy-blogger Stefanie Wilder-Taylor when she declared she had had her last drink. After writing two books about mixing cocktails with play dates, her...
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Valerie Young
Environmental Health

Photos from BPA-Free Rally

August 27, 2009
Sacramento, CA -- Yesterday's BPA-free rally went well. It was attended by at least 125 people -- the 125 Kleen Kanteen kids' water bottles were quickly gone! -- and was very diverse with mostly mothers and kids of every hue and ethnic background. Anti-BPA signs were in Spanish and in English. The...
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Elisa Batista

Response to Swine Flu school closures: Webinars? Try Paid Sick Days

August 25, 2009
On Monday, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan released a statement calling on schools to "ensure instruction continues should the virus cause high absenteeism or school closings" that result from H1N1 (Swine Flu) outbreaks. Duncan suggested schools should evaluate what materials they have...
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Katie Bethell
Health Care Food!

Save Our Mac & Cheese

August 25, 2009
Save our mac & cheese Did you know that Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is formulated differently for countries in Europe than for the U.S.?1 I didn't either until I read The Unhealthy Truth, a book about the toxicity of America's food supply. The fact is, that in 2008, Kraft removed artificial...
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Joan Blades

Asking the Big Health Insurers About their Finances Before Enacting Health Reform Seems Right to Me

August 24, 2009
By Lisa Codispoti, Senior Counsel, National Women's Law Center Besides the US Chamber of Commerce , anyone out there feeling at all bad about the US House Energy & Commerce Committee asking large national health insurers about their finances ? Certainly not I, especially after what we learned...
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Thao Nguyen

Why Is There a Weed Killer in Your Drinking Water?

August 24, 2009
Did you happen to read the front page article, “Debating How Much Weed Killer is Safe in Your Water Glass,” in this Sunday’s NY Times? I’m adding to this good piece of journalism so that you can see why and how a harmful chemical such as the weed killer atrazine is allowed to make its way into your...
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Alice Shabecoff
Environmental Health

Chemical Industry Trying to Influence CA Assemblymembers -- Please Help!

August 24, 2009
A California bill that would get rid of a requirement for toxic flame retardants in the foam of baby products is hanging by the skin of its teeth. It may be a coincidence, but lobbyists working for the chemical industry have been in Sacramento lobbying hard against this consumer-friendly, common...
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Elisa Batista

Bust a myth! Tag a friend with the truth about healthcare!

August 21, 2009
We’ve started a game of “Tag” with real life Healthcare Reform Myths & Facts---and by reading this right now you’re officially “Tagged.” Why the game? Well, things were getting so out-of-hand with ridiculous rumors flying, that we at MomsRising decided to add a little levity and, importantly,...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Paid Sick Days

Duh, employers. Let sick workers stay home

August 19, 2009
On Tuesday the Centers for Disease Control released its new toolkit, Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Businesses and Employers , which includes recommendations from the CDC, and a letter cosigned by the Secretaries of Commerce, Health and Human Services, and Labor. Their advice?...
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Katie Bethell

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