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Get Toxics Out of our Baby Bottles!

April 26, 2008
I’ve never really been a purist when it comes to my kids. I must admit that they’ve consumed more than their share of Kraft macaroni and cheese. And when a friend announced that she was only going to give toys made of wood to her children, I just rolled my eyes.
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Donna Norton
Family Economic Security Paid Sick Days

Paid Sick Days for Ohio!

April 26, 2008
Ohio, like every other state in the nation, has no law allowing workers to earn paid sick days to protect public health. A startling example of why this is so important occurred in April: A Chipotle Restaurant in Kent closed its doors after people who ate there became ill. A total of 432 peopl e...
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Katie Bethell

Send a Burrito-Gram for Sick Days in Ohio

April 25, 2008
Want to send a "Burrito-Gram" to Ohio leaders? It's a fun way to make a serious point about the need for paid sick days in Ohio.
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Katie Bethell

Send Sen. McCain Your Resume!

April 25, 2008
We woke up this morning to an article which made us think the calendar had been switched back 50 years while we were sleeping. On Wednesday, the Senate failed to pass the Fair Pay Act. What was almost worse than that defeat were the out-of-touch, misinformed -- and downright insulting -- statements about women.
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Childcare & Early Education

When Public Education Is No Longer Free

April 24, 2008
Public education, which is a free service guaranteed by the California Constitution, is no longer free. According to the Los Angeles Times, various school districts are asking parents to fork over cash in an effort to hold onto teachers after proposed budget cuts by Gov.
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Elisa Batista

Healthy Lessons to Learn

April 23, 2008
A year ago, when I sat down to write about my five-year-old daughter’s hospitalization, I had no idea it would lead me to testifying at a hearing in Sacramento before a California State Senate subcommittee on Health and Social Services. I also didn’t know how it would feel to publicly stand up for a cause I believed in – but I was about to find out.
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Anjie

Equal Pay Day is This Week

April 22, 2008
Equal Pay Day, a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men's and women's wages, will take place this week. As many of you already know, this year, each of us has a unique opportunity to take action and a make a meaningful difference in the fight for fair pay.
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Brenda Soder

Mothers Acting Up cofounder on public radio this morning!!

April 18, 2008
Mothers Acting Up co-founder and communications director Juliana Forbes is on Central Ohio Public Radio THIS MORNING, Friday April 18, 11AM-noon EST/ 9-10 AM MT, with host Fred Andrle on Open Line. Tune in online as below!! You can even call in to make a comment or ask a question! Call Open Line at 614-292-8513 or write to Open Line at openline@wosu.org
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Childcare & Early Education

With Opened Eyes

April 16, 2008
This blog entry is written by Amy only. While Marc hung out with our kids, I chose last week to attend a summit meeting offered by a national coalition called the Campaign For A Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC). I had no idea what I'd be hearing, or whether I'd be spending two precious days of free time on a worthy endeavor.
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Childcare & Early Education

College Campus Deemed "Too Dangerous" for Childcare

April 15, 2008
"Safety" has now become the latest excuse for a college trying to duck responsibility for childcare. Ogeechee Technical College president Dawn Cartee announced the closure of the campus childcare center in Statesboro, GA, arguing that colleges are dangerous places for small kids. In a March 28 letter to parents, according to an article in The Statesboro Herald, Cartee wrote:
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Annette Laing

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