Archive | January, 2011
Sarah Palin Moratorium? I’m Not With Dana Milbank on This One
No Sarah Palin news for a whole month.? Ahhhh. Sounds sort of heavenly, doesn’t it? No videos from her Alaskan home television studio. No reports of her playing the victim. No stories of the obscene sums of money her …
Continue reading...Can’t Afford to Invest in Education? Good Luck to Our Future
January 29, 2011
This week, the Washington Post reported on a top-performing school in Montgomery County, Maryland that is failing under the warped guidelines of No Child Left Behind. It reminded me of a post I wrote about a year ago after …
Continue reading...I Get the Message
January 28, 2011
These go perfectly with my “Stop me before I volunteer again” Post-It notes.…
Continue reading...Politics and Snow — Bring It On!
January 27, 2011
It’s been a busy week for me at Politics Daily! You can find me over there this week – When the likes of Chris Matthews become equal opportunity insulters when they toss around terms like “Balloon head” and “makeup salesperson” …
Continue reading...Princesses Fighting Cancer
January 24, 2011
As a mother of a daughter, I’ve long had ambivalent feelings about princesses, especially how Disney princesses are marketed to our children. Most little girls go through a phase where they latch on to one of the Disney gals — …
Continue reading...The Flip Side of Lisa Belkin’s “Jinxed” Theory
January 19, 2011
As a general matter, I enjoy reading the posts at Lisa Belkin’s New York Times blog, Motherlode. I’ve met Lisa and she’s a lovely person, a great writer and her column has interesting food for thought. But there are …
Continue reading...“Chinese” Mothering Isn’t for Me
January 17, 2011
2011 is a tough time to be a parent in America. Explaining to our children why a nine-year-old was shot and killed in a rampage in Arizona. Managing the amount of pop culture exposure one’s child should have (if …
Continue reading...Mothers of Intention — Aftermath of Tucson Edition
January 12, 2011
In the days since the massacre in Tucson and attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, many people have been weighing in on the tragedy. Here are a few thoughtful posts worthy of your time: Ilina from Dirt and Noise …
Continue reading...The Shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the Language of Violence
January 9, 2011
Before the horrendous assassination attempt on Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the shooting of 20 people, leaving six of them dead, Giffords knew that she had been specially marked by by her opponents. Tea Party conservatives wanted her out of …
Continue reading...Things That Made Me Mad This Week
January 7, 2011
Not enough women writers to keep the column Broadsheet going at Salon. Really? I wish they’d called — I could have given them a really long list of great women writers who think about the broad spectrum of politics from …
Continue reading...Breastfeeding Moms Equal Capitol Hill Bipartisanship
January 6, 2011
Networking in non-traditional settings is nothing new for women. When our husbands think we’re just hanging out with the girls or managing the soccer game and birthday party schedules for our kids, we know that those relationships can be, and …
Continue reading...Mothers of Intention — Another Change We Need in Health Care is Insurance Coverage for Lymphedema Sleeves
January 5, 2011
This is cross-posted from Toddler Planet where my amazing friend Susan Niebur, a breast cancer patient herself and a true Mother of Intention, is trying to make it possible for other breast cancer patients to obtain lymphedema sleeves and other …
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January 31, 2011
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