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Non-Mom? Really? Are You Sure You Want to Go There?

Monday, May 12, 2008

Since I became a mother over seven years ago, I’ve been called a lot of things related to my parental status — Forever mom. Adoptive mom. Mean mom (yeah, you know that one was from PunditGirl). I’ve always hated …

Feminism and "The Wave"

Friday, April 25, 2008

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Having a conversation about the state of feminism today should be a good thing, right? There’s certainly plenty of fodder to start that chat with Hillary Clinton still in the presidential race and all the gender rhetoric that has surrounded …

Is It Hot on This Planet or Is It Just Me? Earth Day & The Presidential Candidates

Friday, April 18, 2008

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For better or worse, it’s probably a safe bet that with Earth Day falling on the same day as the Pennsylvania presidential primary, April 22, the candidates are a little more focused on Pa. than on Mother Earth. For …

How Green IS My Valley?

Friday, April 4, 2008

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How green is my valley? I suppose a more important question is, how much greener could my valley be? We recycle paper, glass and cans. I haven’t gotten around to putting in those compact fluorescent light bulbs yet, but I’ve …

In Pennsylvania, It’s Still the Economy

Thursday, March 6, 2008

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How do I know that? I have super-secret inside sources that feed my political intelligence from the Keystone State — my parents! I grew up on a small family farm in Pennsylvania. My parents and my siblings and their families …

Lessons for the Next ‘Serious Woman Presidential Candidate’

Monday, March 3, 2008

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A few things are clear to me this week. Hannah Montana is the next big thing. I’ll need some help to survive the fact that Project Runway Season Four will soon be over. And attacking Hillary Clinton has become …

Race, Gender and the South Carolina Primary

Friday, January 25, 2008

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With the South Carolina Democratic primary upon us, I’m on pins and needles. Maybe I’m naive, but I really hadn’t anticipated the whole ratcheting up of the gender vs. race issue with the Democrats in the way that it …

Finding Her Inner Hillary

Friday, January 18, 2008

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As Tim Gunn would say, Hillary Clinton needs to tell a story. For better or worse, it appears that we are a nation of voters who want to get something warm and fuzzy from our candidates before we cast our …

Mother Hillary

Friday, January 11, 2008

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There’s been plenty of commentary about Hillary Clinton’s teary-eyed moment right before the New Hampshire primaries this week. Well, if you look closely, there wasn’t really a tear — just a some welling up. As Linda Richman might say, Hillary …

7.6 Million Women Voters Being Ignored

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

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In 2004, George Bush beat out John Kerry for the White House by just over three million votes. The 2008 race is bound to be a close one, as well. I know the candidates have been a little preoccupied with …

Something in Common — Blog Day for The MOTHERS Act

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

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Being a mother by adoption, there are some things my motherhood experience has not included — stretch marks, 36 hours of labor, epidurals. But there have been other challenges. PunditGirl was about 12 months old when she arrived home …

Does PunditMom Look Good in Red?

Friday, August 17, 2007

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Isn’t IzzyMom a-MAZ-ing? Here I am with the equally amazing Her Bad Mother and IzzyMom at BlogHer. (No, this is NOT a BlogHer rant!) But I am calling Izzy amazing today because just look at this shiny new …