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Plan B & HPV Vaccines: Do Either of These Belong in a Presidential Race?

Friday, December 16, 2011

In presidential campaigns, we expect to hear the candidates weigh in and spar on issues like the economy, taxes, military spending — those issues that impact all of us and which the federal government has some role in dealing with. …

Mothers of Intention — Uninsured and Pregnant, by Casey of Moosh in Indy

Thursday, October 14, 2010

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I haven’t had any guest posts written specifically for Mothers of Intention for a while. But when my friend Casey (you may know her better as Moosh in Indy) told me about her current insurance situation, I asked her …

If You Can’t Trust Andy Griffith on Health Care, Who Can You Trust?

Sunday, August 1, 2010

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Come on — you know you trust Sheriff Andy! If Aunt Bea was still around, I think she’d like it how things are working out with Medicare better than they did with that medicine man!…

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

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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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 …

WhyMommy’s Virtual Science Fair: China Edition

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

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My friend Susan, better known around these parts of the bloggy-sphere as WhyMommy who writes at Toddler Planet, is one of my heroes because she doesn’t take any crap from cancer. She’s having surgery today for a recurrence …

Nothing is Going to Change Until We’re in the Room

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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White guy, white guy, white guy, white guy, President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Kathleen Sebelius, white guy, white guy, white guy who looks like he just ate a sour pickle. That’s my one line description of the health care summit the …

If On-Air Posturing Gets Us a Step Closer to Health Care Reform, I’ll Take It

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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I could sit here and write a long post about all the reasons we need real reform (I’m starting to hate that word, but I don’t have a better one) — but our individual stories are the things that may …

Political Quote of the Week

Friday, January 29, 2010

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on health care reform: “As I said to some friends … in the press, we will go through the gate. If the gate is closed, we will go over the fence. If the fence …

“Send the Men Home” — Is it Sexist if It’s True?

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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How can we get health care done? Easy, if you believe some women in Congress: I heard about Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter’s (D-N.H.) comments before they hit the mainstream media yesterday, thanks to XM Radio channel POTUS (Politics of the United …

Three Reasons I Think My Head Will Explode

Thursday, November 19, 2009

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I usually do a good job of sticking to one topic in any given post. But there is so much going on at the moment, I feel like my head will explode: 1. My very new friend Anissa, whom …

Want to Read the Health Care Bill?

Monday, October 5, 2009

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Think you have then stamina to read the Senate Finance Committee health care bill that will probably get voted on later this week? Here are all 262 pages of it. I’m going to try to take a stab at it …

Michelle Obama – The New Secret Weapon on Health Care?

Friday, September 25, 2009

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In the battle for health care reform, the White House has unleashed its new secret weapon — Michelle Obama! She gave an amazingly inspired speech to the White House Council on Women and Girls last week. The First Lady shared …