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Deirdre Lewis: Do You Believe?
Sometimes what gets lost in the holiday shuffle, amidst the rush for buying gifts and making every party—is this: Magic. Here’s a sprinkling of it, to boost your holiday cheer.
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Posted in Family, Sarah's Blog
Tagged Christmas, gifts, holidays, playstation, Santa, season
Jean Smith: Crossing the River
Sometimes what seems like nothing to us can make a huge difference in the lives of others. Even the smallest gestures can create ripples of great change.
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Posted in Inspiration, Sarah's Blog
Tagged baby, change, culture, difficult, gesture, pregnant, ripples, river
Lauren Hersh: The Sex Trafficking Problem
Sex trafficking is real and more prevalent than you might think. Here, Lauren Hersh, the New York office director of Equality Now shares a harsh tale that’s remniscent of many others, happening right in our front yard.
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Posted in Sarah's Blog, Uncategorized
Tagged crime, help, prostitution, rape, sex, sex trafficking, society, violence, women
Marianne O’Grady: Keeping the Future in Mind
Women in the job market has been a hot topic, not to mention a hot button in the recent election. Here in the United States, women are paid about 30% less than men. In Kabul, Afghanistan, the gap of course …
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Posted in Career, Sarah's Blog
Tagged Afghanistan, career, Education, finance, government, Kabul, men, money, teacher, war, women
Jennifer Andres: The Ivy League: An Invasive Species
A mom, educator and school counselor offers perhaps one of the best inside looks at education in the United States—old-growth ivy and all.
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Posted in Family, Featured, Sarah's Blog
Tagged academic achievement, Brown, children, college, competitive, Dream Act, Education, Harvard, ivy, Ivy League, kids, Mt. Hood, Oregon, Phil Knight, Portland, Princeton, Republicans, school, Yale
Kendra Kawaguchi Anderson: The Truth About Fracking
Fracking gives WTF a new meaning. Here, a woman personally touched by the issue explains.
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Posted in Featured, Health, Sarah's Blog
Tagged children, controversy, energy, environment, extractive industries, fracking, government, Montana, policy, resources, well water
No Pity Parties for Us
Nobody told me pregnancy would be easy, but I still wasn’t prepared for my newfound limitations. Remembering a special moment in Haiti—and the amazingly strong women I encountered—helped me break the useless pity-party pattern.
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Posted in Inspiration, Sarah's Blog
Tagged children, earthquake, Haiti, hurricane, JPHRO, mother, relief, Sean Penn
Amy Redford: What Am I Going to Be for Halloween?
Some women embrace their inner sex goddess during Halloween, but some just want to wear a fun costume, and embrace the nostalgia of the holiday’s true spirit. Here, Amy Redford shares about how she became a princess.
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Posted in Inspiration, Sarah's Blog
Tagged body image, candy, costume, daughter, dress, Halloween, husband, magical, mom, princess, trick or treat, weight
Bari Nan Cohen: A Sad, Sad Day
October has been Breast Cancer Awareness month and so much of our awareness is centered on pink, the disease and finding a cure. Here is another look, not at the disease, but at our humanness, life and lessons we learn through the lens of friendship. Good friends make up the scaffolding that supports us, and connects us throughout our lives.
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Posted in Family, Inspiration, Sarah's Blog
Tagged breast cancer, cancer, daughters, friendship, love
Deirdre Lewis: Gy-No
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness month, of which the media has made us well aware. But no one ever talks about the small indecencies, related to detecting the disease.
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Posted in Health, Sarah's Blog
Tagged awarenss, breast cancer, Fortytude, gynecologist, health
