Idil, a Somali mother in Minnesota, told me she had been trying for more than a year to get state officials to pay attention to all the sick kids in the local Somali community. She's now "taking off the gloves."
Even though there is a limited amount of money in the world, there is more than enough to exchange what is truly valuable. There is a blessing in learning how to more effectively use a commodity like money when it is in limited supply.
Religion in America has made homosexuality into a false bogeyman, which has seriously distracted religion from giving real values to an increasingly valueless society.
Even if it's not "rational" economically, couples are much more likely to move for the husband's career. The gender logic within families is often more powerful than the economic logic.
Weingarten's speech was an impassioned call to spare the hatchet -- or scalpel -- in federal funding for education.
Obama keeps reminding us that we need to prepare ourselves for making sacrifices in order to correct the excesses of the past. This applies as much to our diet as much as it does to the economy.
May I respectfully request that anyone who is truly spiritual, and who understands that all humans deserve love, begin to pray for the separation of church and hate?
If those who supported Prop 8 truly want to protect marriage, then they need to do something about the Britneys of the world, those... who rush into marriage or marry for all the wrong reasons.
Let's get the most out of it. Every Monday morning quarterback looks to see what we learned. What did that, big Tuesday game of Nov. 4 teach us? Where are we now? What's different?
To all the mommy bloggers out there raging about the Motrin ad: I blogged to help protect your kids when you didn't.
Keep in mind that this is a new position for your boss and that s/he will be figuring this out as they go. If they stumble, that should not reinforce to you that the wrong person got the promotion.
The way to ensure no children get "left behind" isn't more cash to schools, it's more resources to people.
It is a way bigger challenge to stay the course, and lose weight when you are feeling unhappy, depressed or sad; isn't it? Weight loss is about a lot more than just food and exercise.
