Parental is political
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The Parental is PoliticalPoliticians: Don't Do As They Say, Nor As They DoBy Julie MarshOne of the top reasons I enjoy writing about politics is that I look like a model citizen compared to a lot of politicians. We put them on pedestals (or rather, they install themselves there) and they wield a good deal of power, but plenty of them do...
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The Parental is PoliticalNo matter what, the President is still the PresidentBy Julie MarshThere's a new Facebook fan page that's been gathering steam over the last week:
Dear Lord, this year you took my favorite actor, Patrick Swayzie. You took my favorite actress, Farah Fawcett. You took my favorite singer, Michael Jackson. I just wanted...
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The Parental is PoliticalOn the fence about health care reform.By Julie MarshI'm not sure what to think about health care reform.
On the other hand, I am sure that -- if I made that statement in conversation -- most people I know would shout either, "How can you support it?!" or "How can you oppose it?!"
Because...
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The Parental is PoliticalWhy I'm tired of the GOPBy Julie MarshThere's no doubt (except perhaps among loyal listeners of Rush Limbaugh) that the Republican party is splintering. From the emergence of the Tea Party movement to the backlash against RINOs (Republicans In Name Only) to the political odd couple on the...
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The Parental is PoliticalThe rise of the "Birthers"By Julie MarshI hadn't been paying much attention to the Birthers. Of course, I knew of the movement and its assertions, but I saw little coverage. It seemed that Camille Paglia was correct when she wrote last fall: "Thanks to their own blathering, fanatical overkill,...
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The Parental is PoliticalDo you really know what the No Child Left Behind Act is all about?By Julie Marsh“I believe that children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way”
- “Greatest Love of All”, Whitney Houston, 1985
It’s easy for Whitney to sing about it. It’s even relatively easy for politicians...
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The Parental is PoliticalMortgage modifications still uncommon? Good.By Julie MarshOne of my greatest reservations when I voted for President Barack Obama was his plan for addressing foreclosures specifically, that bankruptcy courts could determine new home values for those in danger of foreclosure. From my October 7, 2008 column:
Case...
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The Parental is PoliticalFriends and PoliticsBy Julie MarshIn my writing, I'm quite open about exactly what I think. I endeavor to state my views respectfully and with a modicum of substantiation (I'm not the only person who thinks so, see?), but I don't shy away from sharing them even when I know I'll be in...
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The Parental is PoliticalThe defection of Arlen Specter.By Julie MarshSenator Arlen Specter has left the Republican party and joined the Democrats. But don't be fooled - his defection is neither an endorsement of the Democratic platform nor a rejection of the GOP. It's a matter of political survival, which he stated quite...
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The Parental is PoliticalGreen Up Your Act on Earth DayBy Julie MarshTomorrow is Earth Day. I'm aware of that fact primarily because my daughter came home from school last week and asked me if we were "green".
"Sort of," I replied.
It sounds like a wishy-washy answer, but it's true. Like turquoise...
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The Parental is PoliticalCould Michelle Obama save the fashion industry?By Julie MarshThere’s an old song by Depeche Mode, "New Dress", with lyrics that go like this:
"Jet airliner shot from sky
Famine horror, millions die
Earthquake terror figures rise
Princess Di is wearing a new dress"
It's a jab at the...
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The Parental is PoliticalWhat the White House garden can teach the rest of us.By Julie MarshLast summer, my husband spent countless hours in our backyard, putting down new weed control tarp, digging up aspen shoots, and planting a garden.
We don't have a particularly large backyard, but we had enough space to grow sugar snap peas, cilantro...
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The Parental is PoliticalWas Lisa Pagan just trying to make a point?By Julie MarshWhen I left active military duty, I fully intended to find a reserve position and continue my military career in conjunction with my private sector job.
Then I got pregnant. Two months later, the attacks of September 11 happened.
For both reasons, I...
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The Parental is PoliticalQuestions about the economic stimulus billBy Julie MarshThe economy took center stage in the weeks leading up to the presidential election, and not much has changed since then. It's still a hot topic on Capitol Hill, where - in spite of President Obama's inclusive approach to discussing the details of his...
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The Parental is PoliticalIs the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act worth it?By Julie MarshImperfect or not, if you're a parent of young children and you spent even a few moments online in the last eighteen months, it's inevitable that you heard about the toy recalls.
From lead-based paint on toys made in China to beads coated with a chemical...
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The Parental is PoliticalThe Historic Inauguration of Barack ObamaBy Julie MarshThe inauguration of the 44th president of the United States is one week away. It's a momentous occasion that's all the more groundbreaking because Barack Obama, our President-Elect, is African-American.
For those who lived during times of segregation...
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The Parental is PoliticalDid Gov. Rendell Insult Gov. Napolitano?By Julie MarshWhen I was in the Air Force, I lived alone. I had a one bedroom apartment in a building that was about a football field's length away from the Pentagon South Parking lot. I also held demanding positions that required long hours. And I spent two nights...
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The Parental is PoliticalIt's My Party, TooBy Julie MarshThe recent elections - not only the Presidential election, but many state and local races as well - underscored just how much the Republican party has narrowed. Even the commentary leading up to the elections, particularly on conservative talk radio programs,...
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The Parental is PoliticalElection Day!By Julie MarshToday is Election Day, on which perhaps one of the most significant elections in many decades will be decided. Maybe we'll know who the next president will be before we go to bed, or maybe we'll have to wait until morning (or longer than that). Regardless,...
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The Parental is PoliticalThe silly season leads to lousy sportsmanship.By Julie MarshAs the negative campaigning reaches fever pitch, as much as I'd like to tune out of the ongoing political discussion, I can't. I'm still (yes, really) undecided as to where to cast my vote next Tuesday -- McCain, Obama, or Barr. It's possible, though...
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The Parental is PoliticalDo Endorsements Matter?By Julie MarshThis past Sunday on Meet the Press, retired Army General and former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Sen. Barack Obama. Reasons Powell cited for his endorsement included both positive views on Sens. Obama and Biden, and negative views on Sen....
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The Parental is PoliticalThe case for Electoral College reform.By Julie MarshWhen I learned about the Electoral College in the weeks leading up to the 1980 Presidential election, it was a nastier shock than when I found out that Santa Claus didn't exist.
The people don't elect the President? I asked my father incredulously. ...
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The Parental is PoliticalShould you be responsible for your neighbor's mortgage?By Julie MarshAs bothered as I am by the socially conservative viewpoints of the Republican ticket, the economic policies of the Democratic ticket concern me greatly as well.
Case in point, a statement made by Sen. Biden in last Thursday night's vice-presidential...
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The Parental is PoliticalAn Open Letter to Sarah PalinBy Julie MarshDear Gov. Palin,
Yes, it's me again. I told you I'd be back in touch.
I read Kathleen Parker's piece at the National Review Online in which she admits that she was at first delighted by Sen. McCain's selection of you as his running mate. She's been...
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The Parental is PoliticalWho will find Osama bin Laden?By Julie MarshOn September 11, Salon.com published a piece by Philadelphia radio talk show host and columnist, Michael Smerconish, in which he described his continued frustration with the apparent abandonment of the mission to hunt down Osama bin Laden:
"We're...
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The Parental is PoliticalWho is Sarah Palin?By Julie MarshJudging from the scarcity of information about Sarah Palin's political positions, it's not surprising that most voters don't have a clear picture of the recently announced GOP vice-presidential nominee.
Based on the information at On the Issues, culled...
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The Parental is PoliticalThe ins and outs of sex offender notification.By Julie MarshAre there any sex offenders living in your neighborhood?
Of course not, you think. Not in my neighborhood.
But how do you know? Have you checked your state's registry? Do you check it regularly? Or are you expecting to be notified by law enforcement...
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The Parental is PolitcalPut Your Money Where Your Mouth IsBy Julie MarshI worked outside the home for more than ten years - three of those years with a child of my own at home (or, more accurately, in day care). I was an officer in the Air Force, and then I was an IT project manager in the private sector. My resume has length...
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The Parental is PoliticalBarack Obama's "Fight the Smears" CampaignBy Julie MarshBarack Obama's campaign recently launched a new site called Fight the Smears, intended to debunk the rumors and mischaracterizations that are so easily spread via the Internet, and then given unwarranted credence through mainstream media inquiries.
I...
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The Parental is PoliticalWhat are your "carbon offsets"?By Julie MarshI recently had the opportunity to participate in a conference call with Bill McKibben.
From the background information provided before the call:
Bill McKibben is one of the most vocal and visionary leaders in the climate movement. Now he and his crew...
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The Parental is PoliticalWhy Can't Obama Win Over Working-Class White Voters?By Julie MarshAlthough it's been amplified recently by the coverage of Barack Obama's remarks in San Francisco (the so-called "Bitter-gate") and the statements of his former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the issue of appealing to white working-class voters...
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The Parental is PoliticalHaving Their Cake and Eating It, TooBy Julie MarshAn article in the May 2008 issue of Reason Magazine presents some surprising information about the financing of the Iraq War. In short, funding for operations in Iraq does not come from the annual defense budget. Instead, "a series of emergency supplemental...
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The Parental is PoliticalWho's Who Among Presidential Candidates: John McCainBy Julie MarshWho's Who Among Presidential Candidates is a series of distillations of individual candidates' views on 24 topics loosely grouped into four categories, as presented on non-partisan website On The Issues.
John McCain
John McCain is the senior Senator...
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The Parental is PoliticalA look at Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary: Reflections by Women Writers, edited by Susan MorrisonBy Julie MarshThirty Ways of Looking at Hillary: Reflections by Women Writers
Edited by Susan Morrison
Harper; $23.95
272 pp.; ISBN-13: 978-0061455933
I had high hopes for this book.
I looked forward to an analysis of the substantive aspects of Hillary Clinton's...
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The Parental is PoliticalWho's Who Among Presidential Candidates: Hillary Clinton and Barack ObamaBy Julie MarshWho's Who Among Presidential Candidates is a series of distillations of individual candidates' views on 24 topics loosely grouped into four categories, as presented on non-partisan website On The Issues.
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton is the junior...
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The Parental is PoliticalWho's Who Among Presidential Candidates: John EdwardsBy Julie MarshWho's Who Among Presidential Candidates is a series of distillations of individual candidates' views on 24 topics loosely grouped into four categories, as presented on non-partisan website On The Issues.
John Edwards
John Edwards is a former Senator...
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The Parental is PoliticalWho's Who Among Presidential Candidates: Fred ThompsonBy Julie MarshWho's Who Among Presidential Candidates is a series of distillations of individual candidates' views on 24 topics loosely grouped into four categories, as presented on non-partisan website On The Issues.
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson is a former Senator...
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The Parental is PoliticalWho's Who Among Presidential Candidates: Bill RichardsonBy Julie MarshWho's Who Among Presidential Candidates is a series of distillations of individual candidates' views on 24 topics loosely grouped into four categories, as presented on non-partisan website On The Issues.
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson is the current...
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The Parental is PoliticalWho's Who Among Presidential Candidates: Ron PaulBy Julie MarshWho's Who Among Presidential Candidates is a series of distillations of individual candidates' views on 24 topics loosely grouped into four categories, as presented on non-partisan website On The Issues.
Ron Paul
US Congressman Ron Paul represents...
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The Parental is PoliticalCan conservatives trust Mitt Romney?By Julie MarshIn a rare opportunity to watch Sunday morning news programs in their entirety -- I've got kids; even if Tim Russert's on, I'm usually interrupted a dozen times during his intro alone -- this past weekend, I listened to The Chris Matthews Show uninterrupted...
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The Parental is PoliticalA look at Bill O'Reilly's new book, Kids Are Americans TooBy Julie Marsh"You, kid, are an American. You have an obligation to be a good citizen. That means that you should be honest and pay attention to what happens in the United States and in the rest of the world too."
- Bill O'Reilly, Kids Are Americans Too
Bill...
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The Parental is PoliticalChildren and online safety.By Julie MarshWith all the focus on the social networking site Facebook lately -- in terms of their deletion of breastfeeding photos, tacit approval of pro-ana groups (and other truly objectionable content), and their inaction regarding multiple instances of sexual...
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The Parental is PoliticalBreastfeeding: Public Nourishment or Public Indecency?By Julie MarshBreastfeeding promotion has increased significantly over the past decade. Starting with a CDC-administered Lactation Support Program initiated in 1996 to facilitate pumping and storage, the US Department of Health and Human Services then teamed up with...
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The Parental is PoliticalWhat's happening to the housing market?By Julie MarshWhat's happening to the housing market?
An August 16 article in Forbes sums up the situation quite succinctly: The market's troubles began with rising defaults on subprime U.S. mortgages, home loans made to borrowers with questionable finances. Most...
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The Parental is PoliticalFacing new political responsibilities as a parent.By Julie MarshWhat do I know about politics? Certainly not as much as I used to, back in the days when I was free to watch “Meet The Press” on Sunday mornings. Now my girls clamor for cartoons instead. Perhaps if NBC were to animate Tim Russert...
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The Parental is PoliticalWill Hillary Clinton inspire Republican voters?By Julie MarshAs the 2008 presidential race heats up, I'll start including columns that touch upon recent political developments and the resulting editorial commentaries found in the mainstream press.
This past weekend, an AP article was published concerning Democratic...
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The Parental is PoliticalTax information and strategies to help ease your family's financial burden.By Julie MarshTaxation has long been a hot topic of debate in the United States. In fact, one of the most well-known demonstrations was held in opposition to taxes levied on our colonists – the Boston Tea Party.
People generally view taxation as a fait accompli...
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The Parental is PoliticalStem cell research -- what do you know about it?By Julie MarshStem cell research is perhaps second only to abortion as the most widely-discussed political topic pertaining to the sanctity of human life. While neither of these issues will likely be at the forefront of the 2008 presidential campaign, stem cell research...
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The Parental is PoliticalJerry Falwell may have died, but his fundamentalist political agenda will live on.By Julie MarshJerry Falwell may have died, but his fundamentalist political agenda will live on. Unfortunately.
I’m using the term fundamentalist as it was used in this recent USA Today article, in which Falwell was described as “a buoyant fundamentalist...
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The Parental is PoliticalFlag burning: merely incendiary, or downright illegal?By Julie MarshWith Memorial Day a week ago Monday, Flag Day coming up a week from Thursday, and Independence Day next month, it's an appropriate time to talk about demonstrations involving the United States flag - most notably, flag burning in protest of US policies....
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The Parental is PoliticalWhat do vaccinations have to do with politics?By Julie MarshRecently, several bloggers at The Parent Bloggers Network reviewed the new book by Paul Offit, MD, Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases. Not only did the book chronicle the vaccine development efforts of Maurice Hilleman...
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The Parental is PoliticalPolitics along the racial divide.By Julie MarshIn college, I remember seeing African-American students wearing t-shirts and carrying tote bags emblazoned with the words "It's a Black Thang. You wouldn't understand." And I remember wondering, "Why are you so sure?"
Slavery was...
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The Parental is PoliticalThoughts on Elizabeth Edwards at BlogHer 2007 By Julie MarshLast year after the closing keynote address at the BlogHer conference -- at which Arianna Huffington was one of the speakers -- a close friend of mine asked if it bothered me to be politically distant from so many of my fellow conference attendees. I...
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