>>I read the other day that when Sally Ride prepared to launch into space, she was contacted by (male) scientists wondering how many tampons to...[Read More]
All posts by Jennifer Ferris
>>I’ve always thought the practice of making New Year’s Resolutions was a bit defeatist. Here you have a blank canvas, an untouched twelve months of...[Read More]
>>Recently there was a Twitter hashtag intended to spotlight the racial inequities of living in America. >>#CrimingWhileWhite is a well intended—but problematic—social statement used by white...[Read More]
>>Right now, our country is having a conversation about race. Everywhere you turn, white people are letting their ignorant flags fly, are ignoring their privilege,...[Read More]
>>BY JENNIFER FERRIS This week the Supreme Court is considering the case of Peggy Young, a Maryland mom who lost her job at...[Read More]
>>I should have known we were in for it when, in kindergarten, the first kid who lost a tooth joyfully reported the tooth fairy had...[Read More]
>>Since ‘Christmas creep’ is now a well established part of the Thanksgiving holiday, why can’t we have some carols? I’m hosting my first big family...[Read More]
>>Today is the >>Great American Smokeout, a day when smokers across the country stab out their last butt, or make a plan to do so. If...[Read More]
>>Do you have a >>savings account? Could you buy a house right now? Would you be able to pay to start college next semester if you...[Read More]
>>This Saturday North Carolinians get another crack at signing up for Affordable Care Insurance, aka Obamacare. You might remember last year, when software problems and...[Read More]