>>“Hey, you got a $1,000 raise today,” I said over my shoulder to my husband last week. “Well hot corn*,” he replied, cracking his knuckles...[Read More]
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Articles >>In the summer, I think of my child’s brains as a pool float with a tiny leak. Her brain leaves school plump and firm with...[Read More]
>>The past week brought a flurry of news stories about health coverage in North Carolina. Among the national headlines (including court cases that could take...[Read More]
>>BY ELIZABETH QUEEN When I lived in Texas a few years ago, I worked with a local middle school in which 99% of students relied...[Read More]
>>Last month when I attended the White House Summit >>with Women AdvaNCe, I was impressed by how many elected officials and business leaders seemed to...[Read More]
>>BY MEG FOSTER Dr. Ashley Simons-Rudolph wears many hats: she is director of the >>NC State Women’s Center, a Women’s and Gender Studies...[Read More]
>>A few years ago my husband got laid off shortly after the birth of our second child. After years of never giving a thought to...[Read More]
>>I’ve seen >>Erin Brockovich. You probably have too. It’s the unbelievable yet true story of a water company that polluted the community’s water supply and...[Read More]
>>Today state lawmakers are taking another shot at agreeing on a budget—a task that has occupied them for more than two months. Although they initially...[Read More]
>>It’s hard to believe that there’s just a little more than a month left of summer break. Sometimes I find myself counting down the days—and...[Read More]