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For Boston: Running in Honor of Those Who Can’t

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When I go for a run, I often pass by the memorial you can see in the picture here. It’s for a girl who was hit by a car in 1996. She was 12 when she died. About a year ago, I Googled the girl’s name. Alycia was hit by a driver who ran…
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Location Based Online Dating Apps

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Imagine signing up for a location-based online dating site. You post a photo and profile and ta-da!—messages from potential suitors start to pop up almost immediately. You’ve gotten your money’s worth, right? Wrong. New Yorker writer…
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Is Gun Safety Really Better in the U.S. Compared to South America?

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A mom wonders where the U.S. stands when it comes to gun safety. A good friend came to visit from Ecuador this week. We were on the subway in Manhattan and I asked her how things were in Ecuador. I told her that I wished there was less violence…
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Of Course Pope Francis is Latino!

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Almost three weeks after Pope Francis’ election, there is still talk in the social media world about whether Pope Francis is “Latino” enough, or if he even is Latino since his parents were born in Italy, and not in Argentina or any other…
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Leaning In as a Work-at-Home Mom

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The Internet is ablaze with talk about Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead, by Cheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook. As a disclaimer, I have not yet read the book, but from the discussions I’ve participated in on Twitter and the reviews,…
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To Have or Not to Have Another Baby?

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Before women are married, many of us have an idea of how many children we want to have. I had always said I wanted to have four kids. (in retrospect, I feel that was a crazy thought!) Then I had my son; my beautiful son who didn’t sleep…
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‘The Bachelor’ & Engagement Rings: True Love or All Show?

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Recently one of my best friends got engaged and posted a picture of her engagement ring on Facebook. I congratulated her. She was quick to clarify in a comment that the ring wasn’t “the real deal”. It was just something temporary. When…
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I Give Up! Celebrating the Tradition of Lent

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I admit it, I’m a “Fallen Catholic.” At least, that’s what a lot of people might call me. Though I was raised in the church and attended Catholic school, as an adult I chose to walk away. It wasn’t an easy decision, but it was the…
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‘A Place at the Table’ Tackles Hunger & Poverty in America

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A Place at the Table is a documentary that hits home. Its tagline: One Nation. Underfed. sums it up, though it could just as easily be subtitled: One Nation, Overweight and Undernourished. I first heard of the documentary a few months…