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From Mayweather to Ray Rice: Decoding Sports Media’s Bias Against Women

May 22, 2015 Leslie Morgan Steiner0

The past year in many ways has been a very good one in our country’s fight to end violence against women. Last fall, there was intense outcry following the release of the elevator video showing Baltimore Raven’s running back Ray Rice punching his then fiancée. Following that watershed moment, President Obama and Vice President Biden…

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National Infertility Awareness Month: Why I’m an Advocate

April 14, 2013August 28, 2014 Casey Berna0

Ever since my husband and I ended our seven year battle with fertility treatments and decided not to pursue adoption, I have been trying to figure out what to do with my life.

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People Prefer Head Lice Over Politicians?

January 14, 2013August 28, 2014 blythenewsome0

I learned a lot about politics this year while working in the newsroom during the election period. I got a glimpse of the good and the bad, the honesty and downright dishonesty that comes from people trying to gain power.

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Is Being First Lady the Worst Job in the World?

January 26, 2012December 19, 2014 Meredith O'Brien0

After I finished reading the New York Times bestselling book, The Obamas, by Times reporter Jodi Kantor, I came to this not-so-pretty conclusion: It sucks to be the first lady.

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Madam President Does Not Tweet Naked Photos

June 27, 2011March 4, 2015 Leslie Morgan Steiner0

When I was ten, my best friends mom was the smartest woman I knew. She was a 49 spitfire from New York City who wore a great deal of black along with a sophisticated perfume never before sniffed in my staid DC hometown. As a young woman, shed been one of the early Peace Corps volunteers in Africa, and then written a best-selling memoir about the experience.