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#SportBits… Contribute To The Conversation

Greetings #ModernMom readers! What’s more modern than a woman who knows her sports? It’s fun to be able to contribute to the sports conversation. Whether it’s at the dinner table, the boardroom, or an on-line chat. Here are some news and highlights to help keep you in the know this weekend. 4Stories …4Bits Unless you’ve…

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Skippy Peanut Butter Recalled Due To Metal Shavings

Hormel Foods announced a voluntary recall of some jars of Skippy peanut butter over concerns of small pieces of metal shavings in the peanut butter. According to the USFDA, the metal shavings were discovered on a magnet check during routine cleaning. According to a Hormel spokesman, the metal shavings entered the jars from an equipment malfunction.…

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Blue Bell Recalls All Products

Don't even think about eating ice cream without reading this! Blue Bell recalled all of its products, yes, everything, including everything currently on store shelves throughout the nation due to potential listeria contamination. The company made a statement that they are recalling their products (ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and frozen snacks) based on test results that…

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When Sports Parents Go Too Far…

It has finally come to this: a parent has sued a sports coach for not playing his child more frequently.Perhaps this will go down in American parenting history as definitive proof that we have all totally lost our minds.I am surprised this didnt happen earlier, actually. And that the lawsuit originated in Texas, not New York City, where parents pay professionals to coach their children for kindergarten interviews, or my hometown of …