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Blueberry Season Is Here — Enjoy The Bounty

06/20/1808/13/19
Jovina Coughlin
2

During blueberry season it is easy to find fresh blueberries in abundance in grocery stores and farmer’s markets.  We have the added treat of having fresh blueberries growing in our yard. Plus, I know that the fruit was grown without … Read more...

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Book Review: THE WEIGHT OF INK by Rachel Kadish

03/26/1804/4/18
Melissa Crytzer Fry
0

THE WEIGHT OF INK by Rachel Kadish is one of those books that, when you close its covers upon reading the final pages, you know you’ve read something special. It is also the kind of book that, days later, sinks … Read more...

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Words To Live By: “Nature Brings Solace In All Troubles”

03/12/1804/4/18
Linda Anselmi
0

Within her diary, first published as THE SECRET ANNEX and later published as THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL, Anne Frank expresses her belief in the healing power of nature — “amidst the simple beauty of nature…will always be comfort … Read more...

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Book Review: THE SECOND MRS. HOCKADAY by Susan Rivers

09/28/1709/24/17
Melissa Crytzer Fry
0

As a fan of Civil War-era historical fiction, I thoroughly enjoyed the slim debut of THE SECOND MRS. HOCKADAY.  An epistolary novel told in its entirety through letters, legal court inquests and journal entries, it mirrors the real-life story of … Read more...

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Words: “Where Human Beings Grow Human Souls …”

09/20/1709/20/17
Linda Anselmi
0

Where do we find our courage, our strength, our resiliency, our compassion…

Ursula K. Le Guin explained in her Mills College Commencement address, 1983 (excerpt):

“Because you are human beings you are going to meet failure. You are going to

… Read more...
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The Myth Behind Fried Green Tomatoes

07/17/1704/4/18
Jovina Coughlin
2

When I first moved to the south about twelve years ago, I saw fried green tomatoes on just about every menu here. While living in the north, I had not been very aware of this dish.  As a home cook … Read more...

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Book Review: THE FIRE BY NIGHT by Teresa Messineo

06/20/1706/20/17
Melissa Crytzer Fry
2

There is something about THE FIRE BY NIGHT by Teresa Messineo that packs a big punch. Perhaps it’s the reality of nurses who volunteered to serve during the war and who were put into the same horrific, life-threatening predicaments as … Read more...

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Book Review: THE WOMEN IN THE CASTLE by Jessica Shattuck

02/2/1702/2/17
Melissa Crytzer Fry
3

Where to begin with THE WOMEN IN THE CASTLE?

For starters: if you think you’ve read every WWII historical fiction book there is and can’t fit another into your reading schedule, please let me urge you that you have room … Read more...

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Book: THESE IS MY WORDS by Nancy E. Turner

03/29/1604/1/16
Melissa Crytzer Fry
4

“Sarah Prine… is a force to be reckoned with – gun toting and fierce”

These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, Arizona Territories by Nancy E. Turner was SO much more than I expected. And I … Read more...

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The World War II Women Knew

10/22/1506/9/18
Linda Anselmi
6

The stories of World War II have been told many times through a multitude of male perspectives and usually with only enough women included to companionably pad the edges.   Rarely has an effort been made to focus entirely on presenting … Read more...

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Women Are Fundraising Their Way To The Big Political Table

07/10/1507/10/15
Anita Finlay
1

Hillary Clinton’s first quarter fundraising total of $45 million revealed that women comprised more than 60% of her donor base.  Regardless of Party, this kind of financial participation is essential if women want to be treated as more than one … Read more...

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Lost and Found News: Probiotic Beer, Gut Checks, Toxin Heroes, Team Gut

07/7/1501/4/16
Linda Anselmi
2

A round-up of recent, ponder worthy gut health (yes, gut as in part of our digestive tract) news you may have missed:

Probiotic Beer may become the new yogurt

If you have never gotten on the probiotic (healthy bacteria for … Read more...

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Sharing FEMINIST Stories: An Interview With Jennifer Hall Lee

05/29/1506/9/18
Anita Finlay
0

Feminism is not the “F” word and feminists are not the bearded, Birkenstock wearing sisterhood!  Disabusing wrong-headed notions about feminism is vital in understanding its benefits to society as well as the opportunities now available to women as a result.… Read more...

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Join NGN Day – A Many Faceted Network Is A Girl’s Best Friend!

05/27/1505/27/15
Linda Anselmi
0

Do you have people in your life, personally and professionally, who are willing to step forward to listen, lend a hand, shoulder or idea, share information and experiences, find others who could and would help you when needed?  You should.  … Read more...

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Let’s Celebrate A Howe Mother’s Day Too

05/10/1506/9/18
Linda Anselmi
1

Back in 1870, Julia Ward Howe envisioned another kind of Mother’s Day.  Although a mother herself, she wasn’t looking for a day of remembrance and celebration as was championed many decades later by Anna Jarvis and made an official national … Read more...

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Words: “Forgiveness Is An Act Of Creation…”

04/24/1504/26/15
Linda Anselmi
4
“Forgiveness is an act of creation.

You can choose from many ways to do it.

You can forgive for now, forgive till then,

forgive till the next time,

forgive but give no more chances

it’s a whole new game if 
… Read more...
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Patricia Arquette: “It’s Our Time” For Equality

02/24/1502/24/15
Anita Finlay
0

Patricia Arquette’s “it’s our time” appeal on behalf of women’s equality brought excitement to an otherwise lackluster Oscar telecast.  Upon accepting the award for Best Supporting Actress, she stood before a worldwide audience of 1 billion and declared:

“To every 
… Read more...
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Grammys: Another Institution Failure On Domestic Violence

02/11/15
Anita Finlay
3

Sunday’s Grammy Awards became the latest institution failure on domestic violence.

It featured a PSA by President Obama calling attention to the shocking number of women in America who are raped or suffer domestic violence.  “It’s on us,” he said, … Read more...

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Book: BREAK THE CEILING, TOUCH THE SKY by Anthony Rose

01/6/1506/9/18
Elaine R.N.
5

Anthony Rose, a international leader in corporate affairs and influencer marketing, wrote an important and inspiring book, BREAK THE CEILING, TOUCH THE SKY: Success Secrets of the World’s Most Inspirational Women and I have selected it to be my first … Read more...

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Silence Equals A “Yes” Vote

10/29/1412/6/15
Anita Finlay
1

The midterm elections are upon us and famously have lower turnouts, but it’s more important than ever to vote. Midterms may not be as sexy. But they matter. If you get even one person into office who’s better than the … Read more...

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Sexism in the Senate? Do Tell…

09/4/1405/8/16
Anita Finlay
0

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, once famously called “the Senate’s hottest member” by Democrat and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, has a book coming out this month entitled “Off the Sidelines.”  In it, she shares that she has had to … Read more...

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Sexy Women In Award Shows: Objects? Feminists? Funny?

08/27/1405/8/16
Anita Finlay
0

Both the Emmys and VMA awards this week garnered very strong reactions, both positive and negative for the way women were portrayed.

First, Beyoncé’s 16-minute tour de force medley of her new CD at the VMAs was hailed as a … Read more...

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Music: ENOUGH by The Mrs

08/2/1409/29/15
Linda Anselmi
0

It’s well proven that if you repeat something often enough people will accept that “something” as a truth, even if it is actually a complete lie.

Every day, all day, and from every corner imaginable, we are bombarded by media … Read more...

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Has Comic-Con Cosplay Become Sluts vs Creeps?

07/31/1405/8/16
Anita Finlay
0

At the recent Comic-Con Convention in San Diego, costumed female cosplayers were on the receiving end of much sexual harassment and are fighting back against the creep factor.

Page by Kirsten Acuna, Business Insider

Jerry and I get into it over the concept of “personal … Read more...

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Will Women Decide the 2014 Elections?

07/24/1405/7/15
Anita Finlay
0

It is always my privilege to be a guest on the top rated Jerry Doyle Show.  Jerry and I debate the power of women in the upcoming midterms, some risky Senate races and why women don’t give more dough politically.  … Read more...

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