Category Archives: News

Moms Hit Target stores for National Nurse-In

Posted on by December 29, 2011

Across the U.S. many mothers headed to Target to nurse their babes in a flash mommy mob to support breastfeeding in public.

It all stemmed from a Texas mom who says Target store employees humiliated her for nursing her baby in the store. This is one of many such protests against what many call “restrictive corporate policies” outlining what nursing moms can or cannot do in stores or restaurants.

A Target official has since said the store supports breastfeeding moms and apologized for any inconvenience … Read more ...

Social Media and the Future of Journalism

Posted on by September 27, 2011

And to think I almost stayed home.

It was Social Media Week in Chicago, the local slice of a global conference on all things social media. I had done the mental gymnastics to figure out which sessions I could attend considering my two anklebiters and Hubby’s long work days.

There were sessions I really wanted to go to such as Journalism in the Age of Tweet, How to Engage Audiences and Have Fun Doing It, and The Power of Social Media for … Read more ...

Ten Years After 9/11, Have We Forgotten An Important Lesson?

Posted on by September 19, 2011

9/11/01. We all know what happened that day. Millions of us remember exactly where we were when the planes struck. And many of us have vowed to never forget the nearly 3,000 lives lost.

It’s been 10 years and I’m left wondering if we’ve forgotten something else that’s poignantly important: Unity.

Do you remember in the days after the attacks, how united we were? Strangers talked to you more, people seemed more compassionate and even the politicians stopped trading barbs.

I know that as a … Read more ...

Lesbian Couple Saves Dozens in Norway Massacre

Posted on by August 2, 2011

Hege Dalen and her wife Toril Hansen were having a quiet meal near the shores of Norway’s Lake Tyrifjorden. Then came the gunfire. And the “awful screaming.”

Across the lake was Utoyan Island, where Anders Breivik was slaughtering young campers. Authorities said Breivik gunned down more than 100 people attending the Labour party camp.

“We were eating,” Dalen told the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sannomat. “Then shooting and then the awful screaming. We saw how the young people ran in panic into the lake.”

The … Read more ...