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From Mom to Mayor

It has been a couple of years now since we first started beating the drum to get more women to run for public office. The initial thinking was that they're better at compromise. Now, we see two local women here in eastern Missouri lining up to lead two very different [...]

2013-03-26T01:06:19+00:00March 26, 2013|General Interest|0 Comments

The Third Way on Medicaid Expansion

As Republican led states pushed back on Medicaid expansion, the perception was the poor and uninsured would get the shaft, because nobody cared about them. But compromise (we love that word!) is in the air as Arkansas and Missouri both consider creative ways to provide access while involving private healthcare [...]

2013-03-25T16:19:08+00:00March 25, 2013|General Interest|0 Comments

Civics for Kids

From ABC News:  This morning the White House released handwritten letters to the President from some of the children who will be at the White House when President Obama unveils his plan to prevent gun violence.  The kids offer their own ideas on gun control — ideas that go significantly [...]

2013-03-24T21:24:28+00:00March 24, 2013|Civics for Kids|0 Comments

Risotto with Porcini Mushrooms and Mascarpone

Ingredients 2 cups boiling water  1 cup dried porcini mushrooms (about 1 ounce) 1 (14-ounce) can less-sodium beef broth Cooking spray 1 cup uncooked Arborio rice or other short-grain rice 3/4 cup chopped shallots 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 cup dry white wine $ 1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly [...]

2013-03-24T21:22:25+00:00March 24, 2013|Whats for dinner|0 Comments

3 Signs you have a Longevity Personality

By Stephanie Eckelkamp   Having certain traits or even tweaking your behavior to fake these traits could add years to your life, says Patrick Hill, PhD, psychology researcher at the University of Illinois. Here are three characteristics that may boost life expectancy: Your glass is half full. A study that analyzed 243 [...]

2013-03-25T16:19:55+00:00March 24, 2013|The Mom Vivant|0 Comments

Debbie Baldwin / The Mom Vivant

Posted: Thursday, March 14, 2013 12:00 pm | Updated: 8:58 am, Mon Mar 18, 2013. By Debbie Baldwin Last week, my husband and I attended a seminar on alcohol and drug prevention at Whiny’s school for eighth-graders and their parents. We were split up, and tables of nine were composed of four kids, [...]

2013-03-20T18:55:02+00:00March 20, 2013|The Mom Vivant|0 Comments
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