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Nov 4, 2013 8:06 am
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Seven weeks after the twins were born, I ventured out alone for the first time. I was behind the wheel of my perky, bumper-sticker laden Mazda, no longer pregnant... More
Nov 18, 2013 8:59 am
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I have had nightmares about returning to work. As someone married to a Cal State professor and fiction writer, I've never had a choice to do otherwise. If I had... More
Aug 12, 2014 7:45 pm
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Seven years ago, on the day I left Virginia, I had to run a last-minute errand at Walmart - where I was honked at and ridiculed one last time, thanks to my Hillary... More
Oct 20, 2013 1:10 pm
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When my daughter was born 10 years ago, I recall that nursing your baby meant lifting your shirt, pulling down your bra, and sticking your nipple in baby's mouth.... More
Mar 31, 2014 8:12 pm
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The autumn before last, I flew to New York to visit my best friend from college who had just had her first baby. My best friend leads the kind of fashionable and... More
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Bay Area to begin phasing out gas heaters this decade
By Sherry Listgarten | 23 comments | 5,228 views
Porterhouse San Mateo revamps its menu following move to new spot
By The Peninsula Foodist | 2 comments | 2,372 views
Home Again: Couples and Caregiving
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 1,982 views
How well is City Manager Ed Shikada performing his job?
By Diana Diamond | 10 comments | 1,921 views
Farm Bill and the Organic Movement (part 5) Plus: Global Plant Forward Summit, April 18 – 20
By Laura Stec | 2 comments | 580 views