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‘Birth control moms’ fight back
On Feb. 20, Rush Limbaugh said there was no such voting block as “birth control moms,” suburban married mothers for whom contraception is a key issue...
Obama will triumph %uFFFD and so will America
BEFORE HE’D SERVED even one year, President Obama lost the support of the easily distracted left and engendered the white-hot rage of the hate-filled right. But some of us, from all walks of life and ideological backgrounds — including this white, straight, 57-year-...
Santorum gives us reason to fear the fringe
During my adult years, I’ve watched the issue of reproductive rights descend from a debate about abortion to a debate about contraception, including condoms...
Sex and jealousy
One of the most frequent questions I hear is: Should I be jealous if my partner fantasizes about someone else when we are in bed? Sure, go ahead and be jealous. Honor this very natural feeling surging through your system. Then take a deep breath and remember ...
Pesto and veggies
Every once in a while, I like to wake up, look at myself in the mirror, and then cry...
A baby step out of the shadows
Outside a 300,000-squarefoot building in a run-down Aurora neighborhood on Aug. 5, a lively, ethnically diverse crowd of some 80 people marched, sang and chanted...
Potholes in the road to privatization
“There’s a reason that there’s been so much enthusiasm in the finance community for privatization deals. You are dealing with a less savvy partner ... The bigger sucker is always the government...
Blackberry Almond Bars
Bars or squares? That was my big burning question of the weekend. Yes, my life is exciting. I knew what I was making and what would be in it. But what I didn't know was what to call it. Does Blackberry Almond Squares sound better than Blackberry Almond Bars? Do ...
Deadly drunk driving
Heather Surovik, 27, started out the morning of July 5 heavily pregnant and surely wondering when she would go into labor. That afternoon, she got into her car with her mother and 5-year-old son — and her life was changed irrevocably...
An hors d’oeuvre to impress the possessed
Here are some tasty finger foods, just in time to miss the Super Bowl by a week and a half: Roast garlic and leek blinis, topped with tomato marmalade, Brussels sprouts and walnuts...
