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Women’s Media Center Introducing Progressive Women’s Voices — by Catherine Morgan

I was pleasantly surprised today, to find that my political blog “Informed Voters” was receiving incoming links from The Huffington Post. It seems Carol Jenkins wrote a post about women in politics, and my list of over 275 women political bloggers got a nod. As happy as I am about being recognized by The Huffington Post, the overall message of Carol’s post is an extremely important one…

“Don’t let your voice be silent. Let’s change the conversation together.”

The Women’s Media Center has created Progressive Women’s Voices, a new program to change the conversation and ensure that all of our voices are heard. Through this program, the Women’s Media Center will train, brief and support 15 progressive women whose stories and expertise are critically missing from the national debate.

The Women’s Media Center is seeking participants who represent diverse backgrounds, with experience and knowledge of specific subject areas and with strong communication skills which they will help to further develop. Full program details are available here.

We need your help now – to identify these women and give them a chance to receive the training and support they deserve.

So tell us: Who are the great women out there whose voices deserve to be heard, but who are not yet a part of the national dialogue? Leave your suggestions here, and we’ll make sure that the program information gets in their hands.

And if you’re reading this and think that you may be that woman, then let us know. Whether your expertise is war or peace, leadership, climate change, health care, or technology, chances are you follow the news, and realize that progressive women’s voices, like yours, are missing.

READ THE FULL POST BY CAROL JENKINS HERE

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Toxic Toys: A New CDC Report Gives Reason To Be Concerned. — by Catherine Morgan (cross-posted at BlogHer)

When we bring home toys to our children, the last thing we think is that we could be putting our child at risk for lead poisoning. However, we now know that many toys made in China (and most everything is made in China these days), are doing precisely that.

So…What do we do? What signs do we look for?

How can we protect our children from their own toys?

Well, there isn’t a simple answer, but I’ll try to address as many aspects of this problem as I can with this post.

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Where are all the women political bloggers? Well, over 240 of them are now at my new blog…The Political Voices of Women.

So…I want to take todays post to tell everyone about my newest blog…The Political Voices of Women. From a list that began at just under 100 women blogging on politics, and has now grown to about 240, I have started a new blog. Each day I link to many of these women and their political posts.

Here is a taste of what you will find…

SCHIP and the Moral Bankruptcy of the GOP

Newly released ’snowflake’ memos from Rumsfeld…that were used to deceive the press and the people.

Video of Arianna Huffington on Countdown…about the trouble with Giuliani

Coulter…Insulting Jews, Women, and Political Bloggers

More Information Coming Out on Blackwater.

Video Recap of the Democratic Debate in Philadelphia

GOP and the Media are taking notice to Ron Paul

Voters Will Say Who Wins The Elections — Not The Media

Is Global Warming A Fallacy?

Cheney’s Plan To Attack Iran

Are you loyal to a particular candidate or party?

How do you explain poverty to a child?

Is Peace in the Middle East possible?

An Iraq Snapshot

and much more.

These are just a sample of what you will find. I hope you will check it out, and comment of issues that are important to you. All are welcome. Eventually, I will also be having even more women as both guest bloggers and regular contributors. So check back regularly.

You can also join our Political Voices of Women community.

O.K. This was my second post for NaBloPoMo, two down and twenty-eight to go!

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The Super Bug MRSA: Should You Panic? — by Catherine Morgan (cross-posted at BlogHer)

Unless you have been living under a rock for the last ten days, you have more than likely heard about MRSA, a drug resistant form of Staph Infection (see one of the many news reports here).

This is by no means a new problem. What is new though, is that we are hearing about it affecting and sometimes killing children that are picking up this infection at their schools. Very scary. We’ve been hearing about sick kids, and schools closing for top to bottom hazmat style cleanings.

But before you panic…The best medicine is knowledge. Knowing the signs and symptoms of what to look for is the most important aspect of this story. Panicking is an option, but not a productive one. And like we’ve talked about before, MRSA is another one of those illnesses that may be caused by the overuse of antibiotics and antibacterial cleaners.

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