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Life After Rape

Twenty-three years ago - when I was 17 and had just graduated from high-school - someone broke into my house while I was sleeping, came into my bed, climbed on top of me, held a gun to my head and raped me. My father was asleep down the hall and my two cats were doing whatever it is that cats do in the middle of the night.Read more

JUST CHATTING With Sheila Kelley

Sexy women turn me on. You know it when you see it, right?
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The Food at The First "Thanksgiving."

For most Americans, a "traditional" Thanksgiving meal includes a turkey with stuffing, cranberry sauce, potatoes, and pumpkin pie (or sweet potato pie if you hail from the South).
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JUST Chatting With Bill Hemmer

Like most people, I have created a life in which I am, for the most part, surrounded by people who think like me.
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Putting the Food Back Into School Food

Here's the uncomfortable truth about too many school meals: There's not much food in the food - or at least, not much nourishment in it.
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Scoring For Children Living With Domestic Abuse: The Joe Torre SAFE AT HOME Foundation

When people think of Joe Torre, they picture a stoic manager who led the New York Yankees through 12 straight playoff seasons and to four World Series victories. As it turns out, quietly watching from the sidelines of tense situations may be a habit learned as a child.
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JUST Chatting With Melissa Etheridge

"Hello, this is Alyssa." "No, it's Melissa." "No, it's Alyssa, you're Melissa!"
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EEEEK-O Halloween: Greening The Most Gouhlish Holiday

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Charting A New Course - Charter Schools in America

If asked what he did with his summer vacation, 11 year-old Matthew Austin could say, "I met President Obama, was on national television, and became a face of the charter school movement." B
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Dropping Out Of High School To Drop Into Life

Most people are surprised when I tell them I never went to college, and even more surprised that I didn't graduate high school. Why? Because, by anyone's standards, I'm a success story.
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Endless Summer - Burning Man Ignites Community All Year Round

The big deal about Burning Man used to be going to Burning Man.
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Enough Is Enough - Understanding Eating Disorders

It's easy to spot someone with an eating disorder, right? Thanks to the tabloid coverage of celebrities with protruding hipbones and sunken cheeks, we know exactly what an eating disorder looks like.
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Alonzo Mourning - More Than JUST a Ball Player

Alonzo Mourning does not want to be remembered as some guy who was good at playing ball. Seriously?
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Jason Mesnick Chats About Parenting, Media and Love- PART ONE

This is PART ONE of a TWO PART video:

As our first "JUST Chatting" feature for the launch of JUST CAUSE Magazine, Alyssa chatted with Jason Mesnick about the thing that really matters to him the most - being a parent. With a view of Puget Sound, and a bottle of great wine, we talked about how hard it is to raise kids (and be parents) in this crazy world.
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Can Consumer Culture Save The World?

Things have changed for Adam Lambert-Gorwyn. Child number three is on its way and his wife, formerly of the Czech Republic, has to return to her homeland to have the baby.
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All Hands On Deck

Now, more than ever, it's time for us to come together, dig in, and get stuff done!
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The Edible Schoolyard: Alice Waters' Chez Panisse Foundation

by Ann Simms

In the summer of 1969, Alice Waters and a friend were traveling across the plains of central Anatolia in a tiny, beat-up Morris Minor. Waters had just completed her coursework at the Montessori Institute in London, where she was preparing to become a high school teacher. This trip to Turkey, along with the next year she would spend restaurant hopping in France, was to be her last hurrah before launching a lifelong career in education.
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