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Pay and parity is the female battle cry for decades

Pay and parity is the female battle cry for decades

When it comes to equal wages and equal respect for equal work, just about every professional woman has a story to tell. A recent series on Amazon Prime, “Good Girls Revolt,” recaps such misadventures. Mine involves a green bikini and a press conference for a major auto maker in Omaha. I’d flown into Omaha with […]

Dangerous levels of lead discovered in infant remedy Baguti Kesaria

Dangerous levels of lead discovered in infant remedy Baguti Kesaria

Parents eager to ensure their infants’ well-being are advised by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to avoid an ayurvedic remedy called Balguti Kesaria. Ayurvedic medicine is an eastern practice often studied by holistic health practitioners. Recent testing has found Balguti Kesaria samples contaminated with lead. The remedy is ground up and given […]

Registration opens for Woodbridge’s Pedal to Porch program

Registration opens for Woodbridge’s Pedal to Porch program

Storytelling from the porch fronts of neighborhood residents is what’s on tap this month in Woodbridge. The biking initiative known as “Pedal to Porch” is one of many annual events supported by the Woodbridge Neighborhood Development Corporation. The free event, aimed at bringing community residents closer to together through artistic expressions and the spoken word, […]