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By day I’m chairman and CEO of the largest independent publisher left in America. By night I’m simply M.O.M. (which stands for Mean Old Mom). I’m a writer, cook, organic enthusiast, romance novel lover, and country music fan who does yoga.
Tag Archives: politics
Choose Life
There is something I’ve been thinking about for quite a while but wasn’t ready to blog about until I read, on The New York Times online, about the guy who murdered an abortion doctor and claimed in his defense that …
Posted in Spirituality
Tagged abortion, choice, Kids, life, politics, religion, women, Women's Rights
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Steve Jobs, Barack Obama, and the State of Change
On Wednesday, I watched two big speeches. On Huffingtonpost.com—along with about 800,000 other people (you could see the number of people watching it change in real time)—I saw a blurry Steve Jobs unveil Apple’s latest creation, the iPad, thanks to …
Posted in Organic Issues
Tagged apple, change, electronics, ipad, Obama, politics, women in business, Women's Rights
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Many Solutions But Just One Choice: Al Gore Launches his New Book
Last night was a big night for me. I got to eat my first Shake Shack Burger, purportedly the best burger in Manhattan (if not the world?). It was pretty damn good. Normally I would never eat a burger if …
Posted in Organic Issues
Tagged al gore, books, climate change, global warming, global warming solutions, Nature, our choice, politics, Publishing, Top 10 List
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Health Care Debate: “Death Panels,” Health Insurance Reform, and the Truth
Amidst all the hysteria surrounding the health care debate, there is a shameless lack of clear thinking. I’ve had the unfortunate experience of seeing our healthcare system up close twice this past year, and let me explain what’s really going …
Why American Women Should Not Take Our Freedom for Granted
Has anyone else been surprised to see so many women taking to the streets in Iran, in protest of the election so obviously stolen by what’s-his-name-who’s-clearly-whacked? I am both frightened and relieved to see their covered heads, marching with fists …
The Real Reason Our Government Just Keeps Getting Bigger and Bigger
It really doesn’t matter if a Republican or a Democrat is in charge. Unless some politicians grow some…shall we say…masculine tools essential for procreation, we are doomed to have an increasingly large federal government. And yet, with Bernanke finally warning …
The 5 Real Reasons American Health Care Is So Expensive and Ineffective
The debate is heating up over the future of health care in America, but this is a subject I’ve been thinking about for a long time. As a publisher in the health field, a new member of the board of …
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