I’m not doing a year-in-review this year. And it’s not because nothing interesting happened. Indeed, I’d say 2010 was a pretty full year: health care reform, Prop 8 overturned, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, natural disasters (including devastating earthquakes in Haiti and Chile as well as the Icelandic volcano), the BP oil spill, Team Coco,…
I don’t want to sound like a broken record but when I saw this Las Vegas Sun story by J. Patrick Coolican, I just couldn’t sit on my hands. As many of us prepare to enjoy holiday fun with our loved ones, it can be easy to forget about the many families right here in…
Here’s some news we should be getting used to — unfortunately — as Nevadans: We suck. Yet again we find ourselves at or near the bottom of an important life-index list. This time it comes from the Health Care Report Card by the National Women’s Law Center, which analyzed the health care conditions for women…
At a time of year when most of us are thinking about spending time with family and being home for the holidays, there are many in our community who will be homeless or living in shelters. In the spirit of Mindful Giving, I would like to humbly suggest that those of us who live with…
With Thanksgiving in just a couple of days, it’s time for my annual Mindful Giving List. As we gather to give thanks for the wealth or love and friendship in our lives, it’s also good to consider what we can do to help those in need. These are just some of the ways you can…
What’s that drumbeat you hear? It’s the war-cry of lactivists ready to march all over parents who use formula. While it’s always a hot-button issue, things heated up last week when the Similac recall was announced (certain batches tested positive for beetles — gross). I’ve already talked about my feelings on breastfeeding but to quickly…
Even though I’m rocking the stay-at-home mom status these days, I try not to fall into many of the usual daytime-at-home ruts. I spend a lot of time with my baby, of course. But now that she is starting to have a little bit of a routine, I also try to do grown-up things, too.…
Please welcome another new writer to The Sin City Siren! Lazara Paz, 30, is a self-described Latina with a LOT to say! A product of Cuban and Puerto Rican parents, she was born in New Jersey. She has a Master’s degree in Public Health from UNLV and is currently working on a multitude of health…
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