<![CDATA[Deb Pleasants - Yahoo! Voices]]> en-us Copyright 2012 voices.yahoo.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:30:06 EDT http://l.yimg.com/ck/siteimg/PP-voices.jpg http://voices.yahoo.com/ Voices <![CDATA[Safe and Fun New Year's Eve Events in the Twin Cities Your Whole Family Can Enjoy]]> Looking for a safe and fun way to celebrate New Year's Eve with your family. Check out some of these great events in the Twin Cities.

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: Dec 27, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/safe-fun-years-eve-events-751843.html <![CDATA[A Father's Playground Plea: Save the Children from Sandburs]]> Taking steps now to remove sandbur plants from playground will save your children from excruciating pain.

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: Jul 11, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/a-fathers-playground-plea-save-children-sandburs-427312.html <![CDATA[Urine: The Natural Way to Clean Your Clothes]]> Why spend a fortune sending your clothes the the dry cleaners when you can clean it yourself for free using a one of the best natural cleaners known--urine.

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: Jun 27, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/urine-natural-way-clean-clothes-407805.html <![CDATA[17-Year Cicadas Are Now Swarming Across the Chicago Area]]> On our recent trip to Chicago, we were greeted by a massive insect attack that it reminded me of the plagues from the Bible.

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: Jun 26, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/17-year-cicadas-now-swarming-across-chicago-405249.html <![CDATA[Summer Reading Programs to the Rescue]]> Summer Reading Programs are a fun and rewarding way to encourage your child to read during the summer and best yet--they're free.

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: Jun 07, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/summer-reading-programs-rescue-378227.html <![CDATA[Trapped]]> A poem about the turbulent times of the 1960's; and a lasting friendship that emerged from it.

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: Jun 06, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/trapped-384583.html <![CDATA[The Last Temptation of Cake]]> The true story of an otherwise sane child who becomes so obsessed with cake that she loses all rational thought and turns into a devious cake thief. But will her brilliant idea backfire?

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: Jun 06, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/the-last-temptation-cake-384459.html <![CDATA[Minneapolis Celebrates Juneteenth like No Place Else]]> For the past 22 year Minneapolis has celebrated Juneteenth with music, food and activities that welcome people of all ethnicities. Perhaps that is why it now has one of the largest celebrations in the country.

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: Jun 01, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/minneapolis-celebrates-juneteenth-like-no-place-else-369631.html <![CDATA[St. Paul, MN Ushers in Summer with Annual Grand Old Day Celebration]]> St. Paul, MN residents are revving up for the largest 1-day festival in the Midwest.

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: Jun 01, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/st-paul-mn-ushers-summer-annual-grand-old-368237.html <![CDATA[What I Learned from Working in the Science Museum of Minnesota's Race Exhibit]]> Five important points everyone should know about race.

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: May 29, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/what-learned-working-science-museum-363893.html <![CDATA[WWJD-What Would Josephine Do?]]> How would Josephine approach the Catholic church's attitude toward gays?

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: May 28, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/wwjd-would-josephine-do-363936.html <![CDATA[What If]]> A mother talking to her son.

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: May 24, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/what-if-363962.html <![CDATA[She]]> Do you know what it feels like to be treated with suspicion because of your skin color?

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: May 24, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/she-363955.html <![CDATA[So Many Years]]> An elderly couple's love still shines after so many years.

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: May 24, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/so-many-years-363922.html <![CDATA[Making it All Turn Out Just Right]]> Flash Fiction: A short story of a son's unconditional love for his mother.

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: May 24, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/making-all-turn-out-just-right-363880.html <![CDATA[Race Exhibit May Be Coming to a Museum Near You]]> Exhibit uncovers the lies about race and why it was constructed.

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: May 21, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/race-exhibit-may-coming-museum-near-you-350149.html <![CDATA[A Girl like Me: A Mirror to Self-Hatred in the Black Community]]> Teen director Kiri Davis takes a harsh yet honest look at how many black teenage girls see themselves as ugly because of their skin color and hair. Then by repeating the famous doll experiment from 50 years ago,she shows this self-hate is evident even in preschoolers.

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: May 21, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/a-girl-like-me-mirror-self-hatred-black-349580.html <![CDATA[My Virtual Journey to the Motherland: How DNA Helped Me to Reclaim My Stolen Past]]> A PBS documentary leads to my own DNA search for my ancestral roots.

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: May 21, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/my-virtual-journey-motherland-dna-helped-350457.html <![CDATA["Crayons" - A Poem about Social Change]]> Can a simple pack of cryaons change the world? You decide.

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: May 17, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/crayons-poem-social-change-349862.html <![CDATA[The Wishing Tree]]> Make a wish--maybe it will come true.

Contributor: Deb Pleasants
Published: May 17, 2007

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