04/25/11Appeal to Chuck Schumer: Handmade Toy Alliance Fights the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act to Support Small BusinessesThe Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act includes legislation that threatens small businesses. Find out how to update the act so Mom and Pop toy shops can continue making safe and affordable products for children Posted at 09:42 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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04/18/11The Vaccination VexationMama Greenest reflects on the sensitive issue of whether to vaccinate her child Posted at 09:46 AM | Permalink | Comments: 1 |
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04/11/11Troll Dolls Get a FaceliftWhy the world — let alone a kid — needs a “sexy” troll doll is beyond me Posted at 11:23 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |

Dutchess County native Shannon Gallagher can be found in Rhinebeck, embracing her new role as mother to Coraline and all that it entails: little sleep, a constant eau de spit up, and a general aura of disorganization. A contributing editor for Hudson Valley magazine, she also teaches Pilates. While in her non-pregnant state she could often be found climbing in the ’Gunks or jumping out of airplanes, for now she is keeping both feet on the ground, watching her baby grow and exploring the many ways to raise baby green, happy, and healthy.