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Think You Have A Great News Idea?

NewsChallenge.org: Do you have a big idea for informing and inspiring a geographic community? Does it include innovative use of new digital tools or processes such as social media, mash-ups or wikis? How about new ways to exchange information via hand-held devices like cell phones? Knight Foundation wants to know. “You invent it. We fund

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Fight Against Allergies Inspires Mom

mycentraljersey.com: For Valerie Mason-Robinson, motherly instincts sparked a business idea. Mason-Robinson, a stay-at-home mom, started detoxifying her house after her 4-year-old daughter was troubled with skin allergies. “I started detoxifying personal care products, shampoos, and replacing them with organic, natural products, and her symptoms improved,” she said. A chemical engineer by trade, who has done

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Mom Cooks Up New Business

Wausau Daily Herald: Any parent with young children knows how difficult cooking a meal can be when there are small hands trying to help. Rather than shoo them out, stay-at-home mom Joy Frystak invites her three young daughters into the kitchen with her. And that inspired her to start a new business. Frystak, 33, of

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