15 Things That Need to Change in 2015
1) The iPhone plug: No one wants to plug in the phone and have it turn back on automatically, especially since the phone will charge much faster in the OFF position. Apple, are you listening? I’ll give...
View ArticleThe Future of Education in Oregon
I have an article on the cover of this month’s Jefferson Monthly, about the future of education in Oregon. First the bad news: Nearly 1 in 4 children in Oregon is living in poverty. The graduation rate...
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What Horses Can Teach Us About the Measles Vaccine Debate: Christians and...
Measles. Vaccines. One hundred and three confirmed infections in 2015 so far. My Facebook feeds are clogged with posts about it. It looks like this vaccine debate about measles and the MMR vaccine is...
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Why Every Oregonian Should Oppose SB-442: My Testimony to the Senate...
February 18, 2015 Salem, Oregon — My name is Dr. Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D. I am an award-winning author and researcher and I have been writing books, magazine and newspaper articles about issues related...
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Your Words Matter: How to Write a Letter to Your State Senator or State...
Even if you’ve never taken political action in your life, never phoned a lawmaker, can’t remember that Schoolhouse Rock cartoon primer on how a bill becomes a law that you watched as a kid, and feel...
View ArticlePress Release: Oregonians Favor Medical Freedom, Oppose Coerced Vaccination
Oregonians for Medical Freedom 15532 SW Pacific HWY, C1B 118 | Tigard, OR 97224 www.NoOnSB442.com | *protected email* For Immediate Release Contact: Rebecca Tweed March 3, 2015 (503) 860-6033 Coalition...
View ArticleOregonians Spoke and the Legislators Listened, Forced Vaccination is...
Fourteen of us from Southern Oregon drove to Salem this past Monday, March 9, 2015, to attend a medical freedom rally on the steps of the state Capitol building. We made the 4.5-hour trek to Salem to...
View ArticleWhat This Mom Wishes Every Pregnant Woman Knew About Pregnancy and Childbirth
“I just lo-oved being pregnant,” a plump woman with platinum blond hair chirped when she saw me waddling through the airport. “I loved every minute of it.” Fuck you is what I wanted to say to her....
View ArticleThere Is No Vaccine War, Only Smart Parents Making Smart Decisions: An Open...
After PBS’s Frontline aired five years ago, I wrote the producers a letter. Their decision to re-air their one-sided and irresponsible documentary tonight has prompted me to republish the letter in a...
View Article13 Reasons Why the CDC is Right and You Should Vaccinate Your Kids
Gotta love that Jimmy Kimmel. I’m delighted to see that vilifying parents who choose to delay or forgo vaccines has become such an amusing national pastime. Those parents are all crazy,...
View ArticleWhy this Reader Cancelled her Subscription to her Favorite Newspaper
Years ago an editor from the travel section of the Oregonian cold called me. He found my name from a colleague at the paper who had tossed a copy of a recent Smithsonian onto his desk. I had written...
View Article11 Perfect Presents for an 11-Year-Old Boy
My son turned eleven six months ago this week. I remember the night he was born, in our upstairs bedroom in a little red farmhouse in Massachusetts. He was a peaceful baby, patient with my...
View ArticleThe Power of Habit
I worked with a professor in graduate school who used to tell his students: Writing is a habit. A habit is something you do without thinking. How we self-talk is also a habit, whether we go...
View ArticleMake These Two Lifestyle Changes and Never Take Antibiotics Again
“Your daughter has an ear infection,” the concerned pediatrician told me. When I put my her in the car to drive to the doctor’s office in Atlanta, my baby had been the picture of good health. She was a...
View ArticleProtestors Say Proposed Law is Bad for California’s Kids
June 14, 2015 Protestors Say Proposed Law is Bad for California’s Kids ASHLAND — Over a thousand people wearing red attended a rally in Sacramento last Tuesday, June 9 at the California State Capitol...
View ArticleOh Shit, It’s Almost Father’s Day
My father lives 3,000 miles away. He hates presents, has everything he needs, and has another daughter (my much younger sister) to dote on him. I’m not much for writing sappy cards. Or sending...
View ArticleGo Ahead, Touch My Belly! 3 Reasons Why Pregnant Women Should Stop...
By Sarah Naomi Clark, special to JenniferMargulis.net Oh the belly touching. I’ve seen so many ranty posts from pregnant women simply LIVID over the fact that somebody touched their belly. Oh my...
View ArticleNine Lies You’ve Been Told About Writing
By Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D. You’ve been lied to. You are being lied to. You have misperceptions about writing and about people who make their living as journalists and authors. The lies you...
View ArticleProject Discover Ashland: Oregon Shakespeare Festival
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival. William Shakespeare. The Bard of Avon. The Bard. Isn’t that why every tourist comes to Ashland, Oregon? Not so fast. A white-haired man was walking his dog around...
View ArticleA Doctor Responds to Terry Gross’s Interview With Steve Silberman About Autism
I listened to Terry Gross’s interview with Steve Silberman about the history of—and myths about—autism with great interest. I love Fresh Air. I’ve always been impressed with Terry Gross. But I was...
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