Processing Newtown (Blog)

• Courtenay Baker-Olinger
• Dec 17, 2012

As parents, we've got to step up and get something done to change the society that enabled Friday's horrific event.

Government

Marriage Equality: Who Does It Hurt? (Blog)

• Courtenay Baker-Olinger
• Nov 5, 2012

In talking with my son about marriage equality, I find myself solidifying my opinion.

Hey, Mr. President, Listen Up! (in Iowa City Patch)

• Courtenay Baker-Olinger
• Oct 15, 2012

The President is going to be on my front yard on Wednesday and this is what I would tell him if I could talk with him.

Halloween

Avengers, Assemble! Part II

• Courtenay Baker-Olinger
• Oct 2, 2012

What do you do when your child chooses a gender-opposite Halloween costume?

Reflections on the Season (in Iowa City Patch)

• Courtenay Baker-Olinger
• Sep 26, 2012

What it means to me to live in Iowa in the autumn, aka: a break from political posts. Mostly.

Come and Hear Those Dancing Feet! (in Iowa City Patch)

• Courtenay Baker-Olinger
• Sep 19, 2012

Wanna know what fun thing I'm doing this weekend? Think "Happy Feet" and "42nd Street" and Mount Vernon all rolled into one...

Politics

Presidential Politics from the Perspective of a 7-Year-Old

• Courtenay Baker-Olinger
• Sep 12, 2012

How are you helping your kids understand what is going on this election? Are you letting them take everything in or are you censoring some information?

Athletes or Artists: How Do you Encourage Your Child to Try Something New? (in Iowa City Patch)

• Courtenay Baker-Olinger
• Sep 5, 2012

My husband and I take a horizontal approach to exposing our kids to activities -- a little sports, a little arts, and none of it too seriously. How does your family do it?

On Home Schooling (in Iowa City Patch)

• Courtenay Baker-Olinger
• Aug 29, 2012

Here are some of the reasons we have chosen to send our kids to school rather than to home school them.

Two Gentlemen from Errona (in Iowa City Patch)

• Courtenay Baker-Olinger
• Aug 22, 2012

My comments on the grossly uninformed comments made about rape by Missouri Representative Todd Akin and Iowa Representative Steve King.