http://melissaolson.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Melissa C. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:20:25 GMT 2010-01-05T16:20:25Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977585880   BCBS Wants to Raise Rates by as Much as 77% - No I'm Not Kidding   I am trying to rally as many people as possible to oppose Blue Cross Blue Shield from being allowed to . . . Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:14:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977585880 Melissa C. 2009-02-06T01:14:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977576304 When I was growing up, my parents made a habit of driving cars until they completely klunked out. When I was about eight, my dad and I were driving up to a church canoe trip in our . . . Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:58:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977576304 Melissa C. 2009-01-27T15:58:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977575733                                             We've . . . Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:28:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977575733 Melissa C. 2009-01-27T01:28:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977575718 The other day, my husband and I were sitting in the living room with my five-year-old daughter when she looked over and announced that it was time to give Penguin a bath. Her new Penguin is a water squeaky . . . Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:04:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977575718 Melissa C. 2009-01-27T01:04:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977571933 Don't Breathe                                                                                                                    . . . Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:53:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977571933 Melissa C. 2009-01-23T01:53:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977568938 January 20, 2009 To President-elect Barack Obama, There were two people on my mind the day after America elected you, President-elect Barack Obama. Those two people were my five-year-old daughter, . . . Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:46:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977568938 Melissa C. 2009-01-20T14:46:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977441218 This is the difference between me and my husband. We go to a garage with tons of books. He comes home with: Zapp: The Lightning of Empowerment, Performance Appraisals: A Ten Minute Guide, The How of . . . Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:41:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977441218 Melissa C. 2008-09-05T20:41:09Z