Breastfeeding Mom a ‘Security Risk,’ Forced to Leave Casino

January 13, 2015

Alanna Panas was at the Casino at Ocean Downs in Berlin, Maryland, when her 7-week-old baby started fussing. When it became clear that the baby needed to eat again, despite having just finished a bottle of breast milk, Panas says she began to breastfeed her daughter in the corner of the casino’s empty lobby. That’s when security kicked her out.

“I was approached and told to leave immediately,” Panas wrote…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.