Blogula Rasa

…of the simple fact that most schools don’t have girls-only latrines, water to wash with, or privacy. Once puberty arrives, many girls simply stay home.
Another School Barrier for African Girls: No Toilet
The article notes that if girls and women had access to all the normal goods and services their societies offered, such as a basic [...]

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An “obit” from the Trib:
Chicago Tribune | Wake planned for New Year’s Eve as reporters mourn the death of Chicago’s fabled City News Bureau
THIS JUST IN…
Services for Chicago’s City News Bureau, the 115-year-old wire service that was the starting point for hundreds of American journalists, will be held New Year’s Eve in the Billy Goat [...]

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Let’s review - are Eat the State and Blogula Rasa on the same page?

Terri Schiavo: Yeppers
Intelligent Design (sic): Hee!
The War On Christmas: Hell, yes
Everything’s Going Splendidly In Iraq: Check
Michael Jackson’s Trial: I could care less about MJ
Martha Stewart’s Comeback: Ditto MS
Howard Dean: Hmm. When he shoots his mouth off, he’s not firing blanks. I’m not [...]

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Hey, remember that guy… Alito? Who got nominated for the Supreme Court a while back? Guess the Friday before the Christmas holiday weekend is a good time for the release of some interesting memos. Let’s all try to remember these later, when he’s back in the news for real in the midst of his Senate [...]

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