Blogula Rasa

It’s a low-key Christmas here at Chez Geeque. I’ve got 2 pies in the oven, and I’m thinking about making a batch of cookies now that the oven is the right temperature. It’s raining, which is depressing, and I’m listening to This American Life’s Christmas Spectacular (which may prove to be depressing also, but quirky [...]

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…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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