Tuesday, May 17, 2005

"It's Got Something for Everyone..."

The New York Times that is.

Today is my Monday. I am back in the office from being away in DC all last week and I worked from home yesterday because our bathroom sink is need of repairs which never happened.

So some of you may think this post is a cop out and maybe it is but the articles here touch on some topics I've talked about in past posts and I think its always good to be in the know. Now please keep in mind, that the NYTimes should not be your only source of information. I encourage you to check out other national papers as well as other nations papers. Most have English versions of things now and there is no excuse--it's the internet, open your mind! Explore! It's what you pay your $19.95 a month for. Oh, that's right, I forgot some of you like porn. For the none porn addicts here's some news you can use...

Kuwait's Parliament granted full political rights to women on Monday, making way for them to vote and run for office in parliamentary and local elections for the first time in the country's history. The surprise amendment to Kuwait's election law ends a decades-long struggle by women's rights campaigners for full suffrage, and promises to redefine the city-state's political landscape. Support our sisters in prayer & politics by reading on...

As if this will make it all better. The Financial band-aid or cure-all:
Lawrence H. Summers, the embattled president of Harvard University, announced yesterday that the university would spend at least $50 million over the next decade to recruit, support and promote women and members of underrepresented minority groups on its faculty.

When Taking a Painting, Don't Leave Your Picture

A Critic Takes On the Logic of Female Orgasm If you need to be schooled on this one I'll refer you to my good friend and former roommate. Boy, did I get an education from her!

Today in History:
On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling, which declared that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal.

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