Of course there are the lead stories in the news like Clooney's wedding (I'm sure he just did it for the social security benefits now that he's of a certain age) ... and kids shooting kids (it's like someone's perverse idea of a welcome wagon for those of us who have moved here from Chicago) ... and the promise by the FHP to crack down on motorcycle thrill speed-riders (a google search shows that this is "news" every few years ... implying that crack downs here aren't very crack-y or very down-y) ...
But it looks like the most scandalous thing on the weekend news is the story about the poor teachers who have nowhere to pump their breasts after returning to work from giving birth. Turns out there *is* a regulation in the brand new Affordable Care Act (I choose to refer to it by its legislative name ... because, you know ... I don't want to get a reputation as a bloviating blathering idiot a la the talking heads of the 24 hour news cycle) that guarantees a private non-bathroom spot in which to pump and guaranteed pump breaks covered by payroll ... but here's the twist: that coverage is only for hourly employees and not salaried ones.
Hence the controversy, which includes teachers sneaking into closets to express baby milk on the sly. Of course, as is often the case when comparing our country, still shaking off some of those ultra-Puritan values on which it was founded, with those "across the pond", the UK is leaps and bounds ahead of us in this arena, having celebrated World School Milk Day this past Wednesday.
[Editor's note: upon further investigation, World School Milk Day is *not* connected to the breastpump debate. Darn google search query results ...]
YOU KNOW ... KIDS JUST BEING KIDS, CHICAGO-STYLE:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article2282344.html
THE BREASTIEST OF NEWS THIS WEEKEND:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article2182632.html
THE UK IS AHEAD OF US WITH THIS GAME:
https://www.coolmilk.com/
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