The desire for municipal separation

[Pointedstick]

This kind of thing seems to be popping up more and more lately:

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29666348

More than 18,000 residents in the suburbs south of Baton Rouge, the state capital of Louisiana, have signed a petition calling for the creation of a new city called St George.

The community is currently part of East Baton Rouge Parish, which also includes the city of Baton Rouge itself.

The campaigners claim they simply want to improve the quality of local schools and to ensure that taxpayers - who currently contribute roughly two thirds of funds to the parish - have more control over the money they contribute to fund services.

Opponents insist that the proposal is also motivated by race and class. They point out that the new city of St George would be 70% white - and that the mainly poor and black community in the rest of Baton Rouge would face crippling cuts to education if it lost the taxpayers who provide most of its revenue.

[Mark Leavy]

This kind of thing seems to be popping up more and more lately:
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I'm in Northern Spain right now.  When I meander to the coffee shop in the early early morning (8am).  All of the old guys are in the corner reading the paper.  So... being an old guy, I grab a paper and sit in a corner and read.

The news is about the latest soccer match.  And about the Basque separatists and about the Catalan separatists...

Yep... pretty much the same as it was when I was here 12 years ago.

And... as an aside.  I seriously enjoy your insights, PS.  Many thanks.

[Pointedstick]

And... as an aside.  I seriously enjoy your insights, PS.  Many thanks.

Oh, well thank you very much! That makes me feel good.