The St Helena RSD Saga begins. . .
Posted on July 19, 2013
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In this age of tweets, instant messages, headline news and 60 second world news round-ups, it easy to overlook more of the subtle details that lie behind just about any story, for those willing to do a little digging. . . but who has the time? People seem to enjoy getting their little story snippets about the latest death tolls in the latest airline crash or tornado, updates on the whereabouts of Edward Snowden and who the latest country has offered or rejected him asylum, and dreary statistics of how many times Congress voted unsuccessfully to Repeal Obamacare. At least 38 times as of this article, in case you lost count and were worried about keeping track of such important things.
Obsession with macroscopic and attention grabbing statistical details is what passes for news these days to many of us (myself included). I read this article recently about St Helena battling RSD (the Recovery School District) and I realized I had some more questions. It was just a tantalizing little bit enough to whet my appetite for the backstory. I thought I’d do my part to change some of that myopic news reporting we all see so much of, and delve a little deeper. If all of us did a little more of this type of investigating, perhaps we could crowdsource some real news? Just a thought. . .
