Four today

1. Scott Martelle buries the lede a bit in confirming that he and other former Los Angeles Times staffers will soon launch a writers network. Scott Martelle, Gary Scott

2. The New York Times has received two early bids for the Boston Globe. NYT

3. This is the way we spend our day (looks a little like lips). NYT

4. What's the matter with Iowa? Three states have yet to elect a woman to either the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate: Iowa, Vermont and Mississippi. Iowa and Mississippi have the added distinction of having never had a female governor or statehouse leader. Daily Yonder, Center for American Women and Politics