A CNN news release reports that the US Food and Drug Administration has barred the import of certain foods produced in some parts of Japan.
Here is the link to the article.
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Here are what we consider to be interesting, relevant, topical news items and opinions seen in some news sources today. Read the rest of this entry »
Here is another sign of spring … this view is gone! We know the warmer days of spring will be here soon!
But we spoke with someone in New Hampshire on Monday afternoon; that person said she was looking out the window watching the (gulp) snow come down. For real, it snowed in New Hampshire on Monday. Are we not lucky?
Here are some pictures we took in February … just a month ago!
I’ve been for a walk
on a winter’s day (in February)
C’mon winter; go away! In case you missed today’s National Weather Service report, click here.
By Mary Ellen Graybill
When she was a little girl in York County, Kathleen McLane liked digging for dandelions in the backyard with her two younger brothers. Her paternal grandmother’s house was just a mile from her parent’s home, and while both her parents worked, it was fun and educational to spend happy days with her grandmother, who was of the “old school” and provided some wisdom of the ways of the early Irish settlers in the area.
“We never put stuff on our yards, and one day we were out, and we thought, ‘this is really neat (when grandma said,) ‘Start digging these dandelions!’” Read the rest of this entry »
As we get regular statements from financial institutions or retirement accounts, not-for-profit agencies and governing agencies have requirements and are supposed to keep their stakeholders apprised how their moneys are accrued and spent. Through Internet search, we were able to look at financial reports and annual budgets for numerous Lancaster County municipalities, but we were able to find only the 2002 report: 2002 Columbia Annual Financial Statement.
To allow citizen review and study, the 2009 Columbia Annual Financial Statement was obtained. The 2010 report is due shortly.
Here’s a look at the weather front that is passing through the area today.
You may have seen the half page advertisements in newspapers that “announce free cell phone service for Pennsylvania residents.” We wanted to learn more about the program from the source. So here are some particulars about the program here in Pennsylvania.
According to the Pennsylvania Utilities Commission Website, “Telephone assistance programs are available for consumers with limited incomes. Programs are available to help keep telephone service connected, reduce monthly phone bills, help pay connection fees and avoid shutoffs. Eligibility is determined based on your income or participation in other assistance programs. Remember, when you are seeking telephone assistance, each telephone company and/or program has different eligibility requirements, different benefits and different restrictions.”
At the Website, you will find a link to the federal program: Lifeline Across America. At that Website, you will learn more details about the program. The program particulars are:
“Do you need a phone? Are you having trouble paying your telephone bills? If so, you may be eligible to take advantage of two special programs that help reduce the cost of phone service.
“Lifeline Assistance and Link-Up can help qualified customers get phone service and pay their bills. These are public programs implemented by local telephone companies that help eligible households pay for basic telephone hook-up costs and monthly services.
“You may be qualified if your household income is no more than 135 percent of the federal poverty income guidelines or if you participate in any of the following programs:
“Lifeline Assistance will help qualified customers who already have telephone service save a significant amount of money on their monthly phone bills, while Link-Up helps eligible customers receive a generous discount on the installation of telephone service in their homes.
“Also, consumers can voluntarily forego presubscribed long distance telephone service by requesting toll-blocking, a service that prevents toll calls (such as long distance) from being made and prevents these consumers from paying hefty service deposits. Customers using this service can still use pre-paid calling cards or dial-around services to place long-distance calls from their homes.
“For more information, or to find out if you qualify for the programs, call your local phone company, the Pennsylvania public utility commission at 1-800-692-7380, or the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322.”
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