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today’s news … Wednesday, June 6

In Uncategorized on June 6, 2012 at 6:00 am

today’s news and information gleanings from here and there! 

Quote for today… “People always think something’s all true.” – Holden Caulfield in “Catcher in the Rye.”

  • Social media spark learning in Columbia: “Parents of children at Park Elementary in Columbia no longer have to face the classic conversation “What did you learn in school today?” “Nothing.” to learn what’s happening in class. If their children are in Heather Nace’s room, all they have to do is check Twitter.” – MyColumbiaNews
  • Commencement for students in the Hempfield High School Class of 2012 will be held at 7 p.m. today at Franklin & Marshall College’s Alumni Fitness Center, Harrisburg Pike.
  • “Thomas James Eck of Columbia, a 2008 graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School and the son of Gordon and Corrinne Eck, a bachelor of arts in communication.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • POLICE LOG: “PENN TWP.: Terrance J. Johnson, 20, of 542 Ninth St., Columbia, is being charged after allegedly punching a faculty member in the head Monday at Fairland School Intermediate Unit.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • “The financial sector has turned a significant part of the American economy into a giant casino involving large bets with other people’s money. When the bets go well, the rich owners of the casino (Wall Street executives, traders, hedge-fund managers, private-equity managers) become even richer. When the bets go sour, the rest of us bear the costs.”  The above is extracted from this Robert Reich column, “The centrists are wrong,” that appeared in newspapers this past weekend. – The San Francisco Chronicle

“People always think something’s all true.”

In Government, In Columbia, Opinions, Opportunities, People on June 6, 2012 at 5:35 am

Guess if you come from out of town to say things, they seem true?

Last year at the Pennsylvania Healthy and Active Communities Summit in Hershey, Columbia’s mayor presented a Power Point presentation entitled “ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION IN COLUMBIA BOROUGH.”

There are some curious anachronisms sprinkled throughout the presentation.

For example:

  • The proposed River Park pavilion is far more elaborate that the simple structure that’s in place.
  • There is a beautiful picture of the “trees” on Locust Street.
  • The many iterations of the Turkey Hill Experience (from the selling stage when the promises of what can be are sold to the folks who provide grants to the current state).
  • The “Market House” parking area which has recently been re-designated a non-market house parking area.
  • Truly, “The Timeless Inn?” Yet here it is; it exists, in this presentation.
  • The Mayor’s slide crowing 200,00o annual visitors to the Turkey Hill Experience doubles the recent Turkey Hill Experience press release that stated, “More than 100,000 people have visited the attraction since it opened at 301 Linden St., just south of Route 30.” (Apparently, it is better to exaggerate expectations when applying for grants.) OR … sing along with this Johnny Mercer classic, “You’ve got to accentuate the positive – Eliminate the negative – And latch on to the affirmative – Don’t mess with Mister In-Between – You’ve got to spread joy up to the maximum – Bring gloom down to the minimum – Have faith or pandemonium’s – Liable to walk upon the scene.”
  • Oh, yeah … look at the contributions to Read the rest of this entry »

Produce Geek offers “What’s ripe now?” suggestions

In Everyday Living, Opinions, Opportunities on June 6, 2012 at 5:11 am

Here are more delicious produce notes from The Produce Geek. U-m-m-m! You may want to visit the Website (click on the logo) and take another peek. The Produce Geek’s also got other recommendations there!

PEAK SEASON | VALUE PRICED

I’ve been craving Green Beans lately, but not necessarily as a hot side dish. No, what I’m thinking about is a cold Green Bean salad – something that features the crisp, yet tender texture of peak season Green Beans for summer picnicking. Cold Green Bean salads use the blanching method (boil for 3-4 minutes then immediately cool them in an ice-water bowl) to keep the beans firm and bright green. A recipe along these lines sounds refreshing, and these more advanced recipes look amazing too. Green Beans are in peak season on farms along the Eastern Seaboard. Enjoy!

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