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Quote for today… “The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests.  An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy.”  ~ Woodrow Wilson

MONTHLY BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING – THIS EVENING, 7:00 P.M. – BOROUGH OFFICES COUNCIL CHAMBERS

• from www.lancasteronline.com: “77 School District of Lancaster workers furloughed“
• “A double dip recession looms” claims the Robert Reich column in Friday’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era. While we have not always been a Reich fan, his observations on the economy have been insightful, accurate and consistent. He wrote these columns on June, 2011, March, 2011 and June, 2010. Washington and the banking, real estate and investment industries deny it, but Main Street knows it and lives it.
• from the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era: Thomas James Eck, son of Gordon and Corrinne Eck of Columbia, a senior studying communication was named to the dean’s list at Juniata College for the spring semester. Eck is a 2008 graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School. – Two area students were named to the dean’s list at Hood College; they are Chad Doremus of Marietta and Megan Dancause of Mountville.
• What happened to Dunkin’ Donuts? Take a look at this restaurant inspection report for the Dunkin’ Donuts on Columbia Avenue in Lancaster. Probably wise to avoid that place until they get their act cleaned up; ditto, the Sun Hing Restaurant!
• Tornado alert two days in a row! From the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era: “Lancaster County has experienced several tornado warnings so far this year — during an unusual rash of ominous weather that has many people anxiously watching the sky for the tell-tale signs of a twister forming in the clouds.” Read more here.
• Also from the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era: “Slow start for wine kiosks” or (where and why does the PLCB get these dumb ideas?)
• According to an article in the July 2011 Consumer Reports magazine, “The Social Security Administration is no longer sending annual statements that detail your earnings history and the benefits you’ve amassed so far. Curtailing that service will save about $70,000,000 a year. You can get an estimate of your future benefits online by going to http://www.socialsecurity.gov/ and clicking on “Estimate your retirement benefits.”
• Monday’s Medical Myth: we only use 10 percent of our brain.