today’s news and information gleanings from here and there! Today’s Weather!   Today in History!

Quote for today… “Up in the morning and out to school … The teacher is teaching the Golden Rule. American History and Practical Math: You’re studying hard and hoping to pass, Working your fingers right down to the bone — And the guy behind you won’t leave you alone.” – written and recorded by Chuck Berry (School Day)

• “School’s back in session, don’t drive distracted” – It’s particularly true here where nearly all the students walk to school or are being dropped off. Be alert; watch for walkers. (wbaltv.com)
• Ribfest! ;-0 (fox43.com)
• Unemployment creeps upward in Lancaster and York Counties (Lancaster Intelligencer Journal & York Daily Record)
• REMINDER: The Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough of Columbia will meet tomorrow, Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at 7:00 P.M., in the Municipal Building at 308 Locust Street, Columbia, PA.
• Labor Day rally in Binns Park – A pro-labor rally will be held on Labor Day in Lancaster Square’s Binns Park, Queen and Chestnut Streets, Lancaster. The event at 10 a.m. Monday is being organized by members of the Communications Workers of America and the Lancaster Education Association. Speakers will include Rhonda Baldwin, a member of CWA Local 13500, Terry Peck, business manager of Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 520, Jean Martin, executive director of Community Services of Organized Labor, and Antonio Callari, director of Franklin & Marshall College’s Local Economy Center. For more information, contact Baldwin at 413-9770.