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

Today’s Weather!   Today in History! Rts. 30 & 441 Traffic Cam! The Official Time!

Quote for today… “You wonder what people are thinking,” said city resident Khamed Brown, one of less than 10 residents to attend the (Mayor of Harrisburg’s town hall) meeting at the United Methodist Church’s Neighborhood Center along North Third Street. “Everybody has an opinion about this, but few show up to hear the mayor herself speak about it.” – from an article in the Harrisburg Patriot-News earlier this week. 

• Rough night for Tide; “Northern Lebanon defeated Columbia 42-26 Friday night in what can best be described as a tale of two halves.” – Lebanon Daily News
• Remember what we said yesterday? (Two letters to the editors rail against elected public servants’ greed, coziness and excess; is “Occupy Lancaster County” next?) Well …  “‘Occupy’ protest looks to Lancaster County” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• It’s the page one article – “Paranormal museum set to open in Columbia” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
• CDC reminder: October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
• Another let-down year for Phillies fans – Cardinals win division.
• The following area students graduated recently from YTI Career Institute, Lancaster campus: Columbia — Nicholas Lonkowske, criminal justice and first response; Jennifer Phillips, culinary arts and restaurant management; Megan Bigler, dental assisting; Donielle Pelen, dental assisting; Meaghan Shannon, dental assisting; Natasha Wolf, medical assistant; Sheila Ortiz, medical assistant; Rachael Brown, medical billing and coding; Trista Stevens, medical billing and coding; Vanessa Krow, pastry arts; Sheila Martinez, pastry arts; Bryan Terrell, pastry arts; Elizabeth Bechtold, pastry arts. Marietta — Kelly Rapp, medical assistant; Brittany Riddle, medical assistant; Melissa Ishman, pastry arts. Mountville — Harrison Dale, culinary arts and restaurant management; Amanda Lookenbill, medical assistant; Corrine Ilgenfritz, medical billing and coding; Zachary Maas, pastry arts. Wrightsville — Kyle Sabol, criminal justice and first response; Kirsten Osorio, medical billing and coding; Patricia Sellers, medical billing and coding.
  
• Oh, no … say it ain’t so, Joe – crime in Happy Valley – “Penn State students robbed at gunpoint at Lion’s Shrine” – York Daily Record
• Generally, people do not want to hear the truth: “The U.S. began the war in Afghanistan with a ‘frighteningly simplistic’ view of the country and even 10 years later lacks knowledge that could help bring the conflict to a successful end, a former top commander said Thursday.” Remember General McChrystal? Right then; this time too!
• You can’t handle the truth!