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today’s news … Sunday, October 23

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

Quote for today … “Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to us. – Samuel Johnson

  • Three restaurants average more than 11 violations in this week’s York Dispatch article about inspections of food serving establishments in York County. Here is a listing of inspections for Lancaster County from the Lancaster Sunday News – a complete listing of all facilities in Lancaster and York counties, except those in Columbia, are listed at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Website.
  • Here’s a story (with a Columbia near connection) about reclaiming and developing old, defunct buildings from yesterday’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era:
  • Lancaster City “lists landlord citations to property owners around the country.” – Lancaster Sunday News
  • Early onset dementia is such a scary topic; here’s another “real life” instance that reinforces that it can strike anyone: “Early-onset dementia strips ad executive of his faculties; wife left to run business, care for man she doesn’t know.” – Lancaster Sunday News
  • According to Representative Joe Pitts, “Before entering office, President Obama promised the most open and ethical administration ever. Now, two and a half years later, it appears that the administration is struggling to maintain this high standard.” At his Website, there is an article entitled, “A less than transparent administration,” which hones in on the “say one thing, do another” mantra that has saturated politics.
  • Another community faces financial abyss. “Police, fire costs concern West York officials.” York Daily Record. West York’s population, according to the 2010 census, is 4,617.
  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Washington Boro’s Ed Shane’s letter to the editor appears in today’s Lancaster Sunday News. “Congratulations on the excellent Marcellus Shale editorial [Oct. 16]. The governor is selling the Com­monwealth short in favor of the gas-drilling companies. Our one hope is that the Republicans who control the Legislature will take a more aggressive stance. I emailed my representative, Ryan Au­ment, and encouraged him to read and follow the advice in your editorial.” Additionally, there are numerous letters to the editor and columns about the “occupy” movement.

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