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today’s news … Wednesday, October 26

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

Quote for today… “No, Ben! Please tell about Dad. I want my boys to hear. I want them to know the kind of stock they spring from. All I remember is a man with a big beard, and I was in Mamma’s lap, sitting around a fire, and some kind of high music. – Willy Loman, Death of a Salesman (Act 1). [NOTE: Willy’s desperation for memories is suggestive of his feelings of abandonment. He is again trying to cling to the past to avoid the present.]

  • Is it on your calendar? Tomorrow is the Mardi Gras Parade in Columbia!
  • This article appeared (in print) in the zoned edition pages of today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era; it was previously posted on line and Columbia news, views & reviews cited it here: “Take a look at the Lancaster Newspapers’ “My Columbia News” Website to read an article about the Columbia Borough School District’s debate on property re-assessment; the article begins: ‘Columbia Borough School District expects an $18,000 budget shortfall for 2012-2013 resulting from property value decline on recently re-assessed real estate.’ See, too, this Columbia news, views & reviews post about property assessment.”
  • Interesting and curious information in today’s LEGAL NOTICES required by the Pennsylvania Lien Law for public storage rental properties.
  • Note from Fourth Fridays: the correct address for the Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts is 452 Locust Street.
  • State funds help Lancaster; mayor “will be calling for no increase in taxes in next year’s budget.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • POLICE LOG: “WASHINGTON BORO: A Lancaster man went out on the Susquehanna River in his boat Oct. 15, Manor Township police said. He left his truck and boat trailer parked in the 1900 block of River Road. While he was fishing, someone swung the trailer over an embankment and stole his registration plate. Police ask anyone with information to call Officer Colleen Tatara at 299-5231. Tipsters also may call Lancaster City/County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-322-1913. – WEST HEMPFIELD TWP.: About $1,200 worth of copper welding cable was taken from a work truck in the 700 block of Farmdale Road on Friday.” Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era.
  • The zoned edition pages also carry articles about the stray dog options being exercised in several county municipalities; these “options” are being exercised and considered because of the increased charges being levied by the Lancaster County Humane League on municipalities for accommodating stray animals. Responsible pet ownership is one way good citizens can help communities reduce expenses.
  • Letter to the editor from New Holland’s Police Chief about crime; debt reduction committee; free lunches.
  • Heard about “Tattooed Rosies?” – York Dispatch (Watch the video; click here and scroll to LOCAL VIDEOS)
  • Do the Occupy Wall Street protesters have it right? “So, what are the protesters so upset about, really? Do they have legitimate gripes?To answer the latter question first, yes, they have very legitimate gripes.And if America cannot figure out a way to address these gripes, the country will likely become increasingly ‘de-stabilized,’ as sociologists might say. And in that scenario, the current protests will likely be only the beginning.The problem in a nutshell is this: Inequality in this country has hit a level that has been seen only once in the nation’s history, and unemployment has reached a level that has been seen only once since the Great Depression. And, at the same time, corporate profits are at a record high.In other words, in the never-ending tug-of-war between ‘labor’ and ‘capital,’ there has rarely—if ever—been a time when ‘capital’ was so clearly winning.” To see revealing charts about the economic issues, click on this businessinsider.com link.

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