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

• Today’s Weather! 
• Today in History!
• Traffic Cam Rts. 30 & 441
• The Official Time! – Population Clock (U.S. and World)

Quote for today… “Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first and the lesson afterward.” – Author Unknown

• Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test … Wednesday, November 9.
• TidePride Website … Have you seen this promising site? Clean, attractive, good pictures and information and fast loading!
• POLICE LOG – LANCASTER COUNTY: State police’s Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement in October cited: AMVETS 153 Home Association, 28 N. Second St., Columbia, with failure to maintain proper administrative records, and failure to maintain complete and truthful small games of chance records. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era.
• Just what Pennsylvania does not need, an even more bloated legislature … “Lancaster County is growing in population. It might soon be growing in number of politicians.” begins an article in today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era.

• Elected public servants and rock stars! Ever wonder why these roles get different treatment than we do? “Tired of lousy customer service from your cable company or the airlines? Maybe you should run for Congress.” – Read the rest of this article here.