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today’s news … Monday, November 21

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

Quote for today… “Because power corrupts, society’s demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.” – John Adams

  • Who is surprised by this? It’s why they take the big bucks! “Debt committee calls it quits without a deal” as lobbyists get their way – CNNMoney
  • Jesse’s back with a disturbing posting at columbiapaonline; we are glad that columbiapaonline is back but we wish his first post in a while would have been on a different topic. There is a Pennsylvania State Law concerning the licensing of pawnbrokers. Based on Jesse’s post, we wonder whether these business operations are following state and federal laws concerning sales tax and firearms. We hope that these newly surfaced pawn operations in Columbia are (1) licensed and (2) monitored by Columbia’s codes and police departments. We’re glad your health is improved; welcome back, Jesse.
  • “Get elected, get money” – This Al Lewis column appeared in the Wall St. Journal Sunday pages that are published in scores of newspapers across the nation. It is so-o-o-o on target with the horrible state of affairs of today’s politics … at all levels. Money and power tend to separate the elected “public servants” from their raison d’etre – their reason to be or reason to exist.
  • “Thank you, Columbia” letter to the editor – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • Sign of the times? Hardline police response in Cairo and Davis, California – The practice of  controlling speech and individual freedoms? Probably, both leaders will be deposed because of this.
  • Penn State’s “clam up” practices keep too many secrets – York Daily Record
  • What happens when organizations have “rubber-stamp” boards or councils – Harrisburg Patriot-News
  • Another municipality rejects Humane League – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • POLICE LOG: “MARIETTA: Barry Ryan Oster, 23, of 20 W. James St., Lancaster; William Ross Berke III, 24, no fixed address; Audrey Lisa Molina, 19, of 467 Pershing Ave., Lancaster; and Shonnea Monique Brown, 21, of 736 High St., Lancaster, were charged with burglary, theft, criminal conspiracy and possession of instruments of crime Friday, police said. Oster and Berke were spotted by police as they exited Kirchner’s Korner, 30 W. Market St., at 4 a.m. carrying a laptop computer and a basket containing loose coins. They also were carrying bolt cutters, a crowbar and a walkie-talkie, police said. Molina and Brown were found hiding in a vehicle and also in possession of the other walkie-talkie, police said. The stolen property was valued at more than $1,100.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

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