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 … ““The best way of getting out of poverty is education.” – Arlen Mummau, PequeaValley High School principal in a discussion about the district’s One-to-One Learning Environment which provides a laptop computer to all high school students in the district.

• Too cool … click here to be taken to google.com’s very cool narrative on what happens to your email when you send it. The little lesson includes audio, video, animation and clickable update information about the route an email takes after you click “send.”

• “Mountville Council approved a new operating agreement Monday for the upcoming Field of Screams season. In a 5-1 vote, with one abstention, council said the Halloween season attraction will be required to close by 1:30 a.m. over eight weekends between September and November.” – MyHempfieldNews

• Solanco student arrested; accused of “terroristic threats” on Facebook – WGAL-TV

• Today’s a market day at the Columbia Market House; open 9:00 to 7:00 pm.

• Which fire company gets the call to respond? “The issue of fire response was debated Tuesday night at the Dauphin County Fire Chiefs Association meeting in Swatara Twp.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Bigger than ever Library Book Sale – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• “I’m supposed to tell people I got beat up at a Chinese buffet over crab legs?” – A trial now in progress – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• HACC feels squeeze; layoffs & tuition hike coming – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• “Highspire Borough Council on Tuesday night agreed to help pay for a professional review of the Citizen’s Fire Company’s records under certain conditions. The company has been under investigation by Highspire police over concerns about its handling of finances. Borough manager and Police Chief John McHale said council has been requesting such a review for a year.” Harrisburg Patriot-News [Highspire’s Website includes minutes; note the Council president, not the mayor, reads the monthly police and fire reports.]

• “Wells Fargo Has Blood on Its Hands: Desperate Man Commits Suicide After Shocking Foreclosure Mistreatment This is the story of what happens when an average couple is up against a giant, wealthy, powerful bank.” – AlterNet