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… “I told them to think about the [players] sitting next to them in the room. … I talked to them about how proud I am to be their football coach.”  – Bill O’Brien, football coach, Penn State University [From an article in today’s Harrisburg Patriot-News]

• “Wrightsville to Columbia via the Conowingo Dam” – a motorcycle rider’s route review – Motorcycleroads.com

• On Friday, it’s Fourth Fridays in Columbia!

• What they’re saying about the NCAA decree in Columbus – in Lincoln – in Madison – in Lafayette – in Lansing – in Champaign – in Iowa City

• “Glass Steagall, Happy Valley and The Dark Knight: What do the global economic collapse, the Penn State outrage, and the Aurora, Colorado, massacre have in common? They all involve institutional structures, behavior, and inherent conflicts of interest that produce predictable horrible consequences.” – FromDC2Iowa

• Another print medium demise? “Newsweek’s Future in Doubt After Harman Family Ends Financial Support” – Accuracy in Media

• Happy Hookah! Lancaster County has finally arrived with the opening of a hookah lounge; So, WikiPedia describes a hookah lounge like this; here’s the link to the “first one in the US” in Las Vegas.

• POLICE LOG: “COLUMBIA: Matthew A. Brandyberry, 27, of Columbia, was cited for harassment and public drunkenness after he yelled profanities in the 400 block of Walnut Street on Saturday, police said. He also continually rang a doorbell, police said, after they told him to go into his home. – COLUMBIA: Michelle Lee Smith, 20, of Columbia, was cited after she allegedly struck a woman in the 500 block of Maple Street on Saturday. – MANHEIM TWP.: Toryn N. Herr, 18, of Hempfield Hill Road, Columbia, was charged after she allegedly tried to take $4 worth of items Friday from Walmart, 2030 Fruitville Pike. She also is facing a charge after police discovered she had drug paraphernalia. – COLUMBIA: Borough police remind children and adults not to trespass in the creek next to Blue Lane, owned by Safe Harbor. Some have ignored “No Trespassing” signs and gone swimming there this summer. It is a dangerous waterway as someone could drown or be injured in a fall, police said. There will be no more warnings given to those who constantly ignore the postings. Violators will be fined, police said.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Been working on the railroad: “Norfolk Southern reports second-quarter earnings” – Norfolk Southern press release