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… “If you want happiness for a lifetime – help the next generation.” – Chinese proverb

• Dumass acts! Unannounced active shooter drills and exercises and “fake kidnappings” – LancasterOnLine

• What if the library closes? “The future of Middletown Public Library is a mystery. Residents hope it won’t turn into a drama or a tragedy.” “The library was getting $350,000 a year from the borough.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Kelley Kinard and Angie Strickler of Columbia received degrees from Cabrini College in May. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Find Your Match – take the 2012 Presidential Candidates Quiz. – ProCon

• Sex trafficking is tackled by the Lancaster Sunday News; ProCon.org writes about “human trafficking” at the Olympics.

• Teachers’ Corner: ProCon.org for Teachers and Librarians: The Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues (ProCon.org) , an independent, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity, provides free lesson plans ideas engaging 15 National Teaching Standards.

• ” … fewer Americans now trust religious institutions.” – National Public Radio