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

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Quote for today… “Yet American voters buy into their silly platitudes without an ounce of critical thought. The  result is that we now face a crucial election for president with the odious choice of the shape-shifter Mitt Romney or the cataclysmically clueless Barack Obama..” – from a letter to the editor in yesterday’s Sunday News

• Is your neighbor a Democrat? – “Curious how many Democrats live on your block? Just download the Obama campaign’s new mobile app. The app, released last week, includes a Google map for canvassers that recognizes your current location and marks nearby Democratic households with small blue flags.” – ProPublica

• ” … people kill people”: An unconfirmed report from the New York Daily News about yesterday’s shooting in Milwaukee claima, “The gunman, whose name was not immediately released, is believed to be white and in his 40s. CNN reported he had a 9/11 tattoo on his arm, and ABC News, citing anonymous sources, reported he was a ‘skinhead’ or ‘white supremacist.’”

• Letters to the editors from today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Spy cameras in the sky – Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson wonders who will monitor those drones and why they’re needed in “The emerging ‘drone’ culture.”

• These students recently received degrees from Shippensburg University: Columbia – Victoria E. Aston, bachelor of science in education and Travis A. Proctor, bachelor of arts. Marietta – Alexa R. Sleeper, bachelor of arts;  Mountville – Bethany R. Murtha, master of science and Paul G. Rutledge, master of science. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• The following area residents recently received degrees from Pennsylvania College of Technology: Columbia – Dylan T. Lackey, associate of applied science, surveying technology; Mountville – Kent A. Williams, associate of applied science, automotive technology, high honors; Washington Boro – James A. Funk, certificate, automotive service technician, distinction and Adam D. Groff, bachelor of science, technology management. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• The following local residents received degrees from Messiah College on May 12: Columbia – Alyssa Frey, a degree in biopsychology, magna cum laude; Gunnar Herman, a degree in computer and information science; Marietta – Alicia Heigel, a degree in elementary education, magna cum laude and Olivia King, a degree in elementary education, magna cum laude and Maytown – Jennifer Gallo, a degree in marketing. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era