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today’s news … Labor day, Monday, September 3

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

Quote for today… “If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. If any man tells you he trusts America, yet fears labor, he is a fool.” – Abraham Lincoln

  • “In honor of Labor Day weekend, ProPublica has compiled 12 pieces of great reporting on workplace safety: from slaughterhouse diseases to lax regulatory oversight and deadly vats of chocolate.”
  • Where’s Wyatt Earp when you need him? Gunfight in York: “A York woman was seriously wounded early Sunday morning when she was struck by a bullet fired in a gunfight at the intersection of Route 30 and Pennsylvania Avenue, York City Police said.” – York Daily Record
  • Worth reading: this column in the Patriot-News. Columnist Nancy Eshleman’s column, Knowing technology doesn’t mean you know it all, is a revelation about the tech savvy generation’s understanding of how to use the products of generation with little understanding of anything else.  To us, it seems there’s a constant state of ADD as in “addled.” Particularly noticeable as you read The Mindset List Eshleman references in her column. Being an effective classroom teacher in 2012 has got to be an ultimate challenge!
  • “The following area students were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Included with the students’ names are their majors. – Columbia — Morgan Elizabeth Difenderfer, nursing; Marietta — Rita Amato, Spanish education; Joseph P. Yatsko, marketing.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • “The following students have been named to the Central Penn College dean’s list for the winter term. – Columbia — Heather Barton, business administration; Steven Henry, business administration; Amanda Warfel, business administration – Marietta — Rebeca Sable, accounting; Jolene Rapp, business administration; Tiffany Bovell, criminal justice administration; Alexandra Roden, physical therapist assistant – Mountville — Ondra Thomas, criminal justice administration.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • “The following area students were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Included with their names are their majors. – “Washington Boro — James A. Funk, automotive service technician; Adam D. Groff, technology management.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • Zachary Mitchell, a senior international business-marketing major from Mountville, received the Student Conference in Business & Economics Best Paper Award for Outstanding Presentation from the Elizabethtown College business department. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • “The following area students were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Shippensburg University. Columbia — Tyler Harris, Whitney Kline, Elizabeth Weiksner, Lisa Boshnaugle and Victoria Aston – Marietta — Alexa Sleeper and Brittany Dombach – Mountville — Kristen Gingrich – Wrightsville — Leah Shellenberger and Samantha Strine.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • “Monster flathead catfish are turning up on the Susquehanna River, according to the folks at Columbia Bait & Tackle, 480 S. Front St. The tackle shop has the only scale in Lancaster County maintained specifically for certifying fish for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s various records programs.” – MyColumbiaNews

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