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… “You know, this wasn’t a very smart thing to do, Locksley. I’ll pay for this!”– The sheriff of Rottingham, from the movie, “Robin Hood: Men in Tights.” [OPINION: Seems some sheriffs continue to do “dumass” things!]

• Tide smothered at ELCO – Lebanon Daily News

• “Two independent financial firms say the Marcellus isn’t just the biggest natural gas field in the country — it’s the cheapest place for energy companies to drill.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Two more reasons to pick up a copy of today’s Sunday News: Two special sections, Salute to our Firefighters honors Lancaster County Fire Fighters and there are profiles of the departments in the county including all three Columbia departments. The 2012 Voters’ Guide is also in the newspaper.

• “Should a public authority whose reason for being is to dispose of Lancaster County’s trash also spend hundreds of thousands of dollars helping to build riverside trails and ballfields and contributing to fire companies and historical societies?” – Lancaster Sunday News

• Gorilla in the room, next chapter! “Aiming to deliver on its goal of becoming the ‘go-to’ news organization for Lancaster County residents, Lancaster Newspapers Inc. has undergone a major transformation.” – Lancaster Sunday News

• More “names you know”, again, in this week’s restaurant inspections in  Lancaster County. – Lancaster Sunday News

• This week’s restaurant inspections in York County. – York Dispatch

• A complete listing of all facilities in Lancaster, York counties and the entire state, except those in Columbia, is available at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Website

• Letter to the editor in today’s Sunday News questions restaurant inspections

• POLICE LOG: “MARIETTA: “Rickie L. Bishop Jr., 37, of the 100 block of West Market Street, was charged with burglary, theft and criminal mischief on Wednesday after he admitted to entering a home in the 100 block of West Market Street to steal prescription drugs. He was arraigned and released on bail.” – Lancaster Sunday News