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

Quote for today… “By late spring a first-class letter will take one to three days longer to arrive at its destination.” – From an article, “Why We Must Rescue the U.S. Postal Service From the Brink of Death.“

• “Fourth Fridays” rescued! – Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce news release

• Burke on! “Looks like another Burke is in line for the Columbia football coaching job.” – Jeff Reinhart / Pennlive.com

• “5 things every computer user needs to know how to do” – Kim Komando’s Website

• Ouch! Eerie thought! “Leadership issues cause morale issues, poor performance, and inefficient operations. Don’t just blame the ‘leadership’ of the police department but the locals who want to act as politicians who think they know how to run a municipality.” – A reader comment to this article “Mount Joy police officer suspended.” Another officer ” … was fired for violating the police department’s use-of-force policy.” Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era [EDITOR’S NOTE: On the plus side; this department has a use-of-force policy.]

• Turning an old fire house into an art gallery – York Daily Record

• Sue says it ain’t so! – Centre Daily Times

• Gundel Funeral – “Things just keep getting worse” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Two more years? “A new labor contract for journalists at Philadelphia’s two main newspapers includes a wage cut as well as assurances that the papers will continue to be published for at least two years. Members of the Newspaper Guild ratified the two-year deal on Thursday with the 2.5 percent wage cut.” – Lancaster Intelligenger Journal/New Era

• Here’s a shocker: F&M poll with “622 registered voters in Pennsylvania, including 313 Democrats, 232 Republicans and 77 registered as Independent/Other” says “weak support for Corbett.” – Franklin & Marshall Website