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

Quote for today… “So does this mean the quality of feces being dumped into it is a better than before … .” – Commenter to the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era article “Susquehanna River getting healthier, report says.”

“So Happy Unimaginative, Consumerist-Orientated and Entirely Arbitrary, Manipulative and Shallow Interpretation of Romance Day.” – frillsandthrills

• Columbia and other LIMC municipalities “are committed to keeping this going.” – LancasterOnLine

• “An activist Internet site, ForceChange.com is asking Humane League of Lancaster County to reverse course.” – LancasterOnLine

• “West Hempfield OKs parking variance for fish and tackle shop” –MyColumbiaNews

• Earning the reputation: “Police accuse Manheim Township auto dealer of fraud“

• Who do people trust? “The bottom of the list is populated by the obvious: car salespeople and members of Congress.” – Slate.com

• “The AARP Tax-Aide Program is offering free taxpayer assistance at the Columbia Senior Center, 510 Walnut St. Call 684-4850 for an appointment. The AARP program provides taxpayer help to low- and moderate-income individuals, with special attention given to those age 60 and older. Anyone needing help with rent rebates will be served after March 15, organizers said.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Second “jumper” suicide at York Hospital – York Daily Record

• “Anti-Valentine’s Day playlist: the 25 best songs for bitterness, anger and hating love” – York Daily Record

• “Fire & Ice Festival in Lititz … Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 15- 17″ – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• POLICE LOG – : WASHINGTON BORO: Star Wars memorabilia was among about 300 collectible items taken overnight Jan. 19 from a home that was forcibly entered in the 2200 block of River Road. Loss was $4,000. – MANOR TWP.: Michael Plaisted, 48, of Foxwood Drive, Columbia, has been charged as the result of an incident Jan. 20 in the 400 block of Hawthorne Drive. – MANOR TWP.: Lance Brubaker, 48, of Bender Mill Road, was charged as the result of a one-vehicle crash Jan. 9 in the 400 block of Old Blue Rock Road.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• “I’ll be back.” – “A sports and outdoor show will return next year, Dauphin County commissioners say” – Harrisburg Patriot-News