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

Quote for today… “The real problem at nursing homes is the poor quality of care that families have to deal with in this state.” –  From a letter to the editor in the Harrisburg Patriot-News about the state of nursing homes.

• There’s a legal notice just published that will “require pawnbrokers, antique dealers, and second-hand dealers to obtain annual licenses for the operation of the business” in Columbia. The new ordinance will be considered for passage at the July 22 council meeting-of-the-whole.

• Lemoyne’s council struggles with municipal sewer rates – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Wrightsville man arrested: tried to bribe a police officer who arrested him for driving under the influence. – York Daily Record

Americans spend about $1 billion a year on fish-oil supplements. iStockphoto.com

• “Study: Fish oil might increase prostate-cancer risk” – The Columbus Dispatch

• “In the last two years, schools have reduced their total staffing.  Yet despite this short-term decline, public school staff has increased by more than 17,000 since 2000.  Over the same time period, enrollment dropped by nearly 60,000 students.” – Commonwealth Foundation.org

• Political indescretion and “free-wheeler spending”: “Harrisburg Wild West artifacts auction preview begins as bidder registration clears 7,000” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• “York man accused of exposing himself while mowing lawn, police say” – Harrisburg Patriot-News