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

Quote for today… “The people of Florida, so far, have proven to be either inept, apathetic, prejudiced, or maybe, just plain stupid.” – Buzz Lattuca, in a letter-to-the-editor in the Harrisburg Patriot-News.

• Columbia Turkey Hill robbed – FOX 43
  

• “Police have arrested a Lancaster County man for the alleged rape of a mentally disabled woman.” – WHTM Channel 27

• US. field hockey team at home at Spooky Nook – WGAL.com

• Now open: Rutter’s in Mountville – Rutter’s Website

• It’s interesting to find the number of school districts who regularly advertise for sealed bids responses for commodities used in their schools. Penn Manor, for instance, is advertising for vendors to submit sealed bids for “milk and drinks.” What a novel concept! Find out what’s out there; see if there’s a better product at a better price!

• Gas prices headed upward – Gas Buddy’s Columbia prices

• It’s never about the money! Yeah, right! “Petraeus’s Pay for Part-Time CUNY Job, Criticized at $200,000, Drops to $1″ – The New York Times