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

Question for today… “By paying off the loan, the city can then take out another loan to help pay for other loans that are also currently outstanding. It’s called kicking the can. It is how Harrisburg, Detroit, and many other cities have gotten in to the financial mess they are in, and the madness is guaranteed to continue.” – A commenter to the Harrisburg Patriot-News article about just complete auction of “Wild West artifacts” – “Harrisburg getting $2.7M from Wild West artifacts auction.”

• Columbia Police Department news release

• Royal Baby Watch … the official Website of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

• Columbia School District’s Laura Cowburn is quoted in this article “Special education funding revisited” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

• Columbia’s 2011-2012 District Report Card

• One of the student categories in the District Report Card is IEP – What is IEP? – US Department of Education

• “10 Basic Steps in Special Education” – National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

• Pennsylvania’s Department of Education’s Bureau of Special Education

• Pennsylvania’s school districts are listed in this Special Education Statistical_Summary_2010-2011

• Refreshing to see a legal ad for bids to replace a water heater at Leola’s Elementary School. Best value for the best price; novel thought.

• Columbia Borough School District shows “Special Programs – Elementary/Secondary – $4,698,911” in its 2013-2014_adopted_budget

• “Deer Trail, a small Colorado town, is considering a measure that would allow its residents to hunt for federal drones and shoot them down.” – FOX 43