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

Quote for today…  “But there’s a more basic story here, and it’s being replicated across America: Americans are segregating by income more than ever before. Forty years ago, most cities (including Detroit) had a mixture of wealthy, middle-class, and poor residents. Now, each income group tends to lives separately, in its own city — with its own tax bases and philanthropies that support, at one extreme, excellent schools, resplendent parks, rapid-response security, efficient transportation, and other first-rate services; or, at the opposite extreme, terrible schools, dilapidated parks, high crime, and third-rate services.” – Extract from Robert Reich column, “Detroit and the bankruptcy of America’s social contract.”

• “Columbia man killed in fatal crash in Dauphin County” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• “Section 7. Freedom of Press and Speech; Libels – The printing press shall be free to every person who may undertake to examine the proceeding of the Legislature or any branch of government, and no law shall ever be made to restrain the right thereof. The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable rights of man, and every citizen may freely speak, write and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty.“ – The Pennsylvania Constitution

• Isn’t it interesting that many communities use the changing, available media resources to reach out to their citizens. In many communities, the police departments serve their citizens using regular updates on their facebook pages. Manheim’s Police Department with a recently begun facebook page lists found dogs, for instance.  West Hempfield, Ephrata and the Northwest Regional departments use theirs as a citizen information platform to keep people informed and to dispel rumors. Columbia’s last post: over two years ago!

• “Police: North York woman tied up, threatened with machete during home invasion” – York Dispatch [NOTE: The Machete is cheap and the terror weapon of choice in Africa.]

• There’s a legal advertisement in today’s Lancaster newspaper that announces East Donegal Township’s upcoming meeting to consider authorizing the entering into an agreement among Lancaster County, Columbia and Marietta Boroughs and Conoy, East Donegal and West Hempfield Townships pertaining to the Lancaster County River Trail.

• What’s in a name? “The York Revolution’s home since 2007 is getting a new name and a fresh logo — ones that belong to the Santander Group, a Spanish company that acquired Sovereign Bank in 2009, said Alan Danzis, an outside spokesman for the bank.” – Central Penn Business Journal

• It’s likely the Santander logo above will be incorporated into the Rev’s home playing field. And in October this logo will be on all the Sovereign Banks. – Santander Website

• “The Northwest River Trail in Lancaster County is a planned 14-mile trail corridor that will follow the east bank of the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Falmouth. Today, only a few segments of the trail are complete.” – TrailLink – An article in today’s Lancaster newspaper states work on the River Park $2 million trail center with maps and amenities will begin any day.