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

Quote for today… “reconsider the funeral for your hero … save it for a volunteer who deserves it … ” – from an article in at firehouse.com. “Pa. Fire Commissioner Ed Mann broke down Friday morning while reading an e-mail from the wife of a man seriously injured when his van was struck by a volunteer firefighter responding to a crash.” Here is a link to WGAL’s article about the crash.

• Isn’t there a better way? “Officials: Man decapitates father; says he wanted to go to prison” – WGAL-TV

• One “Police department cancels National Night Out event; chief says it’s strayed from original intentions ” – WGAL-TV

• AMVETS Post 19 is one of only 18 sites in the veterans’ Career Center initiative: AMVETS Career Centers, offering a brighter future to veterans and their families. Funded by the Call of Duty Endowment. Supported by donations from Men’s Wearhouse and CVS.

• “North Colorado and 4 other places that won’t be the 51st state” – The Week

• Reckon the Red Sox will get great press as “Boston Red Sox principal owner John Henry entered into an agreement early Saturday to buy The Boston Globe … “ ? – Boston Globe

• But, wow, what a heavy loss (less than 10% of the purchase price) for The New York Times – Bloomberg News and The New York Times

• This is why this country needs newspapers: “Massachusetts Newspaper Runs Anti-Poverty Chief Out of Office” – Editor & Publisher