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

Quote for today… ““Please postpone the public auction of this land until interested conservation organizations can acquire the funds for a fair purchase price and preserve this pristine land for future generations.” – from a petition urging the New Holland Borough Water Authority not to sell woodland property in this Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era article. [EDITOR’S NOTE: The municipal authority could just deed it away to their friends. It’s happened before.]

• “Newspaper model is deeply flawed: Jeff Bezos” –The Sydney Morning Herald

• Yeah, one that says we’re “dummer ‘n a stump” – “Joseph Sestak says Syrian strike will send message to rest of world” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

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• “In Pa., a not-so-happy Labor Day: Editorial” – Harrisburg Patriot-News