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

Question for today… “”Our brave men and women of our military don’t get paid; our recovering economy will take a huge hit, and our most vulnerable citizens – including the elderly and veterans who rely on critical government programs and services – could be left high and dry.” – Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky. Read more in the article below: “GOP House: Keep government open, hit ‘Obamacare’.”

• Deja vu all over again: “First responders from the Navy’s own fire and police departments had such trouble communicating with their radios during the deadly shooting chaos Monday at the Washington Navy Yard that they had to resort to personal cell phones and runners, according to sources who were on the scene.” – Fire Engineering

• news release – Columbia Police Department

• 101 best farmers’ markets in the country – Daily Meal

Slave Ship Wildfire Landed on Key West, FL, Apr. 20, 1860 – Source: Harper’s Weekly, http://www.harpers.org (accessed July 20, 2009)

• History of Legal and Illegal Immigration to the United States – ProCon.org

• OPINION – “The Decline of College: The four-year campus experience is becoming a thing of the past.” – The National Review

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, center, celebrates with fellow House Republicans after passing a bill that would prevent a government shutdown while crippling the health care law that was the signature accomplishment of President Barack Obama’s first term, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday. At right is Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ga., who led conservatives in persuading Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, to accept a deal that tied defunding the Affordable Care Act with the continuing resolution for government funding. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

• Got to love those extremists! “GOP House: Keep government open, hit ‘Obamacare'” – York Dispatch [NOTE: This Lancaster Newspapers’ article drew a bunch of reader comments.]