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

Question for today… “You can’t.” – Author William Manchester’s secretary’s response to his question “How can I refuse her?” when the former first lady asked him to write “The Death of the President.” – Vanity Fair 

• Though most Americans were not alive on that November day when former President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, the mystique and aura lives on, at least in media. This opinion column asks: “Why does the nation still pause 50 years after JFK’s death?” – Dallas Morning News blog

• Tomorrow marks the day: “John F. Kennedy was killed on November 22, 1963.” – National Archives

• Robert Reich opinion column: “Stand with its workers who deserve a raise, and boycott Walmart on the most important sales day of the year, November 29.”

• “Betrayals of trust here” is the Lancaster New Era editorial today. The editorial hones in on the guy from Columbia, Robert D. Coots, who dipped into the funds of the Manheim Township firefighters. What’s baffling is that not-for-profit and for-profit companies have so few checks and balances in place. In this latest case of “trusted employee” theft, the fire chief figured it out, albeit, after the dastardly deed was done. 

• Big-time realty company franchisee evicted from Manheim Township location, according to an article in today’s daily newspaper. Pissed Consumer has a spate of comments about the company’s agents nationally.