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

Quote for today… “We promised to keep you informed: here’s a look at frequent questions about the recent data breach and what we’re doing to address them. http://tgt.biz/TargetFAQs” – Target’s post at its facebook page as it keeps trying to respond to the credit card interception muck-up.

• “Purchase of SRMC Complete: LCSWMA has acquired the Susquehanna Resource Management Complex (SRMC), formerly known as the Harrisburg Resource Recovery Facility, for a total purchase price of $129,898,000.” – Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority Website

• But if the Columbia Police Department operated Target’s facebook page, shoppers would know nothing.

• Volunteers pitch in to package and distribute “Christmas food boxes to needy area families.” – MyColumbiaNews

• Study suggests fundraisers for volunteer fire companies is not a sustainable model – York Daily Record

• Columbia news, views & reviews was unable to locate the actual study (above) but here is the page listing of other studies accomplished by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania including this one : An Evaluation of the Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ) and Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone (KOEZ) Programs in Rural Pennsylvania

• Target’s response to win shoppers – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Experts say “card theft” is easy – Harrisburg Patriot-News