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

Quote for today… “To that end, it is imperative that Pennsylvania has strong regulations to ensure the health and safety of all individuals receiving long-term care services throughout the system.” – Bonnie Rose, Deputy Secretary, Office of Long-Term Living, Department of Public Welfare, in a letter to the editor of the Sunday News, responding to the need to inspect long-term care facilities.

• Sold again! In February, 2012, Columbia news, views and reviews posted this: “There are quite a few property transfers listed in Columbia in today’s Lancaster Sunday News; among them is this one: “Lancaster County Tax Claim Bureau and Doolittle Investments LLC conveyed 29 N. Fourth St. to Ashok K. Datta and Amita Datta for $7,000.” In the DEEDS RECORDED of today’s Sunday News, there’s a new owner as the 1898 Firehouse Company purchased the building for $113,000.

• Minnesota must be a lot like Columbia: “If you want any proof that society is crumbling around us, just try to use a crosswalk these days.” – MinnPost.com

• Hydrogen sulfide suicide in Lehigh Valley – The Morning Call

• Restaurant inspections in Lancaster County includes one food serving establishment with this comment: “Someone must have successfully completed an approved food safety course for this facility and must be present to continue operation.”– Sunday News

• Restaurant inspections in York County – The York Dispatch

• A complete listing of all inspections at food serving facilities in Lancaster, York counties and the entire state, except those in Columbia, is available at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Website.