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

Quote for today… “If you give the local police radar they WILL abuse it no doubt about it. Just look what the Middlesex Township PD’s doing.” – Commenter’s post to WGAL-TV8‘s coverage of local law enforcement having access to radar guns.

“There’s nothing more infuriating than seeing people with authority abuse their power. That’s what happens every day at a speed trap.” – Jointhenma.com

• “Detailed research by the U.S. Department of Commerce has shown that the safest rate of travel is a few miles per hour above the average traffic speed. Enforced speed limits set below that average speed are speed traps, sacrificing safety for revenue.” – Speedtrap.org

• Stopping the speeding “police state” in Texas – SpeedTrapAhead.org

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• Councillor exhorts citizens to come to the Monday council meeting

• Manheim wants to know how groups will spend borough contributions – MyManheimCentralNews

• Can you believe this? York “state store” marketing a wine tasting?– Harrisburg Patriot-News 12 – meet the police
  

• Liquor privatization “dead in the water?” – Harrisburg Patriot-News
  

• A remarkable statement of courage: “Why I refused to put on a shirt for Shape.” – Brooke Birmingham’s Website