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

Quote for today… “Peace is the real and right memorial for those who have died in war.“ — Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States of America.

MEETING TONIGHT – The meeting will be held at the Columbia No. 1 Fire Department at 137 South Front Street at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, May 27, 2014.

• Columbia “stompers” go directly to jail and the comments abound on facebook – LancasterOnLine

• Philly newspapers kind of like the “grand dame at 855 Chestnut” – The price keeps dropping – Philly.com

• OPINION: Reading the “hold it in your hands” daily newspaper has one really big advantage over reading it online. The ads don’t mug you; there are no very annoying pop-up ads; there are no jerky loads do deal with. See these comments, too: People don’t hate advertising: They hate bad, intrusive and annoying advertising. – techDirt.com

• OPINION: “Once again, a primary election has passed, and once again, thousands of voters were excluded from participating in the democratic process.” – The York Daily Record 

• See the full page ad in today’s Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era? The one thanking Joe Pitts? Thank you, Joe, from the industry that is among your top campaign contributors.

• We agree. IF THE REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS WANT TO HAVE CLOSED PRIMARIES, LET THEM PAY FOR THEM.